Khalil S. Husari
Experienced in Encephalitis

Dr. Khalil S. Husari

Neurology
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 5, Floor 5, 
Baltimore, MD 
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Experienced in Encephalitis
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 5, Floor 5, 
Baltimore, MD 
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Khalil Husari, M.D., is a neurologist with expertise in epilepsy, electroencephalography (EEG), and neurophysiology. He specializes in treating patients with seizures and epilepsy, presurgical evaluation for and the management of drug-resistant epilepsy, and the acute and chronic management of patients with status epilepticus. Additionally, he specializes in intraoperative neuromonitoring and is the director of the Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring (IONM) Unit. Dr. Husari earned his medical degree from the University of Jordan School of Medicine, then completed his residency in neurology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, where he served as a chief resident during his final year. Dr. Husari continued his training as an epilepsy fellow at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Dr. Husari is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Status Epilepticus, Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Osteotomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 31 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 4 articles in the study of Encephalitis.

Residency
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Neurology, 2018
Specialties
Neurology
Licenses
Psychiatry & Neurology in MD
Board Certifications
American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology
Fellowships
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Epilepsy, 2020
Hospital Affiliations
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Arabic
Gender
Male

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Locations

Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 5, Floor 5, Baltimore, MD 21287
Call: 410-955-9441
Other Locations
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
4940 Eastern Avenue, Suite 1201, Baltimore, MD 21224
Call: 410-550-5624

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


30 Total Publications

International evaluation of the SEIZUre Risk in Encephalitis (SEIZURE) score for predicting acute seizure risk.
International evaluation of the SEIZUre Risk in Encephalitis (SEIZURE) score for predicting acute seizure risk.
Journal: BMJ open
Published: December 08, 2025
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