BatoolFuadKirmaniMD,FAAN, FAES

Epilepsy, Neurophysiology

Clinical Professor Department of Medical Education Texas A&M University HSC College of Medicine Medical Director, CHI St Joseph Epilepsy and Functional Neurosurgery Center Co-Director, Department of Neurology, CHI St Joseph Health College Station, TX

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Office
2801 Franciscan. Drive
Bryan, TX 77802
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Education & Training

Vanderbilt University Medical CenterFellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology, 2006 - 2007
Virginia Commonwealth University Health SystemResidency, Neurology, 2003 - 2006
Berkshire Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2003
USUHS F E Hebert School of MedicineDepartment of Anstomy, Phydiology& Genetics, 2000 - 2002
Rawalpindi Medical CollegeClass of 1995

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 2015 - 2026
NY State Medical License 2023 - 2025
MO State Medical License 2023 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2024 - 2024
VA State Medical License 2003 - 2024
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Epilepsy

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow American Academy of Neurology, 2017
Fellow American Epilepsy Society, 2016

Clinical Trials

Efficacy And Safety Study Of Pregabalin (Lyrica) As Monotherapy In Patients With Partial Seizures Start of enrollment: 2007 Sep 01
Terminated
Phase 3
Safety and Efficacy of Eslicarbazepine Acetate Monotherapy in Subjects With Partial Epilepsy Not Well Controlled by Current Antiepileptic Drugs Start of enrollment: 2009 Apr 01
Completed
Phase 3
Efficacy and Safety of Eslicarbazepine Acetate (BIA 2-093) as Adjunctive Therapy for Refractory Partial Seizures Start of enrollment: 2008 Dec 02
Completed
Phase 3
A Efficacy and Safety Study of Adjunctive Perampanel in Primary Generalized Tonic Clonic Seizures Start of enrollment: 2011 Sep 01
Completed
Phase 3
A Safety, Efficacy and Tolerability Trial of Pregabalin as Add-On Treatment in Pediatric and Adult Subjects With Primary Generalized Tonic-Clonic (i.e., Grand Mal) Seizures. Start of enrollment: 2013 Apr 03
Completed
Phase 3
Study to Evaluate SAGE-547 Injection as Adjunctive Therapy for the Treatment of Super-Refractory Status Epilepticus Start of enrollment: 2014 Mar 21
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2
A Study to Investigate the Safety of the Drugs Topiramate and Levetiracetam in Treating Children Recently Diagnosed With Epilepsy Start of enrollment: 2014 Oct 06
Completed
Phase 3
Vagus Nerve Stimulation Titration Protocol to Improve Tolerance and Accelerate Adaptation Start of enrollment: 2015 Apr 28
Completed
Safety and Pharmacokinetic Study of YKP3089 as Adjunctive Therapy in Subjects With Partial Onset Seizures Start of enrollment: 2016 Aug 03
Completed
Phase 3
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

The Relationship Between COVID-19 and the Development of Depression: Implications on Mental Health.
Padmashri A Shetty, Lena Ayari, Colton Betts, Diana M Robinson, Batool F Kirmani, Madry, J., Jessica Madry> ;Neuroscience Insights. 2023 Jan 1
Neuromuscular Disorders Associated With COVID-19.
Larry Morgan, Mary Hollist, Katherine Au, Lena Ayari, Colton Betts, Batool F Kirmani> ;Neuroscience Insights. 2023 Jan 1
28 citations
Machine learning risk prediction of mortality for patients undergoing surgery with perioperative SARS-CoV-2: the COVIDSurg mortality score
I Dajti, Jose Valenzuela, L A Boccalatte, N A Gemelli, D E Smith, Nagendra N Dudi-Venkata, Hidde M. Kroon, Tarik Sammour, M Roberts, D Mitchell, K Lah, A Pearce, A Mor...> ;The British Journal of Surgery. 2021 Jul 6
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Emergency Adult Surgical Patients and Surgical Services: An International Multi-center Cohort Study and Department Survey.
Winter Beatty J, Clarke JM, Sounderajah V, Acharya A, Rabinowicz S, Martin G, Warren LR, Yalamanchili S, Scott AJ, Burgnon E, Purkayastha S, Markar S, Kinross JM, PANS...> ;Annals of surgery.
8 citations
A multi-centre prospective cohort study of patients on the elective waiting list for cardiac surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Martin T Yates, Damian Balmforth, Bilal H Kirmani, Metesh Acharya, Reuben Jeganathan, Dumbor Ngaage, Mayzar Kanani, Indu Deglurkar, Ana Lopez-Marco, Julie Sanders, Aun...> ;Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 2022 Sep 1
Make America Graft Again.
Bilal Kirmani, Mark Pullan, Andrew Muir> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2023 Feb 1
Management of DOAC in Patients Undergoing Planned Surgery or Invasive Procedure: Italian Federation of Centers for the Diagnosis of Thrombotic Disorders and the Survei...
Squizzato A, Poli D, Barcellona D, Ciampa A, Grandone E, Manotti C, Moia M, Toschi V, Tosetto A, Testa S, Scientific Reviewer Committee> ;Thrombosis and haemostasis. 2021-12-07
SARS-CoV-2 infection and venous thromboembolism after surgery: an international prospective cohort study.
COVIDSurg Collaborative, GlobalSurg Collaborative> ;Anaesthesia. 2021-08-24
Effects of pre-operative isolation on postoperative pulmonary complications after elective surgery: an international prospective cohort study.
COVIDSurg Collaborative, GlobalSurg Collaborative> ;Anaesthesia. 2021-08-09
6 citations
Neurological and Neurodegenerative Disorders: Novel Concepts and Treatment.
Batool F Kirmani, Lee A. Shapiro, Ashok K. Shetty> ;Aging and Disease. 2021 Jul 1
32 citations
Acute Stroke Management: Overview and Recent Updates.
Mary Hollist, Larry Morgan, Rainier Cabatbat, Katherine Au, Maaida F Kirmani, Batool F Kirmani> ;Aging and Disease. 2021 Jul 3
14 citations
Pediatric Stroke: Overview and Recent Updates.
Mary Hollist, Katherine Au, Larry Morgan, Padmashri A Shetty, Abraham Hollist, Angela Amaniampong, Batool F Kirmani, Riddhi Rane> ;Aging and Disease. 2021 Jul 1
9 citations
Super-Refractory Status Epilepticus: Prognosis and Recent Advances in Management.
Batool F Kirmani, Katherine Au, Lena Ayari, Marita John, Padmashri A Shetty, Robert J. DeLorenzo> ;Aging and Disease. 2021 Jul 1
26 citations
Nucleolin is a functional binding protein for salinomycin in neuroblastoma stem cells
Fengfei Wang, Shuang Zhou, Dan Qi, Shi Hua Xiang, Eric T. Wong, Xuejing Wang, Ekokobe Fonkem, Tze-chen Hsieh, Jianhua Yang, Batool F Kirmani, John B. Shabb, Joseph M. ...> ;Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2019 Jan 28
1 citations
Editorial: New Directions in the Management of Status Epilepticus.
Batool F Kirmani, Ashok K. Shetty, Lee A. Shapiro> ;Frontiers in Neurology. 2018 Nov 23
36 citations
Identification of a panel of genes as a prognostic biomarker for glioblastoma
Fengfei Wang, Zheng Zheng, Jitian Guan, Dan Qi, Shuang Zhou, Xin Shen, Fushun Wang, David Wenkert, Batool F. Kirmani, Touradj Solouki, Ekokobe Fonkem, Eric T. Wong, Ja...> ;Ebiomedicine. 2018 Nov 1
6 citations
Management of Autoimmune Status Epilepticus.
Batool F. Kirmani, Donald Barr, Diana Mungall Robinson, Zachary Pranske, Ekokobe Fonkem, Jared F. Benge, Jason H. Huang, Geoffrey S.F. Ling> ;Frontiers in Neurology. 2018 May 9
39 citations
Efficacy of N -Acetylserotonin and Melatonin in the EAE Model of Multiple Sclerosis
Jie Wen, Prasanth S. Ariyannur, Rachel Ribeiro, Mikiei Tanaka, John R. Moffett, Batool F. Kirmani, Aryan M.A. Namboodiri, Yumin Zhang> ;Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology. 2016 Aug 25
15 citations
Role of Anticonvulsants in the Management of Posttraumatic Epilepsy
Batool F. Kirmani, Diana Mungall Robinson, Ekokobe Fonkem, Kevin Graf, Jason H. Huang> ;Frontiers in Neurology. 2016 Mar 22
53 citations
Neurological presentations of intravascular lymphoma (IVL): meta-analysis of 654 patients
Ekokobe Fonkem, Samantha Dayawansa, Edana Stroberg, Edwin Lok, Paul C. Bricker, Batool F. Kirmani, Eric T. Wong, Jason H. Huang> ;BMC Neurology. 2016 Jan 16
Psychogenic Nonepileptic Spells in Chronic Epilepsy Patients with Moderate Cognitive Impairment: The Need for Video EEG Monitoring for Adequate Diagnosis
Diana Mungall Robinson, Batool F. Kirmani> ;Case Reports in Psychiatry. 2014 Nov 19
1 citations
Role of intravenous levetiracetam in acute seizure management.
Batool F. Kirmani> ;Frontiers in Neurology. 2014 Jun 27
Congenital lingual hemihyperplasia, Horner's syndrome, and agenesis of the internal carotid artery.
Jose Aceves, Batool F. Kirmani, Maria Blazo> ;Pediatric Neurology. 2014 Jul 1
8 citations
Selection of antiepileptic drugs in older people.
Batool F. Kirmani, Diana Mungall Robinson, Adeline Kikam, Ekokobe Fonkem, Daniel Cruz> ;Current Treatment Options in Neurology. 2014 Apr 23
7 citations
Role of anticonvulsants in the management of AIDS related seizures.
Batool F. Kirmani, Diana Mungall-Robinson> ;Frontiers in Neurology. 2014 Jan 30
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Hospital Affiliations

CHI St. Joseph Regional Health CenterBryan, Texas