Jesus D. Villamizar, MD
Pediatric Neurology
Accepting New Patients
Virtual Visits/Telehealth
Overview
Jesus D. Villamizar, MD is an assistant professor of neurology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in the Division of Child Neurology. Dr. Villamizar graduated from Rutgers University and medical school at St. George’s University School of Medicine in Grenada. He completed child neurology residency at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, PA and a fellowship in epilepsy at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Dr. Villamizar is a pediatric and neonatal neurologist and epileptologist with clinical focuses on seizures, infantile and childhood epilepsy, and epilepsy surgery.
Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated
- Benign Neonatal Epilepsy
- Child Neurology
- Dravet syndrome
- Electrical Status Epilepticus during Sleep (ESES) and the Landau Kleffner Syndrome
- Electroencephalogram (EEG)
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures (Myoclonic-Astatic Epilepsy, Doose syndrome)
- Epileptic Encephalopathies
- Epileptic Seizures
- Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
- Neonatal and Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathies
- Neonatal Epilepsy
- Neonatal Neurology
- Ohtahara syndrome and Early Myoclonic Encephalopathy
- Pediatric Epilepsy
- West syndrome
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Neurology at CUMC
Gender
- Male
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Virtual Visits/Telehealth
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Phone Appointments
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Location(s)
Insurance Accepted
Aetna
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- EPO
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- NYP Employee Plan
- NY Signature
- POS
- PPO
- Student Health
Affinity Health Plan
- Essential Plan
- Medicaid Managed Care
Amida Care
- Special Needs
Cigna
- EPO
- Great West (National)
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
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
- 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
Local 1199
- Local 1199
MagnaCare (National)
- MagnaCare
Medicare
- Railroad
- Traditional Medicare
Multiplan
- Multiplan
MVP Health Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
Quality Health Management
- Quality Health Management
UnitedHealthcare
- Compass (Exchange)
- 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
*Please contact the provider’s office directly to verify that your particular insurance is accepted.
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- St. George's University – School of Medicine
- Rutgers University
- Internship: UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
- Residency: UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
- Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Research
Jesus D. Villamizar, MD is an assistant professor of neurology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in the Division of Child Neurology. Dr. Villamizar has worked in the past on screening for psychiatric co-morbidities in epilepsy patients as well as initial management of a first afebrile seizure in the pediatric patient at UPMC Children’s Hospital. Dr. Villamizar plans to continue looking more at advancements in epilepsy surgery, including implementing the use of RNS and DBS in pediatric patients.