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Geetha Chari, MD

Clinical Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics
Pediatric Neurology
Program Director, Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship

Dr. Geetha Chari is a board certified pediatric neurologist and pediatric epileptologist, and the program director of the Clinical Neurophysiology fellowship training program. She completed medical school and General Pediatrics residency in Mumbai, India. She then came to SUNY Downstate where she completed fellowships in both Pediatric Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology with a concentration in EEG and Epilepsy. Her main interests are in Pediatric Epilepsy, Neonatal seizures, and EEG.

Clinical Subspecialty:

  • Child Neurology
  • Pediatric Epilepsy

Research Interests:

  • EEG
  • Pediatric Epilepsy
  • Neonatal EEG

Education and Training:

  • Board Certified in Child Neurology, General Pediatrics, Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology
  • MD: Mumbai, India
  • Residency in General Pediatrics: SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
  • Fellowship in Child Neurology: SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
  • Fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology: SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY

Patient Appointments:

Mondays 1pm - 4pm by appointment only (B4-330, Call (718) 270-2042 for appointment)

Languages Spoken:

  • Hindi
  • Marathi
  • Tamil