615 E Princeton StSuite 540Orlando, FL 32803
Overview of Dr. Dharmaraj Gireesh
Elakkat Dharmaraj Gireesh, MD is a neurologist located in Orlando, FL, with subspecialties in epilepsy and neurophysiology. He completed his fellowship and residency at Johns Hopkins University and NYU Grossman School of Medicine, and his preliminary internship at New York Downtown Hospital. He currently serves as Medical Director at AdventHealth Orlando, Assoc. Professor at Loma Linda School of Medicine and previously held a position as an Assistant Professor at UF Health Shands Hospital. Dr. Gireesh has experience in general neurology, evoked potentials studies, electromyography, electroencephalography, epilepsy surgery and video electroencephalography. He has numerous relevant publications with high citation rates in the network dynamics of brain, neuroimmunology and epilepsy and use of deep learning on brain signals. His research focus is on deep learning approaches for seizure detection and evaluation of underlying signal features that lead to the learning in DNN. Additionally, he has contributed to clinical trials examining epilepsy and has been honored with awards including the Physician Recognition Award from Shands Hospital and the Fellows Award for Research Excellence from National Institutes of Health.
Education & Training
Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology, 2013 - 2014- Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Neurology, 2012 - 2013
NYU Grossman School of MedicineResidency, Neurology, 2010 - 2012
New York Downtown HospitalInternship, Preliminary Year, 2009 - 2010- NYU Grossman School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 2009 - 2010
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2015 - 2027
MD State Medical License 2013 - 2016
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 EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2016-2017
- Physician recognition Award Shands hospital, University of Florida, 2016
Clinical Trials
- Inpatient, Dose-Ranging Study of Staccato Alprazolam in Epilepsy With Predictable Seizure Pattern Start of enrollment: 2018 Mar 16
- Randomized, Double-Blind Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Cenobamate Adjunctive Therapy in PGTC Seizures Start of enrollment: 2018 Sep 21
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 23 citationsIntracranial EEG and laser interstitial thermal therapy in MRI-negative insular and/or cingulate epilepsy: case series.Elakkat D. Gireesh, Kihyeong Lee, Holly Skinner, Joo-Hee Seo, Po-Ching Chen
Journal of Neurosurgery. 2021-09-01 - 25 citationsTelehealth perceptions in patients with epilepsy and providers during the COVID-19 pandemic.Maritsa Casares, Christina Wombles, Holly Skinner, Michael Westerveld, Elakkat D. Gireesh
Epilepsy & Behavior. 2020-09-12 - 7 citationsAltered integrity of corpus callosum in generalized epilepsy in relation to seizure lateralization after corpus callosotomy.Po Ching Chen, Steven A. Messina, Eduardo M. Castillo, James E. Baumgartner, Joo Hee Seo
Neurosurgical Focus. 2020-04-01
Committees
- Member, Advent Health IT committee
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Member
Other Languages
- Hindi
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