Dr. Reza Moradi

Dr. Reza Moradi is an associate professor of neurology and epileptologist at Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences — one of Iran's largest and most academically active teaching hospitals. With 18 years of specialist practice, Dr. Moradi has built one of Iran's most comprehensive epilepsy programs, combining clinical epileptology with advanced EEG diagnostics and coordinated epilepsy surgery evaluation.

Epilepsy is a significant neurological burden in Iran, and the country's high rate of consanguineous marriage contributes to a relatively high prevalence of genetic and structural epilepsy syndromes. Dr. Moradi's epilepsy clinic manages both common and rare epilepsy syndromes in children and adults, with an emphasis on accurate syndromic diagnosis and optimized antiseizure medication selection. He coordinates the presurgical evaluation of patients with drug-resistant epilepsy, working with neurosurgeons and neuropsychologists to identify surgical candidates.

Beyond epilepsy, Dr. Moradi provides comprehensive general neurology care including stroke diagnosis and management, Parkinson's disease and movement disorders, and peripheral neuropathy evaluation. His neurodiagnostic skills include high-level EEG interpretation, video-EEG monitoring analysis for seizure semiology characterization, and nerve conduction studies.

He communicates in Farsi and English and participates in international epilepsy research networks through the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE).

Dr. Moradi obtained his MD from Isfahan University of Medical Sciences and completed Neurology residency at TUMS in Tehran. He undertook an Epilepsy Fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic Epilepsy Center in Ohio, USA — one of North America's leading epilepsy surgery programs. He holds a PhD in Neuroscience from Tehran University of Medical Sciences, with his thesis examining genetic epilepsy syndromes in consanguineous Iranian families. He is a Fellow of the European Academy of Neurology (FEAN) and a member of the International League Against Epilepsy Commission. He serves as Associate Professor of Neurology at TUMS and Director of the Epilepsy Program at Shariati Hospital.

Dr. Moradi's epilepsy practice encompasses accurate diagnosis using clinical evaluation, video-EEG monitoring, structural MRI epilepsy protocol, genetic testing, and neuropsychological assessment. He prescribes and monitors antiseizure medications for focal and generalized epilepsy syndromes, including newer agents (lacosamide, perampanel, brivaracetam, cenobamate). For drug-resistant epilepsy candidates, he coordinates presurgical evaluation including ictal SPECT, PET, and magnetoencephalography where available. He also manages status epilepticus in the neurointensive care setting. His general neurology practice covers stroke evaluation, Parkinson's disease pharmacotherapy, and peripheral neuropathy workup including NCS and EMG.

Dr. Moradi has published in Epilepsia, Seizure, and the Iranian Journal of Neurology on genetic epilepsy syndromes, antiseizure medication adherence, and presurgical evaluation outcomes. He participates in ILAE commission activities and contributes to the Iranian National Epilepsy Registry. He presents at the Iranian Congress of Neurology and the ILAE World Congress of Epileptology.

Shariati Hospital receives patients from Afghanistan and neighboring Central Asian countries for neurological evaluation. Dr. Moradi consults in Farsi and English, and through Farsi provides accessible communication with Dari-speaking Afghan patients. He offers video consultations for epilepsy second opinions and review of EEG recordings submitted electronically. For patients with drug-resistant epilepsy considering surgical evaluation at Shariati Hospital, he provides comprehensive pre-visit information about the evaluation process and expected timeline.

Dr. Moradi has received the Iranian Society of Neurology Research Award for his work on genetic epilepsy in Iranian families. He has been recognized by Tehran University of Medical Sciences for excellence in neurology education and serves on the ILAE Commission on Epidemiology. He is a frequently invited speaker at Iranian national neurology continuing education events.