ASHWIN MALHOTRA, MD

The Neurologist

Dr. Malhotra, a top neurologist in NYC, is the founder of the Brain Health Center and the Neuro Injury Care Institute. As a life-long New Yorker, Dr. Malhotra strongly believes in helping the community and has created the Neuro Injury Care Institute in order to provide injured patients with an opportunity to easily seek an expert Neurological opinion. Dr. Malhotra’s goal is to prevent long-term disability in our communities and to help those most in need.

In addition, Dr, Malhotra is an active member of multiple medical societies (American Academy of Neurology, Peripheral Nerve Society, Brain Injury Association of New York State, American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine, American Clinical Neurophysiology Society), a strong advocate for patients with neurologic injuries and disabilities and is a faculty member at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center and Englewood Health Physician Network.

With an extensive research background, Dr. Malhotra has a unique approach to Neurologic Disease and is strong proponent for primary prevention of Neurologic Injury and Disease. Specific clinical interests include traumatic brain injury (TBI), dementia prevention/anti-aging brain health, traumatic neuropathy/radiculopathy, sports injuries, small fiber neuropathy/fibromyalgia, peripheral demyelinating disorders, and headache disorders.

Education & Awards

Awards

Top Neurologist, America’s Best Doctors 2021
Harvey R. Miller Fellowship in Neuromuscular Disease, NYPH/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Recipient of Resident Teaching Award, NYPH/Weill Cornell Medical Center
AAN Regional Conference Trainee Scholarship, NYPH/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Grant, Stony Brook University School of Medicine

Education

Fellowship

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship in EEG/EMG
Clinical Research: Progression of Small Fiber Neuropathy
Scholarship: Harvey R. Miller Fellowship in Neuromuscular Disease

Residency

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Neurology Residency
Clinical Research: The Use of the Parkinson’s KinetiGraph for Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson’s Disease.
Recipient of Resident Teaching Award

Internship

Stony Brook University Hospital
Internship in Internal Medicine
Scholarly Research: Relating Cortical Thickness, 5-HT1A Receptor Expression, and Structural Connectivity in Major Depressive Disorder: Multimodal Methods in a Multifaceted Disease

Medical School

Stony Brook University Renaissance School of Medicine
School of Medicine, M.D.
Graduate Thesis: Relationship of Cortical Thickness and 5-HT 1A Receptor Expression in Major Depressive Disorder

Undergraduate Studies

Stony Brook University
Bachelors of Science in Biochemistry
Undergraduate Thesis: Subunit Specific Assembly and Organization of Heteromeric AMPA Receptors

FACULTY POSITIONS

Englewood Health Physician Network/Englewood Medical Center

New Jersey, NJ
Department of Neurology, Clinical Neurologist

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center

New York, NY
Department of Neurology, Clinical Instructor in Neurology

BOARD CERTIFICATIONS & LICENSES

Board Certified in Neurology
Certified for NYS and NJS Workers Compensation
New York State Medical License
New Jersey State Medical License

FUNDED FELLOWSHIPS

Harvey R. Miller Fellowship in Neuromuscular Disease

NYPH/Weill Cornell Medical Center Neurophysiology

AAN Regional Conference Trainee Scholarship

NYPH/Weill Cornell Medical Center Neurology

Scholarly Concentration Program

Stony Brook University School of Medicine

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Fellowship

Stony Brook University School of Medicine

Undergraduate Research & Creative Activities (URECA) Grant

Stony Brook University

Publications & Clinical Research

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Malhotra, Ashwin; Weaver, Joshua. Approach to Neuropathic Pain. Seminars in Neurology.
Cai, Anna; Malhotra, Ashwin; Kondo, Maiko; Lantos, Joshua; Dinkin, Marc J.; Sarva, Harini. VZV Presenting as Orbital Apex Disorder in an Immunocompetent Young Man: Case Report and Review of the Literature. 2020. Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease.
Malhotra, Ashwin; Latov, Norman. Case Report: Relapsing Bickerstaff Brainstem Encephalitis Following Autologous Stem Cell Transplant. 2019. Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease.
Malhotra, Ashwin; Alan Z Segal. Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic Stroke Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Case Report and Literature Review. 2019 The Neurologist.
Fernando R, Capone D, Elrich S, Mantovani R, Quarles L 3rd, D’Amato A, Lowe N, Malhotra A, Khoo T, Zufan S, Morales-Betoulle M, Brown SM, Cannon D, Graziano JC, Klena JD, Whitmer S, Nichol ST, Strachan P, Camins BC, Marcos LA. Infection with New York Orthohantavirus and Associated Respiratory Failure and Multiple Cerebral Complications. 2019. Emerging Infectious Diseases.
Pillai, Rajapillai; Malhotra, Ashwin; Rupert, Deborah; Weschler, Bennett; Williams, John; Zhang, Mengru; Yang, Jie; Mann, J John; Oquendo, Maria; Parsey, Ramin; DeLorenzo, Christine. Relating Cortical Thickness, Serotonin 1A Receptor Density and Structural Connectivity: A Multimodal Imaging Study. 2018. Human Brain Mapping.
Malhotra, Ashwin; Downs, Traci; Chang, Sunny; Chandran, Latha. A Child with Slurred Speech and Vertigo. 2015. Pediatrics in Review.
Malhotra, Ashwin; Kelly, Sean; Rao, Qin; Schwartz, Danielle; Chow, Robert. A rare presentation of cryptococcal meningoencephalitis in an immunocompetent individual. 2017. Clinics and practice.
Wang, Zehui; Malhotra, Ashwin; Heier, Linda; Tanji, Kurenai; Wolfe Scott; Gupta, Alka; MacGowan, Daniel. Peripheral Neurologic Complications of COVID-19, a Single Center Experience. 2020. Neurology. (pending review).
Parasram, Melvin; Malhotra, Ashwin; Yoo, Andrea S.; and Mir, Saad A.; “HaNDL Syndrome Presenting with Thunderclap Headache.” Case Reports in Neurological Medicine 2021 (2021).
Malhotra, Ashwin; Kalikstein, Abraham; Latov, Norman. Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Neuropathy (CIDP) Presenting as Small Fiber Neuropathy (SFN). 2020. Muscle and Nerve. (pending review).
Guan, Ivan; Trabilsy, Maissa; Barkan, Samantha; Malhotra, Ashwin; Hou, Yu; Wang, Fei; Hellmers, Natalie; Sarva, Harini; Henchcliffe, Claire. Comparison of the Parkinson’s KinetiGraph to Off/On Levodopa Response Testing: Single Center Experience. 2020. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. (pending publication).
Michaelson, Nara; Malhotra, Ashwin; Levi Chazen, J; Weaver, Joshua. Rare Presentation of an Intravertebral Lumbar Myelomeningocele. 2021. Teaching NeuroImage. (pending review).
Michaelson, Nara; Lam, Tiffany; Malhotra, Ashwin; MacGowan, Daniel James Lysaght, J; Schiff, Nicholas D., Miller Fisher syndrome presenting after second dose of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination in a patient with resolved COVID-19 infection – a case report. 2021. Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease.
Malhotra, Ashwin; Trabilsy, Maissa; Shtilbans, Alexander; Xu, Zhenxing; Wang, Fei; Lee, Andrea; Patel, Dylon; Hellmers, Natalie; Strybing, Kristin; Kaplitt, Michael; Henchcliffe, Claire; Sarva, Harini. The Use of the Parkinson’s KinetiGraph for Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson’s Disease. 2020. (pending review).
Tripathi, Susmit; Malhotra, Ashwin; Qazi, Murtaza; Chou, Jingyuan; Wang, Fei; Ellsworth, Helen; Hellmers, Natalie; Henchcliffe, Claire; Sarva, Harini. Clinical Review of Smartphone Applications in Parkinson’s Disease. 2020. The Neurologist (pending review).
Malhotra, Ashwin; Al-Khalil, Ramsey; D’Addario, Justin; Baig, Imran. The underrecognized Cardiac Manifestation of Hypereosinophilic Syndrome. Case Report.
Malhotra, Ashwin; Qadeer, Asem H; Jones, R; Abdullah, R; Steigbigel, R. INFECTIOUS SACROILIITIS – A RADIOGRAPHIC NO TOUCH LESION. Case Report

Published Abstracts

Malhotra, Ashwin; Trabilsy, Maissa; Shtilbans, Alexander; Xu, Zhenxing; Wang, Fei; Lee, Andrea; Patel, Dylon; Hellmers, Natalie; Strybing, Kristin; Kaplitt, Michael; Henchcliffe, Claire; Sarva, Harini. Is the Parkinson’s KinetiGraph reflective of clinical off/on motor testing: Single center experience. 2020 3rd Pan American Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Congress. Conference abstract and poster.
Qadeer, Asem H; Malhotra, Ashwin; Jones, R; Abdullah, R; Steigbigel, R. INFECTIOUS SACROILIITIS – A RADIOGRAPHIC NO TOUCH LESION. 2017 ACP Internal Medicine Meeting. Conference abstract.
Al-Khalil, Ramsey; Malhotra, Ashwin; D’Addario, Justin; Baig, Imran. The
underrecognized Cardiac Manifestation of Hypereosinophilic Syndrome. 2017 ACP Internal Medicine Meeting. Conference abstract.
Rossano, S, DeLorenzo, C, Malhotra, A, Pillai, RLI, Esterlis, I, Lin, S, Kapinos, M, Nabulsi, N, Huang, Y, Carson, RE, Parsey, RV, Zanderigo, F. Comparison of Arterial and Venous Blood Sampling for Positron Emission Tomography with 11C-CUMI-101. 2016 International Symposium on Functional NeuroReceptor Mapping of the Living Brain. Conference abstract and poster.
Salussolia, CL, Gan, Q, Malhotra, A and Wollmuth, LP. Role of Transmembrane Domain Interactions in NMDA Receptor Assembly. 2015 Society for Neuroscience. Conference abstract and poster.

Platform Presentations

Scholarly Concentration Program Research Lecture Series, Oral Presentation: Relationship of 5-HT1A Receptor Density to Grey Matter Cortical Thickness in Control and Depressed Subjects in Vivo.” Stony Brook University School of Medicine, NY.
HHMI/NYSTEM Research Lecture Series, Oral Presentation: “Subunit Specific Assembly and Organization of Heteromeric AMPA Receptors.” Stony Brook University, NY.

Poster Presentations

Neurology Research Symposium, Poster Presentation: “Smartphone Applications in Parkinson’s Disease: current data on disease monitoring, medication adherence, and movement modulation.” NYPH/Weill Cornell Medical Center Department of Neurology, NY.
3rd Pan American Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Congress, Poster Presentation: “Is the Parkinson’s KinetiGraph reflective of clinical off/on motor testing: Single center experience.” Miami, FL.
Neurology Research Symposium, Poster Presentation: “Major Depressive Disorder: Multimodal Methods in a Multifaceted Disease” NYPH/Weill Cornell Medical Center Department of Neurology, NY.
Internal Medicine Research Symposium, Poster Presentation: “Relating Cortical Thickness, 5-HT1A Receptor Expression, and Structural Connectivity in Major Depressive Disorder: Multimodal Methods in a Multifaceted Disease” Stony Brook University Department of Medicine, NY.
Scholarly Concentration Program, Poster Presentation: “Relationship of Cortical
Thickness and 5-HT 1A Receptor Expression in Major Depressive Disorder.” Stony
Brook University SOM, NY.
URECA Symposium, Poster Presentation: “Biogenesis and Trafficking of Heteromeric AMPA Receptors.” Stony Brook University, NY.
HHMI/NYSTEM Symposium, Poster Presentation: “Subunit Specific Assembly and Organization of Heteromeric AMPA Receptors.” Stony Brook University, NY.
YIR Symposium, Poster Presentation: “Subunit Specific Assembly and Organization of Heteromeric AMPA Receptors.” Stony Brook University, NY.

Expertise

Specialty

Neurology

Sub-specialty

Clinical Neurophysiology: EEG and Traumatic Brain Injury
Clinical Neurophysiology: EMG and Neuromuscular Disorders

PROCEDURES

Botox for Dystonia
Botox for Migraines
Botox for Facial Asymmetry
Botox for Neck Pain/Back Pain
Botox for Muscle Spasms and Spasticity
Botox for Piriformis Syndrome
Cosmetic Botox

Cognitive Testing
TBI Testing
NeuroTrax Testing for Concussion
Electroencephalogram (EEG)
Electromyography (EMG) / Nerve Conduction Studies (NCS)
Evoked Potential Studies
Trigger Point Injections
Exercise Therapy

CONDITIONS TREATED

Memory Disorders
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Dementia
Alzheimer’s Disease
Concussion
Traumatic Brain Injury
Encephalitis
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Lou Gehrig’s Disease (ALS)
Arm Weakness
Muscle Weakness and Myopathies
Atypical Facial Pain
Lumbar (Low Back) Pain
Cervical (Neck) Pain
Cervical Spine Disease
Spasticity
Spinal Disorders
Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Spinal Stenosis
Spinal Stenosis, Cervical
Disc Herniations
Plexitis
Sacroilitis
SI Joint Dysfunction
Piriformis Syndrome
Neuropathy
Muscle Atrophy

Muscular Dystrophy
Musculoskeletal Disease
Musculoskeletal Pain
Myasthenia Gravis
Neuromuscular Disease
Peripheral Neuropathy
Carotid Stenosis
Cerebral Vascular Disease
Cerebral Vascular Malformation
Stroke
Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
Vasculitis
Cerebral Palsy
Dizziness
Dystonia
Spasticity
Tremors
Epilepsy
Seizures Disorders
Syncope
Fainting Spells
Facial Nerve Disorders
Facial Pain
Headaches
Atypical Headaches
Chronic Migraines
Huntington Disease
Insomnia
Sleep disorders
Excessive daily Fatigue and Sleep Syndromes
Narcolepsy
Sleep Apnea
Multiple Sclerosis
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO)
Optics Neuritis

Accepted Insurances

We accept ALL Insurances and also provide Concierges Neurology services.

Specifically, for the for the convenience of all our patients, the Neurodiagnostics Medical P.C. accepts:
Medicare, Medicaid, NY State Worker’s Compensation Insurances
NJ State Worker’s Compensation Insurances, New York and New Jersey Auto-Accident Insurances (No Fault Insurances), All Commercial Insurances (as either in-network or out-of-network; Aetna, Healthfirst, Emblem, etc.), Independent Medical Examinations.