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Office
50 N Medical Dr
Salt Lake City, UT 84132Phone+1 801-585-6387
Education & Training
- Southern Illinois UniversityResidency, Neurology, 1990 - 1994
- Southern Illinois UniversityPh.D., Neuropharmacology, 1987 - 1993
- King Edward Medical UniversityClass of 1985
- Government College of LahoreBachelors, Pre-Med, 1975 - 1977
Certifications & Licensure
- UT State Medical License 2004 - 2026
- VA State Medical License 2016 - 2026
- ID State Medical License 2019 - 2025
- MD State Medical License 2016 - 2025
- MT State Medical License 2019 - 2025
- NV State Medical License 2020 - 2025
- WY State Medical License 2013 - 2025
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Epilepsy
- American Board of Clinical NeurophysiologyEpilepsy Monitoring
- American Board of Clinical NeurophysiologyGeneral Central Clinical Neurophysiology
- American Board of Clinical NeurophysiologyIntraoperative Monitoring
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- Dissertation Research Award Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, 1990
- Pharmacology Fellow Southern Illinois University, Springfield, IL, 1987
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 40 citationsEthanol withdrawal induces increased firing in inferior colliculus neurons associated with audiogenic seizure susceptibility.Carl L. Faingold, Awais Riaz
Experimental Neurology. 1995-03-01 - 41 citationsSeizures during ethanol withdrawal are blocked by focal microinjection of excitant amino acid antagonists into the inferior colliculus and pontine reticular formation.Awais Riaz, Carl L. Faingold
Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research. 1994-12-01 - 23 citationsIncreased responsiveness of pontine reticular formation neurons associated with audiogenic seizure susceptibility during ethanol withdrawalCarl L. Faingold, Awais Riaz
Brain Research. 1994-11-07
Journal Articles
- Ethanol and neurotransmitter interactions--from molecular to integrative effects.Faingold CL, N'Gouemo P, Riaz A, Prog Neurobiol
- Glutamate in the inferior colliculus plays a critical role in audiogenic seizure initiation.Faingold CL, Naritoku DK, Copley CA, Randall ME, Riaz A, Anderson CA, Arneric SP, Epilepsy Res
- Ethanol withdrawal induces increased firing in inferior colliculus neurons associated with audiogenic seizure susceptibility.Faingold CL, Riaz A., Exp Neurol, 1/1/1995
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Activation of GABA receptors in the brainstem reticular formation blocks audiogenic seizures during ethanol withdrawal.Faingold CL, Bowen DJ, Riaz A., Alcohol Clin Exp Res, 1/1/1993
- Corticobasal ganglionic degeneration with white matter changes and positive oligoclonal bands in CSF.Riaz A, Manyam BV, Annual Meeting of American Neurological Association, 1/1/1993
- Effects of microinjection of excitant amino acid antagonist or GABA agonists into the brainstem reticular formation on audiogenic seizures during ethanol withdrawal.Riaz A, Chakravarty DN, Faingold CL., Soc Neurosci Abstr, 1/1/1992
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Committees
- Chair, e-Learning Committee, American Epilepsy Society 2016 - Present
- Member, Self-Assessment Examination (NeuroSAE) Workgroup, American Academy of Neurology 2011 - Present
- Founder Member, Brain PAC (Political Action Committee), American Academy of Neurology 2007 - Present
- Chair, General Neurology Section, American Academy of Neurology 2010 - 2012
- Chair, Student & Resident Education Subcommittee. American Epilepsy Society 2009 - 2012
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
- American Society for NeurmonitoringMember
- American Clinical Neurophysiology SocietyMember
Other Languages
- Urdu, Punjabi, French
External Links
- University of Utah Neurology Departmenthttp://tinyurl.com/oyj59lf
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