David Podwall, M.D.
Dr. David Podwall practices general neurology, with a subspecialty in Neuromuscular Diseases. He is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine. He has held several positions in the American Medical Association, Medical Society of the State of New York, Nassau County Medical Society and the Nassau Academy of Medicine.
Currently, Dr. Podwall is a Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. He is an attending physician at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, NY and St. Francis Hospital in Roslyn, NY.
Dr. David Podwall graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Science, with distinction in neurobiology. He received his M.D. degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and was the recipient of the Alfred Angiest award for excellence in pathology research.
Dr. Podwall completed his internal medicine internship at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and completed his residency in neurology at The Neurological Institute of Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center.
After residency, Dr. Podwall completed a neuromuscular fellowship at Columbia and acquired extensive experience in electromyography (EMG). While at Columbia he had multiple publications, including two reviews of diabetic neuropathy. He has published in such journals as: Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports, The Neurologist, Journal of Neurology, Cancer Investigation, Journal of Child Neurology, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, and Medical Mycology.
Dr. Podwall has continued his academic career serving as the Prinicipal Investigator on numerous clinical trials in the area of Alzheimers and dementia. He has also been recognized for his outstanding teaching by the Department of Medicine at North Shore.
In addition to his clinical and academic interests, Dr. Podwall presently serves as the President of the Nassau County Medical Society.
Dr. Podwall has been repeatedly recognized as one of New York’s “Top Doctors” by Castle Connolly as well as New York Magazines “Best Doctors”
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