Curriculum Vitae
Neil Shinder, M.D.
EDUCATION
1991
1987
Doctor of Medicine
McGill University, Faculty of Medicine
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Bachelor of Science with Great Distinction in Microbiology and
Immunology
McGill University
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
TRAINING
1996-1998
Fellow, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center
New York City, New York
1994-1996
Fellow, Division of Respiratory Medicine
Department of Medicine
Kingston General Hospital, Queen's University
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
1993-1994
Resident, Department of Medicine
Sunnybrook Health Science Center, University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1992-1993
Resident, Department of Medicine
Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1991-1992
Intern, Department of Medicine
Wellesley Hospital, University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
CERTIFICATION
2008
Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine, Subspecialty
Critical Care Medicine
2006
Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine, Subspecialty
Pulmonary Disease
2005
Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine Subspecialty
Internal Medicine
2001
1999
1996
Fellow of the American Board of Chest Physicians
Diplomate of the American Board of Sleep Medicine
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada,
Subspecialty Internal Medicine
1995
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada,
Subspecialty Internal Medicine
1992
1991
General Physicians License, Ontario
Completed American Licensing exam (FLEX)
CURRENT SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS
 American College of Chest Physicians
 American Sleep Disorders Association
WORK EXPIERENCE
July 1998-July 2002
Physician practicing Sleep, Critical Care, Pulmonary and Internal
Medicine with Pulmonary Internists, PC, Edison, NJ
July 2002-2003
Worked as Internist Pulmonologist at Hudson Valley Medical
Associates, Pomona, NY
January 2004-March 2006
Worked at New City Medical, LLC doing Pulmonary, Critical
Care, Sleep and Internal Medicine.
January 2005 - July 2006
Co Medical Director - Edythe Kurz Center for Sleep Medicine at
Nyack Hospital, Nyack, NY
July 2006- October 2009
Medical Director - Edythe Kurz Center for Sleep Medicine at
Nyack Hospital, Nyack, NY
March 2006-Present
April 2010 - Present
Solo practice at Rockland Lung and Sleep Disorder, PC
Medical Director, United Sleep Diagnostics, Blauvelt, NY
Scholarships & Awards & Publications
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Neuralgic Amyotrophy; a rare case of bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis
N. Shinder, A. Polson, E. Pringle, D. O'Donnel. Canadian Respiratory Journal, Volume
5, 1998, pg 139-142
Relief of Exertional Dyspnea During Different Modes of Non-Invasive Mechanical
Ventilation in Severe COPD. N. Shinder, K.A. Webb, D.E. O'Donnel. American
Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Volume 55, No.4, April 1997, pg
A912 (abstract). Submitted.
Keith Morgan Award
Winner of pulmonary pathology competition at Ontario Fellows Symposium, 1995.
Graduated with Great Distinction in Microbiology and Immunology, McGill University,
1984-1987.
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University Scholar, McGill University, 1984-1987.
National Science and Engineering Research Council Award, 1986.
National Science and Engineering Research Council Award, 1985.
Faculty Scholar, McGill University, 1984.
McConnell Award for Academic Excellence, McGill University, 1984.
McConnell Entrance Award, McGill University, 1984.
RESEARCH & SUMMER ACTIVITIES
Summer 1986
Participated in purification of C-terminal transposase protein.
Summer 1985
Cloned portion of gene of Mu bacteriophage.