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, MSCP
Research Coordinator
Dr. Maggie Gopaul is a clinical psychologist with advanced training in neuropsychology, neurophysiology, and neuropharmacology. She oversees clinical trials across the Yale Neurology Clinical Investigations Research Department and Yale Epilepsy Outcomes Research Program.
Sana F. Ali, MD
Dr. Sana F. Ali is the Senior Postdoctoral Associate at Yale Neurology and Yale Epilepsy Outcomes Research Program. She leads the Reduction of Seizures Through Education and Support (ROSES) and Home-based Self-Management and Cognitive Training Changes Lives (HOBSCOTCH) studies. She also coordinates the Functional Seizure Disorder (FSD) study and the Cerevel Clinical Trial Study (CVL-865).
Siddharth Khasnavis, MD
Dr. Siddharth Khasnavis is an Assistant Professor at Yale Psychiatry. His current research projects include Functional Seizure Disorder (FSD) and Healthcare Utilization among Veterans with FSD.
Mirza M Baig, MD, MPH, MSc
Dr. Mirza M. Baig is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Miami School of Medicine and Yale Center for Medical Informatics. He is currently involved with Epilepsy Outcomes Research, specifically Human Epilepsy Project (HEP-3) and the VA Neurology Dashboard.
Chinenye Okafor, MD
Dr. Chinenye Okafor is a Postdoctoral Associate at Yale Neurology and Yale Epilepsy Outcomes Research Program. Her current projects are the Reduction of Seizures Through Education and Support (ROSES) and the Human Epilepsy Project (HEP).
Poojith Nuthalapati, MD
Dr. Poojith Nuthalapati is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Yale Neurology and Yale Epilepsy Outcomes Research Program. His current research projects include the Cerevel Clinical Trial Study (CVL-865) and Refractory Status Epilepticus (RAISE) Clinical Trial Study.
Anthony D. Jimenez, BS
Anthony Jimenez is a Postgraduate Associate at Yale Neurology. He is actively involved in the New Onset Refractory Status Epilepticus (NORSE), NORSE/FIRES Biorepository, Staccato alprazolam study, and RAISE. He is the coordinator for the Medtronic Deep Brain Stimulation Epilepsy Study and assists with the Cerevel Clinical Trial Study (CVL-865).
Zihan Chen, BS
Zihan Chen is a Masters of Science graduate student at the Yale School of Public Health (Health Informatics Track) and the Graduate School of Arts and Science. She is involved in the Human Epilepsy Project and is a Masters Capstone Advisee under Dr. Altalib's supervision.
Daniel G. DeBonis, BS
Danny G. DeBonis is a student in the Masters of Science in Clinical Psychology program at Columbia University. He is involved in clinical research including the Human Epilepsy Project (HEP) and Functional Seizure Disorder (FSD).
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
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 Hartford, Hartford, CT
Monica Colunga, MDP
Monica Colunga is a student in the Master of Public Health program in Biostatistics at the Yale School of Public Health. Her work at the Yale Epilepsy Outcomes Research Program includes a project evaluating quality metrics in epilepsy care.
Yanhui Guo, MS
Yanhui Guo is a Yale Masters of Science in Biostatistics and an intern in the Yale Epilepsy Outcomes Research Program. She conducts biostatistical analysis on the incidence of psychiatric and behavioral adverse events of anti-seizure medications.
Yanjun Wu, MS
Yanjun Wu is a Master of Science in Biostatistics student at Yale and an intern in the Yale Epilepsy Outcomes Research Program. She conducts biostatistical analysis on PNES data focusing on assessing seizure outcomes and healthcare utilization.
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
Alma Rechnitzer
Education: BA French Franklin & Marshall College
Yale Research Projects: Human Epilepsy Project
Life After Yale: Medical School, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
Biostatistics Interns Alumni
Visiting Students Alumni
Mariyam Habeeb
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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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 Altalib Lab: Yale Neurology Residency
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