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Jose Montes-Rivera, MD

Assistant Professor of Neurology
NPI Number:
1700183613
Academic Office Location:
Neurology
UConn Health
263 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, CT 06030
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Dr. Montes-Rivera is a neurologist who specializes in epilepsy. He completed his neurology residency and epilepsy fellowship at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York. He is fellowship trained in EEG monitoring as well as evaluation and treatment of epilepsy patients.

Education
DegreeInstitutionMajor
ABPrinceton UniversityPsychology
MDRobert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolMedicine

Post-Graduate Training
TrainingInstitutionSpecialty
Professional TrainingJ. Kiffin Penry FoundationNeurostimulation for Epilepsy Program, 8/15 - 8/17 - 2014
Professional TrainingJ. Kiffin Penry FoundationJ. Kiffin Penry Minifellowship for Epilepsy Program
InternshipAtlantic Health, Morristown Memorial HospitalInternal Medicine
ResidencyMount Sinai Medical CenterNeurology
FellowshipMount Sinai Medical CenterClinical Neurophysiology, EEG Track

Awards
Name of Award/HonorAwarding Organization
2024-2025 AAN Health Care Equity ProgramAAN
Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology (FAAN)AAN
AAN A.B. Baker Teacher Recognition AwardAAN
Fellow of the American Epilepsy Society (FAES)AES
Selected to Fellows ProgramAmerican Epilepsy Society
Selected for Sigma Xi Scientific Research SocietySigma Xi, Princeton Chapter

Neurology, epilepsy

Name & DescriptionCategoryRoleTypeScopeStart YearEnd Year
American Epilepsy Society Online Education CommitteeProfessional/Scientific OrganizationMemberExternalNational20242026
Professional Advisory Board (PAB) - Epilepsy Foundation of CTAdvisory CommitteeMemberExternalRegional2021
American Epilepsy Society CME Review CommitteeProfessional/Scientific OrganizationMemberExternalNational20202023
American Epilepsy SocietyProfessional/Scientific OrganizationMemberExternalNational2014
American Academy of NeurologyProfessional/Scientific OrganizationMemberExternalNational2011

Journal Articles

Title or AbstractTypeSponsor/EventDate/YearLocation
Huseynov I, Mohammadrezaloo DG, Montes-Rivwera JA. American Academy of Neurology NeuroBytes: Medical Student Series: We Need to Talk About Aphasia: A Clinical Overview. March 2024.OtherAAN2024YouTube | AAN NeuroBytes: Medical Student Series Playlist