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Appointed: 1999

Dileep Nair, M.D.

(216) 444-2560

Dileep Nair, M.D.

Department: Epilepsy Center
Section Head
Location: Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Mail Code M52
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44195
WorkPhone:(216) 444-2560

Biographical Sketch

Dr Dileep Nair gained his medical degree in 1993 from Northeastern Ohio College of Medicine. He went on to do his neurology residency and clinical neurophysiology and epilepsy fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic. Currently, Dr Nair is the director of the clinical neurophysiology and epilepsy fellowship, and director of intraoperative neurophysiologic Monitoring at the Cleveland Clinic. His publications have been in the areas of invasive EEG recordings, brain stimulation and clinical neurophysiology.

Education & Fellowships

Fellowship - Cleveland Clinic
Epilepsy and Clinical Neurology
Cleveland, OH USA
1999
Residency - Cleveland Clinic
Neurology
Cleveland, OH USA
1997
Internship - NEOUCOM/Western Reserve Care System
Youngstown, OH USA
1994
Medical School - Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine
Rootstown, OH USA
1993
Graduate - Kasturba Medical College

1990
Undergraduate - Sri Bhuvandra College
Karkala India
1986

Certifications

  • Neurology
  • Neurology- Clinical Neurophysiology
  • American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology, Inc.- Clinical Neurophysiology & Evoked Potentials

Specialty Interests

adult and geriatric epilepsy, adult epilepsy, clinical drug trials, clinical neurophysiology, cortical brain mapping, EEG, EEG/MEG and related translational research, Epilepsy, evoked potentials, intraoperative monitoring, intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring, Intra-operative brain mapping for epilepsy surgery, invasive EEG monitoring for pre-surgical evaluations, Seizure disorder treatment and surgery in brain malformations, seizure manifestations, signal analyses of subdural and depth electrode recordings, surgical treatment of refractory epilepsy and functional imaging, vagus nerve stimulation, Video EEG

Treatment & Services

  • Clinical Trials
  • Cortical Brain Mapping
  • Depth Electrode Recordings
  • Electrophysiology Study
  • Epilepsy Pharmacotherapy with Call Office
  • Epilepsy Surgery And Video Eeg Evaluation
  • Epilepsy Surgery Evaluation
  • Intraoperative Brain Mapping And Monitoring
  • Signal Analyses of Subdural Recordings
  • Specialized EEG With Subdural Grids
  • Surgery In Brain Malformations
  • Vagal Nerve Stimulation
  • Video EEG Monitoring
  • Wada Test

Specialty in Diseases and Conditions

  • Adult Epilepsy
  • Benign Focal Epilepsies and Variants
  • Clinical Neurophysiology
  • Electroencephalogram (EEG)
  • Epilepsy
  • First Seizure Assessment
  • Geriatric Epilepsy
  • Non-epileptic seizure disorder
  • Seizure Manifestations
  • Seizures
  • Seizures - Febrile
  • Sleep and Epilepsy Issues
  • Status Epilepticus (continuous Seizures)
  • Women's Health And Epilepsy

Industry Relationships

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Languages Spoken

  • English