Education & Training
- Fellowship, Mayo Clinic, Epilepsy
- Fellowship, Emory University,Clinical Neurophysiology/EEG
- Resident, Wayne State University, Neurology
- Intern, Wayne State University
- MD, Aleppo University, Syria
Specialized Areas of Clinical, Research and/or Educational Interests
Outcomes of epilepsy surgery and SEEG, neuromodulation and brain mapping research.
Site PI on Epilepsy Post Approval Study (DBS EPAS). Co-investigator on SLATE (laser ablation for medial temporal lobe epilepsy) and RNS post approval study (RNS PAS)
Board Certifications
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
- Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology, Epilepsy
Professional Organization Membership
- President, Southern Epilepsy and EEG Society
- American Epilepsy Society
- American Clinical Neurophysiology Society
- American Neurological Association
- Syrian American Medical Society
- American Academy of Neurology
- American Medical Association
Honors & Awards
- Nomination, Distinguished Faculty Service Award, 2021
- Epilepsy Fellow, American Epilepsy Society Scholarship Program, 2015
- Best Case Report Award, Resident's Research Forum, Wayne State University, 2015
- Outstanding Resident Teacher Award, Wayne State University, 2013
- Best Case Report Award, Resident Research Forum, Wayne State University, 2013
Selected Recent Publications
Yang AI, Raghu ALB, Isbaine F, Alwaki A, Gross RE. Sensing with deep brain stimulation device in epilepsy: Aperiodic changes in thalamic local field potential during seizures. Epilepsia. 2023 Aug 22. doi: 10.1111/epi.17758. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37607249.
Yang AI, Isbaine F, Alwaki A, Gross RE. Multitarget deep brain stimulation for epilepsy. J Neurosurg. 2023 Jul 14:1-8. doi: 10.3171/2023.5.JNS23982. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37486888.
Shields JA, Greven ACM, Shivamurthy VKN, Dickey AS, Matthews RE, Laxpati NG, Alwaki A, Drane DL, Isbaine F, Willie JT, Bullinger KL, Gross RE. Stereoelectroencephalography-guided radiofrequency ablation of the epileptogenic zone as a treatment and predictor of future success of further surgical intervention. Epilepsia. 2023 Aug;64(8):2081-2093. doi: 10.1111/epi.17673. Epub 2023 Jun 29. PMID: 37300533.
Kheder A, Al-Ramadhani R, Bhalla S, Dickey A, Alwaki A, Chern J, Pederson N, Gedela S. Mapping the Central Sulcus Extraoperatively Using Stereoelectroencephalography: A New Application of an Established Method. J Clin Neurophysiol. 2023 Mar 24. doi: 10.1097/WNP.0000000000001009. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36961735.
