About Dr. Frontera

Jennifer A. Frontera, MD, is a Remarkable Neurointensivist with NYU Langone Hospital – Brooklyn in Brooklyn, NY

Jennifer A. Frontera, MD, is a top vascular neurologist and neurocritical care specialist who lends her skills and expertise to serve patients at NYU Langone Brooklyn Neurology & Rehabilitation Associates in Brooklyn, NY. She additionally serves within the Division of Neurocritical Care of the Department of Neurology at NYU Langone Health. Dr. Frontera is also a Professor of Neurology at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, as well as member of the Board of Directors of the Neurocritical Care Society. She maintains hospital privileges at NYU Langone Hospitals, Cleveland Clinic South Pointe Hospital, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland Clinic Euclid Hospital, Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital, Cleveland Clinic Marymount Hospital, and Cleveland Clinic Medina Hospital. With fourteen years of experience, she specializes in neurological critical care and vascular neurology. As a researcher, Dr. Frontera has focused on long-term, functional outcomes following intracranial hemorrhage, early brain injury following subarachnoid hemorrhage, palliative care for critically ill patients, and, lately, neurological complications of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection.  For more information about Dr. Jennifer A. Frontera, please visit https://nyulangone.org/doctors/1669420550/jennifer-a-frontera.

Jennifer A. Frontera, MD, is a 2000-graduate of The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD. Her postgraduate training includes her neurology residency and stroke (2000-2004) and neurocritical care fellowship served at the NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center (2004-2006). Dr. Frontera attained board certification in neurology and vascular neurology with the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Furthermore, she is a member of the World Health Organization (WHO) Brain Health Neurology and COVID-19 Forum. Her philosophy of care is best described by her own words: “my passion has always been treating people who are in critical condition and helping those with severe neurological injuries return to their meaningful and productive lives. I care for people who have had brain and spine trauma, a stroke, or hemorrhage. I offer guidance and support to them and their families since I believe that strong social and emotional support is critical to patients’ recovery and well-being”. Dr. Frontera has published more than 100 peer-reviewed articles and has edited the handbook entitled Decision Making in Neurocritical Care. In addition to English, she speaks Spanish. For more information about Dr. Jennifer A. Frontera, please visit https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/2694301-Jennifer-Frontera-Doctor.