Welcome to the North Shore – LIJ Neurology Residency Program at Northwell Health! We are excited to share with you our vision for a unique training environment. Our program provides each resident with an outstanding training experience in a setting that promotes collegiality, well-being, and diversity. Our responsibility is to provide resources and guidance to ensure that every one of our residents becomes an exceptional neurologist, with unparalleled clinical exposure from two large academic medical centers. Resident well-being is of utmost importance for us, and a balanced life is key to success. We provide several “wellness days” each year as well as protected time for residency retreats. Our mission is to serve as advocates and to ensure that residents achieve their full potential, not only in clinical practice but in scholarly activity and wellbeing outside the hospital.

Our culture is one of respect and inclusivity, and from the beginning of residency, we consider our residents to be teammates. Our faculty members are exceptional and devoted teachers who are comprehensive clinicians and experts in their own subspecialties. The collegial environment, coupled with exceptional clinical expertise, is what sets our program apart. Mentorship is of utmost importance during residency, and we have a robust mentoring program led by Dr. Natasha Hameed, our Mentorship Program Director. Incoming residents are matched with faculty mentors based on shared interests and background. However, we know that residents’ interests evolve during residency, so we continue to identify appropriate mentors throughout the years in the program.

We expect all residents to participate in scholarly projects during their training. This may take the form of original research, case reports, reviews, community outreach, or quality improvement projects. Many of our residents work with physicians or scientists through the Center for Neurosciences at The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, a renowned research institution that bridges the gaps to promote collaborations with clinicians throughout Northwell Health System. We are searching for residents who demonstrate professionalism, tenacity, and are devoted to the field of neurology. We are looking for inquisitive go-getters who will do their very best to provide the utmost compassionate care to each patient.

We look forward to introducing you to our program!

Dr.Asaff Harel
Program Director
Neurology Residency Program

Dr.Joseph Diamond
Associate Program Director
Neurology Residency Program

We accept applications submitted through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) and participate with the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP).  Our program is an Advanced (A) track program with residents typically starting their training in their PGY2 year.  We also offer preferred ranking for the PGY1 preliminary medicine training year at our institution for those applicants matching to our advanced program. Our NRMP Program code is 1700180A0.

Located just outside of Queens in Manhasset, New York, North Shore University Hospital is the largest teaching hospital on Long Island. Built in 1949, it is a level I trauma center that houses 756 beds and a staff of approximately 4,000 specialty and subspecialty physicians. Nationally ranked in neurological care, it houses an Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center, a Level 4 Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, a Chiari Institute, a Movement Disorders Institute, a Brain Tumor Institute, a Brain Aneurysm Center, a Headache Center, and a Spine Center.  The campus is also home to the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, which provides oversight to the neurology department for over 30 active clinical trials. Outpatient resident clinic takes place at the North Shore campus.

Located on the border of Long Island and Queens, Long Island Jewish Medical Center is a nationally ranked 1015-bed tertiary care center that is recognized regionally for outstanding patient care and research. LIJMC has three components: Long Island Jewish Hospital, Zucker Hillside Mental Health Hospital, and Cohen’s Children’s Medical Center, a leading pediatric hospital at which neurology residents complete their pediatric neurology rotations.

Located a few minutes’ drive away from North Shore University Hospital, The Neuroscience Institute houses the outpatient faculty practice serving both North Shore and LIJ. Ambulatory procedures such as EMG, EEG, sleep studies, and carotid dopplers/TCDs are performed at this facility. The Institute also houses a neurology outpatient infusion center. Neurology residents will spend time at this location when doing outpatient electives, where they will work with a myriad of subspecialists, to include neurovascular/stroke, epilepsy, neuroimmunology/MS, movement disorders, neuromuscular, neuro-oncology, headache, and sleep specialists.

Located on the North Shore campus, the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research comprise the research arm of Northwell Health. Feinstein is home to 50 research labs, 2,500 clinical research studies, and 5,000 professional and support staff. Feinstein scientists conduct research in molecular medicine, genetics, cancer, brain research, mental health, autoimmunity and bioelectronic medicine, among others. Feinstein is home to the Center for Neurosciences, which conducts state-of-the-art brain-imaging research to improve the care of people with neurodegenerative conditions. Many of our faculty members participate in research at the Feinstein, and residents have the opportunity to collaborate with researchers on basic, translational, or clinical projects.