Leyda Sanchez-Ortiz, M.D.

Child Neurologist

Dr. Sanchez-Ortiz, a member of the Pediatric Epilepsy Programis board-certified in Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology. She specializes in childhood epilepsy syndromes, neurogenetic diseases, epileptic encephalopathies, and intractable epilepsies.

Dr. Sanchez-Ortiz  received her medical degree at the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, then  completed a General Pediatrics residency in Pediatric Neurology, additional research training, and a Pediatric Neurology Fellowship there. She later completed an Epilepsy Fellowship at the University Hospitals Case Medical Center at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.

Dr. Sanchez-Ortiz  is fluent in both English and Spanish. 

Weill Cornell Medicine Neurological Surgery 525 East 68 Street, Box 99 New York, NY 10065 Phone: 866-426-7787