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Office
9500 Euclid Ave, S51
Cleveland, OH 44195Phone+1 216-445-1107
Education & Training
Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology, 1996 - 1997- Cleveland Clinic FoundationResidency, Neurology, 1992 - 1996
St Joseph's University Medical SchoolClass of 1988
Certifications & Licensure
OH State Medical License 1996 - 2026
FL State Medical License 2011 - 2025
IN State Medical License 1995 - 2025- 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, 2013
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 177 citationsSomatic Mutations Activating the mTOR Pathway in Dorsal Telencephalic Progenitors Cause a Continuum of Cortical DysplasiasAlissa M. D'Gama, Mollie B. Woodworth, Amer A. Hossain, Sara Bizzotto, Nicole E. Hatem
Cell Reports. 2017-12-26 - 5 citationsThe role of genetic polymorphisms in executive functioning performance in temporal lobe epilepsy.Christine Doherty, Tyler G. Kinzy, Lisa Ferguson, Jessica Altemus, Bruce P. Hermann
Epilepsy & Behavior. 2021-06-05 - 11 citationsBDNF and COMT, but not APOE, alleles are associated with psychiatric symptoms in refractory epilepsy.Christine Doherty, Olivia Hogue, Darlene Floden, Jessica Altemus, Imad Najm
Epilepsy & Behavior. 2019-05-01
Journal Articles
- Case Report Extra Operative Intracranial EEG Monitoring for Epilepsy Surgery in Elderly Patients☆Andrey Stojic, Vineet Punia, William Bingaman, Juan Bulacio, Imad Najm, ScienceDirect
- Quantitative Positron Emission Tomography–Guided Magnetic Resonance Imaging Postprocessing in Magnetic Resonance Imaging–Negative EpilepsiesWilliam Bingaman, Guiyun Wu, Mykol Larvie, Imad M Najm, Stephen E Jones, Andreas V Alexopoulos, Epilepsia
- Insulo‐Opercular Cortex Generates Oroalimentary Automatisms in Temporal SeizuresImad Najm, Patrick Chauvel, Juan Bulacio, Epilepsia
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Other
- Most U.S. epilepsy centers perform surgery on only 5 to 10 patients per year, but the obstacle to doing more isn’t a lack of capacityImad Najm
https://consultqd.clevelandclinic.org/surgery-for-epilepsy-control-time-to-overcome-reluctance-about-a-safe-treatment-option/
Press Mentions
What Is Cleveland Clinic’s Brain Study?June 20th, 2023- Cleveland Clinic Expands Landmark Brain Study After Receiving a $2 Million Grant from Ohio’s Department of EducationMay 6th, 2022
- Cleveland Clinic Launches First-of-Its-Kind Study to Assess Impact of Lifestyle Interventions to Control Epileptic SeizuresMarch 1st, 2022
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Grant Support
- Gene Expression In Epileptic Cortical DysplasiasNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2004
- Gene Expression In Epileptic Cortical DysplasiasNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2002–2003
- Mechanisms Of Cortical Dysplasias Related To MRI And EEGNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1998–2002
Committees
- Chair, ILAE Task Force on Focal Cortical Dysplasia 2017 - Present
- Chair, ILAE Task Force on Focal Cortical Dysplasia 2017 - Present
- Chair, ILAE Task Force on Focal Cortical Dysplasia 2017 - Present
- Chair, ILAE Task Force on Focal Cortical Dysplasia 2017 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Member
Other Languages
- Arabic, French
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