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Irfan Sahail Sheikh, MD $$

Pediatric Neurologist

Assistant Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center

Languages Spoken:
English
UT Southwestern Pediatric Group

Education and Training

Medical School
Zhejiang University School of Medicine (2016)
Internship
University of Toledo (2018), Internal Medicine
Residency
University of Toledo (2021), Neurology
Fellowship
Massachusetts General Hospital (2023), Clinical Neurophysiology & Epilepsy
Board Certification
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
  • Research Interests

    • Artificial intelligence - natural language processing
    • Critical care EEG/QEEG
    • EEG/epilepsy education
    • Quality informatics
    • Transitional care epilepsy
  • Publications

    Publications

    • The online educational tool “Roadmap to EEGs” significantly improved trainee performance in recognizing EEG patterns. Sheikh IS, Katyal R, Hadjinicolaou A, Bibby BM, Olandoski M, Nascimento FA, Beniczky S Epileptic Disorders 2024 Aug 26 435-443
    • Seizure Assessment and Forecasting With Efficient Rapid-EEG: A Retrospective Multicenter Comparative Effectiveness Study. Kalkach-Aparicio M, Fatima S, Selte A, Sheikh IS, Cormier J, Gallagher K, Avagyan G, Cespedes J, Krishnamurthy PV, Elazim AA, Khan N, Hussein OM, Maganti R, Larocque J, Holla S, Desai M, Westover B, Hirsch LJ, Struck AF Neurology 2024 Jun 103
    • Implications of Large Language Models for Quality and Efficiency of Neurologic Care: Emerging Issues in Neurology. Moura L, Jones DT, Sheikh IS, Murphy S, Kalfin M, Kummer BR, Weathers AL, Grinspan ZM, Silsbee HM, Jones LK, Patel AD Neurology 2024 Jun 102 e209497
    • EEG findings in a pediatric patient with 3q29 microdeletion syndrome. Sheikh IS, Nascimento FA, Waite SR, Lam AD Epileptic Disorders 2024 Feb 26 151-153
    • Evaluating the Impact of Point-of-Care Electroencephalography on Length of Stay in the Intensive Care Unit: Subanalysis of the SAFER-EEG Trial. Desai M, Kalkach-Aparicio M, Sheikh IS, Cormier J, Gallagher K, Hussein OM, Cespedes J, Hirsch LJ, Westover B, Struck AF Neurocritical Care 2024
    • Improving Neurology Clinical Care with Natural Language Processing Tools. Ge W, Rice HJ, Sheikh IS, Westover MB, Weathers AL, Jones LK, Moura L Neurology 2023 Nov 101 1010-1018
    • Evaluating adult care in Dravet syndrome upon transferring from pediatrics in the U.S.: A caregiver-based survey study. Nascimento FA, Hood V, Yap SV, Sheikh IS, Anne Meskis M, Thiele EA Epilepsy and Behavior 2023 Oct 147
    • Competency-based epilepsy training: A comparison between U.S.-based milestones and ILAE curriculum. Gogou M, Sheikh IS, Tamula OR, Katyal R, Beniczky S, Nascimento FA Epileptic Disorders 2023 Aug 25 586-589
    • Focal cortical dysplasia IIb: Near-continuous rhythmic fast spike burst pattern on intracranial EEG with atypical electroclinical-clinical semiology. Sheikh IS, Nascimento FA, Misra A, Lang-Orsini M, Cole AJ, Richardson RM, Cash SS Epileptic Disorders 2023 Apr 25 274-277
    • Implications of stimulus-induced, rhythmic, periodic, or ictal discharges (SIRPIDs) in hospitalized patients. Martinez P, Sheikh I, Westover MB, Zafar SF Frontiers in Neurology 2023 Jan 13

    Books

    • Seizures. In MGH White Book - Chapter Seizure. Peyton MA, Sheikh IS (2023).
  • Professional Activities

    • American Epilepsy Society (2021)
    • Epileptic Disorders Journal Internship Program (2022-2023)
    • Neurology Minute Podcast - AAN (2023)
    • Quality Informatics Subcommittee - American Academy Neurology (2023)
    • Young Epilepsy Section - ILAE (2023)
  • Awards and Honors

    • Alpha Omega Alpha (2021)
    • Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award (2021)
    • Outstanding Neurology Resident of the Year Award - The University of Toledo Neurology Residency Program (2021)

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