Dr. Carrie R Muh M.D., M.S., Surgeon (Pediatric)
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Dr. Carrie R Muh M.D., M.S.

Neurosurgeon

5/5(15)
2100 Erwin Rd Durham NC, 27705
Rating

5/5

About

Dr. Carrie Muh, MD, MS, MHSc, FAANS is a Pediatric neurosurgeon specializing in epilepsy surgery.

She is Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery and Surgical Director of the Epilepsy Program at Westchester Medical Center and Maria Fareri Children's Hospital, and is an Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at New York Medical College. She worked at Duke University Hospital in Atlanta and remains an Adjuvant Professor at Duke University,

Dr. Muh treats neurologic disorders of the brain and spinal cord including intractable epilepsy, brain tumors, spinal cord tumors, craniosynostosis, moya moya disease, Chiari malformations, spina bifida and hydrocephalus. Her research focuses on development of new devices to treat and diagnose hydrocephalus, as well as cognitive and functional mapping of the brain in patients with epilepsy. She has more than 60 publications and has lectured to neurosurgeons in multiple countries.

Education and Training

Columbia University MD 2003

Board Certification

American Board of Neurological Surgery

Provider Details

FemaleEnglish

Areas of expertise and specialization

Epilepsy SurgeryLaser AblationStereotactic EEGMoya MoyaPediatric NeurosurgeryChiari Malformation

Faculty Titles & Positions

  • Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery Westchester Medical Center 2019 - Present

Awards

  • Innovator of the Year Finalist 2017 Congress of Neurological Surgeons 
  • Exceptional Women in Medicine 2021 Castle Connolly 
  • New York Super Doctors 2020 New York Times 
  • US Patent, CSF shunt development 2016 US Patent Office 

Professional Memberships

  • Congress of Neurological Surgeons  
  • AANS/CNS Section of Pediatric Neurological Surgery, Executive Committee  
  • American Association of Neurological Surgeons  

Areas of research

Shunt development for Hydrocephalus.

Cortical brain mapping for Epilepsy.

Dr. Carrie R Muh M.D., M.S.'s Practice location

Practice At 5455 Meridian Marks Rd Ne Suite 540

5455 Meridian Marks Rd Ne Suite 540 -
Atlanta, GA 30342
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Practice At 2100 Erwin Rd

2100 Erwin Rd -
Durham, NC 27705
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New patients: 800-394-4445
Fax: 706-434-8871

100 WOODS RD # A -
VALHALLA, NY 10595
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New patients: 914-493-7000
Fax: 914-493-2505

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