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Ahmed Zayed Obeidat, MD, PhD

Associate Professor

Locations

  • Froedtert Hospital
  • Neuroscience Center – Specialty Clinics

Specialties

  • Neurology

Languages

  • English, Arabic

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Education

  • MD - Doctor of Medicine
  • PhD

Research Experience

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Jordan
  • Male
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Neural Tube Defects

Clinical Expertise

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Jordan
  • Male
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Neural Tube Defects
  • Neuromyelitis Optica

Methodologies and Techniques

  • Adult
  • Electrophysiology
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Jordan
  • Male
  • Motor Neurons
  • Neural Tube Defects
  • Renshaw Cells
  • Synapses

Leadership Positions

  • A Nominated Member of Wright State University for the American Association for theAdvancement of Science/ Program for Excellence in Science, 2011 – Present.
  • Appointed to the Board of Directors of Global Music and Wellness (a non-profit organization based in Cincinnati, OH) – current term: January 2018 - January2021
  • Chair, Graduate Student Assembly Research Symposium Organizing Committee, 2012.
  • Co-Chair - the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers MS Professionals-in-Training Special Interest Group (MS-PiT), (2016 – Present)
  • Co-Chair of “Presidential Search Committee”. Society for Arab Neuroscientists (2016)
  • Elected by Wright State University for membership in The Phi Kappa Phi HonorSociety: Top 10% in each Graduate program, 2010 – Present.
  • Elected to represent Jordan University of Science & Technology in the 24th PlenarySession of the Interaction Council, under the patronage of King Abdullah II. Dead Sea, Jordan, 5/2006.
  • Elected to represent Jordan University of Science and Technology in the “East-WestInitiative,” student leadership forum, held at the Marriott Hotel Amman, Jordan, 6/2008.
  • Elected to serve as the “Secretary” for the First International Brain Research Organization(IBRO) – United Arab Emirates neuroscience school, Al Ain, UAE, 1/2007.
  • International Online Medical Conference Abstract Review Committee, 2008, 2009.
  • Invited to serve as the discussion leader for the session of “Interneurons in Health andDisease” during the “Inhibition in the CNS” Gordon Research Conference, Lewiston,ME, 8/2015.
  • Member of Student Board Committee of the 1st and 2nd International OnlineMedical Conference (2008, 2009).

Educational Expertise

  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Jordan
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Neural Tube Defects
  • Neuromyelitis Optica

Publications