25 Columbia Neurologists Named Top Doctors of 2024

America’s Top Doctors are nominated by other physicians and evaluated by a Castle Connolly research team with over 30 years of experience according to the following criteria: qualifications, education, hospital and faculty appointments, research leadership, professional reputation, disciplinary history, and interpersonal skills. Castle Connolly Top Doctors represent the top 7% of all U.S. practicing physicians.

This year, a record number of neurologists from the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons Department of Neurology were recognized as 2024 Castle Connolly Top Doctors. Congratulations to:

• Cigdem Akman, MD
• Claudia Chiriboga, MD
• Hyunmi Choi, MD 
• Comana Cioroiu, MD
• Jennifer Bain, MD, PhD
• Carl Bazil, MD, PhD 
• Thomas Brannagan, MD 
• Carolyn Britton, MD 
• Michael Daras, MD 
• Mitchell Elkind, MD, MS, MPhil 
• Arezou Heshmati, MD
• Fabio Iwamoto, MD 
• Andrew Lassman, MD 
• Karen Marder, MD, MPH 
• Randolph Marshall, MD 
• Richard Mayeux, MD, MSc
• Anil Mendiratta, MD 
• Hiroshi Mitsumoto, MD 
• Jay P. Mohr, MD 
• Maria Muste, MD, FAAN
• James Kirkland Roberts, MD 
• Jay Selman, MD, MS 
• Cheryl Waters, MD 
• Joshua Willey, MD 
• Olajide Williams, MD, MS