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Lara Marcuse, MD
Neurology
About Me
Lara V. Marcuse, MD, and Madeline C. Fields, MD, are the co-directors of the Mount Sinai Epilepsy Program. Dr. Marcuse joined the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in 2009. She is board-certified in neurology, epilepsy, and neurophysiology. Dr. Marcuse received her BA in mathematics and neurobiology from Cornell University and her medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. In medical school, she received the Daniel Mann Award for her outstanding service to underserved communities. She completed her medical internship, neurology residency, and neurophysiology fellowship at NYU Langone Medical Center, where she served as chief resident for neurology in her final year.
The Mount Sinai Epilepsy Program comprises a multidisciplinary team, including neurologists, neurosurgeons, researchers, nurses, neuropsychologists, technicians, nutritionists, and psychiatrists. The program has been accredited as a Level 4 Center by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers.
Dr. Marcuse is committed to reducing the suffering of people with epilepsy—regardless of age, cognitive ability, socioeconomic background, sexual orientation, gender identity, or cultural background. She strives to achieve both freedom from seizures and relief from the debilitating side effects of medication for each patient. To accomplish this, all treatment options are explored, including medication, cannabidiol, complementary therapies, epilepsy diets, and epilepsy surgery.
Dr. Marcuse specializes in:
- Epilepsy surgery
- Pregnancy and epilepsy
- Autism and epilepsy
- Post-traumatic epilepsy
- Refractory (medication-resistant) epilepsy
- Ketogenic diet
- Cognitive effects of epilepsy
The Mount Sinai Epilepsy Center offers all available surgical interventions, including:
- Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS)
- Responsive neurostimulation (RNS/NeuroPace)
- Deep brain stimulation (DBS)
- Resective surgery
- Laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT)
- Stereotactic EEG (SEEG)
Dr. Marcuse in the news:
Daily Checkup: Coping with Epilepsy
The Doctor and the Teenager – The Washington Post
Dr. Marcuse offers telemedicine appointments when appropriate. Please call her office to schedule a video visit.
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Language
English
Position
PROFESSOR | Neurology
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai West
Research Topics
Autism, Brain, Brain Imaging, Computational Neuroscience, Epilepsy, Memory, Seizure
Clinical Focus
- Electroencephalogram (EEG)
- Electroencephalogram (EEG) with video
- Epilepsy
- Responsive Neurostimulation (RNS)
- Seizure Disorder
- Vagal nerve stimulator (VNS) for epilepsy
Education
MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Internship, Internal Medicine
New York University Langone Medical Center
Residency, Neurology
New York University Langone Medical Center
Fellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology
New York University Langone Medical Center
Certifications
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Awards
2024
The Hero Award at the 8th Annual Into the Light Dinner Gala
Epilepsy Foundation of Metro New York
2024
Award for Excellent Mentorship
Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Department of Neurology
2022
Annual Cosimo Ajmone-Marsan Award
American Clinical Neurophysiology Society
2021
Cullman Family Award for Excellence in Physician Communication
Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
2021
Award for Resident Appreciation
Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Department of Neurology
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
- Horizon NJ
- Magnacare-Health Care
- Medicare - NJ
- Medicare - NY
- Metroplus
- Multiplan PHCS
- NJ Medicaid
- NY Medicaid
- Oscar
- Oxford - Freedom and Liberty
- Partners Health Plan
- Senior Whole Health
- United Health Care - Commercial
- United Health Care - Empire Plan
- United Health Care - Oxford Care
- United Health Care - Top Tier
- VNSNY Choice Medicare
- VNSNY Select Health Medicaid
- VillageCareMax
- WellCare Health Plan
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Publications
Selected Publications
- Seizures and stigmas: Double burden on transgender health. Evelyn Gotlieb, Lara Marcuse, Madeline Fields. Epilepsia
- Corrigendum to ‘The thalamus: Structure, function, and neurotherapeutics’ (Neurotherapeutics (2025) 22(2), (S1878747925000285), (10.1016/j.neurot.2025.e00550)). Lara V. Marcuse, Mackenzie Langan, Patrick R. Hof, Fedor Panov, Ignacio Saez, Joohi Jimenez-Shahed, Martijn Figee, Helen Mayberg, Ji Yeoun Yoo, Saadi Ghatan, Priti Balchandani, Madeline C. Fields. Neurotherapeutics
- The thalamus: Structure, function, and neurotherapeutics. Lara V. Marcuse, Mackenzie Langan, Patrick R. Hof, Fedor Panov, Igancio Saez, Joohi Jimenez-Shahed, Martijn Figee, Helen Mayberg, Ji Yeoun Yoo, Saadi Ghatan, Priti Balchandani, Madeline C. Fields. Neurotherapeutics
Patient Experience Star Ratings and Comments
The Patient Experience Star Rating reflects our patients’ perception of how well their Mount Sinai provider communicated with them during an office visit. The Star Rating is based on patient responses to three questions on a patient experience survey, a standardized questionnaire sent to verified patients and distributed by a third party vendor, Press Ganey. Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the best score.
Care Provider’s Explanation
4.9 out of 5
Care Provider’s Concern
5 out of 5
Likelihood to Recommend Care Provider
4.9 out of 5
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. Marcuse 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.