Siddharth Kapoor, MBBS
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Positions
- Associate Professor
- Director, Headache Medicine
- Program Director, Headache Medicine Fellowship
- Adult Epileptologist
College Unit(s)
Biography and Education
Biography
Siddharth Kapoor received his medical degree from Maulana Azad Medical College at the University of Delhi in New Delhi, India. He completed a neurology residency at New York University School of Medicine and a clinical neurophysiology fellowship at the University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor. Dr. Kapoor specializes in care for adults with epilepsy with a special focus on the elderly; diagnosis of seizures and non-epileptic “spells,” especially challenging migraines; planning for epilepsy surgery in potential candidates when medications fail; vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) and the emerging role of Deep Brain Stimulation and responsive neurostimulation; and caring for women with epilepsy during their reproductive years.
Education
Medical School
1998 M.B.B.S., Maulana Azad Medical College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
Residency
1999-2000 Internship (Internal Medicine), SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
2000-2002 Residency (Neurology), New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
2002-2003 Chief Resident (Lecturer), Neurology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
Fellowship
2003-2004 Fellowship (Clinical Neurophysiology/Epilepsy), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Certifications
Diplomate in Neurology; American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (member ABMS)
Diplomate in Epilepsy; American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (member ABMS)
Diplomate in Headache Medicine; United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties
Academic Appointments
2002-2003 Chief Resident (Lecturer), Neurology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
2011-present Assistant Professor Department Neurology
Past Appointments
Staff Physician, Burlington Neurology (Iowa and Illinois)
Membership:
American Academy of Neurology
American Epilepsy Society
American Headache Society
International Headache Society
American Academy of Sleep Medicine