• Epilepsy

Education

Faculty Of Medicine-Damascus University, 1998

Internships

Charleston Area Medical Center-General Division, 2005, Internal Medicine

Residency

University Of Cincinnati, 2008, Neurology

Fellowships

Mayo Clinic, 2010, Epilepsy
Mayo Clinic, 2009, Epilepsy

Certifications

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology-Clinical Neurophysiology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology-Epilepsy
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology-Neurology

Publications

• View Dr. Tarek Zakaria's publications on PubMed

Professional Organizations

• American Academy of Neurology
• American Medical Association
• American Epilepsy Society
• Mayo Clinic Medical Fellow Association

Presentations

• “Making Headway: Epilepsy Surgery,” Epilepsy Foundation of Kentucky, 2012
• “Principles of Epilepsy Surgery,” Bowling Green Hospital, 2012
• “Women and Epilepsy,” Epilepsy Foundation of Kentucky, 2011
• “Epilepsy and Stroke,” Primary Care Symposium, Norton Neuroscience Institute, 2011
• “Epilepsy Surgery: The Present and the Future,” Mayo Clinic, 2009
• “Epilepsy Surgery: What We Know, What We Should Do,” Grand Rounds, Case Western Reserve University, 2009
• “Intracranial EEG Seizure-Onset Patterns and Surgical Outcomes in Patients with Refractory Epilepsy,” American Academy of Neurology, 2009
• “The Present and Future of Epilepsy,” Grand Rounds, University of Toledo, 2008
• “Factors Associated with Seizure-Freedom in Patients with IGE,” 60th American Academy of Neurology Conference, 2008
• “Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy,” Grand Rounds, University of Cincinnati, 2008
• “Diagnosis of JME Predicts Better Seizure Outcome than Other IGE Subtypes,” 62nd Annual Meeting of the American Epilepsy Society, 2008
• “Which Stroke Symptoms Prompt a 911 Call?”, International Stroke Conference, 2008

Awards

• Educational Representative for the Fellows, Mayo Clinic, 2009-2010
• Resident Teacher of the Year Award, University of Cincinnati, 2008
• Samaha Research Award, University of Cincinnati, 2007
• American Neurological Association Scholarship Award, 2007
• Rush University Resident Scholarship Program, 2007
• National Neurology Scholarship Program, 2006
• Resident of the Year Award, West Virginia University Internal Medicine Department, 2005
• Best Graduating Medical Student, University of Damascus, 1998