SayedAusimAziziMDPhD

Summary

• Dr. Azizi has joined Yale as Clinical Chief of Behavioral Neurology and Memory Disorders. He envisions building the behavioral neurology and dementia program at Yale into a world-class clinical care and research program. Before coming to Yale, Azizi was director of neurology at Global Neuroscience Institute in Philadelphia, the Mathew T Moore Professor, and chairperson of the Department of Neurology at Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine from 2001 to 2019. He took full clinical responsibility for building the neuroscience programs at Temple. Under his leadership, the Department of Neurology at Temple developed a comprehensive stroke center, a level four epilepsy center, a neuro-intensive care unit, and a neurodegenerative MDA/ALS center of excellence.
  Dr. Azizi received his MD and Ph.D. degrees from Southwestern Medical School in 1990 and completed his internship and neurology residency at Yale-New Haven Hospital in 1994. Dr. He is board-certified in neurology, neuroimaging, and Neuro-critical care. He is an active clinician and a fellow of ANA and the Philadelphia College of Physicians. He was president of the Philadelphia Neurological Society and was elected Top Doc by Philadelphia Magazine from 2008 to 2020.
  Dr. Azizi was trained as a neuroanatomist and neurophysiologist and published a body of work on neuro-morphology. Later, his lab pioneered exploring bone marrow stem cells for treating neurological disorders. He is a reviewer and editor of multiple neuroscience journals. He has received many teaching awards, including the Russell and Pearl Moses Award and the Golden Apple Award at Temple and visiting professorships at the Mayo Clinic and The University of Pennsylvania.