NABIL J. AZAR, MD.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Dr. Azar graduated with a B.S. degree from the American University of Beirut in Lebanon, in 1996, and continued through to earn his M.D. degree in 2000. After graduating, he moved to the United States and completed his internship in Internal Medicine at the Washington Hospital Center in 2002, and his neurology residency at Georgetown University in 2005. He served as Chief Resident in the final year of residency.

In 2005, he started at Vanderbilt as clinical neurophysiology/epilepsy fellow. Starting July of 2007, he was appointed Assistant Professor of Neurology in the Epilepsy Division. His clinical work is focused on epilepsy and neurophysiological intra-operative monitoring.

Dr. Azar is an active member of the American Academy of Neurology, American Clinical Neurophysiology Society, American Epilepsy Society, Tennessee Medical Association, and Lebanese Order of Physicians. He is also board certified in Neurology.

RESEARCH SUMMARY

My research interest encompasses different aspects of clinical epilepsy. These include differentiating epileptic and non-epileptic seizures, exploring tolerance to anti-epileptic drug effect, evaluation of withdrawal seizures from new antiepileptic drugs, analysis of localizing significance of ictal EEG patterns, and exploration of causes of epilepsy surgery failure.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS/POSTERS

- Azar Nabil, Tayah Tania, Wang Lily, et al. Post-ictal Breathing Pattern Distinguishes Epileptic from Non-Epileptic Convulsive Seizures. Epilepsia.

- Azar Nabil, Wright Aubrey, Wang Lily et al. Oxcarbazepine Withdrawal Seizures during Epilepsy Monitoring. Neurology.