Ruben Kuzniecky information

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Ruben Kuzniecky
Ruben Kuzniecky, 2009
Born	(1957-08-18) August 18, 1957 (age 66) Panama City, Panama
Education	University of Buenos Aires, Montreal Neurological Institute
Relatives	Wife: Yvonne Kuzniecky (1983–present)
Medical career
Institutions	Vice Chair academic affairs and Director of Northwell Health Neurology Research, Professor of Neurology

Ruben Kuzniecky is a neurologist scientist who is Vice-chair academic affairs and professor of neurology at Northwell Health specializing in the field of epilepsy, epilepsy surgery and neuro-imaging.

He was one of the first to recognize and prove that mesial temporal sclerosis, a common cause for difficulty in controlling temporal lobe epilepsy, can be identified with MRI scans. He also described the Kuzniecky Syndrome in 1991, also known as perisylvian polymicrogyria. The syndrome is characterized by seizures, cognitive abnormalities, and a peculiar inability to use the mouth and tongue muscles. This syndrome is recognized by as a specific malformation of the brain.^{[citation needed]}