Yun-Beom Choi, MD
- Neurology
Languages Spoken
- Korean
Related Practices
Specialties, Procedures &
Conditions Treated
Primary Areas of Practice
- Neurology
Locations &
Appointments
Locations
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Bergen Neurology Consultants
A25 Rockwood Place Suite 110 Englewood, NJ 07631
Main: 201-894-5805Fax: 201-894-1956
Appointments
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1199 (SEIU)
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Aetna
- Aetna Assure Premier Plus
- Aetna CCN
- Aetna CoreSource
- Aetna Coventry
- Aetna FIDE-SNP
- Aetna HMO
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Horizon NJ Health
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Humana
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- Humana Medicare (Employer PPO Plus)
- Humana Medicare PPO
- Humana Medicare PPO 2023
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- Humana National POS - Open Access
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- Local 825
- MagnaCare PPO
Mail Handlers
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Medicaid
- Medicaid NJ
Medicare
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MultiPlan/PHCS
- Beech Street
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Oxford
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QualCare
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Wellcare
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About
About Yun-Beom Choi
Dr. Choi is board certified in neurology. He received his MD and PhD in neuroscience from Harvard Medical School. He did his residency in neurology at NewYork-Presbyterian and Neurological Institute of New York. In addition to practicing clinical neurology, Dr. Choi conducts research in molecular and cellular mechanisms of memory formation with scientists at Columbia University. Additionally, he is an attending neurologist and teaches residents in the general neurology clinic of the VA New Jersey Health Care System. He is a member of the American Academy of Neurology and the Society for Neuroscience. He is fluent in Korean.
Honors & Awards
2020-2016: Castle Connolly Regional Top Doctor
2020: Castle Connolly Top Doctors New York Metro Area
2019: Bergen Magazine Top Doctors
2019-2017: Jersey's Best Magazine Top Doctors
Professional Memberships
Society for Neuroscience
American Academy of Neurology
Education &
Training
Education & Degrees
MD: Harvard Medical School
PhD: Harvard-MIT Division of Health and Sciences and Technology
Residency
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Board Certifications
- Neurology (American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology)
Publications
Publications
Choi Y-B, Lipton SA. ldentification and mechanism of action of two histidine residues underlying high-affinity Zn2+ Inhibition of the NMDA receptor. (1999) Neuron 23:171-180.
Kim W-K, Choi Y-B, Rayudu PV, Das P, Assad W, Arnelle DR, Stamler JS, Lipton SA. Attenuation of NMDA receptor activity and neurotoxicity by nitroxyl anion (NO-). (1999) Neuron 24:461-469.
Chol Y-B, Tenneti L, Le DA, Ortiz J, Bal G, Chen H-SV, Lipton SA. Molecular basis of NMDA receptor-coupled ion channel modulation by S-nitrosylation. (2000) Nature Neuroscience 3:15-21.
Kim J, Jung SY, Lee YK, Park S, Choi JS, Lee CJ, Kim HS, Choi YB, Scheiffele P, Bailey CH, Kandel ER, Kim JH. Neuroligin-1 Is required for normal expression of LTP and associative fear memory In the amygdala of adult animals. (2008) Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences USA 105:9087-9092.
Puthanveettil SV, Monje FJ, Miniaci MC, ChoiY-B, Karl KA, Khandros E, Gawinowicz MA, Sheetz MP, Kandel ER. A new component in long-term synaptic plasticity: upregulatlon of kinesin in the neurons of gill-withdrawal reflex (2008) CelI135:960-973.
SI K, Chol Y-B, White-Grindley E, Majumdar A, Kandel ER. Aplysia CPEB can form prion-like multimers in sensory neurons that Contribute to Long-Term Facilitation. (2010) Cell 140:421-435.
Jung S-Y, Kim J, Kwon OB, Jung JH, An K, Jeong AY, Lee CJ, Choi Y-B, Bailey CH, Kandel ER, Kim J-H. Input-specific synaptic plasticity in the amygdala is regulated by neuroligin-1 via postsynaptic NMDA receptors (2010) Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences USA 107:4710-4715.
Till SM, Li HL, Miniaci MC, Kandel ER, Chol Y-B. A Presynaptic role for FMRP during protein synthesis-dependent long-term plasticity in Aplysia. (2011) Learning and Memory 18:39-48.
Choi Y-B, Li HL, Kassabov SR, Jin I, Puthenveetlil SV, Karl KA, Lu Y, Kim J-H, Bailey CH, Kandel R. Neurexin-neuroligln trans-synaptic interaction mediates learning-related synaptic remodeling and long-term facilitation In Aplysia. (2011) Neuron 70:468-481.
Kassebov SR, Choi Y-B, Karl KA, Vishwasrao HD, Bailey CH, Kandel ER. A single Aplysla neurotrophin-mediated synaptic facilitation via differentially processed isoforms secreted as mature or precursor forms. (2013) Cell Reports 3:1213-27
Kwon OB, Lee JH, Kim HJ, Lee S, Lee S, Jeong MJ, Kim SJ, Jo HJ, Ko B, Chang S, Park SK, Choi YB, Bailey CH, Kandel EA, Kim J-H. Dopamine regulation of amygdala inhibitory circuits for expression of learned fear. (2015) Neuron 88:378-389.