Selim Benbadis, MD
Enriched profileDivision Director of Epilepsy, EEG, & Sleep Medicine; Professor in the Department of Neurology at USF Morsani College of Medicine · University of South Florida
Selim Benbadis is Division Director of Epilepsy, EEG, & Sleep Medicine; Professor in the Department of Neurology at USF Morsani College of Medicine at University of South Florida. OpenAlex indexes 361 publications with 14,076 citations (h-index 58); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 2 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 10% of Neurology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 16 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 18 Oct 2026
Selim Benbadis, MD, is Division Director of Epilepsy, EEG, & Sleep Medicine at University of South Florida. The public record shows 361 publications with 14,076 citations (h-index 58), centered on Epilepsy research and treatment, EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces, Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments. It also documents an investigator role on 2 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 30 companies.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Epilepsia
- Top research focus: Epilepsy research and treatment
- 2 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 30 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; 12 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 168.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingFederally funded research awards.
Public positions
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- Board Certified in Clinical Neurophysiology with Added Qualification
American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology
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Contact
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Practice address
Telephone
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Updated 18 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 2 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- A Study of Detection of Paroxysmal Events Utilizing Computer Vision and Machine Learning (USF)
Sponsor: Neuro Event Labs Inc.
- Microburst Vagus Nerve Stimulator (VNS) Therapy Feasibility Study
Sponsor: LivaNova
Industry payments
Updated 18 Oct 2026
30 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- UCB, Inc.Program year2025168 payments$112,647openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.Program year202593 payments$68,985openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Neurelis, Inc.Program year202584 payments$54,812openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
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
99.3%Other antiepileptics45%Levetiracetam28%Lacosamide22%Epidiolex17%Xcopri11%Topiramate11%Vimpat6%Briviact3%Levetiracetam Er1%Keppra1%Topamax1%Part D<11 patientsMood Stabilizer16.2%Lamotrigine70%Lamictal10%Carbamazepine Er7%Lamotrigine Er4%Valproic Acid3%Carbamazepine2%Carbatrol2%Lamictal Odt2%Part D<11 patients+ 11 more classes in this area
Metabolism & gastrointestinal
0.4%Centrally acting antiobesity products0.4%Fintepla100%Part D<11 patientsMusculoskeletal
0.3%Central alpha-2 Adrenergic Agonist0.3%Tizanidine Hcl100%Part D<11 patients
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
NIH funding
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Publications
Updated 18 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01
- 02Determination of language dominance using functional MRIArticle878 citations1996
- 03The consequences of refractory epilepsy and its treatmentArticle679 citations2014
- 04Semiological Seizure Classification*Article620 citations1998
- 05An estimate of the prevalence of psychogenic non-epileptic seizuresArticle536 citations2000
Network
Updated 18 Oct 2026
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Online presence
Updated 18 Oct 2026
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doximity.com/pub/selim-benbadis-md
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health.usf.edu/medicine/neurology/faculty/sbenbadi
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Mentions by others
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practicalneurology.com/profiles/selim-r-benbadis-md/LxKvJD/biography
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reachmd.com/profiles/selim-r-benbadis-md/LxKvJD/biography
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medlink.com/authors/selim-r-benbadis-md
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Background & recognition
Updated 18 Oct 2026
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Education
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- Residency in Family Medicine
University of Nice
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Cleveland Clinic Foundation
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EEG, and Sleep Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
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Awards & honors
honors on the public record- Fellow
American Academy of Neurology (FAAN)
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American College of Neurological Surgeons (FACNS)
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American Epilepsy Society (FAES)
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Director
University of South Florida/Tampa General Hospital Comprehensive Epilepsy Program
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