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Dr. Amy Sanders, MD

Neurology · Female

Dr. Amy Sanders, MD is a neurology specialist in Syracuse, NY and has been practicing for 17 years. She graduated from SUNY Downstate Medical Center College Of Medicine in 2002 and specializes in neurology.

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(315) 464-4243

Univ Hlth Care Center Neurology

750E E Adams St

Syracuse, NY 13210

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Dr. Sanders accepts the following insurance:

Aetna: Aetna HMO; Choice Plus POS II
Amerigroup (Wellpoint)
Blue Cross Blue Shield: Blue Card PPO
Capital District Physician's Health Plan (CDPHP): Capital District Physician's Health Plan (CDPHP) HMO
Cigna: Cigna HMO; Cigna PPO; Open Access Plus
Commercial Insurance Company
EmblemHealth: Emblem Health
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield: Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield: Excellus BlueCross BlueShield PPO
Fidelis Care: Fidelis Care HMO
First Health (Coventry Health Care): First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
HealthFirst
Humana: Choice Care PPO
Locals (any local)
Medicaid
MVP Health Care: MVP Health Care PPO
UnitedHealthCare: United Healthcare

Background Check

No malpractice claims found for New York

No disciplinary actions found for the years we collect data

No board actions found for the years we collect data

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Dr. Sanders' Top Procedures and Conditions

Treatment Frequency

Brain Disorders

very high

Treatment Frequency

Dr. Sanders treats Brain Disorders more than 93% of her peers

Dr. Sanders treats this condition more than 93% of her peers

Alzheimer's Disease

very high

Treatment Frequency

Dr. Sanders treats Alzheimer's Disease more than 92% of her peers

Dr. Sanders treats this condition more than 92% of her peers

Rating Includes other areas of care:

Alzheimer's Disease With Early-Onset
Alzheimer's Disease With Late-Onset
Alzheimer's Disease Without Neurofibrillary Tangles
Early-Onset Alzheimer Disease With Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy
Familial Forms of Alzheimer's Disease

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Dementia

very high

Treatment Frequency

Dr. Sanders treats Dementia more than 92% of her peers

Dr. Sanders treats this condition more than 92% of her peers

Rating Includes other areas of care:

Binswanger's Dementia
Dementia, Familial British
Dementia, Familial Danish
Dysphasic Dementia, Hereditary
Frontotemporal Dementia
Lewy Body Dementia
Multi-Infarct Dementia
Opticoacoustic Nerve Atrophy Dementia
Presenile Dementia, Kraepelin Type

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Dr. Sanders' conditions and procedures:

All Headaches (incl. Migraine)
Alzheimer's Disease
Aneurysm
Ataxia
Autoimmune Diseases
Bell's Palsy
Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
Brain Aneurysm
Brain Disorders
Cancer
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Cerebral Artery Thrombosis
Cerebral Hemorrhage
Cerebrovascular Disease
Chiari's Deformity
Chorea (Excluding Huntington's Chorea)
Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuritis
Chronic Pain
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
Concussion
Confusion
Cranial Trauma
Dementia
Diabetic Polyneuropathy
Difficulty With Walking
Diplopia
Dystonia
EEG (Electroencephalogram)
EMG (Electromyography)
Epilepsy
Essential Tremor
Gait Abnormality
Headache
Hydrocephalus
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
Inflammatory and Toxic Neuropathy
Insomnia
Low Back Pain
Lyme Disease
Meningiomas
Migraine
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Myasthenia Gravis
Nerve Root Injury and Plexus Disorders (incl. Pinched Nerve)
Nerve Sheath Tumors
Non-Cosmetic Chemodenervation
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Nystagmus
Optic Neuritis
Parkinsonism
Parkinson's Disease
Peripheral Nerve Disorders
Polyneuropathy
Polyneuropathy Due to Alcohol and Drugs
Post-Concussion Syndrome
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP)
Radiculopathy (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
Rasmussen's Syndrome
Restless Leg Syndrome
Seizure Disorders
Sleep Apnea
Sleep Disorders
Sleep-Walking
Spina Bifida
Spinal Stenosis
Spine Disorders
Stroke
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Subdural Hemorrhage
Syncope
Temporal Arteritis
Thrombosis
Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
Traumatic Brain Injury
Tremor
Trigeminal Neuralgia
Vascular Disease
Vertigo
Visual Field Defects

About Me

Biography

Specialties

Neurology

Board Certifications

Neurology

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Education

2002

SUNY Downstate Medical Center College Of Medicine

Medical School

2002

Awards

Healthgrades Honor Roll

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What People Say About Dr. Amy Sanders, MD

Dr. Amy Sanders, MD

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Awful! Does not care about the individual patient at all. Acts like you are wasting her time and she does not listen to concerns or needs. There are much better resources out there. No wonder she is accepting new patients and is easy to get an appointment with.

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San Antonio, TX – Sep 01, 2017

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Dr. dismisses symptoms until patient feels foolish and is silenced by Drs. unwillingness to listen at all. Dr. determined within the first minute that what I said was either anxiety or over reacting. Anything I said after that first minute was brushed aside. Two months later, my MRI offered...Read More

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PMK in Syracuse, NY – Jan 18, 2017

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