Dr. Benjamin Tolchin

Biography

Dr. Benjamin Tolchin is an Associate Professor of Neurology at Yale School of Medicine and the Director of the Center for Clinical Ethics at Yale New Haven Health. His research focuses on the impact of crisis standards of care, triage protocols, and racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic health disparities. Additionally, he specializes in clinical research on functional neurological disorders and epilepsy, investigating the use of motivational interviewing and smartphone apps to improve treatment adherence among patients. Dr. Tolchin completed his medical training at Harvard University and pursued neurology residency at Columbia University Medical Center. He has undergone fellowships in medical ethics, clinical neurophysiology, and epilepsy at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School. His significant contributions to the field have been recognized through various awards including the Young Investigator Awards from the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society and the American Epilepsy Society, as well as the Yale Research Excellence OHER Award. Dr. Tolchin also serves on the American Academy of Neurology's Guidelines Subcommittee and the Ethics, Law, and Humanities Committee. In his clinical practice, he assists patients with non-epileptic seizures, emphasizing a multidisciplinary approach to treatment and management.

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