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225 E. Chicago Ave.#29 - EpilepsyChicago, IL 60611
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Summary
- Dr. Heba Akbari is a Child Neurologist based in Chicago, IL, with a subspecialty in Epilepsy. She completed her Residency in Child Neurology and Fellowship in Epilepsy at the McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University. Dr. Akbari graduated from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in 2018. She has contributed to the medical field through publications in Pediatric Neurology, Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, and the British Journal of Pharmacology. Her works have been cited numerous times by her peers.
Education & Training
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityFellowship, Epilepsy, 2023 - 2024- McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Child Neurology, 2018 - 2023
Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClass of 2018
Certifications & Licensure
IL State Medical License 2023 - 2026
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Epilepsy
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Long-Read Genome Sequencing Establishes Biallelic Pathogenic Variants in DNM1 With Distinct Functional Effects as the Cause of Early Infantile Developmental and Epilep...Andy Drackley, Merlene Peter, Heba H Akbari, Jelena Ivanisevic, Alexander Ing
American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part A. 2026-04-01 - 6 citationsGenetic Testing and Hospital Length of Stay in Neonates With Epilepsy.Heba Akbari, Ashwin Sunderraj, Nelson Sanchez-Pinto, Anne T Berg, Alfred L George Jr
Pediatric Neurology. 2022-08-01 - 10 citationsDoes rTMS Targeting Contralesional S1 Enhance Upper Limb Somatosensory Function in Chronic Stroke? A Proof-of-Principle Study.Svetlana Pundik, Margaret Skelly, Jessica McCabe, Heba Akbari, Curtis Tatsuoka
Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair. 2021-01-29
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