Zubeda Sheikh

Zubeda Sheikh is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Yale School of Medicine, Yale University. Her research focuses on epilepsy, neurocritical care, and EEG analysis with an emphasis on clinical outcomes and diagnostic advancements. She collaborates widely with experts in neurology, critical care, and clinical informatics.

Her work includes pioneering studies on new-onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE) and febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES), as well as evaluating EEG technologies for seizure burden estimation. Recent contributions include a 2025 study on long-term outcomes in NORSE patients and a 2024 paper validating an automated EEG seizure monitoring tool.

Key research themes involve improving clinical management protocols through advanced neurophysiological monitoring and analyzing healthcare trends in neurological disorders such as myasthenia gravis and Guillain-Barré syndrome.