Expert Details

Diagnosis and treatment of seizures and epilepsy.

ID: 727107 California, USA

Dr. is an Associate Professor in the UCLA Department of Neurology and Co-Director of the UCLA Seizure Disorder Center. His professional time is divided between clinical activities and clinical research. The clinical work is almost entirely dedicated to seizures, epilepsy, electroencephalography (EEG) and other clinical neurophysiological technologies, and the research focuses on the brain mapping of seizure activity. Functional MRI (fMRI) is a brain mapping technique that he uses for this research.

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Education

Year	Degree	Subject	Institution
Year: 1999	Degree: Fellowship	Subject: Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology	Institution: UCLA School of Medicine
Year: 1997	Degree: Residency	Subject: Neurology	Institution: UCLA School of Medicine
Year: 1993	Degree: MD	Subject: Medicine	Institution: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Year: 1989	Degree: MA	Subject: Physical Biochemistry	Institution: Wesleyan University
Year: 1989	Degree: BA	Subject: Molecular Biology and Biochemistry	Institution: Wesleyan University

Work History

Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 2000 to Present	Employer: Undisclosed	Title: Associate Professor	Department: Neurology
Responsibilities: As full time faculty, Expert engages in academic clinical practice, teaching of medical students, neurology residents, and epilepsy/clinical neurophysiological fellows, and supervision of clinical research studies.
Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 1999 to 2000	Employer: San Fernando Valley Neurological Medical Group	Title: Physician	Department:
Responsibilities: Private practice neurologist with clinical focus on epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology.

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
American Epilepsy Society; American Academy of Neurology, Fellow; American Neurological Association, elected member; Epilepsy Foundation, professional advisory board member;

Licenses / Certifications
California physician's license

Professional Appointments
Associate Professor

Awards / Recognition
Best Doctors in America; America's Top Doctors; Hawk Prize in Biochemistry;

Publications and Patents Summary
Authored 1 reference book. Co-edited 1 reference book (in press). Over 50 peer-reviewed publications.

Additional Experience

Expert Witness Experience
Evaluated and testified in legal proceedings regarding epilepsy diagnosis and treatment.

Training / Seminars
Numerous lectures to neurologists, general practice physicians, and general public.

Marketing Experience
Consulting for pharmaceutical and device manufacturers developing treatments for epilepsy.

Language Skills

Language	Proficiency
German	Basic understanding.

Fields of Expertise

anticonvulsant drug, clinical neurophysiology, electroencephalogram, electroencephalograph, electroencephalography, epilepsy, epileptic seizure, partial epilepsies, seizure, temporal lobe epilepsy