Asim M. Shahid, MD, Pediatric Epileptologist with University Hospital
Get to know Pediatric Epileptologist Dr. Asim M. Shahid, who serves the population of New York.
Speciality: Epilepsy Surgery Evaluation, Pediatric Neurology, Pediatric Epilepsy, Dravet syndrome, and Electroencephalography (EEG)
College: University of Vermont
Medical School: Universidad Iberoamericana Ciudad de México
Hospital Affiliation: University Hospitals Medical Center
Education: Dr. Shahid completed his undergraduate in 1996 from the University of Vermont. He then graduated with his Medical Degree from the Universidad Iberoamericana Ciudad de México in Mexico in 2005. Giving him over a decades experience in the medical field.
Experience: After obtaining his Medical Degree Dr. Shahid completed his pediatrics residency at Morristown Memorial Hospital. Deciding to further his training he completed a pediatric neurology fellowship with University Hospital Case Medical Center in New Jersey, followed by a fellowship in clinical neurophysiology at the same institute. Dr. Shahid is dual certified in Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology and Epilepsy by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. To remain up to date in his field he is a professional membership with the American Academy of Neurology, American Epilepsy Society, Child Neurology Society, and the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society.
Current Position: Dr. Shahid is currently a Pediatric Epileptologist with University Hospital and its different branches. He is also an assistant professor in neurology and pediatrics with the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
Pediatric Epilepsy: Epilepsy is a chronic medical condition marked by recurrent seizures (an event of altered brain function caused by abnormal or excessive electrical discharges from brain cells). To diagnose epilepsy, doctors work to determine the type of seizure a child is experiencing (epileptic or non-epileptic) and its cause because particular seizures respond best to certain medications.
Learn More about Dr. Asim M. Shahid:
His profile with University Hospital, https://www.uhhospitals.org/find-a-doctor/shahid-asim-12427-11, he can be contacted at (216)286-6644, and is located in Ohio.
