Ji Yeoun Yoo, MD

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PROFESSOR | Neurology
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Specialties
Neurology
Research Topics
Drug Resistance, Epilepsy, Seizure
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.
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.

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

Vagus nerve stimulation as an adjunctive therapy for super-refractory status epilepticus including NORSE: a retrospective cohort study. Ji Yeoun Yoo, Jessica Bloomfield, Onome Eka, Leah Blank, Ashley Guo, Dina Bolden, Madeline C. Fields, Lara V. Marcuse, Maite Lavega-Talbott, Neha S. Dangayach, Fedor Panov, Saadi Ghatan. Epilepsy and Behavior

Exploring pathways leading to drug-resistant epilepsy for patients with cryptogenic new onset refractory status epilepticus. Aurélie Hanin, Clémence Marois, Martin Guillemaud, Mario Chavez, Léa Cosme, Zineb Hayatou, Aurore Besnard, Gwen Goudard, Véronique Masson, Louis Cousyn, Margaux Cheval, Jérôme A. Denis, Rana Alkouri, Foudil Lamari, Francesca Bisulli, Krista Eschbach, Raquel Farias-Moeller, Nicolas Gaspard, Elizabeth E. Gerard, Giada Giovannini, Teneille Gofton, Margaret T. Gopaul, Marissa Kellogg, Stefano Meletti, Lorenzo Muccioli, Elena Pasini, Olga Taraschenko, Nathan Torcida, Mark S. Wainwright, Ji Yeoun Yoo, Nora Wong, Dominique Bonnefont-Rousselot, Sophie Demeret, Lawrence J. Hirsch, Vincent Navarro. Epilepsia

Applications and impact of telemedicine for persons with epilepsy: a scoping review. Jitendra Kumar Sahu, Ana Carolina Coan, Josephine Chan, Bosanka Jocic-Jakubi, Pooja Dhir, Mamidi Niveditha, Nagita Devi, Mamta Bhushan Singh, Patricia Osborne Shafer, Yu Hsiang-Yu, Amza Ali, Ji Yeoun Yoo, Johan Zelano, Fred Stephen Sarfo, Fortini Pablo Sebastián, Samson Awili Gwer, Yanin Rivera, Najib Kissani, Roberto Horacio Caraballo, Dipika Bansal, Eugen Trinka, J. Helen Cross, Pauline Samia. Seizure

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