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Aline Herlopian, MD

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

Biography

Aline Herlopian, MD, is a neurologist who specializes in treating patients with epilepsy, a brain disorder characterized by seizures. She became fascinated by the condition after learning how dynamic neural networks in the brain can communicate abnormally, sometimes resulting in seizures. “Epilepsy is basically a misfiring set of interconnected circuits and hubs” Dr. Herlopian says. “I usually explain to patients that the brain is like a network of interstate roads. A seizure might begin at one exit, and then it uses a main road to spread throughout the brain.”

In her daily work, Dr. Herlopian enjoys combining her clinical research work with patient care. Her main interest is caring for patients with catastrophic epilepsies, and seizures that fail to respond to seizure medications. She explores various treatments such as brain stimulation, laser therapy, and surgical resection in patients who did not respond to seizure medications with the aim of improving their quality of life. When she sees patients, Dr. Herlopian enjoys taking time to help them fully understand their medical condition, using analogies to break down the complexity of the brain. “I reassure them that there’s nothing to be ashamed of with epilepsy—that it is a chronic disease just like high blood pressure or diabetes,” Dr. Herlopian says.

At Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Herlopian is an assistant professor of neurology.

Titles

  • Associate Professor Term
  • Affiliated Faculty , Yale Institute for Global Health
  • Medical Director, Clinical Neurophysiology/EEG lab, Neurology
  • Director, Clinical trials in Epilepsy , Neurology

Education & Training

  • Clinical Epilepsy
    Massachusetts General Hospital (2017)
  • Clinical Neurophysiology
    Massachusetts General Hospital (2016)
  • Neurology Residency
    University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (2015)
  • MD
    American University of Beirut (2008)

Languages Spoken

  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Հայերեն (Armenian)
  • English
  • Français (French)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)

Additional Information

Locations
Yale Physicians Building
800 Howard Avenue
New Haven, CT 06519

Biography

Aline Herlopian, MD, is a neurologist who specializes in treating patients with epilepsy, a brain disorder characterized by seizures. She became fascinated by the condition after learning how dynamic neural networks in the brain can communicate abnormally, sometimes resulting in seizures. “Epilepsy is basically a misfiring set of interconnected circuits and hubs” Dr. Herlopian says. “I usually explain to patients that the brain is like a network of interstate roads. A seizure might begin at one exit, and then it uses a main road to spread throughout the brain.”

In her daily work, Dr. Herlopian enjoys combining her clinical research work with patient care. Her main interest is caring for patients with catastrophic epilepsies, and seizures that fail to respond to seizure medications. She explores various treatments such as brain stimulation, laser therapy, and surgical resection in patients who did not respond to seizure medications with the aim of improving their quality of life. When she sees patients, Dr. Herlopian enjoys taking time to help them fully understand their medical condition, using analogies to break down the complexity of the brain. “I reassure them that there’s nothing to be ashamed of with epilepsy—that it is a chronic disease just like high blood pressure or diabetes,” Dr. Herlopian says.

At Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Herlopian is an assistant professor of neurology.

Titles

  • Associate Professor Term
  • Affiliated Faculty , Yale Institute for Global Health
  • Medical Director, Clinical Neurophysiology/EEG lab, Neurology
  • Director, Clinical trials in Epilepsy , Neurology

Education & Training

  • Clinical Epilepsy
    Massachusetts General Hospital (2017)
  • Clinical Neurophysiology
    Massachusetts General Hospital (2016)
  • Neurology Residency
    University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (2015)
  • MD
    American University of Beirut (2008)

Languages Spoken

  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Հայերեն (Armenian)
  • English
  • Français (French)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)

Additional Information

Locations
Yale Physicians Building
800 Howard Avenue
New Haven, CT 06519
Yale Physicians Building
800 Howard Avenue
New Haven, CT 06519