Rebecca Spiegel, MD

Dr. Rebecca Spiegel is trained to treat all neurological disorders. She is board certified in Neurology, Epilepsy and Sleep Medicine.  She has special clinical interests in Epilepsy and Sleep disorders such as Narcolepsy.  

In 2025, Dr. Spiegel, was named a “Top Doctor” on Castle Connolly Top Doctors 2025 list. The “Top Doctors” list represents the top 7% of New York area physicians

1. Watch-PAT is Useful in the Diagnosis of Sleep Apnea in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation. Tauman R, Berall M, Berry R, Etzioni T, Shrater N, Hwang D, Marai I, Manthena P, Rama A, Spiegel R, Penzel T, Koren Morag N, Pillar G. Nat Sci Sleep. 2020 Dec 3;12:1115-1121. doi: 10.2147/NSS.S278752. eCollection 2020. PMID: 3329937
2. Principles of Epilepsy Management for Women in Their Reproductive Years. Spiegel R, Merius H. Front Neurol. 2020 Apr 28;11:322. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2020.00322. eCollection 2020. PMID: 32411084
3. Monitoring the Relationship Between Changes in Cerebral Oxygenation and Electroencephalography Patterns During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Feasibility Study. Reagan EM, Nguyen RT, Ravishankar ST, Chabra V, Fuentes B, Spiegel R, Parnia S. Crit Care Med. 2018 May;46(5):757-763. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000003014. PMID: 29419558
4. Detection of Common Arrhythmias by the Watch-PAT: Expression of Electrical Arrhythmias by Pulse Recording. Pillar G, Berall M, Berry RB, Etzioni T, Henkin Y, Hwang D, Marai I, Shehadeh F, Manthena P, Rama A, Spiegel R, Penzel T, Tauman R. Nat Sci Sleep. 2022 Apr 21;14:751-763. doi: 10.2147/NSS.S359468. eCollection 2022. PMID: 35478721 Free PMC article.
5. Detecting central sleep apnea in adult patients using WatchPAT-a multicenter validation study. Pillar G, Berall M, Berry R, Etzioni T, Shrater N, Hwang D, Ibrahim M, Litman E, Manthena P, Koren-Morag N, Rama A, Schnall RP, Sheffy K, Spiegel R, Tauman R, Penzel T. Sleep Breath. 2020 Mar;24(1):387-398. doi: 10.1007/s11325-019-01904-5. Epub 2019 Aug 11. PMID: 31402439 Free PMC article.
6. Special Considerations in the Management of Women with Epilepsy in Reproductive Years. Parekh K, Kravets HD, Spiegel R. J Pers Med. 2022 Jan 11;12(1):88. doi: 10.3390/jpm12010088. PMID: 35055403 Free PMC article. Review
7. Are we responding effectively to bone mineral density loss and fracture risks in people with epilepsy? Miller AS, Ferastraoaru V, Tabatabaie V, Gitlevich TR, Spiegel R, Haut SR. Epilepsia Open. 2020 Apr 14;5(2):240-247. doi: 10.1002/epi4.12392. eCollection 2020 Jun. PMID: 32524049 Free PMC article.
8. Value of routine screening for bone demineralization in an urban population of patients with epilepsy. Lado F, Spiegel R, Masur JH, Boro A, Haut SR. Epilepsy Res. 2008 Feb;78(2-3):155-60. doi: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2007.11.003. Epub 2007 Dec 31. PMID: 1816490
9. Treatment of Kleine-Levin syndrome with acetazolamide. Kapson B, Nayar S, Spiegel R. J Clin Sleep Med. 2014 Oct 15;10(10):1153-4. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.4124. PMID: 25317098 Free PMC article.