About me
Syed H Shabbir, MD is the Director of Epilepsy and Medical Director of the EEG lab at Franklin Square Hospital. He is also an Associate Professor of Neurology at Georgetown University Medical Center. He studied neuroscience at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor graduating with Honors and High Distinction. He completed his medical training and neurology residency at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City with Distinction in Reseach. He specialized in Clinical Neurophysiology with a focus on EEG, Epilepsy and Surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center.
He is board-certified in Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology / Epilepsy by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He also has board certification in Clinical Neurophysiology with added competency in Critical Care EEG Monitoring by the American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology. He has authored papers that have been published in major journals.
He was named a Top Doctor by Baltimore magazine in 2023 and 2024.
He sees patients at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center providing comprehensive evaluation and treatment of all adult neurological disorders. He specializes in seizure disorders and their treatment, however also has an interest and expertise in Headache disorders, Migraines, Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease / Dementia and Stroke.
He strives to develop a personal rapport with every patient. Dr. Shabbir feels that by learning from his patients, he can provide better care and build rewarding, trusting relationships.
“There has never been a more exciting time in Neurology. With growing understanding of the genetic and molecular basis of neurological disorders, there are ever-expanding treatment options for otherwise progressive and debilitating conditions.”
- Dr. Syed H Shabbir
Clinical areas of focus
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Head Injury
- Hemorrhagic Stroke Treatment
- Myopathies
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Movements
- Anxiety
- Brain Disorders
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Convulsions
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Disturbances Of Skin Sensation
- Dorsalgia
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Myopathies
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Parkinson's Disease
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Sleep Disorders
- Subcortical Infarction
Procedures I perform
- Anxiety Management
- Arterial Thrombolysis
- Behavioral Modification
- Biofeedback
- Bipap Therapy
- Cardiovascular Personalized Medicine
- Carotid Endarterectomy
- Central Nervous Electrical Activity Monitoring
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Injection
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Computed Tomography Enterography
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Coronary Thrombectomy
- Cystitis Treatment
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Depression Counseling
- Dopamine Therapy
- Echocardiography
- Eeg Monitoring
- Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electromyography
- Electronic Analysis Of Implanted Neurostimulator
- Endovascular Aortic Repair
- Endovascular Treatment
- Flash Electroretinography
- Functional Mri
- Gene Methylation Analysis
- Genetic Mutation Testing
- Hemorrhagic Stroke Treatment
- Homocysteine Lowering Therapy
- Immunoglobulin Administration
- Immunotherapy
- Lumbar Puncture
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Measurement Of Central Nervous Electrical Activity
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Muscle Injection
- Nerve Block
- Nerve Stimulation Therapy
- Neuromuscular Monitoring
- Neuromuscular Reeducation For Muscle Control
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Neurourology
- Pancreatic Disease Management
- Parkinson's Disease
- Percutaneous Cholecystostomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation
- Polysomnography
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Psychological Evaluation For Disability
- Seizure Treatment
- Sleep Disorder Management
- Sleep Study
- Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
- Speech Therapy
- Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks
- Sphenopalatine Ganglion Pulsed Radiofrequency
- Spondylolysis Treatment
- Stem Cell Therapy
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Subdural Grid Placement
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
- Thrombolysis
- Transitional Care Planning
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
- Visceral Artery Aneurysm Treatment
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Choice POS
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Blue Choice Advantage
- POS OA
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- OA Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- UHC Passport
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst NASCO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Core Essential (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- HighMark
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Optimum Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-HMO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Network OA
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Indemnity
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II
- Sentara Health
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
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Education
Board Certification: ,
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medicine GME (2020)
Residency: Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College (2019)
Internship: Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College (2016)
Medical School: Yeshiva University Albert Einstein College of Medicine (2015)
Awards
- Baltimore magazine Top Doctor 2023 and 2024 Teaching Star 2019 & 2020, Education of medication students, Montefiore Medical Center Best Case Report award 2014, Milford Fulop Poster Competition, Jacobi Medical Center Community Service Award, 2013, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Shabbir SH, Nadeem FZ, Labovitz DL. Anteromedial thalamic infarct: a rare presentation. Case Report. BMJ Case Reports. 2018.
Shabbir SH, Nadeem FZ, Labovitz DL. A rare presentation of AICA syndrome. Case Report. BMJ Case Reports. 2018. pii: bcr-2017-223402. DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2017-223402.
Shabbir SH, Liberman A, Milstein M. A case of new onset seizures. Images. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2017. 47:118-119. DOI:10.1016/j.jocn.2017.09.017
Shabbir SH, Elina M, Milstein M. Microhemorrhages in the Corpus Callosum. Letter to the Editor. Can J Neurol Sci. 2017. DOI: 10.1017/cjn.2017.238
Nadeem FZ, Shabbir SH. Hypertriglyceridemia-induced Acute Pancreatitis. Clinical Images. J Gen Intern Med. 2017
Shabbir SH, Tong O, Gluck L, Robbins M. Convergence spasm in Wernicke encephalopathy. The Neurohospitalist. 2017. DOI: 10.1177/1941874417690668
Shabbir SH, Jadeja NM. Non-ketotic hyperglycemic chorea-ballism (NKHCB): an atypical case and a review of literature. Case Report. EJBM. 2016; 31:25–26.
Shabbir SH, Maria Teresa M. Santos. The role of prehealth student volunteers at a student-run free clinic in New York, the United States. J Educ Eval Health Prof. 2015. 12:49. PMID: 26582631.
Shabbir SH. DNA Repair Dysfunction and Neurodegeneration: Lessons From Rare Pediatric Disorders. Topical Review. Journal of Child Neurology. 2015. 1-5. PMID: 26116382.
Shabbir SH. Psychiatric underpinnings of chronic diabetic neuropathic pain. Commentary. EJBM. 2015. 30:37-40.
Shabbir SH, Sanders AE. Clinical Significance in Dementia Research: A Review of the Literature. Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen. 2014. PMID: 24526758.