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Eishi Asano, MD, Pediatrics, Detroit, MI, DMC Children's Hospital of Michigan

EishiAsanoMDPhD

Pediatrics • Detroit, MI

Child Neurology

Professor of Pediatrics & Neurology, Wayne State University School of Medicine. Medical Director of Neurodiagnostics, Children's Hospital of Michigan.

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Summary

  • I am a board-certified clinical neurophysiologist specialized in presurgical evaluation for patients with drug-resistant epilepsy.

    • 2017 Health Care Heroes. Crain's Detroit Business.

    After 10 years of study and development, children and adults with epileptic seizures or brain tumors have a proven diagnostic test that can "map" brain function

Education & Training

  • University of Michigan
    University of MichiganMS, Clinical Research Design & Statistical Analysis, 2005 - 2007
  • Childrens Hospital of Michigan
    Childrens Hospital of MichiganFellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology-Pediatric Neurology, 2002 - 2004
  • DMC Children's Hospital of Michigan
    DMC Children's Hospital of MichiganFellowship, Research fellowship in neuroimaging and neurophysiology, 1998 - 2002
  • Tohoku University
    Tohoku UniversityClinical PhD, Neurosurgery, Thesis was written based on the data collected at Children's Hospital of Michigan (Certification number: 1801), 1998 - 2002
  • Tohoku University
    Tohoku UniversityResidency, Neurosurgery (including elective rotation in Functional Neurosurgery at Miyagi National Hospital, Japan), 1996 - 1998
  • Tohoku University Faculty of Medicine
    Tohoku University Faculty of MedicineClass of 1996

Certifications & Licensure

  • MI State Medical License
    MI State Medical License 2002 - 2026
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2016 - 2025

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Health Care Hero Award Crain’s Detroit Business, 2017
  • Fellow of the American Epilepsy Society (FAES) American Epilepsy Society, 2016
  • Editorial Board Clinical Neurophysiology: Official Journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2009-2016
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Phase‐Amplitude Coupling Between Interictal High‐Frequency Activity and Slow Waves in Epilepsy Surgery  
    Rajkumar Agarwal, Sandeep Sood, Aimee F Luat, Eishi Asano, Epilepsia
  • A Distinct microRNA Expression Profile Is Associated with Α[11C]-Methyl-L-tryptophan (AMT) PET Uptake in Epileptogenic Cortical Tubers Resected from Patients with Tube...  
    Harry T Chugani, Sandeep Sood, Eishi Asano, Aimee Luat, ScienceDirect
  • Strong Coupling Between Slow Oscillations and Wide Fast Ripples in Children with Epileptic Spasms: Investigation of Modulation Index and Occurrence Rate  
    Eishi Asano, MD, Epilepsia
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Press Mentions

  • Wayne State Study Addresses Major Outstanding Question in Theoretical Models of Memory
    Wayne State Study Addresses Major Outstanding Question in Theoretical Models of MemoryFebruary 21st, 2022
  • Why We Say ‘Ums’ and ‘Uhs’: Your Brain Is Actually Working Harder
    Why We Say ‘Ums’ and ‘Uhs’: Your Brain Is Actually Working HarderAugust 24th, 2021
  • Meet the 2017 Crain's Health Care Heroes
    Meet the 2017 Crain's Health Care HeroesJuly 14th, 2017
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Grant Support

  • Functional Brain Mapping In Pediatric NeurosurgeryNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2009–2012
  • Quantitative Multimodal Analyses In Pediatric Epilepsy SurgeryNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2004–2008

Research History

  • Professor of Pediatrics & Neurology, Wayne State University2015 - Present
  • Associate Professor of Pediatrics & Neurology, Wayne State University2010 - 2015
  • Assistant Professor of Pediatrics & Neurology, Wayne State University2004 - 2010

Professional Memberships

  • American Epilepsy Society - AES
    Member
  • American Clinical Neurophysiology Society
    Member
  • Society for Neuroscience
    Member
  • Cognitive Neuroscience Society
    Member
  • Society for the Neurobiology of Language
    Member
  • International Child Neurology Association
    Member

Other Languages

  • Japanese

Hospital Affiliations

External Links

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