About Us

In 2004, Leslie Munzer passed away from a ruptured arteriovenous malformation (AVM) - a tangle of arteries and veins in her brain. In her memory, Robert Munzer, and sons Michael and Steven, created the AVM and Neurological Research Fund to raise money to fund brain AVM research.

In 2006, Neurological Surgery, P.C. created the Long Island Neurological Institute, Inc. to provide professional and general information to patients and the community concerning neurological and physiological disorders and diseases, and to coordinate research related to disorder and diseases of the brain and spinal cord.

In 2008, the Munzer Family made a gift to the Long Island Neurological Institute, Inc. and the not-for-profit organization was renamed the Leslie Munzer Neurological Institute, Inc.