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David M Kaufman, MD
Pediatric Neurology
About Me
Dr. David Kaufman is clinical associate professor of pediatrics and neurology. He has been on the faculty at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai since completing his residency in neurology and fellowship in pediatric neurology at Mount Sinai. Dr. Kaufman has remained an active participant in the clinical and teaching activities of the departments of neurology and pediatrics continuously since that time.
Dr. Kaufman has served as the Medical Director of Premier HealthCare from 1997-2014. Premier HealthCare is part of the network of agencies that comprise YAI/National Institute for People with Disabilities. He was instrumental in founding the medical component of the program, and has been responsible for its continued growth and excellent patient care. Dr. Kaufman is now the Medical Director of AHRCNYC. Dr. Kaufman has been recognized on several occasions as “Top Doctor” in his field by both local and national publications.
Teaching, mentorship, program development, and patient care are the foundation of Dr. Kaufman’s career. He has served as inpatient teaching attending every year since 1980, never missing a year. Between 1980 and 1998, Dr. Kaufman served as voluntary attending in the pediatric neurology clinic on Friday mornings, teaching medical students, pediatric residents, and neurology residents. Currently he is a co-attending in the pediatric neurology clinic on Thursday mornings. Dr. Kaufman devotes a substantial amount of his time and energy to his role as teacher and mentor to the medical students and residents who rotate with him. In addition, he maintains a very active private practice in pediatric neurology.
Dr. Kaufman is registered to provide telehealth services in New York, New Jersey, and Florida.
The state of Florida requires out-of-state professionals who are registered to provide telehealth services to display a hyperlink to the Florida Department of Health telehealth web page. This allows Florida patients who are receiving medical care by telehealth to confirm the provider’s licensure and Florida registration.
Language
English
Position
CLINICAL PROFESSOR | Neurology, CLINICAL PROFESSOR | Pediatrics
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
Clinical Focus
- Abnormally Large Head / Macrocephaly
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder And Attention Deficit Disorder
- Bell's Palsy
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Cerebral Palsy
- Chronic Daily Headache
- Chronic Migraine
- Concussion
- Electroencephalogram (EEG)
- Electroencephalogram (EEG) with video
- Epilepsy
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hydrocephalus
- Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
- Impaired Gait
- Migraine
- Movement Disorders
- Neurofibromatosis
- Neuromuscular Disease
- Orthostatic Hypotension
- Postconcussion Syndrome
- Prematurity
- Seizure Disorder
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Tremor
Education
MD, Boston University School of Medicine
Residency, Pediatrics
New York Hospital
Residency, Neurology
Mount Sinai Hospital
Fellowship, Pediatrics
Mount Sinai Hospital
Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics
Awards
Castle Connolly Top Doctors 1999-2018
New York Magazine Top Doctors 2008, 2013, 2014
New York Family Top Pediatricians and Specialists 2012
Insurance Information
Accepted insurance may vary by the doctor’s office location. Please contact the office directly to obtain the most up-to-date insurance information.
- 1199 SEIU
- AETNA - Commercial
- AETNA - Medicare
- Affinity Medicaid-Medicare-Essential Exchange
- Amidacare Medicaid
- CIGNA Healthcare
- Centivo
- Elderplan
- EmblemHealth - GHI-PPO
- EmblemHealth - HIP
- EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicaid
- EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicare
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Commercial/Exchange
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - HealthPlus Medicaid
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Medicare
- Fidelis Health Care
- HealthFirst Medicaid
- HealthFirst Medicare
- Magnacare-Health Care
- Medicare - NJ
- Medicare - NY
- Metroplus
- Multiplan PHCS
- NJ Medicaid
- NY Medicaid
- Oscar
- Partners Health Plan
- Senior Whole Health
- United Health Care - Empire Plan
- United Health Care - Top Tier
- VNSNY Choice Medicare
- VNSNY Select Health Medicaid
- WellCare Health Plan
Physicians who provide services at hospitals and facilities in the Mount Sinai Health System might not participate in the same health plans as those Mount Sinai hospitals and facilities (even if the physicians are employed or contracted by those hospitals or facilities).
Information regarding insurance participation and billing by this physician may be found on this page, and can also be obtained by contacting this provider directly. Because physicians insurance participation can change, the insurance information on this page may not always be up-to-date. Please contact this physician directly to obtain the most up-to-date insurance information.
Insurance and health plan networks that the various Mount Sinai Health System hospitals and facilities participate in can be found on the Mount Sinai Health System website.
Publications
Industry Relationships
Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology companies, and other outside entities to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their outside financial relationships.
Dr. Kaufman has not yet completed reporting of Industry relationships.
Mount Sinai’s faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.