Doctor's Bio
Board Certifications
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Affiliations
Emory
Education & Training
- Medical School: ECFMG - Educational Commission For Foreign Medical Graduates
- Internship: Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital
- Residency: Emory University School of Medicine
Fellowships
Emory University School of Medicine
Locations and Directions
Grady Memorial Hospital
Phone: (404) 616-1000
Location:
80 Jesse Hill Jr Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30303
Publications
- CSF estrogen, neuroinflammatory markers, and brain networks in middle-aged and older Black and White Women.
Hu WT, Butts B, Misiura M, Verble DD, Swatson E, Park C, Watson J, Hammerschlag B, Nayyar A, Korrapati N, Trotti LM, Benameur K, Scorr LM, Mielke MM, Wharton W
medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences. 2025;
PMID: 40385413 - Thiamine Deficiency Masquerading As Guillain-Barré Syndrome.
Benameur K, Clarke K
Cureus. 2025;17(1):e78310.
PMID: 40034881 - Lifestyle Factors and Stroke Prevention: From the Individual to the Community.
Saad A, Cherian L, Benameur K
Current neurology and neuroscience reports. 2024;24(10):507-515.
PMID: 39180656 - sPDGFRβ and neuroinflammation are associated with AD biomarkers and differ by race: The ASCEND Study.
Butts B, Huang H, Hu WT, Kehoe PG, Miners JS, Verble DD, Zetterberg H, Zhao L, Trotti LM, Benameur K, Scorr LM, Wharton W
Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association. 2024;20(2):1175-1189.
PMID: 37933404 - Nutritional Counseling of Stroke Patients by Neurology Residents, a Call to Action.
Benameur K, Gandrakota N, Ali MK
Frontiers in neurology. 2022;
PMID: 35899264 - Catastrophic Neurological Complications in 2 Patients With Sickle Cell Disease and COVID-19.
Clarke K, Benameur K, Wiley Z, Shin YM, Moussa M, El Rassi F, McLemore M
Journal of investigative medicine high impact case reports. 2022;
PMID: 35850596 - Trends in Diet Counseling Among Stroke Versus Non-Stroke Patients: Evidence from the NAMCS, 2011-2016.
Gandrakota N, Patel VB, Moore M, Benameur K, Shah MK
Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association. 2022;31(2):106223.
PMID: 34844125 - Contemporary Neuroscience Core Curriculum for Medical Schools.
Gelb DJ, Kraakevik J, Safdieh JE, Agarwal S, Odia Y, Govindarajan R, Quick A, Soni M, , Bickel J, Gamaldo C, Hannon P, Hatch HAM, Hernandez C, Merlin LR, Noble JM, Reyes-Iglesias Y, Salas RME, Sandness DJ, Treat L, , Benameur K, Brown RD, DeLuca GC, Garg N, Goldstein LB, Gutmann L, Henchcliffe C, Hessler A, Jordan JT, Kilgore SM, Khan J, Levin KH, Mohile NA, Nevel KS, Roberts K, Said RR, Simpson EP, Sirven JI, Smith AG, Southerland AM, Wilson RB
Neurology. 2021;97(14):675-684.
PMID: 34400582 - Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Impact on Quality of Life 1-6 Months After Illness and Association With Initial Symptom Severity.
O'Keefe JB, Minton HC, Morrow M, Johnson C, Moore MA, O'Keefe GAD, Benameur K, Higdon J, Fairley JK
Open forum infectious diseases. 2021;8(8):ofab352.
PMID: 34395709 - Ischemic stroke in COVID-19: An urgent need for early identification and management.
Jillella DV, Janocko NJ, Nahab F, Benameur K, Greene JG, Wright WL, Obideen M, Rangaraju S
PloS one. 2020;15(9):e0239443.
PMID: 32946512
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