Alexandra(Popescu)UrbanMDFAAN, FAES(She/Her)
Neurology • Pittsburgh, PAEpilepsy, Neurophysiology
Professor, Neurology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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3471 Fifth Avenue
Suite 810
Pittsburgh, PA 15213Phone+1 412-692-4920Fax+1 412-692-4907
Summary
- Dr. Alexandra Urban is a neurologist in Pittsburgh, PA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including UPMC Presbyterian. She received her medical degree from Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy and has been in practice for 20 years. She specializes in epilepsy and neurophysiology and is experienced in EEG, drug resistant epilepsy, and epilepsy surgery.
Education & Training
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterFellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology, 2008 - 2009
UPMC Medical Education (Pittsburgh)Residency, Neurology, 2005 - 2008
Norwalk Hospital/Yale UniversityInternship, Internal Medicine, 2004 - 2005
Carol Davila University of Medicine and PharmacyClass of 2001
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 2005 - 2024- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Clinical Neurophysiology
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Epilepsy
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011
Clinical Trials
- Established Status Epilepticus Treatment Trial Start of enrollment: 2015 Oct 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 131 citationsClinically distinct electroencephalographic phenotypes of early myoclonus after cardiac arrest.Jonathan Elmer, Jon C. Rittenberger, John Faro, Bradley J. Molyneaux, Alexandra Popescu
Annals of Neurology. 2016-08-01 - 36 citationsResponsive neurostimulation of the thalamus improves seizure control in idiopathic generalised epilepsy: initial case series.Nathaniel D Sisterson, Vasileios Kokkinos, Alexandra Urban, Ningfei Li, R Mark Richardson
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry. 2022-05-01 - 1 citationsCentromedian region thalamic responsive neurostimulation mitigates idiopathic generalized and multifocal epilepsy with focal to bilateral tonic-clonic seizures.Pranav Nanda, Nathaniel Sisterson, Ashley Walton, Catherine J Chu, Sydney S Cash
Epilepsia. 2024-09-01
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