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Lawrence J. Hirsch, MD, is a Professor of Neurology at Yale School of Medicine, Chief of the Division of Epilepsy and EEG, and Co-Director of the Yale Comprehensive Epilepsy Center and Critical Care EEG Monitoring Program. With over 50 years of institutional history, the center is renowned for clinical and research excellence in adult and pediatric epilepsy.
- Education: MD from Yale University School of Medicine (1992), Residency at Columbia Presbyterian Center (1995), Fellowship at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center (1997)
Dr. Hirsch's research spans epilepsy surgery, brain stimulation therapies, anti-seizure medications, seizure clusters, and critical care EEG monitoring. He has published over 230 peer-reviewed manuscripts and 100 book chapters, with an H-index of 90 and >31,000 citations. His work includes foundational guidelines like the 2012 and 2021 ACNS critical care EEG terminology and the first critical care EEG atlas.
Recent publications focus on microbiome alterations in status epilepticus, inflammatory profiling in NORSE, AI-driven EEG analysis, post-traumatic epilepsy prediction via CT, and SUDEP mechanisms. Collaborators include Emily Gilmore, Hitten Zaveri, and Robert Duckrow.
- Scientific Awards: Fellow of American Epilepsy Society (2017), Attending of the Year at Yale (2013), Insley Lecturer (2018), Sahlie Distinguished Lecturer (2013), and multiple Top Doctors recognitions
Dr. Hirsch mentors numerous trainees and leads initiatives to improve epilepsy care access through telemedicine, home EEG services, and educational outreach. His clinical focus includes curative epilepsy surgery and advanced therapies like responsive neurostimulation.