David E. Friedman, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Medical Director, Epilepsy Clinic, Department of Neurology
Medical Director, Epilepsy Monitoring Unit,
St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
Medical Director, Electroencephalography Laboratory,
Ben Taub General Hospital
Clinical Service Area
Neurology
Specialty
Epilepsy
Clinical Neurophysiology
Board Certification
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Neurology
Clinic Appointments
713-798-8259
Consult
713-798-8259
Medical School
M.D., Sackler School of Medicine/American Program, Tel Aviv, Israel
Internship
Internal Medicine, Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Center, Staten Island, NY
Residency
Neurology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
Fellowship
Neurophysiology/Epilepsy, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
Clinical Interests
Medical and surgical treatment for seizures and epilepsy, electroencephalography
Clinic Location
Baylor Neurology
Smith Tower
6550 Fannin, Suite 1801
Houston, Texas 77030
Research Interests
Quality of life and comorbidities in epilepsy, treatment options for patients with medically refractory epilepsy
Journal Publications
- Friedman DE, Gilliam FG. Seizure-related injuries are underreported in pharmacoresistant localization-related epilepsy. Epilepsia. 2009;:.
- Friedman DE, Hirsch LJ. How long does it take to make an accurate diagnosis in an epilepsy monitoring unit? J Clin Neurophysiol. 2009;26:213-7.
- Friedman DE, Kung DH, Laowattana S, Kass JS, Hrachovy RA, Levin HS. Identifying depression in epilepsy in a busy clinical setting is enhanced with systematic screening. Seizure. 2009;18:429-33.
- Friedman DE, Schevon C, Emerson RG, Hirsch LJ. Cyclic electrographic seizures in critically ill patients. Epilepsia. 2008;49:281-7.
Poster and Platform Presentations
- Friedman D. Prospectively determining seizure-related injuries in epilepsy: Results from the first 14 months of systematic assessment. American Epilepsy Society (AES), 63rd Annual Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts (Dec. 4-8, 2009).
- Kung D, Serpa-Alvarez J, Kass J, Friedman D. Epilepsy and neurocysticercosis in Houston, Texas. American Epilepsy Society (AES), 63rd Annual Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts (Dec. 4-8, 2009).
- Mizrahi EM, Frost JD, Jr., Friedman DE, Hrachovy RA, Slater JD. Assessment of acute mild traumatic brain injury by quantitative EEG analysis — Mission Connect: Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Translational Research Consortium — The Integrated Clinical Protocol: Neurophysiology Core. US Department of Defense, Military Health Research Forum 2009 in Kansas City, Missouri (Aug. 31 - Sept. 3, 2009).
- Dulay MF, Levin HS, York MK, Mizrahi EM, Goldsmith IL, Goldman A, Verma A, Barnwell LF, Chen DK, Friedman DE, Grossman RG, Yoshor D. Predictors of individual visual memory decline after right anterior temporal lobe resection. Epilepsia. 2008;49 Suppl 7:132.
- Friedman DE, Gilliam FG. Injuries in phramacoreistant epilepsy: A comparison of temporal and extratemporal epilepsy patients. Neurology. 2008;70(11 Suppl 1):A70.
- Friedman DE, Kung DH, Kass JS. Systematic screening in a busy clinical setting improves identification of depression in people with epilepsy. Epilepsia. 2008;49 Suppl 7:256.
- Friedman DE, Wright R, Kass JS. Neurocysticercosis and epilepsy in a county hospital in Houston, Texas. Neurology. 2008;70(11 Suppl 1):A341-2.
Contact Information
David E. Friedman, M.D.
Department of Neurology
Baylor College of Medicine
One Baylor Plaza, MS NB302
Houston, Texas 77030
Tel: 713-798-0980
Fax: 713-798-0984