About me
Syed H Shabbir, MD is the Director of Epilepsy and Medical Director of the EEG lab at Franklin Square Hospital. He is also an Associate Professor of Neurology at Georgetown University Medical Center. He studied neuroscience at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor graduating with Honors and High Distinction. He completed his medical training and neurology residency at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City with Distinction in Reseach. He specialized in Clinical Neurophysiology with a focus on EEG, Epilepsy and Surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center.
He is board-certified in Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology / Epilepsy by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He also has board certification in Clinical Neurophysiology with added competency in Critical Care EEG Monitoring by the American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology. He has authored papers that have been published in major journals.
He was named a Top Doctor by Baltimore magazine in 2023 and 2024.
He sees patients at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center providing comprehensive evaluation and treatment of all adult neurological disorders. He specializes in seizure disorders and their treatment, however also has an interest and expertise in Headache disorders, Migraines, Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease / Dementia and Stroke.
He strives to develop a personal rapport with every patient. Dr. Shabbir feels that by learning from his patients, he can provide better care and build rewarding, trusting relationships.
“There has never been a more exciting time in Neurology. With growing understanding of the genetic and molecular basis of neurological disorders, there are ever-expanding treatment options for otherwise progressive and debilitating conditions.”
- Dr. Syed H Shabbir
Clinical areas of focus
- Epilepsy
- Migraine
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Brain Disorders
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Convulsions
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myopathies
- Parkinson's Disease
Procedures I perform
- Central Nervous Electrical Activity Monitoring
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Cranial Electrical Stimulation
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Eeg Monitoring
- Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electromyography
- Electronic Analysis Of Implanted Neurostimulator
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Nerve Block
- Neuroimmunopathology
- Parkinson's Disease
- Seizure Treatment
Practice locations
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9103 Franklin Square Dr
Ste 302
Baltimore, MD, 21237
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Medicare FFS
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Network OA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- TRICARE East Prime
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- OA Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-HMO
- Beech Street PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- POS OA
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UHC Passport
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Choice POS II Open Access
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Sentara Health
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Optimum Choice
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-POS
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- TRICARE East Select
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Choice POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Navigate
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Student Resources
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna HMO
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology
Fellowship: University of Maryland Medicine GME (2020)
Residency: Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College (2019)
Internship: Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College (2016)
Medical School: Yeshiva University Albert Einstein College of Medicine (2015)
Awards
- Baltimore magazine Top Doctor 2023 and 2024 Teaching Star 2019 & 2020, Education of medication students, Montefiore Medical Center Best Case Report award 2014, Milford Fulop Poster Competition, Jacobi Medical Center Community Service Award, 2013, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Shabbir SH, Nadeem FZ, Labovitz DL. Anteromedial thalamic infarct: a rare presentation. Case Report. BMJ Case Reports. 2018.
Shabbir SH, Nadeem FZ, Labovitz DL. A rare presentation of AICA syndrome. Case Report. BMJ Case Reports. 2018. pii: bcr-2017-223402. DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2017-223402.
Shabbir SH, Liberman A, Milstein M. A case of new onset seizures. Images. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2017. 47:118-119. DOI:10.1016/j.jocn.2017.09.017
Shabbir SH, Elina M, Milstein M. Microhemorrhages in the Corpus Callosum. Letter to the Editor. Can J Neurol Sci. 2017. DOI: 10.1017/cjn.2017.238
Nadeem FZ, Shabbir SH. Hypertriglyceridemia-induced Acute Pancreatitis. Clinical Images. J Gen Intern Med. 2017
Shabbir SH, Tong O, Gluck L, Robbins M. Convergence spasm in Wernicke encephalopathy. The Neurohospitalist. 2017. DOI: 10.1177/1941874417690668
Shabbir SH, Jadeja NM. Non-ketotic hyperglycemic chorea-ballism (NKHCB): an atypical case and a review of literature. Case Report. EJBM. 2016; 31:25–26.
Shabbir SH, Maria Teresa M. Santos. The role of prehealth student volunteers at a student-run free clinic in New York, the United States. J Educ Eval Health Prof. 2015. 12:49. PMID: 26582631.
Shabbir SH. DNA Repair Dysfunction and Neurodegeneration: Lessons From Rare Pediatric Disorders. Topical Review. Journal of Child Neurology. 2015. 1-5. PMID: 26116382.
Shabbir SH. Psychiatric underpinnings of chronic diabetic neuropathic pain. Commentary. EJBM. 2015. 30:37-40.
Shabbir SH, Sanders AE. Clinical Significance in Dementia Research: A Review of the Literature. Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen. 2014. PMID: 24526758.