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Jyoti Pillai, M.D.

Assistant Professor

  • Practice: Drexel Neurology
  • Specialty:Neurology
  • Education: M.D., Internal Medicine, Topiwala National Medical College, University of Mumbai, India (1991); M.B.B.S., Topiwala National Medical College, University of Mumbai, India (1989)
Patient Care

Dr. Pillai is the neurology residency program director and the director of the epilepsy monitoring unit. She is board certified in clinical neurophysiology.

Awards and Honors

  • "Best Resident" award
  • Funded to represent neurology program at the Annual American Academy of Neurology Conference
Research

Dr. Pillai's research interests include epilepsy and women's issues in epilepsy.

Selected Publications:

"A Practical Option for Seizure Management in Elderly Patients with Cognitive Impairment"
Jyoti Pillai
Levetiracetam: American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementias
(November 2008)

"Interictal EEG and the Diagnosis of Epilepsy"
Jyoti Pillai, Michael Sperling
Review article. Epilepsia 47 (Suppl 1): 14-22
(2006)
Teaching

Dr. Pillai is the neurology residency program director and an assistant professor in the Department of Neurology.
Specialties
  • Neurology
Services and Clinical Interests
  • Epilepsy
Internship
  • Internal Medicine - Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Residency
  • Neurology - Hahnemann/MCP Hospital, Philadelphia, PA (2004)
Fellowship
  • Clinical Neurophysiology - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA (2005)
Second Languages
  • Hindi
  • Marathi
  • Sindhi
  • Gujarati

Primary Practice

Drexel Neurology
219 N. Broad Street
The Arnold T. Berman, M.D. Building, 7th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: 215-762-6915
Fax: 215-762-6914

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