Pavel Klein, MD
Enriched profileDirector, Mid-Atlantic Epilepsy and Sleep Center; Clinical Professor, Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences · Mid-Atlantic Epilepsy and Sleep Center
Pavel Klein is Director, Mid-Atlantic Epilepsy and Sleep Center; Clinical Professor, Department of Neurology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences at Mid-Atlantic Epilepsy and Sleep Center. OpenAlex indexes 164 publications with 5,141 citations (h-index 37); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 10 registered studies with this person as an investigator.
Data verified 7 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 14 Oct 2026
Pavel Klein, MD, is Director, Mid-Atlantic Epilepsy and Sleep Center. The public record shows 164 publications with 5,141 citations (h-index 37), centered on Epilepsy research and treatment, Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies, Diet and metabolism studies. It also documents an investigator role on 10 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 49 companies, 3 NIH-funded awards (2004–2024).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Neurology and therapy
- Top research focus: Epilepsy research and treatment
- 10 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 49 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 33 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 78.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Clinical trials
Updated 14 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 10 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Prospective Open-label Evaluation of Cenobamate Adjunctive Treatment of Adults With Refractory Focal Epilepsy
Sponsor: Mid-Atlantic Epilepsy and Sleep Center, LLC
- Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes With Ketogenic Diet
Sponsor: Mid-Atlantic Epilepsy and Sleep Center, LLC
- Perampanel for Treatment of Adults With Refractory Focal Epilepsy : a Pilot Study.
Sponsor: Mid-Atlantic Epilepsy and Sleep Center, LLC
Industry payments
Updated 14 Oct 2026
49 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- SK Life Science, Inc.Program year202515 payments$13,097openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- UCB SAProgram year20252 payments$10,086openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.Program year20252 payments
NIH funding
Updated 14 Oct 2026
3 NIH research awards on record, funded 2004–2024 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Treatment of status epilepticus and refractory status epilepticus with intravenous topiramate.
Prevep, Inc.
FY2024$367,387R43NS132659 - Treatment of status epilepticus and refractory status epilepticus with intravenous topiramate.
Prevep, Inc.
FY2023$335,125R43NS132659
Publications
Updated 14 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)Network
Updated 14 Oct 2026
The people this person publishes with most, by number of co-authored papers. Names link to their own profile when we have one.
Background & recognition
Updated 14 Oct 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- MB
BChir, University of Cambridge, UK (medical degree; corroborates NPI-registry-listed "MD" credential)
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →cme.smhs.gwu.edu ↗ - Board-certified in Psychiatry and Neurology (American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology)
with added qualifications in Clinical Neurophysiology and in Epilepsy
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →cme.smhs.gwu.edu ↗ - Diplomate
American Board of Sleep Medicine
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Fellow
American Academy of Neurology
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →cme.smhs.gwu.edu ↗ - Fellow
American Epilepsy Society
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →cme.smhs.gwu.edu ↗ - Member
American Academy of Sleep Medicine
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →cme.smhs.gwu.edu ↗ - Executive Committee
The Epilepsy Study Consortium (TESC)
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Awards & honors
honors on the public record- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →whoswhopress.com ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →epilepsygroup.com ↗
Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Clinical Professor, Department of Neurology
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →cme.smhs.gwu.edu ↗ - PrevEp Inc.
Co-founder and CEO (biotech developing treatments to prevent epilepsy after acquired CNS injury)
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Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- NeurologyLive video interview series on epilepsy treatment
e.g. "A Paradigm Shift in Preventing Drug-Resistant Epilepsy: Pavel Klein, MD"
2023verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →neurologylive.com ↗ - Video interview
"Ketogenic Diet and Epilepsy", Keto-Mojo
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →keto-mojo.com ↗
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