Experienced in Photosensitive Epilepsy

Dr. Pegah Afra

Neurology
UMass Memorial Children's Medical Center
55 Lake Ave N, 
Worcester, MA 
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Experienced in Photosensitive Epilepsy
UMass Memorial Children's Medical Center
55 Lake Ave N, 
Worcester, MA 
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Overview

Pegah Afra is a Neurologist in Worcester, Massachusetts. Dr. Afra is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Photosensitive Epilepsy. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Epilepsy, and Memory Loss.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 23 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Specialties
Neurology
Licenses
Psychiatry & Neurology in UT
Hospital Affiliations
Umass Memorial Medical Center/university Campus
Umass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

UMass Memorial Children's Medical Center
55 Lake Ave N, Worcester, MA 01655
Call: 508-334-2527
Other Locations
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
525 E 68th St, New York,, NY 10065
Call: 212-746-5519

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.


23 Total Publications

Editorial: Magnetic neurophysiology: the cutting edge of real time neurodiagnostic technology.
Editorial: Magnetic neurophysiology: the cutting edge of real time neurodiagnostic technology.
Journal: Frontiers in medical technology
Published: August 09, 2025
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    • Epilepsy
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    • Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS)
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    • Partial Familial Epilepsy
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    • Partial Seizure
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    • Absence Seizure
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    • Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy (ADNFLE)
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