Hal Blumenfeld, MD
Enriched profileMark Loughridge and Michele Williams Professor of Neurology; Professor of Neuroscience; Professor of Neurosurgery; Director, Yale Clinical Neuroscience Imaging Center (CNIC) · Yale School of Medicine
Hal Blumenfeld is Mark Loughridge and Michele Williams Professor of Neurology; Professor of Neuroscience; Professor of Neurosurgery; Director, Yale Clinical Neuroscience Imaging Center (CNIC) at Yale School of Medicine. OpenAlex indexes 301 publications with 14,104 citations (h-index 67); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 3 registered studies with this person as an investigator.
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Overview
Updated 16 Oct 2026
Hal Blumenfeld, MD, is Mark Loughridge and Michele Williams Professor of Neurology at Yale School of Medicine, Department of Neurology. The public record shows 301 publications with 14,104 citations (h-index 67), centered on Epilepsy research and treatment, Neural dynamics and brain function, Philosophy and Theoretical Science. It also documents an investigator role on 3 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 3 companies, 11 NIH-funded awards (1998–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · eLife
- Top research focus: Epilepsy research and treatment
- 3 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 3 companies
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Indications focus
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indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 25 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 172.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Updated 16 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 3 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Subcortical Arousal in Perceptual Awareness
Sponsor: Yale University
- Stimulation of the Thalamus for Arousal Restoral in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Sponsor: Yale University
- Why Are Patients With Absence Seizures Absent? A Brain Imaging Study
Sponsor: Yale University
Industry payments
Updated 16 Oct 2026
3 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- NEUROPACE, INC.Program year20251 payment
- NEUROPACE, INC.Program year20241 payment
- NEUROPACE, INC.Program year20231 payment
Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Nervous system
100%Other antiepileptics55.1%Levetiracetam38%Lacosamide27%Levetiracetam Er22%Briviact14%Part D<11 patientsBenzodiazepine19.2%Clobazam78%Onfi22%Part D<11 patients+ 4 more classes in this area
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NIH funding
Updated 16 Oct 2026
11 NIH research awards on record, funded 1998–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Shared Subcortical Arousal Systems Across Perceptual Modalities
Yale University
FY2026$597,403R01NS134655 - Remote effects of focal hippocampal seizures on neocortical function
Yale University
FY2026$463,216R01NS066974 - Shared Subcortical Arousal Systems Across Perceptual Modalities
Yale University
FY2025$620,155R01NS134655
Publications
Updated 16 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01Cellular and Network Mechanisms of Spike‐Wave SeizuresArticle454 citations2005
- 02
- 03Impaired consciousness in epilepsyArticle368 citations2012
- 04The role of subcortical structures in human epilepsyArticle351 citations2002
- 05Cerebral energetics and spiking frequency: The neurophysiological basis of fMRIArticle349 citations2002
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Online presence
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medicine.yale.edu/lab/blumenfeld
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Background & recognition
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Education
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appointments beyond the home institution- Department of Neuroscience
Yale School of Medicine
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Yale School of Medicine
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