Alexandra (Popescu) Urban MD FAAN, FAES (She/Her)
Epilepsy, Neurophysiology
Professor, Neurology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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3471 Fifth AvenueSuite 810Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone+1 412-692-4920
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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 - 2026
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
- 1 citationsDevelopment of a stereo-EEG based seizure matching system for clinical decision making in epilepsy surgery.John Thomas, Chifaou Abdallah, Kassem Jaber, Mays Khweileh, Olivier Aron
Journal of Neural Engineering. 2024-10-04 - 5 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 - Specific afterdischarge properties can enhance the clinical utility of electrical stimulation mapping during intracranial monitoring.Zachary A Kons, Vasileios Kokkinos, Amir Hadanny, William Muñoz, Nathaniel Sisterson
Clinical Neurophysiology. 2024-03-01
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