Ahmad Zrik, M.D.

Ahmad Zrik, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in pediatric neurology and epilepsy at Children’s Medical Center Dallas.  

Dr. Zrik earned his medical degree from the University of Jordan. He completed his pediatric residency and child neurology training at the University at Buffalo in Buffalo, New York. He subsequently completed an advanced fellowship in pediatric epilepsy at Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, Texas.

Prior to his residency training, Dr. Zrik completed clinical fellowships in epilepsy at the University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, and in pediatric epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology at the Detroit Medical Center/Children’s Hospital of Michigan in Detroit, Michigan. He also previously served as a postdoctoral scholar in neurology at the University Hospitals Neurological Institute/Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Zrik joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2026.

His research interests include pediatric epilepsy monitoring, critical care electroencephalography (EEG), invasive EEG monitoring, neuromodulation, and the management of complex, treatment-resistant epilepsy syndromes.

In 2024, Dr. Zrik was inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society at the University at Buffalo in recognition of his commitment to compassionate, patient-centered care. In 2022, he was selected to represent the neurology community at the American Academy of Neurology’s Neurology on the Hill advocacy event in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Zrik is an active member of several professional organizations, including the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society, and he is a founding member of the Functional Neurological Disorder Society.