Dr. Merchant is a child neurologist specializing in pediatric epilepsy. She works closely with the other members of the Pediatric Epilepsy Program to provide comprehensive care to children with seizure disorders, and to identify children who may be good candidates for epilepsy-curing surgical procedures.
Dr. Merchant received her medical degree from Dr. D.Y. Patil Medical College in Mumbai, India, and completed her residency in pediatrics at the Brooklyn Hospital Center, an affiliate of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. She then completed fellowship training in pediatric neurology at NYU Medical Center and in epilepsy at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. At Weill Cornell Medicine, Dr. Merchant is Director of the Pediatric Neurophysiology Fellowship.
