Neurosurgery Resident
NIH NINDS
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
I am Joshua Diamond, MD. I am a PGY3 neurosurgery resident with the Clinical Center at the National Institutes of Health.
I went to medical school at the University of Virginia, where I was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha. I took a year off between 3rd and 4th years to do research at the NIH with the Medical Research Scholars Program. I then started residency with the the Clinical Center at the NIH. I have completed my junior residency at the University of Virginia, and now live in Washington, DC, where I am continuing clinical work, and continuing to do research with Kareem Zaghloul, MD, PhD.
In our research, we use the signals recorded from intracranial EEG to localize the seizure source. Specifically, we use an algorithm developed in geophysics, sonar, and radar to compute the location of the seizure source based on the time difference of signal receipt at adjacent electrodes. We believe that in many cases of focal epilepsy, the seizure source is one (or several) focal entities that emit traveling waves. Therefore, electrodes may be thought of as sensors participating in signal receipt, and may be used to compute the source location.
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Preictal bursting activity may predict seizure onset
Saturday, May 4, 2024
4:01 PM – 4:03 PM CT