

Hamada Hamid Altalib, DO, MPH
Principle Investigator
Dr. Altalib is the Director of the Yale Epilepsy Outcomes Research Program, in which he oversees clinical trials and cohort studies related to epilepsy interventions. In addition to seizure control outcomes, his research explores psychiatric co-morbidity of neurologic disease. At Yale University he also provides care for people with neurological injury that impact emotional processing. For instance, epilepsy, traumatic brain injury, movement disorders (and their treatments) can affect brain circuits and chemistry and lead to mood, anxiety, and even psychotic disorders. Furthermore, neuropsychiatric conditions such functional movement disorder and psychogenic non-epileptic seizures are managed in his clinic. He is also the Director of the Veteran Administration (VA) Epilepsy Center of Excellence in West Haven, CT, where he oversees and provides direct care for Veterans with epilepsy throughout the greater New England region.
Current Lab Members

Margaret Gopaul, PhD
Research Coordinator
Research Coordinator requires extensive experience in managing multiple clinical trials, regulatory documentation, enrolling participants, working with industry partners, supervising students and research assistants, and working closely with neurology faculty and department administration
Post-Doctoral Fellow Alumni

Mohamed Afify
Medical School: Tanta University, Egypt
Yale Projects: Anti-Seizure Medication Database
Life After Yale: Neurology Residency University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT

Yarden Bornoviski
Medical School: Universita Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Italy
Yale Projects: Post Traumatic Epileptic & Psychogenic Seizure Veteran Cohort Study
Life After Yale: Neurology Residency Westchester Medical Center, Westchester, NY
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Daniela Galluzzo
Medical School: Universita Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Italy
Yale Projects: Post Traumatic Epileptic & Psychogenic Seizure Veteran Cohort Study
Life After Yale: Neurology Residency Westchester Medical Center, Westchester, NY

Mohamed Eldokmak
Medical School: University of Alexandria, Egypt
Yale Projects: Anti-Seizure Medication Database
Life After Yale: Neurology Residency SUNY Downstate University, Brooklyn, NY

Ambar Khan
Medical School: Nishtar Medical College, Pakistan
Yale Projects: Anti-Seizure Medication Database, Pediatric Cluster Seizures
Life After Yale: Fellow Palliative Care Larkin Community Hospital, Miami, Fl

Noor Mahmoud
Medical School: University of Sharjah, UAE
Yale Projects: Anti-Seizure Medication Database
Life After Yale: Neurology Residency University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK

Amany Marey
Medical School: Tanta University, Egypt
Yale Projects: Social Network Analysis in Epilepsy Coordination of Care, Human Epilepsy Project
Life After Yale: Consultant in Data Science

Paulina Rojas
Medical School: Universidad Central De Venezuela, Venezuela
Yale Projects: Neuropsychology of Epilepsy, Epilepsy Surgery Database, Cohort Study of Lyrica and Vision Function
Life After Yale: Neurology Residency Einstein Healthcare, Philadelphia, PA

Hatem Tolba
Medical School: Tanta University, Egypt
Yale Projects: ENGAGE Clinical Trial, Anti-Seizure Medication Database
Life After Yale: Neurology Residency College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Post-Graduate Fellow Alumni

Anelisa Fergus
Education: BA Linguistics Yale University
Yale Research Projects: Human Epilepsy Project
Life After Yale: Medical School Temple University, Phladelphia, PA
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Ebony Jackson-Shaheed
Education: MPH Epidemiology SUNY Downstate School of Public Health
Yale Research Projects: : Post Traumatic Epileptic & Psychogenic Seizure Veteran Cohort Study
Life After Yale: Director Health & Social Services City of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT

Abiha Jafri
Education: BS Applied Mathematics University of Connecticut
Yale Research Projects: Human Epilepsy Project
Life After Yale: Master's Degree in Bioengineering, Brown University, Providence, RI

Education: BA French Franklin & Marshall College
Yale Research Projects: Human Epilepsy Project
Life After Yale: Medical School, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
Alma Rechnitzer
Visiting Students Alumni

Medical School: Quinnipiac University
Yale Research Projects: Social Network Analysis of Epilepsy Coordination of Care
Life After Yale: To be determined
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Mariyam Habeeb
Maschal Mohiuddin
Medical School: University of Connecticut
Yale Research Projects: Muslim Mental Health Models of Service
Life After Yale: Psychiatry Resident Harvard Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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Shanicka Reynolds
Medical School: Quinnipiac University
Yale Research Projects: Anti-Seizure Medication Database, Epilepsy Surgery Database
Life After Yale: To be determined