Dr. Steven Block

Chabolla is an excellent neurologist," says Dr. Steven Block, Medical Director of Adult Neurology at the Spine & Brain Institute.

Stephen Block, an outreach education director at the Gamblers' Treatment Center at St. Vincent's Medical Center on Staten Island, said a 19-year-old gambling addict from that borough recently came to see him.

Block asked the teen what he planned to major in at college.

"It doesn't matter, because I'm going to be a professional poker player," he told Block.
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And Block said 20% of his clients are women.

"Ten years ago, it was half that," he said.

"And for a certain percentage of these kids, it becomes a serious issue," said Steve Block, a counselor at St. Vincent's Gamblers Treatment Center in Manhattan.

In support of his motion for the departure, Liu presented an expert witness, Dr. Stephen Block, a psychotherapist at the Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers' Gamblers Treatment Center.Block testified at length by assessing Liu's condition in light of the ten criteria for pathological gambling described in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition ("DSM IV"). (Id., at 372).Block testified that a score of five or more of those criteria indicates a diagnosis of pathological gambling - but he concluded that Liu had achieved a perfect score: his condition met all ten of the criteria described in DSM IV.

Stephen Block, an outreach education director at the Gamblers' Treatment Center at St. Vincent's Medical Center on Staten Island, said a 19-year-old gambling addict from that borough recently came to see him.

Block asked the teen what he planned to major in at college.

"It doesn't matter, because I'm going to be a professional poker player," he told Block.
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And Block said 20% of his clients are women.

"Ten years ago, it was half that," he said.

Dr. Block began his work at St. Vincent's on Nov. 13, 2006 and brings 20 years of professional practice experience to his new role as Medical Director of Adult Neurology at the Institute.

Steven Block 100px "I was drawn to St. Vincent's because of its philosophy regarding the delivery of healthcare,"Dr. Block said.
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Dr. Block serves as Medical Director of Adult Neurology, guiding patient care for Cerebral Vascular Disease/Stroke, Neuromuscular Disorders, Epilepsy, Neuroimmunological Disorders/Multiple Sclerosis, Movement Disorders and other disorders of the nervous system.

"Providing patients the very best of neurological care means we deliver the latest in diagnosis and treatment, but it also means more," said Dr. Block."Patients encountering problems of the nervous system are also worried about critical disorders and what that might mean for their lives.Offering excellent neurological care is also about addressing their emotional needs as well as their physical needs."

Dr. Block has served on national professional committees that have established practice standards for electromyography in the evaluation of Neuromuscular Disorders.He was also the Medical Director of a National Parkinson's Foundation Regional Referral Clinic for the treatment of patients with complicated cases of Parkinson's Disease.

"It's a privilege to be a part of such a cohesive expression of medical excellence," Dr. Block said.

Dr. Steven Block, Medical Director of Adult Neurology at the Spine & Brain Institute, is pleased to have the exceptional neurologist joining the institute."He's very enthusiastic and very skilled, Dr. Block says of Dr. Yarlagadda.

Dr. Block began his work at St. Vincent's on Nov. 13, 2006 and brings 20 years of professional practice experience to his new role as Medical Director of Adult Neurology at the Institute.

Steven Block 100px "I was drawn to St. Vincent's because of its philosophy regarding the delivery of healthcare,"Dr. Block said.
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Dr. Block serves as Medical Director of Adult Neurology, guiding patient care for Cerebral Vascular Disease/Stroke, Neuromuscular Disorders, Epilepsy, Neuroimmunological Disorders/Multiple Sclerosis, Movement Disorders and other disorders of the nervous system.

"Providing patients the very best of neurological care means we deliver the latest in diagnosis and treatment, but it also means more," said Dr. Block."Patients encountering problems of the nervous system are also worried about critical disorders and what that might mean for their lives.Offering excellent neurological care is also about addressing their emotional needs as well as their physical needs."

Dr. Block has served on national professional committees that have established practice standards for electromyography in the evaluation of Neuromuscular Disorders.He was also the Medical Director of a National Parkinson's Foundation Regional Referral Clinic for the treatment of patients with complicated cases of Parkinson's Disease.

"It's a privilege to be a part of such a cohesive expression of medical excellence," Dr. Block said.