Paula E. Voinescu
Experienced in Postpartum Depression

Dr. Paula E. Voinescu

Neurology
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Brigham And Women's Hospital, Neurosciences Center
60 Fenwood Road, 1st Floor Hale Building For Transformative Medicine, 
Boston, MA 
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Experienced in Postpartum Depression
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Brigham And Women's Hospital, Neurosciences Center
60 Fenwood Road, 1st Floor Hale Building For Transformative Medicine, 
Boston, MA 
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Overview

P. Emanuela Voinescu, MD, PhD, obtained her medical degree from University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Romania, and her doctoral degree from Harvard University, prior to completing the Partners Neurology Residency and a 2-year fellowship in clinical neurophysiology/epilepsy at BWH. Dr. Voinescu directs the Women's Epilepsy Program and focuses her clinical and research efforts on improving the care for women with epilepsy, with a special focus on pregnancy. She was the recipient of the Susan Spencer Award upon completing her fellowship With a training in molecular biology and genetic manipulations during her PhD in Dr. Joshua Sanes lab, Dr. Voinescu is expanding her clinical research into translational aspects of how sex hormones and genetic variability influence neuronal excitability and implicitly epilepsy pathophysiology, but also response to medications.

Dr. Voinescu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Postpartum Depression. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Partial Familial Epilepsy, and Partial Seizure.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 35 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Postpartum Depression.

Graduate Institution
University Of Medicine And Pharmacy, Romania, 1998 - 2004
Residency
Brigham and Women's Hospital, 2012 - 2015
Specialties
Neurology
Licenses
Psychiatry & Neurology in MA
Board Certifications
Neurology
Epilepsy
Fellowships
Harvard University*, 2009 - 2011
Brigham and Women's Hospital, 2015 - 2016
Brigham and Women's Hospital, 2016 - 2017
Hospital Affiliations
Brigham And Women's Hospital
Brigham And Women's Faulkner Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Neurosciences Center
60 Fenwood Road, 1st Floor Hale Building For Transformative Medicine, Boston, MA 02115
Call: 617-676-0537

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Voinescu has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Epilepsy

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.


35 Total Publications

Prescribing Practices of Antiseizure Medications at US Academic Medical Centers for Pregnant People With and Without Epilepsy.
Prescribing Practices of Antiseizure Medications at US Academic Medical Centers for Pregnant People With and Without Epilepsy.
Journal: Neurology
Published: September 30, 2025
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