Christine Toufexis, MD
Neurology
Accepting New Patients
Virtual Visits/Telehealth
On the web
Overview
Christine Toufexis, MD, is a general neurologist with particular interest in electrodiagnostic evaluation of neuromuscular disorders and clinical neurophysiology. She evaluates patients with a broad spectrum of neurological conditions. She completed her residency training at the Neurological Institute of New York/Columbia University Irving Medical Center including a year as Chief Resident of Neurology and remained for an additional year of advanced fellowship training in Neurophysiology and Electromyography.
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Neurology at The Columbia University Medical Center
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Languages
- Spanish
Gender
- Female
Schedule an Appointment
Virtual Visits/Telehealth
Virtual Visits allow you to connect with your provider from the comfort, convenience, and safety of your own home.
Phone Appointments
New and Existing Patients:
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Location(s)
Insurance Accepted
Aetna
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- EPO
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- NY Signature
- POS
- PPO
- Student Health
Affinity Health Plan
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
Amida Care
- Special Needs
Cigna
- EPO
- Great West (National)
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
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
Fidelis Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Healthfirst
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Leaf (Exchange)
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
Healthspring (Cigna Medicare)
- Medicare Managed Care
Local 1199
- Local 1199
MagnaCare (National)
- MagnaCare
Medicare
- Traditional Medicare
Multiplan
- Multiplan
MVP Health Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
UnitedHealthcare
- Empire Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid (Community Plan)
- Medicare Managed Care
- Oxford Freedom
- Oxford HMO
- Oxford Liberty
- POS
- PPO
VNSNY CHOICE
- Medicare Managed Care
- SelectHealth
- Special Needs
WellCare
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
World Trade Center Health Plan
- World Trade Center Health Plan
*Before your appointment, please contact the doctor’s office or your insurance provider to verify that your insurance is accepted. This list of insurances can change, and the insurance plans listed may not be accepted at all office locations for this provider.
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- BS, 2017 Biology, SUNY Geneseom, NY
- MD, 2021 Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Science, NY
- Residency: 2022 Internal Medicine, New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, NY
- Residency: 2025 Adult Neurology, New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, NY
- Fellowship: 2026 Clinical Neurophysiology/Electromyography, New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, NY
Honors & Awards
- 2023 Dominique Toran-Allerand Award
- 2021 The Medical Alumni Association Dean’s Award
- 2020 Alpha Omega Alpha
- 2020 Gold Humanism Honor Society
- 2017 Phi Beta Kappa