Physicians
Myassar Zarif, M.D.
Dr. Zarif graduated from Techreen University with honors in 1988. His postgraduate training included a medical internship at the National Military Hospital, St. Mary's Hospital, an internal medicine residency at St. Joseph's Hospital, and residencies in neurology, neurobehavioral science, and neuroimmunology at SUNY Stony Brook. Dr. Zarif has co-authored articles on the comprehensive treatment of Multiple Sclerosis and acts as a consultant on clinical research projects here at South Shore Neurologic Associates P.C. Dr. Zarif joined our practice in 2004.
Philippe Vaillancourt, M.D.
Dr. Vaillancourt, the supervisor of the Pain Management Group here at South Shore Neurologic Associates, P.C., graduated from McGill University in 1978. His postgraduate training included an internship at the New York University Medical Center in Psychiatry, Medicine and Neurology, a second internship in Medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center, a residency in neurology at Mt. Sinai Medical Center, and was chief resident at Mt. Sinai Medical Center. Dr. Vaillancourt is Board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology with special qualifications in Pain Management as well as by the American Board of Pain Medicine. Dr. Vaillancourt joined our practice in 2005.
Bhupinder Singh Anand, M.D.
Dr. Anand, the Co-Director of the Epilepsy Treatment program here at South Shore Neurologic Associates, P.C., graduated from Autonoma University of Guadalajara School of Medicine in 1999 and New York Medical College in 2000. His postgraduate training included an internal medicine internship at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical College in Queens, a residency in neurology at New York Medical College at Westchester Medical Center, and a fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology/Epilepsy at North Shore-Long Island Jewish Medical Center. Dr. Anand is Board certified by The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in the specialties of Neurology and Epilepsy. He is also the Medical Director of the Video Monitoring Unit program in Epilepsy at North Shore/LIJ -Southside Hospital. Dr. Anand joined our practice in 2006.
Agha Mehmood Raza, M.D.
Dr. Raza graduated from King Edward Medical University in 1988. His postgraduate work included a medical internship and neurology residency at University of Minnesota Medical Center. Dr. Raza also had fellowship training in Clinical Neurophysiology at the University of Minnesota followed by another fellowship in Peripheral Nerve Disorders at the Mayo Clinic. He was also a fellow at University of Vermont in Neuromuscular Diseases. Dr. Raza is certified by the American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry in the specialty of Neurology. In addition to Neuromuscular Disorders, he is specialized in General Neurology. Dr. Raza joined our practice in 2012.