Shaheda N. Azher, MD

Practice Locations:
Fishkill and Poughkeepsie

 

I am currently accepting new patients.

Affiliations:

Vassar Brothers Medical Center 

Saint Francis Hospital

Residency:

Tufts Neurology, New England Medical Center Hospital Inc., Boston MA

Internship:

Tufts New England Medical Center Lemuel Shattuck Hospital, MA

 

Education: 

Fellowship:

Parkinson's Disease Center and Movement Disorder Clinic, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

Board Certification:

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Medical School:

Siddhartha Medical College & Research Institute, Vijayawada, India

      

Professional Affiliations:

American Academy of Neurology

American Academy of Clinical Neurophysiology

American Medical Association

Massachusetts Medical Society

Movement Disorders Society

Languages:

Telugu, Urdu and Hindi

Publications:

Azher SN, Jankovic J. Clinical Aspects of Progressive Sipranuclear Palsy. In Handbook of Clinical Neurology, Eds Litvan I, Duyckaerts C: 3rd Edition, Elsevier, Amsterdam 2006
Azher SN and Jankovic J. Idiopathic Basal ganglia calcification. Medlink article
Browner N, Azher SN, Jankovic J. Botulinum Toxin treatment of facial myoclonus in suspected Rasmussen encephalitis. Mov Disord. 2006 Sep; 21 (9): 1500-2.
Diamond A. Shahed J, Azher S, Dat- Vuong K, Jankovic J. Globus pallidus deep brain stimulation in dystonia. Mov Disord. 2006 May;21 (5):692-5.
Azher SN, Jankovic J. Camptocormia Pathogensis, classification, and response to therapy Neurology 2005; 65:355-359
Doody RS, Azher SN "Does Apot correlate with MRI changes in Alzheimers Disease?" J Neuol Neurosurgery and Psychiatry 2000; 69 (5): 668-671.
Doody RS, Dunn JK, Huang E, Azher SN, Kataki M. A method for estimating duration of illness in Alzheimer's disease. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive disorders 2004; 17:1-4


Abstracts and Poster:
Azher SN, Dat Vuong K, Shahed J, Diamond and Jankovic J. Gait and Balance assessment in Parkinsonian disorders. Movement Disorder Society 9th International Congress, New Orleans March 2005.
Diamond A, Shahed J, Azher SN, Dat Vuong, Jankovic J. Globus Pallidus Deep Brain Stimulation in Dystonia. Movement Disorder Society 9th International Congress, New Orleans March 2005
Azher SN, Jospeh J. Camptocormia: Pathogenesis, Classification and Response to therapy. Poster Presentation at 56th American Academy of Neurology Meeting, San Francsisco, Apr 2004
Azher SN, Weinberg, Ropper A. Bickerstaff Encephalitis and Miller Fisher Syndrome. Poster Presentation at Stanley Cobb Assembly, Boston Society of Neurology and Psychiatry, Beth Israel Hospital, Apr 2002.
Azher SN, Jones R. Cavernous Malformation. Platform presentation at Boston Society of Neurology and Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital. Sep 2001.
Azher, SN. Doody RS. "Does Apoe correlate With MRI changes in Alzheimer's Disease? Poster presentation at 51st American Academy of Neurology meeting, Toronto, Canada April 1999.

 

I am accepting new patients.