Faculty - Ajaz Sheikh, M.D.
Associate ProfessorDirector, Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship Program

Special Interests
Sleep Medicine
Intra Operative Monitoring
Epilepsy
Clinical Neurophysiology
Education
Sleep Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham NC, USA 2015-2016
Certifications
ABPN Initial Certification in Neurology 2014
Awards and Honors
selected Publications
Papers
Park S, Doan J, Sheikh I, Sheikh, A, IgLON 5 Antibody Syndrome: Isolated Case of a
Patient With Indolent Disease Progression and Unusual MRI Findings. (Published- February
17, 2021) Cureus 13(2): e13386. doi:10.7759/cureus.13386
Karim N, Sheikh, A,: A Rare, Unreported Cognitive Side Effect of Topiramate: Do We Know It All Yet?. Cureus. 2020 Nov 5;12(11):e11342. doi: 10.7759/cureus.11342. PMID: 33304678; PMCID: PMC7719466.
Salahuddin, H., Afreen, E., Sheikh, I. S., Lateef, S., Dawod, G., Daboul, J., Karim, N., Gharaibeh, K., Al-Chalabi, M., Park, S. and Castonguay, A.C., Ragheb Assaly, Fadi Safi, Marla Matal, Ajaz A. Sheikh, Gretchen Tietjen, Deepa Malaiyandi, Elysia James, Imran Ali, Syed F Zadi, A. Abdelwahed, Vieh Kung, Richard Burgess, Mouhammad A Jumaa. Neurological Predictors of Clinical Outcomes in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 (Front Neurol. 2020 Oct 30;11:585944. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2020.585944. PMID: 33193048; PMCID: PMC7662675.
Salahuddin H, Sheikh AA, Hussaini S, Verghese C, Tietjen GE. Ischemic Stroke after Plasmapheresis. Am J Med Sci. 2018 Oct;356(4):399-403.
Socio-demographic correlates of substance use disorder patients seeking de-addiction services in Kashmir India -A cross sectional study. Nazima Bashir, Ajaz Ahmad Sheikh, Sufoora Bilques and Muhammad Mudasir Firdosi. BJMP 2015;8(4):a833
Study of Quality of Life in Patients Suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Comparison to Patients Suffering from Major Depressive Disorder. Sheikh Ahmad A, Muhammad-Firdosi M, Rather YH, Margoob MA, Bashir N. The Malaysian Journal of Psychiatry. December 2014, 23(2): 52-62
Brucellosis Masquerading as Spondylodiscitis with Multiple Intervertebral Disc Prolapse. Syed Arshad Hussain Andrabi, Shamila Hamid, and Sheikh Ajaz. J Glob Infect Dis. 2012 Jul-Sep; 4(3): 184–185.
ADHD presenting as recurrent epistaxis: a case report. Rather YH, Sheikh AA, Sufi AR, Qureshi A A, Wani Z A, and Shaukat TS. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health. 2011; 5: 13.
Completed and current research projects
Principal Investigator: ENGAGE-E-001: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Inpatient, Dose-Ranging Efficacy Study of Staccato Alprazolam (STAP-001) in Subjects with Epilepsy with a Predictable Seizure Pattern: Status-Current. Site: University of Toledo Medical Center
Co-Investigator: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 2 Study Exploring the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Natalizumab (BG00002) as Adjunctive Therapy in Adult Subjects With Drug-Resistant Focal Epilepsy: Status-Current. Site: University of Toledo Medical Center
Co-Investigator: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Dose Finding Study To Evaluate The Efficacy And Safety Of Padsevonil As Adjunctive Treatment Of Focal-Onset Seizures In Adult Subjects With Drug-Resistant Epilepsy (ARISE): Status-Current. Site: University of Toledo Medical Center
Co-Investigator: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of XEN1101 as Adjunctive Therapy in Focal-onset Epilepsy: Status- Current. Site: University of Toledo Medical Center
Co-investigator: 547-SSE-301: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate The Efficacy And Safety of SAGE -547 Injection In The Treatment Of Subjects With Super-Refractory Status Epilepticus: Status-completed. Site: University of Toledo Medical Center
Participated as an investigator, and completed following drug trials:
'A randomized double blind multicentric, study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Paliperidone ER compared to Olanzapine in patients with schizophrenia': Study center- Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College Srinagar, India.
Six weeks phase IV study of the antidepressant drug, Bupropion sustained release 150 mg (Bupron SR-Sun Pharmaceuticals) : Study center- Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College Srinagar, India.
Six weeks phase IV trial on the antipsychotic drug, Amisulpride (Amazeo- Torrent Pharmaceuticals) 100mg: : Study center- Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College Srinagar, India.