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Leah J Blank, MD, MPH
Neurology
About Me
As a board certified epileptologist Dr. Blank cares for patients with epilepsy or seizures. She has expertise in the management of persons living with epilepsy, including women's issues in epilepsy, and the evaluation of those who may be candidates for epilepsy surgery. Her research focuses on developing the epidemiologic data and tools to deliver high value care to our patients. In particular, she studies the effectiveness of current clinical guidelines, understanding why groups of patients do not receive guideline adherent care as well as designing and implementing new care models to improve epilepsy patient outcomes.
Dr. Blank joined the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in 2019. She obtained her medical degree from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine during which time she also obtained a master's degree in public health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Blank completed her neurology residency at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. She then pursued an epilepsy training fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Blank offers telemedicine appointments when appropriate. Please call her office to schedule a video visit.
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, French
Position
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Neurology, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Population Health Science and Policy
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai South Nassau
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai West
Research Topics
Aging, Epidemiology, Epilepsy, Health Services Research, Neurology, Seizure
Clinical Focus
- Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram (EEG)
- Electroencephalogram (EEG) with video
- Epilepsy
- Responsive Neurostimulation (RNS)
- Seizure Disorder
- Vagal nerve stimulator (VNS) for epilepsy
Education
MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Internship, Internal Medicine
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Residency, Neurology
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Fellowship, Epilepsy
University of Pennsylvania Hospital
Certifications
American Board of Psychiatry and 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
- 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
Selected Publications
- Updates to the ILAE seizure classification. Nathalie Jette, Leah J. Blank. The Lancet Neurology
- Treating Seizures With Lamotrigine: Arrhythmia Risks Reconsidered. Leah J. Blank. Neurology
- Association of Outpatient Follow-Up With 30-Day Readmission After Epilepsy or Seizure Discharge in Medicare Beneficiaries Aged 65 and Older. Leah J. Blank, Grace Van Hyfte, Parul Agarwal, Madhu Mazumdar, Nathalie Jette. Neurology
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.
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.
Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Blank during 2024 and/or 2025. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
Editorial Services
- Epilepsy and Behavior
- Epilepsia
- Neurology
- International League Against Epilepsy
- American Epilepsy Society
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.