Medical Director — Morgenstern Medical
New York City Metropolitan Area
Jun 2016 – Present
Clinical neurology and sleep medicine combined with telemedicine, software development and practice automation.
✦ Open portfolio viewMichael Morgenstern, MD
Neurology · Sleep Medicine · Research · Public Health · Innovation
Summary
Double-board-certified neurologist, sleep-medicine physician, researcher, entrepreneur, programmer, investor and nonprofit founder. Work spans clinical medicine, medical research, public health, business-process automation, artificial intelligence, organizational strategy and philanthropy.
Specialties
- Neurology
- Sleep Medicine
- Medical Marijuana
- Clinical Research
- Public Health
- Addiction Medicine
- Business Development
- Strategic Planning
- Board Development
- Portfolio Planning
- Inventing
- Investing
- Programming
- Process Automation
- Artificial Intelligence
Experience Timeline
Founder — New York Medical Marijuana Association
Nov 2016 – Present
A nonprofit organization dedicated to improving and advancing medical-marijuana care.
✦ Open portfolio viewFounder — Medwiser
Jun 2005 – Present
Public-health education, disease prevention, organizational development and nonprofit programming.
✦ Open portfolio viewFounder — Silvergate Evaluations
Nov 2001 – Present
Credential evaluation, translation and legal-support services used by thousands of immigrants and hundreds of law firms.
✦ Open portfolio viewFounder — American Sleep Apnea Society
New York
Sep 2014 – Present
Public education, awareness and improvement of sleep-apnea care.
✦ Open portfolio viewDirector — Cedarhurst Sleep Center
Mar 2015 – Jun 2016
Led sleep services, increased study volume and developed a home sleep-testing program.
✦ Open portfolio viewMedical Director — Telasleep.com
Sep 2014 – Mar 2015
Developed an online sleep-medicine platform and remote clinical workflow.
✦ Open portfolio viewNeurology Resident & Sleep Medicine Fellow — North Shore-LIJ
2010 – 2014
Clinical training and research involving headaches, sleep disorders and artificially intelligent diagnostic tools.
✦ Open research portfolioFounder — Neurology Artificial Intelligence Research Group
Jun 2011 – Jul 2014
Volunteer research group focused on clinical decision-making, patient education and AI-assisted diagnostic concepts.
✦ Open portfolio viewEducation
Drexel University College of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
May 2009
City University of New York — Queens College
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
May 2003
Licensure & Certification
- Board Certified in Neurology
- Board Certified in Sleep Medicine
- New York State Physician License · DEA License · DATA 2000 Waiver
Selected Publications
- SNORE: A Branching Logic, Computerized Sleep Disorder Screening Tool. Chest, 2014.
- OSA: An Unexpected Cause of Insulin Resistance and Diabetes. Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America, 2014.
- Resolution of severe obstructive sleep apnea after treatment of anti-MuSK-positive myasthenia gravis. J Clin Sleep Med, 2014.
- Sleep Apnea. Handbook of Medicine in Psychiatry, 2015.