Rana Said, M.D. Titles and Appointments Professor Schools Medical School Departments Pediatrics | Neurology You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Dr. Rana Said is Director of the Pediatric Neurology Education. She received her M.D. from the University of Jordan, Faculty of Medicine, in Amman, Jordan in 1995. She then completed general pediatric and pediatric neurology training at Tufts University, Floating Hospital for Children in Boston. Upon completion of her child neurology training, she did an Epilepsy Fellowship at Children’s Hospital Boston, Harvard University. She stayed on for an additional year of Epilepsy Research Fellowship. Special interests are in the fields of pediatric epilepsy, infantile spasms, electrical status epilepticus of sleep, cortical malformations, epilepsy surgery, and the ketogenic diet. She also has interests in medical education and recruitment of students into the field of child neurology. Education Medical School University of Jordan Faculty of Medicine, Jordan (1995) Internship Al-Basheer Hospital - Ministry of Health (1996), Pediatrics Residency Tufts Medical Center (1999), Pediatrics Residency Tufts Medical Center (2002), Child Neurology Fellowship The Children's Hospital Medical Center (2003), Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship Boston's Children's Hospital (2004), Epilepsy Research Interest Epilepsy Surgery Ketogenic Diet Treatment of Refractory Epilepsy Publications Methodology for the Pediatric Dose Optimization for Seizures in Emergency Medical Services (PediDOSE) study Author Collaboration TP, Shah MI, Adelgais KM, Chamberlain JM, Wang HE, Morgan LA, Riviello JJ, Said RR, Sullivan JE, Ghaffari KF, Kothari KM, Saidinejad M, Lowe RA, Fowler RL, Counts CR, Morris CR, Studnek JR, Glober NK, Ward CE, Clemency BM, Patrick N, Munn RD, Brant-Zawadzki GM, Martin-Gill C, Nishijima DK, Li K, Sepulveda N, VanBuren JM Trials 2026 Dec 27 Early Electroencephalogram to Predict Severity of Injury in Infants With Abusive Traumatic Brain Injury Varughese NA, Hasan A, Cohen N, Smith D, Clarke RL, Grapsy J, Said R, Miles D, Raman L, Sirsi D Journal of child neurology 2026 May 41 704-714 Pediatric RNS Lead Migration: Wandering Eyes or Electrode? Joshi C, Veltkamp D, Dodez C, Warren AE, Sirsi D, Talai A, Said R, Price A Annals of Neurology 2025 Aug 98 354-356 Bridging the Gap Between Brain Health Guidelines and Real-world Implementation Correa DJ, Jordan JT, Said RR CONTINUUM Lifelong Learning in Neurology 2025 Jun 31 865-884 The Brain Health Imperative in the 21st Century - A Call to Action: The AAN Brain Health Platform and Position Statement Rost NS, Salinas J, Jordan JT, Banwell B, Correa DJ, Said RR, Selwa LM, Song S, Evans DA Neurology 2023 Sep 101 570-579 Electroencephalographic (EEG) Biomarkers in Genetic Neurodevelopmental Disorders Goodspeed K, Armstrong D, Dolce A, Evans P, Said R, Tsai P, Sirsi D Journal of child neurology 2023 May 38 466-477 International consensus recommendations for management of new onset refractory status epilepticus including febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome: Statements and supporting evidence Author Collaboration tI, Wickstrom R, Taraschenko O, Dilena R, Payne ET, Specchio N, Nabbout R, Koh S, Gaspard N, Hirsch LJ, Auvin S, van Baalen A, Beghi E, Benseler SM, Bergin P, Bleck T, Brunklaus A, Caraballo RH, Cervenka M, Costello D, Drislane F, Farias-Moeller R, Gallantine W, Gilmore E, Gofton T, Jimenez MA, Hocker S, Kaliakatsos M, Kellogg M, Lee JW, Loddenkemper T, Meletti S, Mizugushi M, Muscal E, Riviello JJ, Rosenthal ES, Rossetti AO, Ruegg S, Said R, Sculier C, Schmitt S, Schuele S, Stredny C, Trinka E, Wainwright M, VanHaerents S, Wells E, Wirrell E, Zuberi SM Epilepsia 2022 Nov 63 2840-2864 International consensus recommendations for management of new onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE) including febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES): Summary and clinical tools Author Collaboration tI, Wickström R, Taraschenko O, Dilena R, Payne ET, Specchio N, Nabbout R, Koh S, Gaspard N, Hirsch LJ, Auvin S, van Baalen A, Beghi E, Benseler SM, Bergin P, Bleck T, Brunklaus A, Caraballo RH, Cervenka M, Costello D, Drislane F, Farias-Moeller R, Gallantine W, Gilmore EJ, Gofton T, Jimenez MA, Hocker S, Kaliakatsos M, Kellogg M, Lee JW, Loddenkemper T, Meletti S, Mizugushi M, Muscal E, Riviello JJ, Rosenthal ES, Rossetti AO, Ruegg S, Said R, Sculier C, Schmitt S, Schuele S, Stredny C, Trinka E, Wainwright M, VanHaerents S, Wells E, Wirrell E, Zuberi SM Epilepsia 2022 Nov 63 2827-2839 Accelerated Implementation of a Virtual Neurology Clerkship Amid a Global Crisis Govindarajan R, Vu AT, Salas RM, Miller AM, Sandness DJ, Said RR, Southerland AM, Fernandez A, Romano S, Sennott BJ, Patino-Murillas J, Soni M Neurology 2022 Feb 98 279-286 Contemporary Neuroscience Core Curriculum for Medical Schools Author Collaboration TA, Author Collaboration TA, Gelb DJ, Kraakevik J, Safdieh JE, Agarwal S, Odia Y, Govindarajan R, Quick A, Soni M, Bickel J, Gamaldo C, Hannon P, Hatch HA, Hernandez C, Merlin LR, Noble JM, Reyes-Iglesias Y, Salas RM, Sandness DJ, Treat L, Benameur K, Brown RD, DeLuca GC, Garg N, Goldstein LB, Gutmann L, Henchcliffe C, Hessler A, Jordan JT, Kilgore SM, Khan J, Levin KH, Mohile NA, Nevel KS, Roberts K, Said RR, Simpson EP, Sirven JI, Smith AG, Southerland AM, Wilson RB Neurology 2021 Oct 97 675-684 Results 1-10 of 22 1 2 3 Next Last Honors & Awards Outstanding Teacher AwardUT Southwestern MS-2022 Class (2019) Best Pediatric Specialists/Doctors in DallasD Magazine (2010-2011) (2013) (2015-2018) Program Director Appreciation Award for Child NeurologyUT Southwestern Medical Center (2008-2012) National EpiFellows FoundationRecipient of grant to attend NEF course and American Epilepsy Society meeting (2003) TOPScholar Epilepsy FoundationRecipient of grant to attend American Epilepsy Society Meeting (2002) Professional Associations/Affiliations American Academy of Neurology American Academy of Pediatrics American Epilepsy Society Child Neurology Society
