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More than 20 years in practice
Author of more than 50 peer-reviewed publications
- President, National Association of Epilepsy Centers
- Co-Principal Investigator, Epilepsy Learning Healthcare System
- Past President, American Clinical Neurophysiology Society
Susan Herman, MD, is a professor of neurology and the Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs for the Department of Neurology at Barrow Neurological Institute. She is board certified in neurology and the subspecialties of epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
Dr. Herman’s expertise includes the treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy. She is a national leader in electroencephalography (EEG) technology and interpretation, including video-EEG monitoring for epilepsy, continuous EEG monitoring in critically ill patients, and high-density EEG and source localization. She is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society, and the American Epilepsy Society.
Dr. Herman earned her medical degree from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. She completed her neurology residency and a fellowship in epilepsy, clinical neurophysiology, and neuroepidemiology at The Neurological Institute of New York at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center.
Dr. Herman’s clinical research focuses on epilepsy and EEG. She has served as a local principal investigator for multiple clinical trials of new epilepsy treatments, and she has also studied the treatment of subclinical seizures in children with cerebral malaria and the development of epilepsy in patients with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. She is currently a co-principal investigator of the Epilepsy Learning Healthcare System, a network where families, community members, clinicians, researchers, and healthcare leaders can collaborate to improve care and outcomes for people with epilepsy.
For more information or to request an appointment with Dr. Herman, please call (602) 406-6262.
- Aetna
- AHCCS (Referral Required)
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Third Party
- Cigna
- Commercial Networks
- Government Plans
- Humana
- Market Place Plans (Referral Required)
- Medicare Advantage Plans (Referral Required)
- United Healthcare
- Certificate, State University of New York, Health Science Center at Brooklyn, Medical Information Systems Technology, 2000
- Fellowship; Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center; Neurological Institute of New York; Epilepsy, Clinical Neurophysiology, and Neuroepidemiology; 1997-1999
- Residency, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, Neurology, 1994-1997
- Internship, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, Internal Medicine, 1993-1994
- MD, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1989
- BA, Johns Hopkins University, Biology, 1989
- President, National Association of Epilepsy Centers
- Epilepsy Foundation, Professional Advisory Board
- American Medical Association
- Fellow, American Academy of Neurology
- Fellow, American Clinical Neurophysiology Society
- Fellow, American Epilepsy Society
- American Medical Association
- Residents’ Award for Excellence in Teaching, Neurology, University of Pennsylvania Medical School, 2003
- House Staff Award for Excellence in Patient Care, Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital, 1997
- Helen M. Sciarra Prize in Neurology, Columbia University, 1993
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, Columbia University, 1993
Establishing a learning healthcare system to improve health outcomes for people with epilepsy
Date: 04/2021
Authors: Maria A. Donahue, Susan T. Herman, Deepika Dass, Kathleen Farrell, Alison Kukla, Nicholas S. Abend, N. S. Abend, Lidia M.V.R. Moura, Jeffrey R. Buchhalter, Brandy E. Fureman
American Clinical Neurophysiology Society's Standardized Critical Care EEG Terminology: 2021 Version
Date: 01/2021
Authors: Lawrence J. Hirsch, Michael W.K. Fong, Markus Leitinger, Suzette M. LaRoche, Sandor Beniczky, Nicholas S. Abend, N. S. Abend, Jong Woo Lee, Courtney J. Wusthoff, Cecil D. Hahn, M. Brandon Westover, Elizabeth E. Gerard, Susan T. Herman, Hiba Arif Haider, Gamaleldin Osman, Andres Rodriguez-Ruiz, Carolina B. Maciel, Emily J. Gilmore, Andres Fernandez, Eric S. Rosenthal, Jan Claassen, Aatif M. Husain, Ji Yeoun Yoo, Elson L. So, Peter W. Kaplan, Marc R. Nuwer, Michel van Putten, Raoul Sutter, Frank W. Drislane, Eugen Trinka, Nicolas Gaspard
Accuracy of ICD-10-CM claims-based definitions for epilepsy and seizure type
Date: 10/2020
Authors: Jason R. Smith, Felipe J.S. Jones, Brandy E. Fureman, Jeffrey R. Buchhalter, Susan T. Herman, Neishay Ayub, Christopher McGraw, Sydney S. Cash, Daniel B. Hoch, Lidia M.V.R. Moura
Gender Disparity and Potential Strategies for Improvement in Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology
Date: 09/2020
Authors: Gloria Galloway, Sarah Schmitt, Susan T. Herman, Suzette La Roche
Implementing standardized provider documentation in a tertiary epilepsy clinic
Date: 07/2020
Authors: Felipe J.S. Jones, Jason R. Smith, Neishay Ayub, Susan T. Herman, Jeffrey R. Buchhalter, Brandy E. Fureman, Sydney S. Cash, Daniel B. Hoch, Lidia M.V.R. Moura
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More than 20 years in practice
Author of more than 50 peer-reviewed publications
- President, National Association of Epilepsy Centers
- Co-Principal Investigator, Epilepsy Learning Healthcare System
- Past President, American Clinical Neurophysiology Society
Susan Herman, MD, is a professor of neurology and the Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs for the Department of Neurology at Barrow Neurological Institute. She is board certified in neurology and the subspecialties of epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
Dr. Herman’s expertise includes the treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy. She is a national leader in electroencephalography (EEG) technology and interpretation, including video-EEG monitoring for epilepsy, continuous EEG monitoring in critically ill patients, and high-density EEG and source localization. She is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society, and the American Epilepsy Society.
Dr. Herman earned her medical degree from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. She completed her neurology residency and a fellowship in epilepsy, clinical neurophysiology, and neuroepidemiology at The Neurological Institute of New York at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center.
Dr. Herman’s clinical research focuses on epilepsy and EEG. She has served as a local principal investigator for multiple clinical trials of new epilepsy treatments, and she has also studied the treatment of subclinical seizures in children with cerebral malaria and the development of epilepsy in patients with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. She is currently a co-principal investigator of the Epilepsy Learning Healthcare System, a network where families, community members, clinicians, researchers, and healthcare leaders can collaborate to improve care and outcomes for people with epilepsy.
For more information or to request an appointment with Dr. Herman, please call (602) 406-6262.
- (602) 406-6262
- Fax: (602) 406-6261
- Aetna
- AHCCS (Referral Required)
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Third Party
- Cigna
- Commercial Networks
- Government Plans
- Humana
- Market Place Plans (Referral Required)
- Medicare Advantage Plans (Referral Required)
- United Healthcare
- Certificate, State University of New York, Health Science Center at Brooklyn, Medical Information Systems Technology, 2000
- Fellowship; Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center; Neurological Institute of New York; Epilepsy, Clinical Neurophysiology, and Neuroepidemiology; 1997-1999
- Residency, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, Neurology, 1994-1997
- Internship, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, Internal Medicine, 1993-1994
- MD, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1989
- BA, Johns Hopkins University, Biology, 1989
- President, National Association of Epilepsy Centers
- Epilepsy Foundation, Professional Advisory Board
- American Medical Association
- Fellow, American Academy of Neurology
- Fellow, American Clinical Neurophysiology Society
- Fellow, American Epilepsy Society
- American Medical Association
- Residents’ Award for Excellence in Teaching, Neurology, University of Pennsylvania Medical School, 2003
- House Staff Award for Excellence in Patient Care, Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital, 1997
- Helen M. Sciarra Prize in Neurology, Columbia University, 1993
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, Columbia University, 1993
Establishing a learning healthcare system to improve health outcomes for people with epilepsy
Date: 04/2021
Authors: Maria A. Donahue, Susan T. Herman, Deepika Dass, Kathleen Farrell, Alison Kukla, Nicholas S. Abend, N. S. Abend, Lidia M.V.R. Moura, Jeffrey R. Buchhalter, Brandy E. Fureman
American Clinical Neurophysiology Society's Standardized Critical Care EEG Terminology: 2021 Version
Date: 01/2021
Authors: Lawrence J. Hirsch, Michael W.K. Fong, Markus Leitinger, Suzette M. LaRoche, Sandor Beniczky, Nicholas S. Abend, N. S. Abend, Jong Woo Lee, Courtney J. Wusthoff, Cecil D. Hahn, M. Brandon Westover, Elizabeth E. Gerard, Susan T. Herman, Hiba Arif Haider, Gamaleldin Osman, Andres Rodriguez-Ruiz, Carolina B. Maciel, Emily J. Gilmore, Andres Fernandez, Eric S. Rosenthal, Jan Claassen, Aatif M. Husain, Ji Yeoun Yoo, Elson L. So, Peter W. Kaplan, Marc R. Nuwer, Michel van Putten, Raoul Sutter, Frank W. Drislane, Eugen Trinka, Nicolas Gaspard
Accuracy of ICD-10-CM claims-based definitions for epilepsy and seizure type
Date: 10/2020
Authors: Jason R. Smith, Felipe J.S. Jones, Brandy E. Fureman, Jeffrey R. Buchhalter, Susan T. Herman, Neishay Ayub, Christopher McGraw, Sydney S. Cash, Daniel B. Hoch, Lidia M.V.R. Moura
Gender Disparity and Potential Strategies for Improvement in Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology
Date: 09/2020
Authors: Gloria Galloway, Sarah Schmitt, Susan T. Herman, Suzette La Roche
Implementing standardized provider documentation in a tertiary epilepsy clinic
Date: 07/2020
Authors: Felipe J.S. Jones, Jason R. Smith, Neishay Ayub, Susan T. Herman, Jeffrey R. Buchhalter, Brandy E. Fureman, Sydney S. Cash, Daniel B. Hoch, Lidia M.V.R. Moura
- English