Our Physicians

Norman Latov, MD, PhD is Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience, and Director of the Peripheral Neuropathy Clinical and Research Center at Weill Cornell Medical College.

Dr. Latov graduated from Columbia College in 1970, received the MD, PhD degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1975, served as Medical Intern at Boston City Hospital, and completed his residency in Neurology at the Neurological Institute of the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in 1979, where he also served as Chief Resident. Following a research fellowship in Immunology, he joined the faculty of Columbia University where in 1994 he was appointed Professor of Neurology.

Dr. Latov joined the department of Neurology and Neuroscience of the Weill Cornell Medical College in 2001, where he heads the Peripheral Neuropathy Clinical and Research Center. His clinical and laboratory research interests are in Peripheral Neuropathy and Neuroimmunology, focusing on the diagnosis and and treatment of inflammatory neuropathies. His laboratory is credited with the discovery of anti-MAG and GM1 ganglioside antibodies that are implicated in the pathogenesis of autoimmune neuropathies, and for developing blood tests that are currently used to diagnose these conditons. His current research focuses on the use of monoclonal anti-CD204 macrophage receptor antibodies for treatment of neuroimmune and inflammatory diseases. He lectures widely, and has over 200 publications, including research articles, reviews, editorials, chapters and books.

Dr. Latov was a founding Board member, Medical and Research Director, and member of the National Advisory Council of the Neuropathy Association, which subsequently merged with the Foundation for Neuropathy. His book "Peripheral Neuropathy: When the Numbness, Weakness and Pain Won't Stop" (American Academy of Neurology) was written with the aim of demistifying the illness for patients and their families and friends.

Dr. Latov has been selected as one of America's or New York Metro Area's Top Doctors, by Castle Connolly, annually since 1998.

Dr. Jennifer Langsdorf received her medical degree from Washington University in Saint Louis after graduating summa cum laude from the University of Delaware. She completed her internship in internal medicine and her neurology residency training at the Harvard-Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. She followed this with a fellowship in electromyography and clinical neurophysiology also at the Harvard-Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She then completed a fellowship in neuromuscular disease at the Hospital for Special Surgery.

Dr. Langsdorf is now an Assistant Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience at the Peripheral Neuropathy Center of Weill Cornell Medical College with a practice specializing in neuromuscular disease. Her expertise includes neck and back pain, muscle weakness, numbness of the hands and feet, neuropathy, radiculopathy, myopathy, and nerve injuries. She provides specialized services including EMG and other electrodiagnostic testing.
She is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine.
Dr. Langsdorf is actively involved in teaching electromyography and clinical neurology to fellows, residents, and medical students. She is the Clinical Neurophysiology-EMG fellowship director and co-director of the neurology resident EMG selective. She also supervises the general neurology resident clinic at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and teaches neurologic physical diagnosis skills to medical students.

Joshua Weaver, M.D., is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology at Weill Cornell Medical College and Assistant Attending Neurologist at New York Presbyterian Hospital. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College with a bachelor's degree in Cognitive Neuroscience, then received his medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He completed his internship and neurology residency, also serving as Chief Resident, at Weill Cornell/New York Presbyterian Hospital and Memorial Sloan Kettering. This was followed by a Clinical Neurophysiology fellowship with a subspecialty focus in electromyography and neuromuscular disease.
Dr. Weaver has a particular interest in peripheral neuropathy and spinal disorders. He cares for patients with a wide variety of general neurological disorders as well, and has developed a holistic and integrative approach to treating patients. Dr. Weaver completed a fellowship in Integrative Medicine in 2020, and he offers a broad array of evidence-based treatment options that includes both conventional and complementary approaches. He is triple board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, and the American Board of Integrative Medicine. Passionate about medical education, Dr. Weaver teaches residents and medical students and is the Neurology Clerkship Director.

Dr Vivian N. Chin is an Assistant Professor of Neurology and Assistant Attending Neurologist at New York Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical College. She received her medical degree from Rutgers (formerly UMDNJ) – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. She completed her internship and neurology residency at New York Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center. She then completed her fellowship in Neurophysiology and Electromyography / Neuromuscular Disease at The Neurological Institute/ Columbia University Medical Center. After training, she joined the faculty at Columbia. In late 2019, she relocated to Honolulu, Hawaii after her husband was stationed at Pearl Harbor with the U.S. Navy. There, she was the Medical Director of Neuroscience Ambulatory Services at The Queen’s Medical Center. She returned home to New York City in 2023.
Dr Chin is board certified in neurology and electrodiagnostic medicine. She has a particular interest and expertise in the care of patients with neuromuscular disorders such as ALS and other motor neuron diseases, peripheral neuropathy, myasthenia gravis, and myopathy. She also cares for patients with headaches and nerve injuries.