Ji Yeoun Yoo, MD
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PROFESSOR | Neurology
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Specialties
Neurology
Research Topics
Drug Resistance, Epilepsy, Seizure
Mechanisms of EEG Rhythmicity
Dr. Yoo is also interested in the mechanisms of EEG rhythmicity and further development of therapies/clinical trials for drug-resistant epilepsy.
B(I)RDs (Brief potentially Ictal Rhythmic Discharges)
Dr. Yoo described an interesting EEG rhythm, B(I)RDs (Brief potentially Ictal Rhythmic Discharges) in adult population and is continuing her research to find its role as a potential EEG biomarker for seizure activity and the seizure onset zone with scalp and intracranial EEGs.

MD, Ewha Women's University

Internship, Internal Medicine, University of Missouri Health Sciences Center

Residency, Neurology, Mount Sinai Hospital

Certifications

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Teaching award for Outstanding Teaching

Icahn School of Medicine

Fellowship award

NeuroNEXT

Senior-authored abstract/poster received a Young Investigator Award

American Clinical Neurophysiology Society

Teaching Award for Excellence in Mentorship

Icahn School of Medicine Department of Neurology

Robin Chemers Neustein Mid-Career Faculty Award

Icahn School of Medicine

Publications

Selected Publications

Standard complete blood count to predict long-term outcomes in febrile infection–related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES): A multicenter study. Martin Guillemaud, Aurélie Hanin, James J. Riviello, Mario Chavez, Ayush Batra, Megan Berry, Francesca Bisulli, Carlos Castillo-Pinto, Carla Cobos-Hernandez, Sophie Demeret, Krista Eschbach, Raquel Farias-Moeller, Madeline Fields, Nicolas Gaspard, Elizabeth E. Gerard, Teneille E. Gofton, Margaret T. Gopaul, Matthew D. Gruen, Anthony D. Jimenez, Karnig Kazazian, Minjee Kim, Marwa Mansour, Lara Marcuse, Clémence Marois, Mikaela Morales, Lorenzo Muccioli, Elena Pasini, Michelle M. Pham, Santiago Philibert Rosas, Aaron F. Struck, Nathan Torcida, Mark S. Wainwright, Ji Yeoun Yoo, Eyal Muscal, Vincent Navarro, Lawrence J. Hirsch, Yichen Lai. Epilepsia

A pilot study of inter-regional phase amplitude coupling as comorbid depression biomarker in temporal lobe epilepsy. Andy Ho Wing Chan, Muhammad A. Parvaz, Riaz B. Shaik, Tarik Bel-Bahar, Onome Eka, Fedor Panov, Saadi Ghatan, Ji Yeoun Yoo, Anuradha Singh, Sloane Sheldon, Madeline C. Fields, Lara V. Marcuse, Nathalie Jette, James J. Young, Helen S. Mayberg. Epilepsy and Behavior

Relationship Between Brain Activity and Impaired Consciousness in Frontal Lobe Seizures. Elaheh Salardini, Aparna Vaddiparti, Avisha Kumar, Jiayin Qu, Reese Alan Martin, Rahiwa Zefertsion Gebre, Christopher Andrew Arencibia, Monica B. Dhakar, Eric H. Grover, Imran H. Quraishi, Eliezer J. Sternberg, Ilena George, Adithya Sivaraju, Jennifer Bonito, Hitten P. Zaveri, Leah M. Gober, Shamma Ahammad, Shivani Ghoshal, Kun Wu, Pue Farooque, Lawrence J. Hirsch, Eyiyemisi Damisah, Jason L. Gerrard, Dennis D. Spencer, Ji Yeoun Yoo, James J. Young, Daniel Friedman, Jennifer Shum, Hal Blumenfeld. Neurology

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