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Biographical Sketch
Imad Michel Najm, MD, is Director of Cleveland Clinic's Epilepsy Center at the Cleveland Clinic Neurological Institute, Division of Neurosciences. Dr. Najm serves as Head of the section of adult epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology, and as Course Director of neural and musculoskeletal sciences at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University, where he is also Co-Director of basic sciences. Dr. Najm received his board certification in adult neurology, with an added qualification in clinical neurophysiology. Dr. Najm has over 19 years experience in neuroscience, which includes conducting numerous research projects dedicated to exploring the topic of epilepsy during this time.
Specialty Interests
Medical and surgical management of adult and geriatric epilepsy, malformations of cortical dysplasia, basic mechanisms of epilepsy, post-traumatic epilepsy.
Industry Relationships
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with the pharmaceutical or medical device industries
to help develop medical breakthroughs or provide
medical education about recent trends. The
collaborations are reviewed as part of the Cleveland
Clinic’s procedures. The Cleveland Clinic publicly
discloses payments to its physicians and scientists
for speaking and consulting of
$5,000 or more per year, and any equity, royalties,
and fiduciary relationships in companies with which
they collaborate. In publicly disclosing this
information, the Cleveland Clinic tries to provide
information as accurately as possible about its
doctors’ connections with industry and those of their
immediate family members. As of 10/5/2008, Dr.
Najm has reported the financial relationships
with the companies listed below. Patients should feel
free to contact their doctor about any of the
relationships and how the relationships are overseen
by the Cleveland Clinic. To learn more about the
Cleveland Clinic’s policies on collaborations with
industry and innovation management, go to
our Integrity in Innovation page.
Consulting. Dr. Najm receives fees of $5,000 or more per year as a paid consultant or speaker for the following companies:
- Ortho McNeil
- UCB Pharma, Inc.
