Gary Alweiss, MD
- Neurology
My goal is to provide comprehensive neurological care to our community.
Related Services
Related Practices
- Bergen Neurology Consultants
Specialties, Procedures &
Conditions Treated
Primary Areas of Practice
- Neurology
Other Areas of Practice
- Bloodless Medicine
Procedures
- Botox® Injection for Migraine
- Botox® Injections for Dystonia
- Carotid Artery Ultrasound
- Cognitive Testing
- Electroencephalogram (EEG)
- Electromyography (EMG)
- Epidural Injection into Lumbar Spine
- Evoked Potential Testing
- Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT)
- Nerve Conduction Studies
- NeuroTrax Testing for Concussion
- Sleep Studies, Home
Conditions Treated
- ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Arm Weakness
- Atypical Facial Pain
- Back Pain
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebral Vascular Disease
- Cerebral Vascular Malformation
- Cervical (Neck) Pain
- Cervical Spinal Disorders
- Cervical Spine Disease
- Concussion
- Dementia
- Dizziness
- Dystonia
- Epilepsy
- Facial Nerve Disorders
- Facial Pain
- Headache
- Herniated Disc
- Huntington Disease
- Insomnia
- Lou Gehrig's Disease
- Memory Loss
- Moyamoya Syndrome
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Atrophy
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Musculoskeletal Disease
- Musculoskeletal Pain
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Narcolepsy
- Neck Pain
- Neuromuscular Disease
- Neuropathy
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Seizures
- Sleep Apnea
- Spasticity
- Spinal Disorders
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spinal Stenosis, Cervical
- Stroke
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Vasculitis
Locations &
Appointments
Locations
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Bergen Neurology Consultants
25 Rockwood Place Suite 110 Englewood, NJ 07631
Main: 201-894-5805Fax: 201-894-1956
Insurance
Insurances Accepted
Below is a list of the insurance plans that your provider participates in. It is very important that you contact your insurance company prior to receiving services or care. Each health insurance plan is different and some provide different levels of coverage: only your health insurance plan can provide complete information regarding your coverage and potential out-of-pocket costs.
1199 (SEIU)
- 1199 (SEIU)
Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna PPO
- Aetna POS
- Aetna Medicare Managed Care
- Medsolutions
- Meritan Health
AmeriHealth
- AmeriHealth HMO
- AmeriHealth PPO
- Value Network (Exchange Plan)
- AmeriHealth Administrator
APWU
- APWU Health Plan
Cigna
- Great-West Healthcare (GWH)
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Cigna Supplemental
- Health Partners
Clover Health
- Clover Health
CoreSource
- CoreSource
Coventry
- CCN
Emblem Health
- GHI PPO
- GHI CBP
- Vytra
Empire BCBS
- Blue Priority
- Direct HMO
- Direct PPO
- Empire BCBS EPO
- Empire BCBS HMO
- Pathway EPO
- Pathway HMO
- Empire BCBS POS
- Empire BCBS PPO
- Prism
- Silver
- Total Blue
Empire Plan (NYSHIP)
- Empire Plan (NYSHIP)
First Health
- First Health
GEHA
- GEHA Health Plan
Horizon BCBS
- Horizon BCBS EPO
- Federal Employee Program
- Horizon BCBS Medicare Managed Care
- NJ Carpenters Fund
- OMNIA Tier 1
- Traditional
- Horizon PPO
- Horizon HMO
MagnaCare
- Local 825
- MagnaCare PPO
Mail Handlers
- Mail Handlers Benefit Plan (MHBP)
Medicare
- Medicare NJ
MultiPlan/PHCS
- Beech Street
- Humana
- PHCS
- Pomco
- MultiPlan Worker’s Comp
MVP Health Care
- MVP Health Care PPO
NALC
- NALC Health Benefit Plan
Nippon Life Insurance Co of America
- Nippon Life Benefits
Oxford
- Freedom
- Liberty
- Garden State Network
- Oxford Medicare
- Metro
QualCare
- Choice Care
- QualCare EPO
- FEHB
- GHI PPO
- HIP HMO
- HIP PPO
- HIP PRIME HMO
- HIP PRIME PPO
- QualCare HMO
- Humana
- Inner Circle
- Oscar
- QualCare PPO
- QualCare Worker’s Comp
Railroad Medicare
- Railroad Medicare NJ
TRICARE North Region
- DVA
- CHAMPVA
UnitedHealthcare
- AARP
- Commercial and Marketplace
- Compass Benefit (Exchange)
- UnitedHealthcare EPO
- UnitedHealthcare HMO
- Medica
- UnitedHealthcare POS
- UnitedHealthcare PPO
- River Valley
- UnitedHealthcare StudentResources
UMR
- UMR
About
About Gary Alweiss
Dr. Alweiss is the chief of neurology at Englewood Hospital and a founding partner of Bergen Neurology Consultants. He is board certified in neurology and electrodiagnostic medicine. After receiving his MD from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, he did a neurology residency Mount Sinai Hospital and a fellowship in neuromuscular disease and EMG at NewYork-Presbyterian. He has been an attending neurologist at Englewood Hospital for over 25 years. He specializes in treating nerve disorders and headaches. He is a member of the board of the Adler Aphasia Center and teaches residents and medical students through the Neurological Institute of Columbia University. He is a member of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine.
Honors & Awards
- 2019 Bergen Magazine Top Doctors
- 2018, 2017: New Jersey Monthly Top Doctors
- 2016-2018: Castle Connolly Top Doctors New York Metro Area
- 2017: New York Magazine Top Doctors
Professional Memberships
- Board Member, Adler Aphasia Center
- American Academy of Neurology
- American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine
Committees and Leadership Positions
- Section Chief, Neurology
Education &
Training
Education & Degrees
MD: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Residency
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Fellowship
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, EMG and Neuromuscular Diseases
Board Certifications
- Neurology
Other Certifications
- Electrodiagnostic Medicine
Publications
Publications
- Horowltz D, Tuhrlm S, Welnberger J, Budd J, Alweiss G, Goldman M. "Transesophageal Echocardlography: "Diagnostic and Cllnlcal Applications In the Evaluation of the Stroke Patient," Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease 6(4): 332-336, 1997.
- Horowitz D, Tuhrim S, Goldman M, Budd J, Alweiss G. "Efficacy of Transesophageal echo in diagnosing cardiac sources of stroke," Stroke 23: 157, 1992 (Abstract)
- Alweiss G, Lemlich G, Lebwohl MG, Schwartz E. "Desmocine Levels In Elastin Related Skin Disorders, "J. Invest Dermatol 88:474, 1987