Sean T Hwang MD FAES

Epilepsy, Neurophysiology

Associate Professor of Neurology, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine

Summary

"People with epilepsy are faced with making complicated decisions about their healthcare everyday. I am dedicated to educating every individual about the important latest medical and surgical advancements available to them. It is my role to insure patients are fully informed about the potential impact these therapies may have on their overall physical and mental well-being, and to optimize their treatment plans. As an epileptologist, I specialize in the treatment of seizures, the interpretation of electrophysiologic studies, operative planning, and cortical mapping. My research interests involve the interaction between epilepsy and behavior."

New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Fellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology, 2007 - 2008
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Fellowship, Epilepsy, 2006 - 2007
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Neurology, 2003 - 2006
Hackensack University Medical Center/Englewood Hospital and Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2003
Tufts University School of MedicineClass of 2002

Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2025
Professional Leadership Award EPIC - Epilepsy Foundation Long Island, 2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR (Complete), Allscripts, 2013, 2016-2017

PubMed

14 citations
Neuropsychological Outcomes in 6-Year-Old Children of Women With Epilepsy: A Prospective Nonrandomized Clinical Trial.
Kimford J Meador, Morris J Cohen, David W Loring, Abigail G Matthews, Carrie Brown
JAMA Neurology. 2025-01-01
4 citations
Association of Prenatal Exposure to Antiseizure Medications With Creative and Executive Function at Age 4.5 Years.
Kimford J Meador, Morris J Cohen, David W Loring, Abigail G Matthews, Carrie A Brown
Neurology. 2024-06-25
13 citations
Behavioral Outcomes and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Among Children of Women With Epilepsy.
Morris J Cohen, Kimford J Meador, David W Loring, Abigail G Matthews, Carrie Brown
JAMA Neurology. 2024-01-01

Books/Book Chapters

Handbook of Medicine in Psychiatry
Chapter: Seizures
Hwang ST, McBride AEditors: Manu P, Karlin-Zysman C.American Psychiatric Publishing Inc., Washington, DC2015
Psychiatric Controversies in Epilepsy
Chapter: Is Depression in Epilepsy the Expression of a Neurological Disorder?
Page 67 - 88Hwang ST, Gilliam FGEditors: Kanner A and Schachter SC.Elsevier Inc., San Diego, CA2008
From First Unprovoked Seizure to Newly Diagnosed Epilepsy, Series: Progress in Epileptic Disorders
Chapter: Epileptic Seizures in the Context of the Dysimmune Syndromes
Page 107 - 143Hwang ST, Gilliam FGEditors: Ryvlin P, Beghi E, Camfield P, Hesdorffer D.John Libbey Eurotext, Paris, France2007

Abstracts/Posters

Exploring seizure networks using cortico-cortical evoked potentials: internally hyperconnected, externally hypoconnected?
Entz L, Megevand P, Groppe DM, Toth E, Fabo D, Fallil Z, Hwang ST, Harden CL, Bickel S, Keller CJ, Mehta AD, 69th Annual Meeting of the American Epilepsy Society, Seattle, WA, 1/1/2014
low threshold needed to diagnose and treat NMDA receptor antibody associated limbic encephalitis
Mihu A, Patel C, Sareen N, Koenig S, Hwang ST, Harden C, 64th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, New Orleans, LA, 1/1/2014
Interhemispheric asymmetries in resting-state fMRI activity for identifying seizure onset and irritative zones
Groppe DM, Megevand P, Fallil Z, Hwang ST, Hira J, Abisogun A, Yan C, Craddock RC, Milham MP, Bickel S, Harden C, Mehta AD, 69th Annual Meeting of the American Epilepsy Society, Seattle, WA, 1/1/2014

Lectures

North Shore University Hospital tied for #1 in NYAugust 2nd, 2023
One-a-day Anti-Seizure Drug Shows Promise for People with EpilepsyApril 14th, 2016
Study Sees No Link Between Common Epilepsy Drug, Certain Birth DefectsApril 6th, 2016