- Yale NeurologyYale Physicians Building800 Howard Avenue, Ste Lower LevelNew Haven, CT 06519
Hamada Hamid Altalib, DO, MPH, FAES
Biography
Hamada Hamid Altalib, DO, MPH, is professor of Neurology, Psychiatry, and Bioinformatics & Data Science. He is the chief of Neurology at the Connecticut VA Healthcare System. His clinical areas of expertise include epilepsy, neuropsychiatry, traumatic brain injury, and behavioral neurology. Dr. Altalib helped establish a VA neurobehavioral clinic for veterans who suffer from emotional distress and/or behavioral problems associated with neurological conditions. He believes in caring for each patient’s individual emotional and physical needs while focusing treatment on eliminating seizures.
“Disorders that affect the brain have a huge impact on quality of life. Epilepsy is a field in which we have good treatments that can profoundly improve a person’s quality of life,” Dr. Altalib says. “Our care provides a one-stop shop for veterans with epilepsy.”
An associate professor of neurology and of psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Altalib focuses his research on exploring psychiatric comorbidity of neurological disease. “Our work has shown the important connection between mood, anxiety and seizure control, and how proper treatment can make a huge, positive impact,” he says.
Titles
- Professor of Neurology
- Secondary Appointment, Psychiatry
- Track Director, Health Informatics, Executive MPH
- Chief of VA Neurology Service, VA Connecticut Healthcare System
Education & Training
- FellowshipYale University School of Medicine (2010)
- MPHNew York University, Global Health (2008)
- MPHNew York University, Global Health Epidemiology (2008)
- ResidencyNew York University (2008)
- InternCook County Hospital, Chicago, IL (2002)
- DOMichigan State University (2001)
- BAUniversity of Michigan, Psychology (1996)
Languages Spoken
- العربية (Arabic)
- English
Additional Information
- Fellow: American Epilepsy Society (2017)
- AB of Preventive Medicine, Clinical Informatics (2023)
- AB of Psychiatry & Neurology, Epilepsy (2017)
- AB of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology (2009)
- AB of Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry (2009)
- Gopaul M, Altalib H. Do psychotropic drugs cause seizures? Epilepsy & Behavior Reports 2024, 27: 100679. PMID: 38881884, PMCID: PMC11179069, DOI: 10.1016/j.ebr.2024.100679.
- Roghani A, Wang C, Henion A, Amuan M, Altalib H, LaFrance W, Baca C, Van Cott A, Towne A, Kean J, Hinds S, Kennedy E, Panahi S, Pugh M. Mortality among veterans with epilepsy: Temporal significance of traumatic brain injury exposure. Epilepsia 2024, 65: 2255-2269. PMID: 39119799, DOI: 10.1111/epi.18026.
- Kanner A, Saporta A, Kim D, Barry J, Altalib H, Omotola H, Jette N, O'Brien T, Nadkarni S, Winawer M, Sperling M, French J, Abou-Khalil B, Alldredge B, Bebin M, Cascino G, Cole A, Cook M, Detyniecki K, Devinsky O, Dlugos D, Faught E, Ficker D, Fields M, Gidal B, Gelfand M, Glynn S, Halford J, Haut S, Hegde M, Holmes M, Kalviainen R, Kang J, Klein P, Knowlton R, Krishnamurthy K, Kuzniecky R, Kwan P, Lowenstein D, Marcuse L, Meador K, Mintzer S, Pardoe H, Park K, Penovich P, Singh R, Somerville E, Szabo C, Szaflarski J, Thio K, Trinka E, Burneo J, Project A. Mood and Anxiety Disorders and Suicidality in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Focal Epilepsy. Neurology 2022, 100: e1123-e1134. PMID: 36539302, PMCID: PMC10074468, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000201671.
- Dorsal bed nucleus of stria terminalis in depressed and nondepressed temporal lobe epilepsy patientsDhaher R, Bronen RA, Spencer L, Colic L, Brown F, Mian A, Sandhu M, Pittman B, Spencer D, Blumberg HP, Altalib H. Dorsal bed nucleus of stria terminalis in depressed and nondepressed temporal lobe epilepsy patients. Epilepsia 2022, 63: 2561-2570. PMID: 35883245, DOI: 10.1111/epi.17377.
- Bornovski Y, Jackson-Shaheed E, Argraves S, Hitchins A, Tolchin B, Galluzzo D, Cheung KH, Goulet J, Skanderson M, Brandt CA, Pugh MJ, Altalib H. Suicide and Seizures. Neurology Clinical Practice 2021, 11: 372-376. PMID: 34840864, PMCID: PMC8610527, DOI: 10.1212/cpj.0000000000001070.
- Awaad R, El-Gabalawy O, Jackson-Shaheed E, Zia B, Keshavarzi H, Mogahed D, Altalib H. Suicide Attempts of Muslims Compared With Other Religious Groups in the US. JAMA Psychiatry 2021, 78: 1041-1044. PMID: 34287614, PMCID: PMC8295887, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2021.1813.
- Altalib H, McMillan KK, Padilla S, Pugh MJ. Epilepsy quality performance in a national sample of neurologists and primary care providers: Characterizing trends in acute and chronic care management. Epilepsy & Behavior 2021, 123: 108218. PMID: 34479039, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.108218.
- Altalib HH, Lanham HJ, McMillan KK, Habeeb M, Fenton B, Cheung KH, Pugh MJ. Measuring coordination of epilepsy care: A mixed methods evaluation of social network analysis versus relational coordination. Epilepsy & Behavior 2019, 97: 197-205. PMID: 31252279, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2019.05.023.
- Pugh M, Clary H, Myers M, Kennedy E, Amuan M, Swan A, Hinds S, LaFrance W, Altalib H, Towne A, Henion A, White A, Baca C, Wang C. Distinct comorbidity phenotypes among post‐9/11 Veterans with epilepsy are linked to diverging outcomes and mortality risks. Epilepsia 2024 PMID: 39487827, DOI: 10.1111/epi.18170.
- Van Patten R, Austin T, Cotton E, Chan L, Bellone J, Mordecai K, Altalib H, Correia S, Twamley E, Jones R, Sawyer K, LaFrance W. Cognitive performance in functional seizures compared with epilepsy and healthy controls: a systematic review and meta analysis. The Lancet Psychiatry 2024, 11: 516-525. PMID: 38879275, DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(24)00132-9.
- Kellogg M, Amuan M, Hirschey J, LaFrance W, Haneef Z, Altalib H, Rehman R, Pugh M. Does Discharge Diagnosis Determine Risk of Death? Mortality Following Admission to Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Epilepsy Centers of Excellence (ECoE) Epilepsy Monitoring Units (EMUs) (P10-1.009). Neurology 2024, 102 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000204899.
- Okafor C, Herlopian A, Gopaul M, Chen Z, Altalib H. Semiology Consistency in Focal Epilepsy: Differences Between New-onset and Refractory Epilepsy (P3-1.007). Neurology 2024, 102 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000206535.
- Van Patten R, Chan L, Tocco K, Mordecai K, Altalib H, Cotton E, Correia S, Gaston T, Grayson L, Martin A, Fry S, Goodman A, Allendorfer J, Szaflarski J, LaFrance W. Reduced Subjective Cognitive Concerns With Neurobehavioral Therapy in Functional Seizures and Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal Of Neuropsychiatry 2024, 36: 197-205. PMID: 38481168, DOI: 10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20230138.
- Henion A, Wang C, Amuan M, Altalib H, Towne A, Hinds S, Baca C, LaFrance W, Van Cott A, Kean J, Roghani A, Kennedy E, Panahi S, Pugh M. Role of Deployment History on the Association Between Epilepsy and Traumatic Brain Injury in Post–9/11 Era US Veterans. Neurology 2023, 101: e2571-e2584. PMID: 38030395, PMCID: PMC10791059, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000207943.
- Ali S, Bornovski Y, Gopaul M, Galluzzo D, Goulet J, Argraves S, Jackson-Shaheed E, Cheung K, Brandt C, Altalib H. Implementer report: ICD-10 code F44.5 review for functional seizure disorder. BMJ Health & Care Informatics 2023, 30: e100746. PMID: 37730251, PMCID: PMC10514602, DOI: 10.1136/bmjhci-2023-100746.
- Wang K, Fenton B, Skanderson M, Black A, Becker W, Seng E, Anthony S, Guirguis A, Altalib H, Kimber A, Lorenze N, Scholten J, Graham G, Sandbrink F, Sico J. Changes in opioid prescribing in veterans with headache during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A regression discontinuity in time analysis. Headache The Journal Of Head And Face Pain 2023, 63: 1295-1303. PMID: 37596904, DOI: 10.1111/head.14605.
- Van Patten R, Chan L, Tocco K, Mordecai K, Altalib H, Twamley E, Gaston T, Grayson L, Martin A, Fry S, Goodman A, Allendorfer J, Correia S, Szaflarski J, LaFrance W. Improvements in Montreal Cognitive Assessment scores after neurobehavioral therapy in adults with functional (nonepileptic) seizures and traumatic brain injury. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2023, 165: 282-289. PMID: 37549503, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.07.038.
- Fodeh S, Fenton B, Wang R, Skanderson M, Altalib H, Kuruvilla D, Schindler E, Haskell S, Brandt C, Sico J. Understanding headache classification coding within the veterans health administration using ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM in fiscal years 2014–2017. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0279163. PMID: 36598881, PMCID: PMC9812322, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0279163.
- Altalib H, French J, Sperling M, Henninger H, Dave H, Gelfand M, Schulz A, Elmoufti S, Dongre P, Martin M. Patient-reported Outcomes in Mood, Fatigue, Sleep Disturbance, and Disability While on Brivaracetam Treatment: a Prospective Observational Study (P17-8.002). Neurology 2022, 98 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.98.18_supplement.684.
- Dave H, French J, Altalib H, Henninger H, Porter R, Gelfand M, Martin M, Dongre P, Elmoufti S, Schulz A, Sperling M. Real-world Study of Brivaracetam in the United States (S13.001). Neurology 2022, 98 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.98.18_supplement.673.
- Henninger H, Sperling M, Altalib H, Dave H, Gelfand M, Porter R, Martin M, Elmoufti S, Schulz A, Dongre P, French J. Effectiveness and Tolerability of Brivaracetam by Reason for Initiation in Adults with Focal Seizures: Post-hoc Analysis of a Real-world, US Study (P15-8.003). Neurology 2022, 98 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.98.18_supplement.1443.
- Pugh M, LaFrance W, Hinds S, Towne A, Van Cott A, Baca C, Altalib H, Wang C. Comorbidity Phenotype Trajectories in Veterans Before and After Emergence of Epilepsy (S12.007). Neurology 2022, 98 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.98.18_supplement.1055.
- Pugh MJ, Kennedy E, Gugger JJ, Mayo J, Tate D, Swan A, Kean J, Altalib H, Gowda S, Towne A, Hinds S, Van Cott A, Lopez MR, Jaramillo CA, Eapen BC, McCafferty RR, Salinsky M, Cramer J, McMillan KK, Kalvesmaki A, Diaz-Arrastia R, Amuan M, Henion A, Padilla S, McCafferty M, Elizondo B, Wells M. The Military Injuries: Understanding Post-Traumatic Epilepsy Study: Understanding Relationships among Lifetime Traumatic Brain Injury History, Epilepsy, and Quality of Life. Journal Of Neurotrauma 2021, 38: 2841-2850. PMID: 34353118, PMCID: PMC8820288, DOI: 10.1089/neu.2021.0015.
- Pugh M, Baca C, Lopez M, Altalib H, Towne A, Hinds S, Amuan M, Kean J, Henion A, Van Cott A. Risk Factors for Epilepsy Among Post-9/11 Veterans: Traumatic Brain Injury and Deployment Status (4772). Neurology 2021, 96 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.96.15_supplement.4772.
- Marey A, Zhang Z, Rechnitzer A, Barnard S, French J, Kanner A, Altalib H. Anti-Epileptic Drug Psychiatric Adverse Events in Focal Epilepsy-A Cohort Study (5223). Neurology 2020, 94 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.94.15_supplement.5223.
- Altalib H, Grinnell T, Cantu D, Ikedo F, Vieira M, Tosiello R, Blum D. Psychiatric Adverse Events According to Psychiatric History and Current Status: A Post-hoc Analysis of Three Phase III Trials of Adjunctive Eslicarbazepine Acetate in Adults with Focal Seizures (4140). Neurology 2020, 94 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.94.15_supplement.4140.
- Hajjar A, Jackson-Shaheed E, Hirsch L, Altalib H. Incidence of Anti-Epileptic Drug Related Falls (5344). Neurology 2020, 94 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.94.15_supplement.5344.
- Bornovski Y, Argraves S, Jackson-Shaheed E, Tolchin B, Goulet J, Cheung K, Hitchins A, Altalib H. Psychosis and Seizures in the Veteran Population (4651). Neurology 2020, 94 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.94.15_supplement.4651.
- Altalib H. Chief Editor Introduction. Journal Of Muslim Mental Health 2019, 13 DOI: 10.3998/jmmh.10381607.0013.200.
- Altalib HH, Galluzzo D, Argraves S, Goulet J, Bornovski Y, Cheung KH, Jackson-Shaheed E, Tolchin B, Fenton BT, Pugh MJ. Managing Functional Neurological Disorders: Protocol of a Cohort Study on Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures Study. Neuropsychiatric Disease And Treatment 2019, 15: 3557-3568. PMID: 31920316, PMCID: PMC6939176, DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s234852.
- Galluzzo D, Argraves S, Shaheed E, Goulet J, Brandt C, Pugh M, Altalib H. How Effective is Standard Mental Health Treatment for the Prevention of PNES: a Preliminary Study? (S3.004). Neurology 2019, 92 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.92.15_supplement.s3.004.
- Tolba H, Hirsch L, Detyniecki K, Bonito J, Altalib H. Cross-sensitivity of behavioral adverse effects of perampanel and levetiracetam. (P3.5-003). Neurology 2019, 92 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.92.15_supplement.p3.5-003.
- Altalib H. Chief Editor's Introduction. Journal Of Muslim Mental Health 2018, 12 DOI: 10.3998/jmmh.10381607.0012.100.
- Fodeh S, Boudreaux E, Wang R, Silva D, Bossarte R, Goulet J, Brandt C, Altalib H. Suicide Risk on Twitter. International Journal Of Applied Research In Bioinformatics 2018, 8: 1-17. DOI: 10.4018/ijkdb.2018070101.
- Khan A, Proops N, Flaherty J, Fenton B, Pugh M, Cheung K, Goulet J, Brandt C, Altalib H. Preliminary Report of Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizure Diagnosis Among Veterans From 2004–2014 (P6.275). Neurology 2018, 90 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.90.15_supplement.p6.275.
- Altalib H. Chief Editor's Introduction. Journal Of Muslim Mental Health 2018, 11 DOI: 10.3998/jmmh.10381607.0011.200.
- Altalib HH, Fenton BT, Cheung KH, Pugh MJV, Bates J, Valente TW, Kerns RD, Brandt CA. Care coordination in epilepsy: Measuring neurologists' connectivity using social network analysis. Epilepsy & Behavior 2017, 73: 31-35. PMID: 28605631, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2017.05.026.
- Ramsey C, Dziura J, Justice AC, Altalib HH, Bathulapalli H, Burg M, Decker S, Driscoll M, Goulet J, Haskell S, Kulas J, Wang KH, Mattocks K, Brandt C. Incidence of Mental Health Diagnoses in Veterans of Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom, and New Dawn, 2001-2014. American Journal Of Public Health 2016, 107: 329-335. PMID: 27997229, PMCID: PMC5227942, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2016.303574.
- Altalib HH, Elzamzamy K, Pugh MJ, Gonzalez JB, Cheung KH, Fenton BT, Kerns RD, Brandt CA, LaFrance WC. Communicating diagnostic certainty of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures — a national study of provider documentation. Epilepsy & Behavior 2016, 64: 4-8. PMID: 27723497, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2016.08.032.
- Altalib H, Fenton B, Sico J, Goulet J, Bathulapalli H, Mohammad A, Kulas J, Driscoll M, Dziura J, Mattocks K, Kerns R, Brandt C, Haskell S. Increase in migraine diagnoses and guideline-concordant treatment in veterans, 2004–2012. Cephalalgia 2016, 37: 3-10. PMID: 26950804, DOI: 10.1177/0333102416631959.
- Altalib H, Cavazos J, Pugh M, Hussain A, Kelly-Foxworth P, Tran T, Krumholz A, LaFrance W, Lopez M, Rutecki P, Van Cott A. Providing Quality Epilepsy Care for Veterans. Federal Practitioner 2016, 33: 26-32. PMID: 30930614, PMCID: PMC6430519.
- Pugh MJ, Orman JA, Jaramillo CA, Salinsky MC, Eapen BC, Towne AR, Amuan ME, Roman G, McNamee SD, Kent TA, McMillan KK, Hamid H, Grafman JH. The prevalence of epilepsy and association with traumatic brain injury in veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. The Journal Of Head Trauma Rehabilitation 2015, 30: 29-37. PMID: 24695268, DOI: 10.1097/HTR.0000000000000045.
- McMillan KK, Pugh MJ, Hamid H, Salinsky M, Pugh J, Noël PH, Finley EP, Leykum LK, Lanham HJ, LaFrance WC. Providers' perspectives on treating psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: frustration and hope. Epilepsy & Behavior : E&B 2014, 37: 276-81. PMID: 25128685, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2014.07.001.
- Hamid H, Blackmon K, Cong X, Dziura J, Atlas LY, Vickrey BG, Berg AT, Bazil CW, Langfitt JT, Walczak TS, Sperling MR, Shinnar S, Devinsky O. Mood, anxiety, and incomplete seizure control affect quality of life after epilepsy surgery. Neurology 2014, 82: 887-894. PMID: 24489129, PMCID: PMC3959755, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000000183.
- Hamid H, Fodeh SJ, Lizama AG, Czlapinski R, Pugh MJ, LaFrance WC, Brandt CA. Validating a natural language processing tool to exclude psychogenic nonepileptic seizures in electronic medical record-based epilepsy research. Epilepsy & Behavior 2013, 29: 578-580. PMID: 24135384, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2013.09.025.
- Hamid H, Kasasbeh AS, Suleiman MJ, Cong X, Liu H, Mohiuddin S, Bahou YG. Neuropsychiatric symptoms, seizure severity, employment, and quality of life of Jordanians with epilepsy. Epilepsy & Behavior : E&B 2013, 27: 272-5. PMID: 23452703, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2013.01.013.
- Hamid H, Liu H, Cong X, Devinsky O, Berg AT, Vickrey BG, Sperling MR, Shinnar S, Langfitt JT, Walczak TS, Barr WB, Dziura J, Bazil CW, Spencer SS. Long-term association between seizure outcome and depression after resective epilepsy surgery. Neurology 2011, 77: 1972-1976. PMID: 22094480, PMCID: PMC3235357, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0b013e31823a0c90.
- Hamid H, Devinsky O, Vickrey BG, Berg AT, Bazil CW, Langfitt JT, Walczak TS, Sperling MR, Shinnar S, Spencer SS. Suicide outcomes after resective epilepsy surgery. Epilepsy & Behavior : E&B 2011, 20: 462-4. PMID: 21334984, PMCID: PMC3697757, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2010.12.031.
- Englot DJ, Yang L, Hamid H, Danielson N, Bai X, Marfeo A, Yu L, Gordon A, Purcaro MJ, Motelow JE, Agarwal R, Ellens DJ, Golomb JD, Shamy MC, Zhang H, Carlson C, Doyle W, Devinsky O, Vives K, Spencer DD, Spencer SS, Schevon C, Zaveri HP, Blumenfeld H. Impaired consciousness in temporal lobe seizures: role of cortical slow activity. Brain 2010, 133: 3764-3777. PMID: 21081551, PMCID: PMC2995886, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awq316.
- Yang L, Morland TB, Schmits K, Rawson E, Narasimhan P, Motelow JE, Purcaro MJ, Peng K, Raouf S, DeSalvo MN, Oh T, Wilkerson J, Bod J, Srinivasan A, Kurashvili P, Anaya J, Manza P, Danielson N, Ransom CB, Huh L, Elrich S, Padin-Rosado J, Naidu Y, Detyniecki K, Hamid H, Farooque P, Astur R, Xiao B, Duckrow RB, Blumenfeld H. A prospective study of loss of consciousness in epilepsy using virtual reality driving simulation and other video games. Epilepsy & Behavior 2010, 18: 238-246. PMID: 20537593, PMCID: PMC2914099, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2010.04.011.
- Hamid H, Nass R. Ethical perspectives in neurology: ethical considerations in sudden unexplained death in epilepsy. Continuum (Minneapolis, Minn.) 2010, 16: 242-5. PMID: 22810324, DOI: 10.1212/01.CON.0000368242.72480.07.
- Hamid H, Abanilla K, Bauta B, Huang KY. Evaluating the WHO Assessment Instrument for Mental Health Systems by comparing mental health policies in four countries. Bulletin Of The World Health Organization 2008, 86: 467-73. PMID: 18568276, PMCID: PMC2647453, DOI: 10.2471/blt.07.042788.
- Hamid HI, Everett A. Developing Iraq's mental health policy. Psychiatric Services (Washington, D.C.) 2007, 58: 1355-7. PMID: 17914016, DOI: 10.1176/ps.2007.58.10.1355.
- Hamid H, Abu-Hijleh NS, Sharif SL, Raqab ZM, Mas'ad D, Abbas A. A primary care study of the correlates of depressive symptoms among Jordanian women. Transcultural Psychiatry 2004, 41: 487-96. PMID: 15709647, DOI: 10.1177/1363461504047931.
- Bahou Y, Hamid H, Raqab MZ. Ischemic stroke in Jordan 2000 to 2002: a two-year, hospital-based study. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases : The Official Journal Of National Stroke Association 2004, 13: 81-4. PMID: 17903954, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2004.02.004.
- Yale NeurologyYale Physicians Building800 Howard Avenue, Ste Lower LevelNew Haven, CT 06519
Biography
Hamada Hamid Altalib, DO, MPH, is professor of Neurology, Psychiatry, and Bioinformatics & Data Science. He is the chief of Neurology at the Connecticut VA Healthcare System. His clinical areas of expertise include epilepsy, neuropsychiatry, traumatic brain injury, and behavioral neurology. Dr. Altalib helped establish a VA neurobehavioral clinic for veterans who suffer from emotional distress and/or behavioral problems associated with neurological conditions. He believes in caring for each patient’s individual emotional and physical needs while focusing treatment on eliminating seizures.
“Disorders that affect the brain have a huge impact on quality of life. Epilepsy is a field in which we have good treatments that can profoundly improve a person’s quality of life,” Dr. Altalib says. “Our care provides a one-stop shop for veterans with epilepsy.”
An associate professor of neurology and of psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Altalib focuses his research on exploring psychiatric comorbidity of neurological disease. “Our work has shown the important connection between mood, anxiety and seizure control, and how proper treatment can make a huge, positive impact,” he says.
Titles
- Professor of Neurology
- Secondary Appointment, Psychiatry
- Track Director, Health Informatics, Executive MPH
- Chief of VA Neurology Service, VA Connecticut Healthcare System
Education & Training
- FellowshipYale University School of Medicine (2010)
- MPHNew York University, Global Health (2008)
- MPHNew York University, Global Health Epidemiology (2008)
- ResidencyNew York University (2008)
- InternCook County Hospital, Chicago, IL (2002)
- DOMichigan State University (2001)
- BAUniversity of Michigan, Psychology (1996)
Languages Spoken
- العربية (Arabic)
- English
Additional Information
- Fellow: American Epilepsy Society (2017)
- AB of Preventive Medicine, Clinical Informatics (2023)
- AB of Psychiatry & Neurology, Epilepsy (2017)
- AB of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology (2009)
- AB of Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry (2009)
- Gopaul M, Altalib H. Do psychotropic drugs cause seizures? Epilepsy & Behavior Reports 2024, 27: 100679. PMID: 38881884, PMCID: PMC11179069, DOI: 10.1016/j.ebr.2024.100679.
- Roghani A, Wang C, Henion A, Amuan M, Altalib H, LaFrance W, Baca C, Van Cott A, Towne A, Kean J, Hinds S, Kennedy E, Panahi S, Pugh M. Mortality among veterans with epilepsy: Temporal significance of traumatic brain injury exposure. Epilepsia 2024, 65: 2255-2269. PMID: 39119799, DOI: 10.1111/epi.18026.
- Kanner A, Saporta A, Kim D, Barry J, Altalib H, Omotola H, Jette N, O'Brien T, Nadkarni S, Winawer M, Sperling M, French J, Abou-Khalil B, Alldredge B, Bebin M, Cascino G, Cole A, Cook M, Detyniecki K, Devinsky O, Dlugos D, Faught E, Ficker D, Fields M, Gidal B, Gelfand M, Glynn S, Halford J, Haut S, Hegde M, Holmes M, Kalviainen R, Kang J, Klein P, Knowlton R, Krishnamurthy K, Kuzniecky R, Kwan P, Lowenstein D, Marcuse L, Meador K, Mintzer S, Pardoe H, Park K, Penovich P, Singh R, Somerville E, Szabo C, Szaflarski J, Thio K, Trinka E, Burneo J, Project A. Mood and Anxiety Disorders and Suicidality in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Focal Epilepsy. Neurology 2022, 100: e1123-e1134. PMID: 36539302, PMCID: PMC10074468, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000201671.
- Dorsal bed nucleus of stria terminalis in depressed and nondepressed temporal lobe epilepsy patientsDhaher R, Bronen RA, Spencer L, Colic L, Brown F, Mian A, Sandhu M, Pittman B, Spencer D, Blumberg HP, Altalib H. Dorsal bed nucleus of stria terminalis in depressed and nondepressed temporal lobe epilepsy patients. Epilepsia 2022, 63: 2561-2570. PMID: 35883245, DOI: 10.1111/epi.17377.
- Bornovski Y, Jackson-Shaheed E, Argraves S, Hitchins A, Tolchin B, Galluzzo D, Cheung KH, Goulet J, Skanderson M, Brandt CA, Pugh MJ, Altalib H. Suicide and Seizures. Neurology Clinical Practice 2021, 11: 372-376. PMID: 34840864, PMCID: PMC8610527, DOI: 10.1212/cpj.0000000000001070.
- Awaad R, El-Gabalawy O, Jackson-Shaheed E, Zia B, Keshavarzi H, Mogahed D, Altalib H. Suicide Attempts of Muslims Compared With Other Religious Groups in the US. JAMA Psychiatry 2021, 78: 1041-1044. PMID: 34287614, PMCID: PMC8295887, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2021.1813.
- Altalib H, McMillan KK, Padilla S, Pugh MJ. Epilepsy quality performance in a national sample of neurologists and primary care providers: Characterizing trends in acute and chronic care management. Epilepsy & Behavior 2021, 123: 108218. PMID: 34479039, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.108218.
- Altalib HH, Lanham HJ, McMillan KK, Habeeb M, Fenton B, Cheung KH, Pugh MJ. Measuring coordination of epilepsy care: A mixed methods evaluation of social network analysis versus relational coordination. Epilepsy & Behavior 2019, 97: 197-205. PMID: 31252279, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2019.05.023.
- Pugh M, Clary H, Myers M, Kennedy E, Amuan M, Swan A, Hinds S, LaFrance W, Altalib H, Towne A, Henion A, White A, Baca C, Wang C. Distinct comorbidity phenotypes among post‐9/11 Veterans with epilepsy are linked to diverging outcomes and mortality risks. Epilepsia 2024 PMID: 39487827, DOI: 10.1111/epi.18170.
- Van Patten R, Austin T, Cotton E, Chan L, Bellone J, Mordecai K, Altalib H, Correia S, Twamley E, Jones R, Sawyer K, LaFrance W. Cognitive performance in functional seizures compared with epilepsy and healthy controls: a systematic review and meta analysis. The Lancet Psychiatry 2024, 11: 516-525. PMID: 38879275, DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(24)00132-9.
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