Pegah Afra

Dr. Pegah Afra is a Clinical Professor of Neurology at UMass Chan Medical School and T.H. Chan School of Medicine. Her roles include Senior Co-Director of Intraoperative Monitoring and Co-Director of the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit at UMass Chan Med School and UMMH. Her clinical focus is on Clinical Neurophysiology (IOM, EEG, iEEG), neurological devices, and epilepsy management.

Education: MD from Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical University in Hungary.

Research interests span pharma/device clinical trials, magnetic neurophysiology, and cognitive function abnormalities in neurological disorders. Her work emphasizes neuromodulation technologies like vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) and epilepsy treatment innovations.

Publications (2001–2024) highlight drug-resistant epilepsy, EEG applications, and VNS therapy advancements. Key areas include seizure dynamics, device performance, and pandemic-related neurological impacts.

No awards or grants explicitly listed in the provided text. She collaborates on digital therapeutics for epilepsy via mobile software (SaMD) and leads teams in epilepsy monitoring units.