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Dr. Karen Gil, MD

Neurology, Child Neurology, Neurological Surgery
Accepting new patients
39 years of experience
The Children's Hospital at Montefiore 3415 Bainbridge Ave, Bronx, NY 10467
(718) 920-4378

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Brief Intro

Karen Ballaban-Gil, MD, is Director, Pediatric Epilepsy Center and Deputy Director, Division of Child Neurology at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein, and Professor, Pediatrics and Neurology at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Ballaban-Gil has a large clinical practice in child neurology, including the evaluation and treatment of children with epilepsy, headaches, sleep disorders, autism and other developmental disabilities.After receiving her Bachelor of Science at Union College in 1984, Dr. Ballaban-Gil earned her Doctor of Medicine in 1986 at the Albany Medical College. She began her postgraduate training at Johns Hopkins Hospital, completing two years as an intern and assistant resident in pediatrics before coming to Einstein, where she completed a residency in child neurology, followed by a fellowship in epilepsy and electrophysiology in 1991.Dr. Ballaban-Gil’s research interests include the relationship between epilepsy and language regression in youngsters with Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, autism and other developmental disorders of higher cognitive functioning. Her publications include numerous papers on autism, epilepsy related language disorders and the Ketogenic Diet. She has shared her work through national and international meetings, and has been a peer reviewer for a variety of medical journals, including Epilepsia and Cephalgia.Dr. Ballaban-Gil is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Neurology with special competence in Child Neurology and with Certification in Epilepsy.

Education Background

RESIDENCY

Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Montefiore) Program

MONTEFIORE M C-H&L MOSES DIV, 1991, CHILD NEUROLOGY - 1988

JOHNS HOPKINS HOSP, 1987 - 1986

Albert Einstein College of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals

Johns Hopkins Hospital

Johns Hopkins University Affiliated Hospitals

MEDICAL SCHOOL

Albany Medical College of Union University - 1986

Languages Spoken

English

Location & Hours

3415 Bainbridge Ave, Bronx, NY 10467

Specialties Treated

Neurological Surgery
Child Neurology
Neurology

Insurance Accepted

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UnitedHealthcare
MVP Health Care
AmeriGroup
BLUE CROSS of CALIFORNIA
EmblemHealth
Nippon Life Benefits
Medicare
HealthFirst (NY)
MetroPlus Health Plan
Fidelis Care (NY)
Meritain Health

Cancer 43
Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery 31
Orthopedics 75
Neurology & Neurosurgery 60
Gastroenterology & GI Surgery 75
Pulmonology & Lung Surgery 91
Diabetes & Endocrinology 44
Children's Hospital 22
Urology 87
Psychiatry 103
Geriatrics 82
Rehabilitation 38
Obsterics & Gynecology 17
Ophthalmology 4
Ear, Nose & Throat 11
Rheumatology 2
Long Term Care 3
Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) 60