Maria Popa Muste, MD, FAAN
Expertise in:
Electrodiagnostic Medicine
Board Certifications:
Neurology, Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine, Neurology
Accepting New Patients

Overview
Maria Popa Muste, MD, FAAN is an assistant professor of neurology at CUIMC, in the Division of Multispecialty Neurology. A native of Romania, Dr. Muste completed her formal medical education in her home country. After moving to New York, she completed residencies in internal medicine and neurology at North Shore University Hospital and New York University School of Medicine. Dr. Muste subsequently completed a Clinical Neurophysiology fellowship, with an emphasis on EMG/Neuromuscular Medicine, here at Columbia. She is board certified in Neurology and Electrodiagnostic Medicine and is a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology. In addition to practicing general neurology, Dr. Muste specializes in the care of patients with a range of neuromuscular diseases, including myasthenia gravis, myopathy, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CDIP), neuroimmunological disorders such as encephalopathy and paraneoplastic syndromes, small fiber neuropathy, and dystonia. She will see patients and perform nerve conduction testing and electromyography (EMG) at the NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Westchester office in Eastchester, NY.
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Neurology at CUMC
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital
Languages
- Romanian
Gender
- Female
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Location(s)
Insurance Accepted
- Agewell Medicare
- Amerigroup
- Beechstreet
- Elderplan FIDA
- Emblem Health GHI
- EmblemHealth HIP
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthplus CHP
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthplus Medicaid
- Healthcare Partners
- Magnacare Commercial
- Oxford Freedom
- Oxford Medicare Advantage
- Oxford Metro
- Oxford Mosaic
- Pacificare National
- Pacificare PPO
- The Empire Plan
- United Behavioral Health Commercial; Medicaid; HARP; Medicare
- UnitedHealthcare COMMUNITY PLAN
- WellCare American Progressive Life
- WellCare CHP
- WellCare Medicare
- WellCare MTLC
1199 National Benefit Fund
- 1199 National Benefit Fund
Aetna
- Aetna
Affinity
- Affinity
Amida Care
- Amida Care
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
Cigna
- Cigna
Connecticare
- Connecticare
Elderplan
- Elderplan
Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield
Fidelis Care
- Fidelis Care
Healthfirst
- Healthfirst
Multiplan
- Multiplan
MVP Health Care
- MVP Health Care
Unicare
- Unicare
UnitedHealthcare
- UnitedHealthcare
VNSNY CHOICE
- VNSNY CHOICE
WellCare
- WellCare
*Please contact the provider’s office directly to verify that your particular insurance is accepted.
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- MD, University of Medicine and Pharmacy (Romania)
- Medical Doctor (MD), New York Presbyterian Hospital
- Residency: 2002 North Shore University Hospital
- Residency: 2005 NYU Hospital
- Fellowship: 2006 NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
Board Certifications
- Neurology
- Internal Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Neurology