In addition to being Atria’s Director of Brain Health, Dr. Lawrence Newman is a Professor of Neurology at the NYU Langone School of Medicine. Prior to joining Atria, he served as the Director of the Division of Headache at NYU Langone Medical Center.
Dr. Newman is Chair of the American Migraine Foundation, former President of the American Headache Society (AHS), currently serves on the Board of Directors of AHS, and previously served on the Board of Directors of the Headache Cooperative of New England. He is a Fellow of the American Headache Society and the American Academy of Neurology.
Before joining NYU, Dr. Newman founded the Headache Institute at Mount Sinai West & Mount Sinai Beth Israel, where he was Director from 1998 to 2016. Earlier, Dr. Newman was a Resident and Chief Resident in Neurology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He completed his headache fellowship and was an attending physician at the Montefiore Headache Unit until 1997.
Motivated by his own experiences with chronic migraines, Dr. Newman became one of the first clinically trained specialists in headache medicine in the country when he completed specialized fellowship training in 1989.
When asked why he joined Atria, Dr. Newman says, “The people here have all come together from different angles, but for the same purpose. We ask ourselves, ‘How are we going to change medicine? How are we going to improve people's lives? How are we going to do things that nobody has done before?’ We're creating the playbook.”
Credentials
- ProfessorDepartment of Neurology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
- Former Attending PhysicianNYU Langone Medical Center, Mount Sinai Hospital, Montefiore Medical Center, and Beth Israel Medical Center
- Former DirectorHeadache Division, NYU Langone Health
- Former DirectorThe Headache Institute at Mount Sinai West & Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Former Professor of NeurologyIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Former Clinical Professor of NeurologyAlbert Einstein College of Medicine
- Former Vice-ChairDepartment of Neurology, Mount Sinai West
Awards
- Cullman Family Award for Excellence in Physician CommunicationMount Sinai
- Leo M. Davidoff Award for Excellence in TeachingAlbert Einstein College of Medicine
- Leonard L. Lovshin Lectureship AwardCleveland Clinic Foundation
- John R. Graham Lecture AwardAmerican Headache Society
- Distinguished Service AwardAmerican Headache Society
Affiliations
- ChairAmerican Migraine Foundation
- DiplomatNeurology, American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology
- DiplomatNeurology, Headache Medicine, United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties
- Former PresidentAmerican Headache Society
- FellowAmerican Headache Society
- FellowAmerican Academy of Neurology
Meet Our Doctors
Dr. Ken Shubin Stein
Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer
Dr. David W. Dodick
Chief Science Officer & Chair, Atria Academy of Science & Medicine
Dr. Paul G. Lee
Chief Clinical Consultant
Dr. Nieca Goldberg
Women’s Health & Cardiology, Medical Director of Atria New York
Dr. Lawrence C. Newman
Director of Brain Health
Dr. Richard S. Isaacson
Director of Brain Health
Dr. Rony Shimony
Director of Cardiology
Dr. Jennifer McGugins Hill
Internal Medicine
Dr. Jahangir Rahman
Internal Medicine
Dr. Edward J. Greaney
Internal Medicine
Dr. Yadiera M. Brown
Family Medicine
Dr. Evelyn C. Granieri
Director of Geriatrics
Dr. Nicholas D. Caputo
Director of Urgent & Home Care
Dr. Carmela Seymour
Gynecology
Dr. Kelly Fradin
Director of Pediatrics
Dr. Hina J. Talib
Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
Dr. Cory Kercher
Pediatrics
Dr. Kersha S. Pennicott
Pediatrics & Urgent Care
Dr. Ken Shubin Stein
Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer
Dr. David W. Dodick
Chief Science Officer & Chair, Atria Academy of Science & Medicine
Dr. Paul G. Lee
Chief Clinical Consultant
Dr. Nieca Goldberg
Women’s Health & Cardiology, Medical Director of Atria New York
Dr. Lawrence C. Newman
Director of Brain Health
Dr. Richard S. Isaacson
Director of Brain Health
Dr. Rony Shimony
Director of Cardiology
Dr. Jennifer McGugins Hill
Internal Medicine
Dr. Jahangir Rahman
Internal Medicine
Dr. Edward J. Greaney
Internal Medicine
Dr. Yadiera M. Brown
Family Medicine
Dr. Evelyn C. Granieri
Director of Geriatrics
Dr. Nicholas D. Caputo
Director of Urgent & Home Care
Dr. Carmela Seymour
Gynecology
Dr. Kelly Fradin
Director of Pediatrics
Dr. Hina J. Talib
Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
Dr. Cory Kercher
Pediatrics
Dr. Kersha S. Pennicott
Pediatrics & Urgent Care
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Dr. Ken Shubin Stein
Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer
Dr. David W. Dodick
Chief Science Officer & Chair, Atria Academy of Science & Medicine
Dr. Paul G. Lee
Chief Clinical Consultant
Dr. Nieca Goldberg
Women’s Health & Cardiology, Medical Director of Atria New York
Dr. Lawrence C. Newman
Director of Brain Health
Dr. Richard S. Isaacson
Director of Brain Health
Dr. Rony Shimony
Director of Cardiology
Dr. Jennifer McGugins Hill
Internal Medicine
Dr. Jahangir Rahman
Internal Medicine
Dr. Edward J. Greaney
Internal Medicine
Dr. Yadiera M. Brown
Family Medicine
Dr. Evelyn C. Granieri
Director of Geriatrics
Dr. Nicholas D. Caputo
Director of Urgent & Home Care
Dr. Carmela Seymour
Gynecology
Dr. Kelly Fradin
Director of Pediatrics
Dr. Hina J. Talib
Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
Dr. Cory Kercher
Pediatrics
Dr. Kersha S. Pennicott
Pediatrics & Urgent Care
Dr. Ken Shubin Stein
Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer
Dr. David W. Dodick
Chief Science Officer & Chair, Atria Academy of Science & Medicine
Dr. Paul G. Lee
Chief Clinical Consultant
Dr. Nieca Goldberg
Women’s Health & Cardiology, Medical Director of Atria New York
Dr. Lawrence C. Newman
Director of Brain Health
Dr. Richard S. Isaacson
Director of Brain Health
Dr. Rony Shimony
Director of Cardiology
Dr. Jennifer McGugins Hill
Internal Medicine
Dr. Jahangir Rahman
Internal Medicine
Dr. Edward J. Greaney
Internal Medicine
Dr. Yadiera M. Brown
Family Medicine
Dr. Evelyn C. Granieri
Director of Geriatrics
Dr. Nicholas D. Caputo
Director of Urgent & Home Care
Dr. Carmela Seymour
Gynecology
Dr. Kelly Fradin
Director of Pediatrics
Dr. Hina J. Talib
Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
Dr. Cory Kercher
Pediatrics
Dr. Kersha S. Pennicott
Pediatrics & Urgent Care