About
Dr. Gayatri Devi is a multi-board-certified neurologist and the Director of Park Avenue Neurology in New York City. She holds board certifications in Neurology, Pain Medicine, Psychiatry, Brain Injury Medicine, and Behavioral Neurology. A fourth-generation physician, she has spent nearly thirty years focused on brain health, Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, concussions, menopause-related memory loss, and chronic pain. She previously held faculty positions at Columbia and NYU and now serves as Clinical Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry at the Zucker School of Medicine at Northwell Health. She also attends at Lenox Hill Hospital and holds a Distinguished Visiting Professorship at Weill Cornell Medical College.
Dr. Devi coined the term Menopause Related Cognitive Impairment (MeRCI) to describe cognitive changes that occur in women during menopause. Her clinical passions include neuromodulation, TMS, the Alzheimer's spectrum approach, gender differences in neurologic disease, sleep and memory, and chronic pain. ' She has received the AMWA Presidential Award and earned recognition in the Super Doctor Hall of Fame and Castle Connolly Top Doctors lists. Beyond her clinical work, she founded and ran the Girls Get Healthy program at the National Council on Women's Health, delivering for-credit health education to 1,100 inner-city middle and high-school girls each year for over a decade. She serves on the Board of Directors of CaringKind, the Board of Trustees of Central Park, and the Board of Overseers of Columbia University's SPS. Personal loss drives her commitment to innovation: losing her sister and mother to neurologic illness, and supporting her father through caregiving, remain her enduring motivations. Outside medicine, she enjoys opera, Yankees baseball, horseback riding, perennial gardening, and dinners with family and friends.
Education & Training
Additional Training
Faculty positions at Columbia and NYU; Clinical Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry, Zucker School of Medicine at Northwell Health; Distinguished Visiting Professorship, Weill Cornell Medical College; Attending, Lenox Hill Hospital
Certifications
Conditions Treated
Who is Dr. Devi right for?
Dr. Devi is an excellent fit for adults facing complex neurological conditions, including Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive impairment, and Parkinson's disease. Women experiencing memory changes during menopause will find her MeRCI expertise particularly relevant. Patients dealing with concussions, chronic pain, headaches, or migraines also benefit from her broad clinical scope. Those who want access to cutting-edge treatments, including FDA-approved Alzheimer's therapies and neuronavigation-guided TMS, will find few practices with comparable depth in New York City.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Dr. Devi specializes in Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, concussions, Parkinson's disease, chronic pain, migraines, vertigo, and menopause-related cognitive impairment. She also treats mild cognitive impairment, movement disorders, and patients with post-concussive syndrome. Her training in Neurology, Psychiatry, Pain Medicine, Brain Injury Medicine, and Behavioral Neurology allows her to address a wide range of neurological conditions.
Yes. Dr. Devi holds board certifications in five areas: Neurology, Pain Medicine, Psychiatry, Brain Injury Medicine, and Behavioral Neurology. This multi-board profile is uncommon and reflects the breadth of her clinical expertise.
MeRCI stands for Menopause Related Cognitive Impairment, a term Dr. Devi coined to describe the cognitive changes many women experience during menopause. She identified a clinical gap in how medicine recognized and addressed this condition. Her work in this area has made her a sought-after specialist for women navigating memory and cognitive concerns during this life stage.
Yes. Dr. Devi offers both lecanemab (Leqembi) and donanemab (Kisunla), the newest FDA-approved therapies for Alzheimer's disease. These treatments represent a significant advance in Alzheimer's care, and few neurologists in New York City administer them with her depth of experience in the Alzheimer's spectrum approach.
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) uses magnetic fields to stimulate specific areas of the brain. Neuronavigation-guided TMS adds precision imaging to target treatment sites more accurately. Dr. Devi administers neuronavigation-guided TMS at Park Avenue Neurology, offering this advanced form of neuromodulation for appropriate patients.
Dr. Devi previously held faculty positions at Columbia and NYU. She currently serves as Clinical Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry at the Zucker School of Medicine at Northwell Health. She also holds a Distinguished Visiting Professorship at Weill Cornell Medical College and attends at Lenox Hill Hospital.
Yes. Dr. Devi has earned the AMWA Presidential Award and appears on both the Super Doctor Hall of Fame and Castle Connolly Top Doctors lists. These distinctions reflect her standing among peers and her long record of clinical excellence in neurology.
Yes. Dr. Devi and her team make house calls for patients who need care beyond the office. This service extends neurological expertise to patients who face mobility challenges or other barriers to in-office visits.
Doctor profile last updated March 21, 2026