Puja Patel, MD

Attending Physician Pediatric Neurology
Director Child Neurology Outpatient Services
Associate Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics

Contact Information

P: 718.920.4378 F: 718.654.5407

Primary Location

The Children's Hospital at Montefiore3415 Bainbridge AvenueBronx, NY 10467-2403
  • Specialties & Focus

    Specialties

    • Neurology
    • Epilepsy
  • Education & Training

    Training

    Residency Program

    New York and Presbyterian Hosp

    Montefiore Medical Center

    Fellowship

    Montefiore Medical Center

  • Biography

    Personal Biography

    Puja Patel, MD, is an attending physician at Montefiore Einstein and Associate Professor, Neurology at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Patel's clinical focus is pediatric epilepsy, although she also sees patients with general pediatric neurological issues, including headaches, movement disorders, sleep concerns and developmental delay.

    After obtaining her Bachelor of Arts in biology from Barnard College in 2005, Dr. Patel earned her Doctor of Medicine at the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center in 2009. She completed her internship and residency in pediatrics at NewYork-Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center in 2011. Following this, Dr. Patel came to Montefiore Einstein to continue her medical training, completing her pediatric neurology residency in 2014, a clinical neurophysiology fellowship in 2015 and a behavioral neurosciences fellowship in 2016.

    Dr. Patel’s research focuses on clinical seizure prediction in the pediatric population. She has been co-investigator in several clinical drug trials investigating new anti-seizure medications. Her work has been shared through invited presentations and peer-reviewed journals, books, chapters, review articles and abstracts. She is a reviewer for scientific journals, including Epilepsy Research, the Journal of Neurological Sciences and Pediatric Neurology, among others.

    Dr. Patel is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Neurology with special competence in Child Neurology. She is a member of the Child Neurology Society and the American Epilepsy Society.

  • Locations

    Primary Location

    The Children's Hospital at Montefiore

    3415 Bainbridge AvenueBronx, NY 10467-2403

    P: 718.920.4378 F: 718.654.5407


    Additional Locations

    CERC/Rose F. Kennedy Center
    1225 Morris Park AvenueBronx, NY 10461 P: 718.839.7079 Additional Details
    Montefiore Weiler Hospital
    1825 Eastchester RoadBronx, NY 10461-2301 P: 718.920.4378 F: 718.654.5407 Additional Details
    Montefiore Medical Center
    111 East 210th StreetBronx, NY 10467-2401 P: 718.920.4378 F: 718.654.5407 Additional Details
    Montefiore at 1250 Waters Place
    1250 Waters PlaceBronx, NY 10461-2720 P: 718.405.8360 Additional Details
    MEDICAL PARK AT 1515 CLINICAL NEUROLOGY
    1515 Blondell AvenueBronx, NY 10461-2601 Additional Details
    TAXTER ROAD AT 555 NEUROSURGERY
    555 Taxter RoadElmsford, NY 10523 Additional Details
    EXECUTIVE PLAZA AT 6 CLINICAL NEUROLOGY
    6 Executive PlazaYonkers, NY 10467-6110 Additional Details
    MORRIS PARK AT 1225 ARTICLE 28 CERC NEUROLOGY
    1225 Morris Park AveBronx, NY 10461 Additional Details
    TAXTER ROAD AT 555 NEUROLOGY
    555 Taxter RoadElmsford, NY 10523 Additional Details
    MOSES EEG LAB
    111 East 210th streetBronx, NY 10467-2401 Additional Details
    HUTCH II PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY
    1250 Waters PlaceBronx, NY 10461 Additional Details
    CHAM NEUROLOGY
    3415 Bainbridge AveBronx, NY 10467-2403 Additional Details
    FAMILY CARE CENTER NEUROLOGY
    3444 Kossuth AvenueBronx, NY 10467-2410 Additional Details
    MOSES CLINICAL RESEARCH
    111 East 210th Street, MRT 4th FloorBronx, NY 10467 Additional Details
    Montefiore at 6 Executive Plaza
    6 Executive PlazaYonkers, NY 10701-6832 Additional Details