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Neurology
Neurology and Neurosurgery Suite 6E
212-523-6521
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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
Position
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West
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
Position
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West
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
Position
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai Morningside and 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)
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- 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)
- Cognitive Impairment (Post Head Injury)
- Cognitive or Memory Impairment / Dementia
- Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Electromyography (EMG)
- Gait Impairment
- Herniated Disk
- Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathy Multiplex
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Myopathy
- Nerve Conduction Study
- Neurologic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- Neuromuscular Disease
- Periodic Limb Movement Disorder (PLMD)
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Post-Herpetic Neuralgia (PHN)
- Small Fiber Neuropathy
- Tingling / Numbness / Weakness
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Wrist Drop / Radial Nerve Palsy
Education
MD, SUNY at Downstate
Internship, Internal Medicine
Lenox Hill Hospital
Residency, Neurology
New York University
Fellowship, Neuromuscular
Montefiore Medical Center
Locations
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.
- Neurology and Neurosurgery Suite 6E1090 Amsterdam Ave 6th Fl, New York, NY, 10025
- 1199 SEIU
- AETNA - Commercial
- AETNA - Medicare
- AgeWell New York
- 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 FKA Amerigroup Medicaid
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Medicare
- Fidelis Health Care
- HealthFirst Medicaid
- HealthFirst Medicare
- Horizon NJ
- Hotel Trades
- Magnacare-Health Care
- Medicare
- Metroplus
- Multiplan PHCS
- NY Medicaid
- Oxford - Freedom & Liberty
- Partners Health Plan
- Select Health Medicaid - VNSNY
- Senior Whole Health
- United Health Care - Commercial
- United Health Care - Community Care Medicaid
- United Health Care - Empire Plan
- United Health Care - Oxford Care
- United Health Care - Top Tier
- VNSNY Choice Medicare
- VillageCareMax
- WellCare Health Plan
- Neurology5 East 98th Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY, 10029
- 1199 SEIU
- AETNA - Commercial
- AETNA - Medicare
- AgeWell New York
- 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 FKA Amerigroup Medicaid
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Medicare
- Fidelis Health Care
- HealthFirst Medicaid
- HealthFirst Medicare
- Horizon NJ
- Hotel Trades
- Magnacare-Health Care
- Medicare
- Metroplus
- Multiplan PHCS
- NY Medicaid
- Oxford - Freedom & Liberty
- Partners Health Plan
- Select Health Medicaid - VNSNY
- Senior Whole Health
- United Health Care - Commercial
- United Health Care - Community Care Medicaid
- United Health Care - Empire Plan
- United Health Care - Oxford Care
- United Health Care - Top Tier
- VNSNY Choice Medicare
- VillageCareMax
- 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.
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 and biotechnology companies 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 relationships with such companies.
Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Tiongson during 2022 and/or 2023. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
Consulting:
- Healthcare Quality Strategies Inc.
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.