Amit Kohli, M.D.

Caley Parobek is a board-certified Nurse practitioner who works in the Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery at New York Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine. She works closely with board certified surgeons who specialize in cancers of the colon, rectum, and anus along with an array of benign yet complex diseases of the lower digestive tract. Caley strives to provide patient centered comprehensive care to achieve optimal health outcomes. Caley graduated with honors from The Ohio State School of Nursing and later went on to obtain a Master of Science in Nursing from Ohio University. Prior to joining New York Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine, she was working at Ohio Health as a Nurse Practitioner in Gastroenterology.Caley is an active member of many national organizations including American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, American Association of Nurse Practitioners, American College of Gastroenterology and American Gastroenterological Association.

Norman Latov, MD, PhD is Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience, and Director of the Peripheral Neuropathy Clinical and Research Center at Weill Cornell Medical College.Dr. Latov graduated from Columbia College in 1970, received the MD, PhD degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1975, served as Medical Intern at Boston City Hospital, and completed his residency in Neurology at the Neurological Institute of the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in 1979, where he also served as Chief Resident. Following a research fellowship in Immunology, he joined the faculty of Columbia University where in 1994 he was appointed Professor of Neurology.Dr. Latov joined the department of Neurology and Neuroscience of the Weill Cornell Medical College in 2001, where he heads the Peripheral Neuropathy Clinical and Research Center. His clinical and laboratory research interests are in Peripheral Neuropathy and Neuroimmunology, focusing on the diagnosis and and treatment of inflammatory neuropathies. His laboratory is credited with the discovery of anti-MAG and GM1 ganglioside antibodies that are implicated in the pathogenesis of autoimmune neuropathies, and for developing blood tests that are currently used to diagnose these conditions. His current research focuses on the use of monoclonal anti-CD204 macrophage receptor antibodies for treatment of neuroimmune and inflammatory diseases. He lectures widely, and has over 200 publications, including research articles, reviews, editorials, chapters and books.Dr. Latov was a founding Board member, Medical and Research Director, and member of the National Advisory Council of the Neuropathy Association, which subsequently merged with the Foundation for Neuropathy. His book "Peripheral Neuropathy: When the Numbness, Weakness and Pain Won't Stop" (American Academy of Neurology) was written with the aim of demystifying the illness for patients and their families and friends. Dr. Latov has been selected as one of America's or New York Metro Area's Top Doctors, by Castle Connolly, annually since 1998.

Amit Kohli, M.D., is a Clinical Attending and Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology at New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical College specializing in Multiple Sclerosis and related autoimmune disorders. The goal of his practice is to provide compassionate care which places the patient as a person first while delivering the highest levels of expertise available in diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. Having trained extensively with a focus on autoimmune conditions of the central nervous system, Dr. Kohlis vision for holistic care is based on years of experience in finding solutions for both the everyday and long-term needs of patients with autoimmune and demyelinating diseases. His clinical and research focus is on the application of cutting-edge strategies and tools for the diagnosis of conditions such as Multiple Sclerosis (MS), NMO, MOG Antibody Disease, ADEM, Optic Neuritis, Transverse Myelitis, Neurosarcoidosis, and others.Dr. Kohli earned his undergraduate degree in biology with a concentration in neuroscience from the University of Chicago, and his M.D. from the Zucker School of Medicine at Northwell Health. He completed his residency in Neurology at The Mount Sinai Hospital on the upper east side of New York and continued on to complete his fellowship in Multiple Sclerosis at the Corrine Goldsmith Dickinson Center for MS at Mount Sinai. While at the CGD Center, Dr. Kohlipracticed under the mentorship of Drs. Fred Lublin, Aaron Miller, Stephen Krieger, and others, helped to run clinical trials in progressive MS, and researched diagnostic strategies to improve the detection of cortical lesionsin Multiple Sclerosis, which were presented nationally.At Weill Cornells Judith Jaffe Multiple Sclerosis Center, Dr. Kohli engages in research on state-of-the-art imaging techniques to identify and treat inflammation in MS. He plans to participate in clinical trials to find better treatment options for patients living with Multiple Sclerosis.