Alison M. Pack, MD, MPH
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Overview
Dr. Pack is a Professor of Neurology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Chief of the Epilepsy Division, and Vice Chair for Faculty Development in the Department of Neurology at Columbia. Upon graduating with her MD from the University of Pennsylvania, she completed residency training in Neurology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. After residency, she trained as a Clinical Fellow in Neurophysiology/Epilepsy at the Columbia Comprehensive Epilepsy Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. In 2000, she joined the faculty at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. She received an MPH with a concentration in epidemiology from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in 2010.
Her clinical work and research have focused on the care of persons of childbearing potential with epilepsy, including studies among pregnant persons with epilepsy and contraceptive practices in persons of childbearing potential. In addition, she has studied the effects of anti-seizure medications on bone and mineral metabolism. She has authored over 50 original publications and over 40 chapters. In 2012, she received the AAN Neuroendocrine Research Award.
Dr. Pack is a former chair of the Professional Advisory Board of the National Epilepsy Foundation and is a current member of the Professional Advisory Board of the Epilepsy Foundation of Metropolitan New York. She is Vice Chair of the AAN Guideline Subcommittee and Chair of the ABPN Epilepsy Board Certification Exam.
Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated
- Childhood onset epilepsy
- Clinical Neurophysiology Testing
- Drug resistant epilepsy
- Electroencephalogram (EEG)
- Electromyography (EMG)
- Electrophysiological Evaluations
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures (Myoclonic-Astatic Epilepsy, Doose syndrome)
- Epileptic Encephalopathies
- Epileptic Seizures
- Intractable Epilepsy
- Neurophysiologic Testing
- Pediatric Epilepsy
- Refractory Epilepsy
- Seizure Disorder
Academic Appointments
- Professor of Neurology at the CUMC
Administrative Titles
- Chief, Division of Epilepsy
- Vice Chair, Faculty Development Department of Neurology
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester
Gender
- Female
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Insurance Accepted
Affinity Health Plan
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
ElderServe
- Special Needs
Emblem/GHI
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Emblem/HIP
- ConnectiCare
- EPO
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
- Select Care (Exchange)
- Vytra
Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- EPO
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- Individual Network (Exchange)
- Medicaid Managed Care
Healthspring (Cigna Medicare)
- Medicare Managed Care
VNSNY CHOICE
- Medicare Managed Care
- SelectHealth
- Special Needs
World Trade Center Health Plan
- World Trade Center Health Plan
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- MD, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
- MPH, Epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
- Residency: Neurology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
- Fellowship: Epilepsy, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
Committees, Societies, Councils
- Member, National Professional Advisory Board of Epilepsy Foundation
Editorial Boards
- Board Member, Epilepsy Currents Medical Journal
Board Certifications
- Neurology
- Epilepsy
Honors & Awards
- 2004: Young Investigator Award, American Epilepsy Society
- 2012: AAN Neuroendocrine Research Award
Research
In 2001 she received the Epilepsy Foundation Junior Investigator Research Award to study bone health in postmenopausal women with epilepsy receiving antiepileptic drugs. She received an NIH K23 award to study the effects of antiepileptic drugs on bone and hormonal health. She has been a co-investigator on a number of clinical studies, including reproductive function in young women with epilepsy, contraceptive use in women with epilepsy, and neurodevelopmental effects of antiepileptic drugs. She has written numerous original publications as well as reviews on topics pertaining to women with epilepsy as well as endocrine issues in epilepsy.
She was elected vice-chair of the Neuroendocrinology section of the AAN in 2012 and previously served as Councilor from 2009- 2012. In 2012 she received the AAN Neuroendocrine Research Award. Since 2002 she has been co-director of the epilepsy fellowship program at the Columbia Comprehensive Epilepsy Center. She is currently a member of the National Professional Advisory Board of Epilepsy Foundation and she serves on the editorial board of Epilepsy Currents.
For a complete list of publications, please visit PubMed.gov