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 a Postdoctoral Associate at Yale Neurology and Yale Epilepsy Outcomes Research Program. Her current projects include Reduction of Seizures Through Education and Support (ROSES), Psychogenic Non-epileptic Seizures (PNES), and Cerevel Clinical Trial Study (CVL-865).

Siddharth Khasnavis, MD

Dr. Siddharth Khasnavis is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Yale Neurology and Yale Epilepsy Outcomes Research Program. His current research projects include Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures (PNES) and Healthcare Utilization among Veterans with PNES.

Mirza M Baig, MD, MPH, MSc

Dr. Mirza M. Baig is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Yale Neurology and Yale Center for Medical Informatics. He is currently involved with Epilepsy Outcomes Research, specifically Human Epilepsy Project (HEP-3).

Daniel DeBonis, BS

Daniel DeBonis is a Postgraduate Associate at Yale Neurology. He is involved with the Human Epilepsy Program (HEP-3) and Cerevel Clinical Trial Study (CVL-865) through the Yale Epilepsy Outcomes Research Program.

Anthony Jimenez, BS

Anthony Jimenez is a research assistant at the Yale Epilepsy Outcomes Research Program.

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

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

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

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.