Dr. Michelle Wilson Bell, MD

Michelle Bell, MD, is an associate professor of neurology at the CUMC, in the Division of Epilepsy. Dr. Bell obtained her undergraduate degree from Harvard University, followed by a medical doctorate at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. During medical school, she was valedictorian of her graduating class and was also inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society. Dr. Bell then pursued her medicine internship and neurology residency at Columbia University. During residency, she was awarded the Daniel Sciarra Award for her commitment to patient care and humanism as well as the Department of Medicine House Office Award for her dedication to the Internal Medicine residents and their patients.
After residency, Dr. Bell served for one year as chief resident, then completed a two-year fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology/Epilepsy.
Dr. Bell was the recipient of the Lewis P. Rowland Resident Teaching Award in 2017, the Richard Mayeux Award in 2021, and the Stephen Shafer Humanism in Neurology …Award in 2023.
She is a professional advisory board member for the Epilepsy Foundation of America and the Epilepsy Foundation of Metropolitan New York, and also the Vice Chair of the American Academy of Neurology's Graduate Education Subcommittee.
She is also currently the Vice Chair of Education for the department and the Program Director for the Adult Neurology Residency Program.