Tanya Kapoor-Maini, DOAssistant Medical Director
Neurologist and Epileptologist
After completing her neurology training at Northwell Health, Dr. Kapoor-Maini completed a fellowship in clinical neurophysiology at Dartmouth where she developed skills in EMG as well as a passion for epilepsy. She served as an attending neurologist at Ochsner Medical Center – Westbank as well as Assistant Professor of Neurology at Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell where she was thoroughly involved with teaching epilepsy fellows EEG reading and up to date medication management. She is competent in and enjoys treating all aspects of neurology. Dr. Kapoor-Maini is very approachable, compassionate, and genuinely believes in treating each patient as a whole.
Special Interests
- General Neurology
- Headache
- Epilepsy
- Electromyography (EMG)
Languages
- Fluent in English
- Working understanding of Hindi/Punjabi
- Comfortable with basic conversational Spanish
Education
- New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Neurology Residency
- Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Health
Fellowship Clinical Neurophysiology
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Board Certification
- Neurology – American Board of Psychiatry/Neurology
- EEG/Epilepsy – American Board of Psychiatry/Neurology-Epilepsy
Professional Membership
- American Academy of Neurology
- American Epilepsy Society
Publications
- Khan, I., Kapoor, T.: Demyelinating Disorders. In Weisbrot, D.M., Ettinger, A.B., Gallimore, C., Eds., Synopsis of Neurology, Psychiatry and Related Systemic Disorders. Cambridge University Press, New York, 2019
- Hua, A., Kapoor, T., Mikhaylova, M., Grabher, R., Wright, P.: Preventing Readmission of Stroke Patients from Acute Care Centers. Accepted to AAN 2/2016
- Kapoor, T., Kobylarz, E.M., Thomas, G.: The Effect of Temperature on EEG Prognostic Predictive Value in Post Cardiac Arrest Patients on Hypothermia Protocol: A Retrospective Analysis. Accepted to AES 12/2018
- Nayberg, A, Liu, L, Kapoor-Maini T, Ledoux D. Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndrome Presenting as New Onset of Refractory Status Epilepticus Case. Consultant. Published online February 16, 2022
