our profile from the December 2015

AS SEEN IN ORLANDO MAGAZINE
Orlando Epilepsy Center, Inc.
Ahmed Sadek, MD—Medical Director
ABOUT US: “Our goal is to provide the highest quality
of care for our epilepsy patients,” says Dr. Sadek. He
adds, “We strive to achieve our goals of unparalleled
epilepsy services to our patients not only through our
clinical team but also by providing one of the most
sophisticated centers for epilepsy monitoring.” As a
specialist and thought leader in the field of epilepsy, Dr.
Sadek believes that medical and surgical approaches
for managing epilepsy should be tailored to each
patient according to their epilepsy type, functional
needs and their goals. In addition to highly advanced
epilepsy management approaches, Dr. Sadek and his
team emphasize compassion and patient advocacy as
a core philosophy for their patient care. EDUCATION:
Dr. Sadek is an Ivy League-trained neurologist with
extensive training in the field of epilepsy management.
He had two years of training in epilepsy in one of the
premier institutions and leading epilepsy centers in
the country—the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. He received his residency training at Baylor
College of Medicine in Houston. In addition to his epilepsy fellowship, Dr. Sadek also completed a two-year
neuroimaging research fellowship at the University of
Pennsylvania and has written numerous publications
and several book chapters. MEMBERSHIPS AND ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS: Dr. Sadek is a member of the
American Epilepsy Society (AES), International League
Against Epilepsy (ILAE), American Clinical Neurophysiology Society (ACNS), and American Academy
of Neurology (AAN). He is an Assistant Professor of
Neurology at the University of Central Florida College
of Medicine, and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology at University of Florida-Shands in Gainesville.
CERTIFICATIONS: Dr. Sadek is Board Certified in the
field of Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology and Epilepsy. IN THE COMMUNITY: Dr. Sadek is the medical
director of Orlando Epilepsy Center, as well as the
medical director of the clinical neurodiagnostic section
at Orlando Health. He also is a member of the board of
directors of the Epilepsy Association of Central Florida
(EACF). EPILEPSY SERVICES: “We provide a comprehensive approach to managing refractory epilepsy
patients,” he says. This includes options for long-term
video EEG studies, ambulatory recordings, and different prolonged and routine EEG studies as indicated.
His services include patient selection for epilepsy surgery and VNS management. In his practice, Dr. Sadek
treats different types of epilepsy in adult and pediatric populations. CHARITABLE WORK: A number of
cases are seen as charity every month. FREE MEDICAL
ADVICE: If you have epilepsy and your seizures are
not very well controlled, you need to consult with an
EPILEPTOLOGIST (a neurologist who specializes in the
field of epilepsy). Evaluation by an epileptologist will
help you achieve the highest likelihood of getting your
seizures under control.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Office: 3849 Oakwater Circle
Orlando, FL 32806
Phone: 407-704-8510
Monitoring Unit: 226 W Michigan St.
Orlando, FL 32806
Phone: 407-704-8380
Website: orlando-epilepsy.com