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Howard S. Kirshner MD

Director, Stroke Center, Division Head, Vascular Neurology, Division Head, Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology, Professor of Neurology, and Vice Chair, Department of Neurology
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  • 215 ratings
  • 33 comments
Insurance Plans Accepted

Areas of Expertise

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    Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology
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    Neurology
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    Neurosciences
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    Stroke and Cerebrovascular
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    Vascular Neurology

Location

Vanderbilt Neurology The Vanderbilt Clinic
1301 Medical Center Drive, Suite 3930
Nashville, TN 37232

Languages

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    English

Education

  • Doctor of Medicine - Harvard University, 1972
  • Internship - Massachusetts General Hospital, 1973
  • Residency - Massachusetts General Hospital, 1975

Board Certifications

  • Neurology - American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1980
  • Vascular Neurology - American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2005
  • Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry - United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties, 2012
  • Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry - United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties, 2012

Patient Comments

Patient Comments are gathered from the Press Ganey Patient Experience Survey and displayed in full. Patients are not identified in order to respect patient privacy.
have already recommended to others
January 7, 2021
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Vanderbilt & *Dr. Howard Kirshner have always provided a very good medical services. I have been going to *Dr. Howard Kirshner for 33 year and he has kept me able to work with my pain & limits I have. Thanks.
January 7, 2021
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Careful to make sure we understood the procedure.
December 23, 2020
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Very good.
December 9, 2020
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good, quick service. very nice people. Thank You
November 20, 2020
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spend 1 hr in room with me and scheduled test for me and explained my plan of care very well
November 2, 2020
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Prompt & efficient.
October 22, 2020
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Dr K took the time to write all orders that we needed, which is far more than average patient as Richard pt is in state agency for developmental delay. he addressed concerns.
October 15, 2020
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Did not show he was concerned with what I had to tell him what was going on inside my head. He cut me off as I said, "I have a continuous noise inside my head. It seems like a wind flows all the time." He showed no response.
October 8, 2020
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