Gary Alweiss, MD
Neurology
My goal is to provide comprehensive neurological care to our community.
Locations & AppointmentsRelated Services
Related Practices
Primary Areas of Practice
- Neurology
Other Areas of Practice
- Bloodless Medicine
Procedures
- Botox for Dystonia
- Botox for Migraines
- Carotid Ultrasound
- Cognitive Testing
- Electroencephalogram (EEG)
- Electromyography (EMG)
- Epidural Injection into Lumbar Spine
- Evoked Potential Studies
- Home Sleep Studies
- Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT)
- Nerve Conduction Studies
- NeuroTrax Testing for Concussion
Conditions Treated
- ALS
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- 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
- Headaches
- Herniated Disc
- Huntington Disease
- Insomnia
- Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS)
- 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
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Bergen Neurology Consultants
A25 Rockwood Place Suite 110 Englewood, NJ 07631
Main: 201-894-5805Fax: 201-894-1956
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 Assure Premier Plus
- Aetna FIDE-SNP
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Medicare Managed Care
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO
- Medsolutions
- Meritan Health
Amerigroup
- Amerigroup Medicaid
- Amerivantage
AmeriHealth
- AmeriHealth Administrator
- AmeriHealth HMO
- AmeriHealth PPO
- Value Network (Exchange Plan)
APWU
- APWU Health Plan
Cigna
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Cigna Supplemental
- Great-West Healthcare (GWH)
- Health Partners
Clover Health
- Clover Medicare Advantage
CoreSource
- CoreSource
Coventry
- CCN
EmblemHealth
- EmblemHealth EPO
- EmblemHealth EPO2
- EmblemHealth FEHB
- EmblemHealth FEHBP
- EmblemHealth GHI CBP
- EmblemHealth GHI PPO
- EmblemHealth National
- EmblemHealth PPO1
- EmblemHealth PPO2
- EmblemHealth PPO3
- EmblemHealth Tri-State
- Vytra
Empire BCBS
- Blue Priority
- Direct HMO
- Direct PPO
- Empire BCBS EPO
- Empire BCBS GEPO
- Empire BCBS HealthPlus Gatekeeper (prefix VFG)
- Empire BCBS HealthPlus Gatekeeper (prefix VJD)
- Empire BCBS HMO
- Empire BCBS Indemnity
- Empire BCBS Medicare Advantage
- Empire BCBS POS
- Empire BCBS PPO
Empire Plan (NYSHIP)
- Empire Plan (NYSHIP)
First Health
- First Health
GEHA
- GEHA Health Plan
Horizon BCBS
- Federal Employee Program
- Horizon BCBS Braven Health
- Horizon BCBS EPO
- Horizon BCBS HMO
- Horizon BCBS Medicare Managed Care
- Horizon BCBS PPO
- NJ Carpenters Fund
- OMNIA Tier 1
- Traditional
Horizon NJ Health
- Horizon NJ Health Medicaid
- Horizon NJ TotalCare (D-SNP)
MagnaCare
- Local 825
- MagnaCare PPO
Mail Handlers
- Mail Handlers Benefit Plan (MHBP)
Medicaid
- Medicaid NJ
Medicare
- Medicare NJ
MultiPlan/PHCS
- Beech Street
- MultiPlan Humana
- MultiPlan Worker's Comp
- PHCS
- Pomco
MVP Health Care
- MVP Health Care PPO
NALC
- NALC Health Benefit Plan
Nippon Life Insurance Co of America
- Nippon Life Benefits
Oxford
- Freedom
- Garden State Network
- Liberty
- Metro
- Oxford Medicare
QualCare
- Choice Care
- HIP HMO
- HIP PPO
- HIP PRIME HMO
- HIP PRIME PPO
- Oscar
- QualCare EPO
- QualCare FEHB
- QualCare GHI PPO
- QualCare HMO
- QualCare Humana
- QualCare PPO
- QualCare Worker's Comp
Railroad Medicare
- Railroad Medicare NJ
TRICARE North Region
- CHAMPVA
- DVA
UMR
- UMR
United Healthcare Community and State
- Dual Complete
- UnitedHealthcare Community and State Medicaid (NJ FamilyCare)
- UnitedHealthcare Community and State Medicare
UnitedHealthcare
- AARP
- Commercial and Marketplace
- Compass Benefit (Exchange)
- Medica
- River Valley
- UnitedHealthcare EPO
- UnitedHealthcare HMO
- UnitedHealthcare POS
- UnitedHealthcare PPO
- UnitedHealthcare StudentResources
Wellcare
- Wellcare Medicaid Managed Care
- Wellcare Medicare Managed Care
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
2020, 2018-2016: Castle Connolly Top Doctors New York Metro Area
2019, 2017, 2015, 2013: New York Magazine Best Doctors
2019: Bergen Magazine Top Doctors
2019-2010: Jersey's Best Magazine Top Doctors
2018: (201) Magazine Bergen's Top Doctors
2018, 2017: New Jersey Monthly 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 & Degrees
MD: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Residency
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Fellowship
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, EMG and Neuromuscular Diseases
Board Certifications
- Neurology (American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology)
Other Certifications
- Electrodiagnostic Medicine (American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine)
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