Alexander Jonokuchi, MD
Director of Pediatric Neuroimmunology at Maimonides Medical Center
Pediatric Neurology Associate Program Director, Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology
and Pediatrics
Pediatric Neurology and Neuroimmunology
Dr. Jonokuchi is a pediatric neurologist and Director of Pediatric Neuroimmunology at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York, and serves as an Assistant Professor of Neurology at SUNY Downstate. He is board-certified in pediatric neurology and fellowship-trained in adult and pediatric neuroimmunology, with expertise in demyelinating and neuroinflammatory disorders.
Dr. Jonokuchi completed his residency in pediatric neurology at Columbia University, after which he received the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Clinical Care Physician Fellowship Award. He subsequently completed his fellowship at the NYU Langone Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center under the mentorship of Dr. Lauren Krupp, founding chair of the International Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Study Group.
His research focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease (MOGAD) in children, as well as the role of exercise in improving symptoms and preventing disability associated with neurological disorders across the lifespan.
Education
- Medical Degree: SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
- Internship: New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, Pediatrics
- Residency: New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, Child Neurology
- Fellowship: New York University Langone Health, Adult and Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis/Neuroimmunology
- Board: Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
For Patients
Conditions and Treatments:
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Migraines
- Concussions
- Infusion Center
Site of clinical practice: Maimonides Medical Center