Vanessa Tiongson - Neurology | Mount Sinai

About Me

Vanessa Tiongson,MD is a board-certified neurologist and assistant professor at Mount Sinai Hospital. She practices general neurology but specializes in peripheral nerve, neuromuscular junction, and muscle disorders. She completed her neuromuscular medicine and EMG training at Montefiore Medical Center. Dr. Tiongson did her neurology residency at NYU and obtained her medical degree at SUNY Downstate. She is trained to address a variety of neurological disorders including but not limited to back pain, neck pain, peripheral neuropathy, nerve disorders, muscle disorders, myasthenia gravis, headache, epilepsy, movement disorders, vascular disease, and multiple sclerosis. Dr. Tiongson is on the professional practice committee of the AANEM.

Dr. Tiongson offers telemedicine appointments when appropriate. Please call her office to schedule a video visit.

Dr. Tiongson is registered to provide telehealth services in Florida.

Language

English

Position

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Neurology, Neuromuscular Diseases

Hospital Affiliations

Mount Sinai Beth Israel
Mount Sinai Morningside
Mount Sinai Brooklyn
Mount Sinai Queens
The Mount Sinai Hospital
Mount Sinai West

Clinical Focus

Ataxia
Atypical Facial Pain
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
Brain Tumors
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Cervical Myelopathy
Chronic Daily Headache
Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Neuropathy
Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP)

Education

MD, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University - College of Medicine

Internship, Internal Medicine

Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra Northwell

Residency, Neurology

NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Fellowship, Neuromuscular Medicine

Montefiore Medical Center

Certifications

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Locations

Neurology and Neurosurgery Suite 6E

1090 Amsterdam Ave 6th Fl, New York, NY, 10025

212-523-6521

Neurology

5 East 98th Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY, 10029

212-241-7076

Insurance Information

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Neurology and Neurosurgery Suite 6E1090 Amsterdam Ave 6th Fl, New York, NY, 10025

Neurology5 East 98th Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY, 10029

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Patient Experience Rating

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

4.8 out of 5

Care Provider’s Concern

4.9 out of 5

Likelihood to Recommend Care Provider

4.6 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.

Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Tiongson during 2023 and/or 2024. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.

Consulting or Other Professional Services Examples include, but are not limited to, committee participation, data safety monitoring board (DSMB) membership

Healthcare Quality Strategies Inc.
Janssen Pharmaceuticals

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.

Vanessa Tiongson, MD

Neurology

About Me

Language

Position

Hospital Affiliations

About Me

Language

Position

Hospital Affiliations

Clinical Focus

Education

MD, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University - College of Medicine

Internship, Internal Medicine

Residency, Neurology

Fellowship, Neuromuscular Medicine

Certifications

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Locations

Neurology and Neurosurgery Suite 6E

Neurology

Insurance Information

Patient Experience Rating ?

Care Provider’s Explanation

Care Provider’s Concern

Likelihood to Recommend Care Provider

Industry Relationships

Patient Experience Rating