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Ghazala Perven, M.D.

Ghazala Perven, M.D.

Associate Professor

School
Medical School
Department
Neurology

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  • Biography

    Joined UT Southwestern: 2015

    Clinical Interests: She has lectured on aspects of her field that include antiepileptic drugs, seizure semiology and trends in epilepsy care. She is the lead investigator or co-author of research publications on topics including the role of epileptic auras in refractory epilepsy.

    Education Activities: Beyond teaching residents and fellows, she organizes and directs the UT Southwestern Annual Epilepsy Symposium for the local and regional neurology community. 

    Background: Dr. Perven earned her medical degree at Dow Medical College in Pakistan, followed by an internship in the Department of Neurology at Civil Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. She then performed a residency in neurology at the University of Toledo in Ohio, where she served as Chief Resident, followed by a two-year fellowship in clinical neurophysiology/epilepsy at the Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Perven served as a staff physician and clinical instructor in the Department of Neurology at the University of Toledo. She has also served as a clinical instructor at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology and Epilepsy Dr. Ghazala Perven joined UT Southwestern faculty in 2015. 

    Awards: Dr. Perven received Excellence in Teaching awards from both the University of Toledo and the Cleveland Clinic Educational Foundation.

  • Education
    Medical School
    Dow Medical College, Pakistan (2004)
    Residency
    The University of Toledo (2012), Neurology
    Fellowship
    Cleveland Clinic Foundation (2014), Clinical Neurophysiology
    Fellowship
    Cleveland Clinic Foundation (2015), Epilepsy
  • Research Interest
    • Epilepsy- comorbids
    • Epilepsy- semiology
    • Epilepsy- surgical intervention and outcomes
    • Neurostimulation
  • Publications
    Back to Basics: Care of the Stereotactic EEG Implanted Patient
    Alick-Lindstrom S, Venkatesh P, Perven G, Wabulya A, Yang QZ, Sirsi D, Podkorytova I Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology 2024 Jul 41 415-422
    Stereo-electroencephalographic seizure localization in patients with mesial temporal sclerosis: A single center experience
    Zhang B, Podkorytova I, Hays R, Perven G, Agostini M, Harvey J, Zepeda R, Alick-Lindstrom S, Dieppa M, Doyle A, Das R, Lega B, Ding K Clinical Neurophysiology Practice 2024 Jan 9 106-111
    Stereo-EEG Evaluation and Surgical Treatment in Patients With Drug-Resistant Focal Epilepsy Associated With Nodular Heterotopia
    Durica SR, Caruso JP, Podkorytova I, Ding K, Hays R, Lega B, Perven G Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology 2023 Jan 40 17-26
    Pearls & Oy-sters: Two Cases of Stereotactic EEG-Proven Insular Epilepsy With Nonlocalizing Scalp EEG and Interesting Semiologies
    Li D, Podkorytova I, Dieppa M, Perven G Neurology 2022 Sep 99 437-441
    Epilepsy surgery in patient with monogenic epilepsy related to SCN8A mutation
    Podkorytova I, Hays R, Perven G, Alick Lindstrom S Epilepsy and Behavior Reports 2022 Jan 18
    Emergency department visits and readmissions in patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) at a safety net hospital
    Ramamurthy S, Steven Brown L, Agostini M, Alick Lindstorm S, Dave H, Dieppa M, Ding K, Doyle A, Hays R, Harvey J, Perven G, Podkorytova I, Zepeda R, Das RR Epilepsy and Behavior 2021 Sep 122
    Physical activity status and quality of life in patients with epilepsy – Survey from level four epilepsy monitoring units
    Green R, Abe C, Denney DA, Zhang R, Doyle A, Gadelmola K, Cullum CM, Simon J, Neaves S, Perven G, Dieppa M, Hays R, Agostini M, Ding K Epilepsy Research 2021 Jul 173
    Non-lesional mesial temporal lobe epilepsy requires bilateral invasive evaluation
    Perven G, Podkorytova I, Ding K, Agostini M, Alick S, Das R, Dave H, Dieppa M, Doyle A, Harvey J, Lega B, Zepeda R, Hays R Epilepsy and Behavior Reports 2021 Jan 15
    Emergent Admissions to the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit in the Setting of COVID-19 Pandemic-related, State-mandated Restrictions: Clinical Decision Making and Outcomes
    Zepeda R, Lee Y, Agostini M, Alick Lindstrom S, Dave H, Dieppa M, Ding K, Doyle A, Harvey J, Hays R, Perven G, Podkorytova I, Das RR Neurodiagnostic Journal 2021 61 95-103
    Comparison of psychiatric comorbidities and impact on quality of life in patients with epilepsy or psychogenic nonepileptic spells
    Abe C, Denney D, Doyle A, Cullum M, Adams J, Perven G, Dave H, Dieppa M, Hays R, Agostini M, Ding K Epilepsy and Behavior 2020 Jan 102
  • Honors & Awards
    • Excellence in Teaching Award
      Cleveland Clinic Foundation (2015)
    • Excellence in Teaching Award
      University of Toledo (2012)
    • Chief Resident
      University of Toledo (2011)
  • Professional Associations/Affiliations
    • American Academy of Neurology (2010)
    • American Clinical Neurophysiology Society (2014)
    • American Epilepsy Society (2016)
    • Epilepsy Foundation- Dallas/Fort Worth (2016)
    • Southern Epilepsy and EEG Society (2020)