$$ Rana Riyad Said, MD Assistant Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center

Biography

Rana R. Said, M.D., is a neurologist and epileptologist at Children’s Health℠ Children’s Medical Center. She is also an associate professor of pediatrics and neurology and neurotherapeutics at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

After receiving her medical degree from the University of Jordan Faculty of Medicine in Amman, Jordan, Dr. Said completed general pediatric and pediatric neurology training at Tufts University’s Floating Hospital for Children. Subsequently, Dr. Said completed her epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology fellowships at Children’s Hospital-Boston through Harvard University.

Dr. Said’s clinical interests include pediatric epilepsy, infantile spasms, electrical status epilepticus of sleep, cortical malformations, epilepsy surgery, ketogenic diet and other dietary therapies for intractable epilepsy.

Dr. Said has expressed a special interest in medical education and recruiting students into the field of pediatric neurology. 

Education and Training

Medical School

University of Jordan (1995)

Internship

Al-Basheer Hospital - Ministry of Health (1996), Pediatrics

Residency

New England Medical Center (2002), Pediatric Neurology
New England Medical Center (1999), Pediatrics

Fellowship

Boston Children's Hospital (2004), Neurophysiology

Departments & Programs

Conditions & Treatments

Conditions

Research & Publications

Research Interests

• Epilepsy Surgery
• Ketogenic Diet
• Treatment of Refractory Epilepsy

Selected Publications

• Predictors of Ketogenic Diet Efficacy in Children Based on the Electroencephalogram (EEG)., Walker I, Said RR J. Child Neurol. 2014 Nov
• Epilepsy in Angelman syndrome: a questionnaire-based assessment of the natural history and current treatment options., Thibert RL, Conant KD, Braun EK, Bruno P, Said RR, Nespeca MP, Thiele EA Epilepsia 2009 Nov 50 11 2369-76
• A negative cranial computed tomographic scan is not adequate to support a diagnosis of pseudotumor cerebri., Said RR, Rosman NP J. Child Neurol. 2004 Aug 19 8 609-13

Professional Activities

Professional Associations and Affiliations

• American Academy of Neurology
• American Academy of Pediatrics
• American Epilepsy Society
• Child Neurology Society

Awards & Honors

• National Epifellows Foundation - Recipient of grant to attend NEF course and American Epilepsy Society meeting (2003)
• TOP Scholar Epilepsy Foundation - Recipient of grant to attend American Epilepsy Society Meeting (2002)

Appointments & Locations

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Locations

Children’s Health℠ Specialty Center Dallas Campus