Maysaa Basha, MD
Maysaa Basha, MD
Narrative Bio
Maysaa Basha, MD is Chair of Neurology and Associate Professor. She joined the Department of Neurology at Wayne State University as faculty in 2010. She is board certified in neurology, clinical neurophysiology and epilepsy and is part of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center. She is a metro-Detroit native and completed both her medical education and neurology residency at Wayne State University School of Medicine. She then completed epilepsy training at University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio under the direction of Hans Lüders, M.D., Ph.D., before returning to Wayne State.
Dr. Basha’s clinical and research interests include the treatment of medically intractable epilepsy, treatment of status epilepticus, EEG and seizure semiology analysis, and seizure safety.
Office Address
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Department of Neurology, Suite 8D-UHC
4201 St. Antoine
Detroit, MI 48201
Office: (313) 577-8824
Fax: (313) 745-4216
Clinic: (313) 745-4275
Links of Interest
- Intractable epilepsy, EEG and seizure semiology analysis, and the use of new neuroimaging techniques in Epilepsy patients.
- Grant funding from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation and the Epilepsy Foundation.
- Seizure detection technology project wins $75,000 in funding at ‘Shark Tank’ competition
Academic Rank
Department Chair, Neurology
Undergraduate
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, Chemistry, BA, 2001
Medical
Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, 2001-2005
Position Title
Maysaa M. Basha, MD, FAES
Department Chair
Department of Neurology
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Neurology Service-In-Chief, Detroit Medical Center
Chief, Epilepsy Division
Internships
Wayne State University, Detroit Medical Center, Transitional Year Internship, Detroit, 2005-2006
Residency
Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI, Neurology Resident, 2006-2009
Specialties
epilepsy-program, intractable epilepsy, EEG and seizure semiology analysis, and the use of new neuroimaging techniques in Epilepsy patientsFellowships
University Hospitals-Case Western Reserve Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, Clinical Neurophysiology, Epilepsy track, 2009-2010
Publications