HHC Lincoln Hospital’s Division of General Neurology provides highly skilled and value based care in the diagnosis and management of diverse neurological disorders. HHC Lincoln Hospital is a primary stroke center, earning the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval and is a thrombectomy capable center. The neurology service also provides EEG monitoring services both in and outpatient. There is continuous EEG monitoring capability primarily used in our neurology ICU patients. HHC Lincoln hospital also extensively utilizes Ceribell, a cutting edge POC EEG in the ICU and emergency room. The neurology division also provides subspecialty clinics including EMG and Epilepsy clinic.
Faculty:
Amy Postelnik, MD MPH (Chief of Division and Director of Epilepsy), completed all of her medical training in her native NYC. She obtained her medical degree from SUNY Downstate in Brooklyn. She then completed her neurology residency at Mount Sinai Icahn SOM and her subspecialty Epilepsy training at NYP Columbia. She is double board certified in both Neurology and Epilepsy. She has been an attending at HHC Lincoln Hospital since 2021. Dr. Postelnik is the current Director of Epilepsy at HHC Lincoln Hospital and is responsible for founding the sub-specialty Epilepsy clinic, which occurs weekly, along with introducing continuous EEG monitoring. Dr. Postelnik is also an assistant professor at NYP Weill Cornell.
