Dr. Alan G. Finkel MD, Neurologist
We verify the medical license of each FindaTopDoc Verified Doctor to ensure that their license is active and they are in good medical standing.

Dr. Alan G. Finkel MD

Neurologist | Electrodiagnostic Medicine

4/5(42)
6114 Fayettville Road Durham North Carolina, 27713
Rating

4/5

About

Immediate past chair of the headache and pain section of the American Academy of Neurologists.

Education and Training

University of SUNY Buffalo

University At Buffalo SUNY School Of Med and Biomedical Sciences Buffalo Ny 1985

Board Certification

Pain Medicine

Neurology

Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN

Provider Details

MaleEnglish 39 years of experience

Areas of expertise and specialization

HeadachesPain Medicine

Faculty Titles & Positions

  • On faculty of the University of North Carolina, Psych, Anesthesia, and Dentistry Dept. -

Awards

  • John R. Graham - AHS 2006   

Fellowships

  • University of North Carolina (Chronic Pain management)

Professional Society Memberships

  • American Academy of Neurology, American Medical Association, American Headache Society, International Headache Society, North Carolina Medical Society, Durham and Orange County Medical Society, North Carolina Neurology Society

What do you attribute your success to?

  • Good Mentoring

Teaching and speaking

  • He is on faculty at University of North Carolina for the past 25 years is Psychiatric, Anesthesia and Dentistry.

Hobbies / Sports

  • Music-Playing Jazz Piano

Favorite professional publications

  • Headache

Dr. Alan G. Finkel MD's Practice location

6114 Fayettville Road -
Durham, North Carolina 27713
Get Direction
New patients: 919-942-4424
Fax: 919-942-4440

Practice At 103 Market St

103 Market St -
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Get Direction
New patients: 919-929-1375
Fax: 919-929-0711

Dr. Alan G. Finkel MD's reviews

(42)
Write Review

Patient Experience with Dr. Finkel


4.0

Based on 42 reviews

Dr. Alan G. Finkel MD has a rating of 4 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 42 patients. FindaTopDoc has aggregated the experiences from real patients to help give you more insights and information on how to choose the best Neurologist in your area. These reviews do not reflect a providers level of clinical care, but are a compilation of quality indicators such as bedside manner, wait time, staff friendliness, ease of appointment, and knowledge of conditions and treatments.

Recommended Articles

  • Wellbutrin Weight Loss: How Does Wellbutrin Work for Weight Loss?

    What is Wellbutrin?Wellbutrin is a brand name of bupropion. It is an antidepressant and is mainly used to treat seasonal depression and major depressive disorder. It works by inhibiting the reuptake of serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine. ...

  • How REM Sleep Behavior Disorder Ties in with Parkinson's Disease

    Some may have heard about the unbelievable stories of sleepwalkers driving cars in the middle of the night or walking for miles without ever being conscious of it. Maybe, these stories sound a little out there, however the symptoms and side-effects of sleep disorders vary largely from person to...

  • Support Groups for Muscular Dystrophy: Finding Genuine Connection and Understanding

    A lot of people are suffering from muscular dystrophy (MD). The most common forms of MD in children are Duchenne and Becker, and about 400 to 500 boys are born with these in the United States each year. About 70,000 people in the UK suffer from MD. This condition, which is usually acquired by people...

  • Migraines and Nausea: What You Need to Know

    A lot of people are troubled by migraine headaches. It can be so intense that a person’s daily living can be affected. It’s not just the pain that makes migraines difficult to deal with. Migraines are also associated with nausea, which makes it more difficult and debilitating for some...

  • Actress Teri Garr Calls Multiple Sclerosis a “Scum Sucking Pig of a Disease”

    Teri Garr is a 73-year-old actress best known for her roles in Young Frankenstein, Oh, God!,  Tootsie, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. She also played Phoebe’s biological mother on the TV sitcom Friends. One day in 1983, Teri went out for a run around Central Park in New York. She began...

  • Muscular Dystrophy: Representing Rare Diseases and the Problem of Unaffordable Therapies

    It’s called a rare disease any kind of condition that affects a number that is less than or equal to 200,000 Americans. Rare diseases are commonly over-looked by the community because not much people suffer from them, but most of the symptoms and signals said diseases cause will leave a surprised...

Nearby Providers

Nearest Hospitals

DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALl

PO BOX 3814 DUMC ERWIN RD DURHAM NC 27710

Head south on Glen Eden Road 185 ft
Turn left onto Dunhill Drive 643 ft
Go straight onto Fayetteville Road 2.4 mi
Go straight onto Fayetteville Street 3192 ft
Turn right onto Riddle Road 4412 ft
Turn left onto Apex Highway (NC 55) 1.1 mi
Continue straight onto South Alston Avenue (NC 55) 4273 ft
Take the ramp on the left 906 ft
Merge left onto Durham Freeway (NC 147) 2.7 mi
Take the ramp on the right 1799 ft
Keep left at the fork 149 ft
Continue slightly left onto Trent Drive 455 ft
Turn right onto Erwin Road 366 ft
Turn left 313 ft
Keep right at the fork 97 ft
Make a slight right 249 ft
You have arrived at your destination, on the right

NORTH CAROLINA SPECIALTY HOSPITALl

3916 BEN FRANKLIN BOULEVARD DURHAM NC 27704

Head south on Glen Eden Road 185 ft
Turn left onto Dunhill Drive 643 ft
Go straight onto Fayetteville Road 2.4 mi
Go straight onto Fayetteville Street 3192 ft
Turn right onto Riddle Road 4412 ft
Turn left onto Apex Highway (NC 55) 1.1 mi
Continue straight onto South Alston Avenue (NC 55) 4273 ft
Take the ramp on the left 906 ft
Merge left onto Durham Freeway (NC 147) 2077 ft
Take the ramp on the right 735 ft
Go straight onto Jackie Robinson Drive 553 ft
Turn right onto Roxboro Road (US 15 Business) 1624 ft
Continue straight onto Roxboro Road (US 15 Business) 808 ft
Continue straight onto Roxboro Road (US 15 Business) 3.4 mi
Turn right onto East Carver Street 858 ft
Turn left onto Ben Franklin Boulevard 683 ft
You have arrived at your destination, on the right

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALl

101 MANNING DRIVE CHAPEL HILL NC 27514

Head south on Glen Eden Road 185 ft
Turn left onto Dunhill Drive 607 ft
Turn right onto Fayetteville Road 1999 ft
Take the ramp on the right 1479 ft
Merge left onto I 40 2.4 mi
Take the ramp on the right 1290 ft
Turn left onto NC 54 2.9 mi
Take the ramp on the right onto NC 54 908 ft
Merge left onto North Fordham Boulevard (US 15) 469 ft
Continue straight onto Fordham Boulevard South (US 15) 4617 ft
Turn right onto Manning Drive 4480 ft
Turn right onto Emergency Room Drive 609 ft
Turn left 343 ft
You have arrived at your destination, on the right

DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALl

PO BOX 3814 DUMC ERWIN RD DURHAM NC 27710

Head southeast on Market Street 655 ft
Turn right onto Main Street 459 ft
Turn left onto US 15 1.1 mi
Take the ramp on the right onto US 15 1081 ft
Merge left onto Fordham Boulevard South (US 15) 2.0 mi
Continue straight onto North Fordham Boulevard (US 15) 2.4 mi
Continue straight onto Durham-Chapel Hill Boulevard (US 15) 3.1 mi
Take the ramp on the right onto US 15 640 ft
Keep left at the fork onto US 15 2.4 mi
Take the ramp on the right 795 ft
Turn right onto Cameron Boulevard (NC 751) 1293 ft
Turn left onto Erwin Road 1.5 mi
Turn right 313 ft
Keep right at the fork 97 ft
Make a slight right 249 ft
You have arrived at your destination, on the right

NORTH CAROLINA SPECIALTY HOSPITALl

3916 BEN FRANKLIN BOULEVARD DURHAM NC 27704

Head southeast on Market Street 655 ft
Turn right onto Main Street 459 ft
Turn left onto US 15 1.1 mi
Take the ramp on the right onto US 15 1081 ft
Merge left onto Fordham Boulevard South (US 15) 2.0 mi
Continue straight onto North Fordham Boulevard (US 15) 2.4 mi
Continue straight onto Durham-Chapel Hill Boulevard (US 15) 3.1 mi
Take the ramp on the right onto US 15 640 ft
Keep left at the fork onto US 15 5.5 mi
Take the ramp on the right 1121 ft
Turn right onto Guess Road 2434 ft
Turn left onto Broad Street 1.3 mi
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto West Carver Street 3516 ft
Turn left onto Ben Franklin Boulevard 683 ft
You have arrived at your destination, on the right

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALl

101 MANNING DRIVE CHAPEL HILL NC 27514

Head southeast on Market Street 655 ft
Turn right onto Main Street 459 ft
Turn left onto US 15 1.1 mi
Continue straight onto South Columbia Street (NC 86) 4987 ft
Turn right onto Manning Drive 1822 ft
Turn left onto Emergency Room Drive 609 ft
Turn left 343 ft
You have arrived at your destination, on the right