White Plains, N.Y. (January 1, 2026) – White Plains Hospital has named Dr. Simona Proteasa Director, Comprehensive Epilepsy. Board-certified in Epilepsy and in Neurology, she graduated from Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Dr. Proteasa oversees White Plains Hospital’s Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, the only adult Level 4 Specialized Epilepsy Center in the region, as rated by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC). The Level 4 designation is applied to hospitals and medical centers that provide the most complex forms of intensive neuro-diagnostics monitoring, as well as extensive medical, neuropsychological and psychosocial treatment, according to the NAEC. Level 4 centers also offer a complete evaluation for epilepsy surgery, including intracranial electrodes, and provide a broad range of surgical procedures for epilepsy.
Her background includes completion of a residency in Pediatrics at the Mount Sinai Elmhurst Faculty Practice Group; a fellowship in Child Neurology at Long Island Jewish Hospital; and a fellowship in Epilepsy at North Shore University Hospital. She holds an Executive MBA from the Frank G. Zarb School of Business at Hofstra University.
Prior to joining White Plains Hospital, Dr. Proteasa was Associate Director of the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit at North Shore University Hospital. She has presented at numerous conferences nationwide and has a particular interest in status epilepticus, medically refractory and autoimmune epilepsy. She has also served as an investigator for medical devices and is interested in advanced cell therapy and neurostimulation approaches for epilepsy.
About White Plains Hospital
White Plains Hospital is a proud member of the Montefiore Health System, serving as its tertiary hub of advanced care in the Hudson Valley. The Hospital is a 292-bed not-for-profit healthcare organization with the primary mission of providing exceptional acute and preventive medical care to all people who live in, work in or visit Westchester County and its surrounding areas. White Plains Hospital has outpatient medical facilities across Westchester, including multispecialty practices in Armonk, Hawthorne, Larchmont, New Rochelle, Rye Brook, Somers, Yonkers and Yorktown Heights; and Scarsdale Medical Group locations in Harrison and Scarsdale.
The Hospital is fully accredited by the Joint Commission and in 2025, it received another 5-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) — the highest distinction offered by that federal agency – for the fourth consecutive year. In addition, the Hospital received its third Magnet® designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), a distinction held by only two percent of hospitals in the country. White Plains Hospital has consistently received the Outstanding Patient Experience Award from Healthgrades®, and in 2025 was awarded an “A” Safety Grade from the Leapfrog Group for the 14th consecutive time.