Alexandra (Popescu) Urban MD FAAN, FAES (She/Her)
Epilepsy, Neurophysiology
Professor, Neurology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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3471 5th AveSte 810Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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Summary
- Dr. Alexandra Urban is the Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs and Professor of Neurology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC. Triple-boarded and a Fellow of both the American Academy of Neurology (FAAN) and the American Epilepsy Society (FAES), she specializes in complex epilepsy with research focused on neurostimulation. Dr. Urban is passionate about system-level leadership and innovative program development, with a particular interest in optimizing neurology practice through accurate coding and reducing unplanned healthcare utilization.
Education & Training
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterFellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology, 2008 - 2009
UPMC Medical Education (Pittsburgh)Residency, Neurology, 2005 - 2008
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Norwalk HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 2004 - 2005
Carol Davila University of Medicine and PharmacyClass of 2001
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 2005 - 2026
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Clinical Neurophysiology
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Epilepsy
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification dbMotion, dbMotion Inc., 2012-2017
Clinical Trials
- Established Status Epilepticus Treatment Trial Start of enrollment: 2015 Oct 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Anatomo-Electro-Functional Investigations in Rolandic and Peri-Rolandic Epilepsies: A conceptual framework for Stereo-EEG.Naoki Ikegaya, Thandar Aung, Arka N Mallela, Jasmine L Hect, Shobhit Singla
Clinical Neurophysiology. 2025-11-01 - 1 citationsPregnancy outcomes and changes to seizure frequency during pregnancy for patients with functional seizures.Christina R K Catherine, Janet F R Waters, Alexandra Urban, Wesley T Kerr
Epilepsy & Behavior. 2025-10-01 - 2 citationsDevelopment of a stereo-EEG based seizure matching system for clinical decision making in epilepsy surgery.John Thomas, Chifaou Abdallah, Kassem Jaber, Mays Khweileh, Olivier Aron
Journal of Neural Engineering. 2024-10-04
Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- Romanian
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