Alexander Jonokuchi, MD


Maimonides Physician

Specialties

Neurology, Pediatric Neurology

Languages

English, Spanish

About Me

Dr. Jonokuchi is a pediatric neurologist and Director of Pediatric Neuroimmunology at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York, and serves as an Assistant Professor of Neurology at SUNY Downstate. He is board-certified in pediatric neurology and fellowship-trained in adult and pediatric neuroimmunology, with expertise in demyelinating and neuroinflammatory disorders.

Dr. Jonokuchi completed his residency in pediatric neurology at Columbia University, after which he received the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Clinical Care Physician Fellowship Award. He subsequently completed his fellowship at the NYU Langone Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center under the mentorship of Dr. Lauren Krupp, founding chair of the International Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Study Group.

His research focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease (MOGAD) in children, as well as the role of exercise in improving symptoms and preventing disability associated with neurological disorders across the lifespan.

Conditions & Treatments

  • Abnormally Large Head / Macrocephaly
  • Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
  • Autism
  • Bell's Palsy
  • Brachial Plexus
  • Brain Malformation
  • Brain Tumor Evaluation
  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
  • Cauda Equina Syndrome
  • Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Neuropathy
  • Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP)
  • Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
  • Developmental Delay
  • Dizziness
  • Dystonia
  • Foot Drop / Peroneal Nerve Injury
  • Guillain-Barré Syndrome
  • HIV Neuropathy
  • Hemifacial Spasm
  • Impaired Gait
  • Inflammatory Myopathy
  • Limb Dystonia
  • Lumbar Radiculopathy
  • Migraine
  • Mitochondrial Myopathy
  • Movement Disorder
  • Movement Issues
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Muscular Dystrophy
  • Myasthenia Gravis
  • Myelitis
  • Neck Pain
  • Neuralgia / Post-Herpetic Neuralgia
  • Neurofibromatosis
  • Neurologic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
  • Neuropathic Pain
  • Paresthesia
  • Pediatric Brain / Spinal Cord Tumor
  • Pediatric Brain Malformation
  • Pediatric Concussion
  • Pediatric Development Disorder
  • Pediatric Fainting / Syncope
  • Pediatric Head Injury
  • Pediatric Headache
  • Pediatric Hydrocephalus
  • Pediatric Meningitis
  • Pediatric Movement Disorder
  • Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis
  • Pediatric Muscle Disorders / Myopathy
  • Pediatric Muscle Weakness / Palsy
  • Pediatric Neurology Consultation
  • Pediatric Neurology Follow Up
  • Pediatric Neurology Problem
  • Pediatric Peripheral Neuropathy
  • Pediatric Seizures / Epilepsy
  • Pediatric Sleep Disorder
  • Pediatric Spinal Cord Disorder
  • Pediatric Tics / Tourette Syndrome
  • Pediatric Vascular Malformation
  • Pediatric Weakness
  • Periodic Paralysis Syndrome
  • Radiculopathy
  • Sarcoidosis
  • Stroke Check-up / Prevention
  • Tic Douloureux / Trigeminal Neuralgia
  • Tingling / Numbness
  • Toxic Myopathy
  • Tuberous Sclerosis
  • Ulnar Neuropathy
  • Vertigo
  • Vision Loss

Insurance

  • Aetna
  • Affinity Health Plan
  • Cigna
  • EmblemHealth
  • Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Empire Plan (United Healthcare)
  • Fidelis
  • HealthFirst
  • Hotel Trades
  • Local 1199
  • MagnaCare
  • Medicaid
  • Medicare
  • MetroPlusHealth
  • MultiPlan
  • Oxford
  • Tricare
  • United Healthcare
  • VNS Choice
  • Wellcare

Education

Medical Degree

SUNY Downstate College of Medicine

Internship

New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, Pediatrics

Residency

New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, Child Neurology

Fellowship

New York University Langone Health, Adult and Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis/Neuroimmunology

Board

Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology

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