Dr. Karen V. Morgenshtern Yacoby, MD

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Get to know Neurologist Dr. Karen V. Morgenshtern Yacoby, who serves patients in Honolulu, Hawaii.

A trusted neurologist and headache specialist, Dr. Morgenshtern Yacoby is affiliated with The Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. As such, her philosophy of care is to put the patient first. She makes sure to provide her patients established treatments, while staying up-to-date on the research in headache medicine so she can offer patients all the treatment options for their condition. Her goal is to truly understand her patient and meet them where they are, so that, together, they can develop a care plan that best suits them.

“The most rewarding aspect of my work is the ability to help relieve a patient’s pain that they have been suffering from for a long time. Watching patients who were once so debilitated by headaches and their other symptoms return to living their lives to the fullest is priceless to me. It gives me so much satisfaction to hear about all the different things they can do now with their families, friends and at work because they are feeling so much better” expressed the doctor.

Throughout her academic career, she graduated with her medical degree from the Boston University School of Medicine, and completed her internship at the Eisenhower Medical Center. She then went on to further her training with a residency in neurology at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, followed by a fellowship in headache medicine with the UCLA Goldberg Migraine Program.

An authority in her field, Dr. Morgenshtern Yacoby is board-certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN). The ABPN is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to serving the professions of psychiatry and neurology.

With a passion for teaching, she serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine.

Neurology is a branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the nervous system. Neurologists are licensed medical specialists who diagnose and treat disorders that affect the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and muscles of patients. They examine a patient’s mental and physical status, conduct medical tests and scans, and evaluate the results to diagnose and treat the patient.

Excited to be a part of The Queen’s Medical Center, Dr. Morgenshtern Yacoby feels so lucky that she gets to care for such an amazing community in Hawaii. One of her favorite ways to spend her free time is to be outdoors and explore all the beauty of the islands with her husband and their dog. She also enjoys curling up with a good book or watching an action movie. She speaks both English and Hebrew, and is currently trying to learn some Hawaiian, which she thinks is such a beautiful language.

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