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Imran Quraishi, MD, PhD

Epilepsy & Seizures, Neurology
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Patient type treated
Adult
Accepting new patients
Yes
Referral required
From physicians only
Board Certified in
Neurology and Epilepsy

Biography

Imran H. Quraishi, MD, PhD, is a neurologist who cares for patients with all forms of epilepsy, including those with associated developmental or genetic disorders, as well as patients undergoing evaluation for such advanced treatments as surgery and medical devices. He is devoted to seeking out better treatments. “We want to find out why epilepsy develops and how we can interfere with that process,” he says. “We also look for answers as to why patients with epilepsy develop memory loss and other cognitive difficulties.”

As a Yale School of Medicine researcher, Dr. Quraishi’s main focus is to determine how mutations in ion channel genes contribute to seizures and epilepsy. Drawing on his background in computational modeling and electrophysiology, he is assessing the role of specific ion channels in seizures and how they can be targeted with new medications. He is also applying his expertise to studies of medical devices for the treatment of epilepsy.

Seizures from epilepsy are much more common than most people realize, Dr. Quraishi says. “Most of the time we are able to control seizures and limit side effects for our patients with the appropriate medications. Our goal is to have no seizures and no side effects,” he says.

Titles

  • Associate Professor of Neurology

Education & Training

  • Postdoctoral Fellowship in Epilepsy
    Yale School of Medicine (2015)
  • Residency
    Yale School of Medicine/Yale-New Haven Hospital (2013)
  • Internship
    UPMC Presbyterian Medical Center (2010)
  • MD
    Baylor College of Medicine (2009)
  • PhD
    Rice University, Bioengineering (2008)
  • BS
    Johns Hopkins University, Biomedical Engineering (Concentrations: Electrical Engineering and Chemical Engineering) (2000)

Additional Information

Locations
Yale Physicians Building
800 Howard Avenue, Fl Lower Level
New Haven, CT 06519
  • Yale Physicians Building
    800 Howard Avenue, Fl Lower Level
    New Haven, CT 06519

Biography

Imran H. Quraishi, MD, PhD, is a neurologist who cares for patients with all forms of epilepsy, including those with associated developmental or genetic disorders, as well as patients undergoing evaluation for such advanced treatments as surgery and medical devices. He is devoted to seeking out better treatments. “We want to find out why epilepsy develops and how we can interfere with that process,” he says. “We also look for answers as to why patients with epilepsy develop memory loss and other cognitive difficulties.”

As a Yale School of Medicine researcher, Dr. Quraishi’s main focus is to determine how mutations in ion channel genes contribute to seizures and epilepsy. Drawing on his background in computational modeling and electrophysiology, he is assessing the role of specific ion channels in seizures and how they can be targeted with new medications. He is also applying his expertise to studies of medical devices for the treatment of epilepsy.

Seizures from epilepsy are much more common than most people realize, Dr. Quraishi says. “Most of the time we are able to control seizures and limit side effects for our patients with the appropriate medications. Our goal is to have no seizures and no side effects,” he says.

Titles

  • Associate Professor of Neurology

Education & Training

  • Postdoctoral Fellowship in Epilepsy
    Yale School of Medicine (2015)
  • Residency
    Yale School of Medicine/Yale-New Haven Hospital (2013)
  • Internship
    UPMC Presbyterian Medical Center (2010)
  • MD
    Baylor College of Medicine (2009)
  • PhD
    Rice University, Bioengineering (2008)
  • BS
    Johns Hopkins University, Biomedical Engineering (Concentrations: Electrical Engineering and Chemical Engineering) (2000)

Additional Information

Locations
Yale Physicians Building
800 Howard Avenue, Fl Lower Level
New Haven, CT 06519
  • Yale Physicians Building
    800 Howard Avenue, Fl Lower Level
    New Haven, CT 06519
Yale Physicians Building
800 Howard Avenue, Fl Lower Level
New Haven, CT 06519
  • Yale Physicians Building
    800 Howard Avenue, Fl Lower Level
    New Haven, CT 06519