
Dr. Uma Alampur, MD
Neurologist | Neurology
804 Syska Road Ossining NY, 10562About
Having three decades of expertise, Dr. Alampur is a board-certified neurologist currently serving her patients at Upstate Neurology PC located in New York. In order to provide her patients the best care, Dr. Alampur studies, evaluates, diagnoses, and treats conditions that affect the nervous system. To begin her career, she attended Gandhi Medical College in India and earned her medical degree. Dr. Alampur then completed her residency in neurology at St. Vincent’s Hospital & Medical Center in New York.
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
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Dr. Uma Alampur, MD's Expert Contributions
I need to know what I have?
Were you seen by your primary care doctor? Did you have blood work? If not, you need to go for a full physical, blood work, check thyroid levels, lyme, vit. D levels. If all are normal, you need to see a neurologist, have an MRI of the brain, a sleep study, and EEG. READ MORE
What stops excessive eye twitching?
Excessive eye twitching can commonly be due to allergies or caffeinated drinks. Please treat allergies, and cut back on caffeine. If it continues, one can take magnesium 500 mg once a day. READ MORE
Does this mean Parkinson's disease?
Please make an appointment with your neurologist, check the dosages of your medications, and consult a cardiologist as well. READ MORE
When should you see a neurologist for numbness?
As soon as you can get an appointment with a pediatric neurologist. READ MORE
Do I have MS, PLS, or Fibromyalgia?
Did your neurologist do a lumbar puncture? Get a second opinion at a university hospital. READ MORE
Balance is off after neck surgery?
You need to see a neurologist and need to have MRI of the neck ,if you did not have one after the surgery READ MORE
Do antidepressants permanently change your brain?
Not that I know, need to make an appointment with psychiatrist and discuss READ MORE
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Awards
- Faculty award 10 Family Practice Inistitute
- top doctor 3 castle connolly
Professional Memberships
- American Academy of Neurology
Professional Society Memberships
- American Academy of Neurology, American Academy of Emergency Medicine
Dr. Uma Alampur, MD's Practice location
SUNY Upstate Medical University - Department of Neurology
90 Presidential Plz Suite 201 -Syracuse, NY 13202Get Direction
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Get to know Neurologist Dr. Uma Alampur, who serves patients in New York.
In practice for over three decades, Dr. Alampur is a board-certified neurologist who is currently practicing through her Private Practice, Upstate Neurology PC in New York. She is the recipient of the Patients’ Choice Award in 2017 and 2018 and Compassionate Doctor Recognition in 2017 and 2018.
After earning her medical degree from Gandhi Medical College in India, Dr. Alampur relocated to the United States. There, she completed her residency in neurology at St. Vincent’s Hospital & Med CTR-NY in New York City, New York.
Shortly thereafter, she became board-certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, which is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to promoting high-quality patient care for the public through the initial and continuing certification of psychiatrists and neurologists.
Additionally, she attained membership status with the American Academy of Neurology, a professional society representing over 36,000 neurologists and neuroscientists, and the American Academy of Emergency Medicine, a nonprofit professional medical association of emergency medicine physicians.
Neurology is a branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the nervous system. Neurologists are licensed medical specialists who diagnose and treat disorders that affect the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and muscles of patients. They examine a patient’s mental and physical status, conduct medical tests and scans, and evaluate the results to diagnose and treat the patient.
On a more personal note, Dr. Alampur speaks three languages, English, Hindi, and Telugu.
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