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Claudia A. Chiriboga, MD, MPH
Interim Division Director; Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology and Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Neurology


Education:
  • MD: University of Buenos Aires Medical School, 1982
  • Internship: St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital
  • Fellowship: Neurological Institute and Babies Hospital of Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
  • MPH: Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
Board Certification:
Neurology with special qualification in child neurology

Office Location:
Harkness Pavillion 552
180 Fort Washington Ave
New York, NY, 10032
Tel: 212-305-8549; 212-305-6833
FAX 212-305-1253

Insurance: Affinity, Oxford, United Healthcare, 1199, Medicaid
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Dr. Chiriboga is Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology and Pediatrics of the Division of Pediatric Neurology, Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics, College of Physicians & Surgeons of Columbia University and Chief of Pediatric Neurology at Columbia University's affiliate hospital, Harlem Hospital Center.

Dr. Chiriboga was born in Peru and educated in Argentina, where she graduated with Honors from the Faculty of Medicine at the National University of Buenos Aires in 1982. Dr. Chiriboga completed training in pediatrics at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital in 1985. After completing her training in child neurology in 1988 at the Neurological Institute and Babies Hospital of Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, Dr. Chiriboga joined the Division of Pediatric Neurology at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. Subsequently, she completed a Neuroepidemiology fellowship at Sergievsky Center and received a Master in Public Health from the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University.

Dr. Chiriboga serves/has served on committees of the NIH, CNS, and ABPN, and is a regular examiner for the Part II ABPN examination. She is a diplomate of the ABPN in child neurology.

Dr. Chiriboga's clinical research, including NIH funding, has focused on congenital infections and neurodevelopmental disorders, including cerebral palsy and effects of perinatal exposures. Her clinical practice focuses on developmental, neurobehavioral neurology and migraine and on the treatment of spasticity.




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