Barbara Dworetzky

Clinical Interests

• Epilepsy
• Seizure Disorders

Education

Medical School

• Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Board Certifications

• Neurology, 1996
• Clinical Neurophysiology, 1997
• Epilepsy, 2016

Fellowship

• Brigham and Women's Hospital, 1994 - 1996

Awards

• Boston Magazine Top Doctor, 2021
• Castle Connolly America's Top Doctors, 2021

Publications:

1. Popkirov S, Nicholson TR, Bloem BR, Cock HR, Derry CP, Duncan R, Dworetzky BA, Edwards MJ, Espay AJ, Hallett M, Lang AE, Leach JP, Lehn A, McGonigal A, Morgante F, Perez DL, Reuber M, Richardson MP, Smith P, Stamelou M, Tijssen MAJ, Tinazzi M, Carson AJ, Stone J. Hiding in Plain Sight: Functional Neurological Disorders in the News. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2019 May 23; appineuropsych19010025.

2. Tolchin B, Baslet G, Suzuki J, Martino S, Blumenfeld H, Hirsch LJ, Altalib H, Dworetzky BA. Randomized controlled trial of motivational interviewing for psychogenic nonepileptic seizures. Epilepsia. 2019 May; 60(5):986-995.

3. Dworetzky B. Perceptions in PNES: A Bidirectional Problem. Epilepsy Curr. 2019 Jan; 19(1):31-32.

4. Latreille V, Dworetzky BA, Baslet G, Pavlova M. Sleep disturbances in patients with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures: Is it all subjective? A prospective pilot study of sleep-wake patterns. Seizure. 2019 Feb; 65:124-128.

5. Tolchin B, Dworetzky BA, Martino S, Blumenfeld H, Hirsch LJ, Baslet G. Adherence with psychotherapy and treatment outcomes for psychogenic nonepileptic seizures. Neurology. 2019 Feb 12; 92(7):e675-e679.

6. St Louis EK, Dworetzky BA. Postconvulsive central apnea and asystole: A risk marker for sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP)? Neurology. 2019 Jan 15; 92(3):115-116.

7. Purandare M, Ehlert AN, Vaitkevicius H, Dworetzky BA, Lee JW. The role of cEEG as a predictor of patient outcome and survival in patients with intraparenchymal hemorrhages. Seizure. 2018 Oct; 61:122-127.

8. Latreille V, Baslet G, Sarkis R, Pavlova M, Dworetzky BA. Sleep in psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: Time to raise a red flag. Epilepsy Behav. 2018 09; 86:6-8.

9. Bank AM, Dworetzky BA, Lee JW. Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy in a patient with a cardiac pacemaker. Seizure. 2018 10; 61:38-40.

10. Dworetzky BA. Global Warming for Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures? Report From ILAE Climate Survey. Epilepsy Curr. 2018 Jul-Aug; 18(4):231-232.