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Vanessa Tiongson, MD
Neurology
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.
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
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)
- 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 Downstate Health Sciences University - College of Medicine
Internship, Internal Medicine
Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine
Residency, Neurology
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Fellowship, Neuromuscular Medicine
Montefiore Medical Center
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
- 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
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.
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Patient Experience Star Ratings and Comments
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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 2024 and/or 2025. 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.
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.