About
Personal Statement
Dr. Kaunzner has an interest in autoimmune disorders of the nervous system and specializes in evaluation and management of patients with Multiple Sclerosis and other neuroinflammatory disorders. She is also actively involved in conducting translational research at the imaging center of the Judith Jaffe MS Center of Weill Cornell Medicine. Dr. Kaunzner is board certified in Psychiatry and Neurology and is a member of the American Academy of Neurology.
Specialties and Expertise
Specialties
- General Neurology
Expertise
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Optic Neuritis
- Neuromyelitis Optica
- Concussion
Biography
Dr. Kaunzner is Assistant Professor in Neurology at Weill Cornell Medicine and an Assistant Attending Neurologist at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine. She is also a supervising attending neurologist at the New York-Presbyterian Resident Multiple Sclerosis Clinic.
Dr. Kaunzner studied medicine in Jena and Paris, and received her medical degree from the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena, Germany. She then continued her postdoctoral training in Neuroinflammation/Neuroimmunity at the Rockefeller University, New York. After her Internship and Neurology residency at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, she completed a fellowship in Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroinflammation at the Judith Jaffe MS Center of Weill-Cornell Medicine.
Dr. Kaunzner is board certified in Psychiatry and Neurology and is a member of the American Academy of Neurology.
Dr. Kaunzner welcomes patients at the following locations:
1305 York Avenue
10021 New York
and
156 William Street
New York, NY 10038
Research
Honors and Awards
Honors and Awards
best Mentorship for Medical Students
Neurology Resident Award for Outstanding Teaching
AAN Fellow Scholarship
Credentials
Clinical and Academic Positions
- Assistant Attending Neurologist - NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
- Assistant Professor of Neurology - Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
- Feil Family Clinical Scholar in Multiple Sclerosis I - Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
Education and Training
- Ph.D., Friedrich Schiller University (Germany), 2008
- M.D., Friedrich Schiller University Faculty of Medicine (Germany), 2006
Insurance
Insurance Plans Accepted
The following represents most of the managed care plans accepted by this doctor. If your insurance carrier does not appear here please contact the doctor’s office as they may have individual contracts not included on this site.
* indicates this doctor is no longer accepting new patients with this insurance plan.
- AETNA - HMO
- AETNA - Medicare
- AETNA - PPO
- Aetna Weill Cornell Employee Managed Care Plan
- Aetna Weill Cornell Employee PPO Plan
- Aetna-NYP - EPO/POS
- Affinity Access
- Affinity Health Plan
- CIGNA
- Emblem Select Care
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - Blue Access
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - EPO
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - HMO
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - Mediblue (Senior)
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - PPO
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield HealthPlus
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield HealthPlus - CHP
- Fidelis Care
- GHI - CBP
- Health First
- Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP)
- Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP) - Medicaid
- Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP) - Medicare
- Medicaid
- Oxford Health Plans - Freedom
- Oxford Health Plans - Liberty
- Oxford Health Plans - Medicare Advantage
- Oxford Health Plans - Metro/Core/Charter
- Rockefeller University - Trustmark
- United Empire
- United Healthcare
- United Healthcare - Community Plan
- United Healthcare - Medicare
- United Healthcare Compass
- VNSNY CHOICE - HMO
- VNSNY CHOICE - Medicare
- WellCare of NY
- WorldWide Medical
Locations and Appointments
News and Media
News
External Relationships
External Relationships
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No External Relationships Reported