Harriet Kang, M.D.

Dr. Kang has been with Center Health Care at the Center for Disability Services since 2005.  She received her medical degree from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland.

        Dr. Kang performed a Pediatrics residency at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, and a Neurology and Child Neurology residency at the University of Minnesota Hospital.  Dr. Kang conducted a Clinical Neurophysiology fellowship at the University of Minnesota Hospital, as well as a visiting fellowship in the Epilepsy Research Laboratory at Cornell University Medical Center.

       Dr. Kang has over 30 years of healthcare experience.  In addition to her part-time role at the Center for Disability Services, she currently holds other professional positions, including:  Associate Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, NY; Associate Director of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Management Center at Montefiore Medical Center in New York, NY; and Chief of Pediatric Neurology Outpatient Clinic at Montefiore Medical Center.

       Dr. Kang is a member of several professional associations, including: Board of Directors of the Epilepsy Foundation of Northeastern New York in Albany, NY; Professional Advisory Board of The Epilepsy Institute in New York, NY; Professional Advisory Board of the Epilepsy Society of New York City; and the Advisory Council of the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD) of New York State.

       Dr. Kang is well-known for her research in clinical pharmacology, and has documented her research in various publications.  She has co-authored several published articles, with more recent works including:  “Generalized Seizures without Electrographic Correlate in Young Children”; “Long Term Outcomes of Children with Epilepsy After Withdrawal of Antiepileptic Drugs”: “Gabapentin Toxicity in Children Manifesting As Behavioral Change” and “Protocol for ACTH Administration in Refractory Childhood Seizures: Educational Strategies”.