Orly Avitzur, MD, MBA, FAAN is a practicing neurologist,
medical writer, and the first
Editor-in-Chief of the
American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Website and The
Brain Matters AAN patient Website.  She is Medical Adviser
at Consumers Union, Associate Medical Editor for
Consumer
Reports and a recipient of the 2009 AAN Journalism
Fellowship Award.

She received her training in neurology at Yale-New Haven
Hospital and is Board-certified by the American Board of
Psychiatry and Neurology. She holds joint academic
appointments at Yale University School of Medicine and New
York Medical College.
Dr.  Orly Avitzur
Dr. Avitzur's Practice Specializes in the Evaluation of:
Back and Neck Pain
Headache and Migraine
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Pinched nerves
Medical Writing
Dr. Avitzur is a frequent contributor to Consumer Reports and
Consumer Reports on Health. She writes a column called "In
Practice"
on practice and technology for Neurology Today
and has written for a variety of patient publications including
Neurology Now.

Her articles have focused on current subjects of concern for
physicians and patients including medication safety and
electronic prescribing, ways to improve communication, uses
of the medical Internet, managed care, health care education,
and computerized tools to improve care.
Speaking and Teaching
Dr. Avitzur speaks frequently on methods to patient safety
and patient education including the use of technology and
electronic medical records. She is a lecturer at the
Yale
University School of Medicine and an Assistant Professor at
the New York Medical College. She chairs the Practice
Management and Technology Subcommittee for the
American Academy of Neurology.
Practice of Neurology
Orly Avitzur, MD
2009 BLOGS

To protect your kids ears,
turn down the volume


You deserve answers
about medical care

Interview with the CDC

For Iraq veterans
headaches follow TBI

HPV vacccine does not
increase risk of
Guillain-Barre syndrome

Having a parent with
dementia

One step closer to
Personal Health Records

Narcotic medicine can be
deadly after spinal-fusion
surgery

Low back pain:  readers
rate remedies

Peanut problems in a
nutshell

Teen tattoos
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