Orly Avitzur, MD, MBA, FAAN is a practicing neurologist in
Tarrytown, NY and the first
Editor-in-Chief of the American
Academy of Neurology Website.  She is Medical Adviser at
Consumers Union and Associate Medical Editor at
Consumer
Reports. She received her undergraduate degree from Johns
Hopkins University and her medical degree from The
Pennsylvania State University School of Medicine where was
the recipient of the Merck Award for Academic Excellence
upon graduation.  She completed her neurology residency at
Yale-New Haven Hospital.  She is certified in Neurology by the
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and is a Fellow
of the American Academy of Neurology.

Her specialty interests include headaches, back and neck
pain, carpal tunnel syndrome and women’s health. She serves
as a medical consultant for the
New York Rangers.  She holds
academic appointments at
Yale University School of Medicine
and New York Medical College.

Dr. Avitzur writes the
In Practice column for Neurology Today,
a Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins publication in which she
discusses a variety of medical practice issues.  She is a
freelance medical writer and has been a frequent contributer
to
Neurology Now. She serves on the Medscape Neurology &
Neurosurgery Scientific Advisory Board. She writes and
speaks frequently on the subjects of physician office
technologies, electronic medical records/computerized patient
records, and medical practice management.  She is the chair
of the
American Academy of Neurology Electronic Health
Records Task Force and chair of the American Academy of
Neurology Audit Committee.

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