Hal Blumenfeld, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurology, of Neurobiology and of Neurosurgery; Director, Yale Clinical Neuroscience Imaging Center (CNIC)
Departments & Organizations
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): NeuroscienceInterdepartmental Neuroscience Program
Yale Medical Group
Neurobiology
Quantitative Neuroscience with Magnetic Resonance
Neurology: Epilepsy and Neurophysiology
Neurosurgery: Epilepsy Program
Biography
Dr. Blumenfeld's clinical and research work focuses on epilepsy, cognition and brain imaging. He directs Yale's Clinical Neuroscience Imaging Center (CNIC), a new multi-disciplinary core facility for innovative study and treatment of brain disorders. Teaching activities include a textbook titled Neuroanatomy Through Clinical Cases, Sinauer Assoc., Publ. 2002, 2010.
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Education
- M.D., Columbia University, 1990
- Ph.D., Columbia University, 1992
Selected Publication
- Blumenfeld H. (2011). Epilepsy and the Consciousness System: Transient Vegetative State? Neurology Clinics, In Press.
Latest Honor and Recognition
- The Francis Gilman Blake Award, Yale University, School of Medicine (2007)
Articles
March/April 2009
Finding new ways to calm storms in the brain
When Dennis D. Spencer, M.D., a tall, soft-spoken man with an Iowa drawl and a mostly gray beard, speaks about his many...
March/April 2008
Early treatment could quiet epilepsy
Epilepsy can be controlled by medication, but not cured. Scientists have wondered whether early drug intervention could...
July/August 2007
Foundation supports Yale research “of practical benefit”
Two School of Medicine researchers received 2006 Investigator Awards from the Patrick and Catherine Weldon Donaghue...
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