Saurabh R Sinha, MD, PhD

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Neurology
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Sees patients age 16 and up
Penn Neuroscience Center - Neurology
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About me

  • Director, EEG Laboratories, Penn Medicine
  • Program Director, Epilepsy Fellowship, Penn Medicine
  • Program Director, Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship, Penn Medicine
  • Professor of Clinical Neurology

My goal is to provide the best possible care for people with epilepsy and/or concern for seizures. I have a particular interest in working with people with difficult to control seizures who are seeking additional options, including new medications, devices and surgical options. While seizure control remains a primary goal, I feel that the actual goal is to optimize the quality of life for my patients.

My education and training

  • Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
  • Residency: Baylor College of Medicine
  • Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital
  • Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital

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Spoken languages

English
English
हिन्दी
Hindi

Reviews

Average Rating

281 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

Anonymous
May 2026
dr. sinha is the best neurologist i have seen. he spends a good amount of time with his patients and really listens to understand what is going on in order to make the best recommendation for the path forward. his calm nature makes you feel more at ease during sometimes difficult conversations.
Anonymous
May 2026
if someone needs neurology help he one of few i would recommend
Anonymous
May 2026
dr sinha is knowledgeable and thorough and able to listen to concerns good discussion of plan and options
Anonymous
May 2026
dr. sinha is very detail with explaining my condition and answering my questions. dr. sinha is very respectful and knowledgeable.

Insurance accepted

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Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Lancaster General Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Chester County Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Sinha is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Barth KJ, Sun J, Chiang CH, Qiao S, Wang C, Rahimpour S, Trumpis M, Duraivel S, Dubey A, Wingel KE, Voinas AE, Ferrentino B, Doyle W, Southwell DG, Haglund MM, Vestal M, Harward SC, Solzbacher F, Devore S, Devinsky O, Friedman D, Pesaran B, Sinha SR, Cogan GB, Blanco J, Viventi J Flexible high-resolution cortical arrays with large coverage capture microscale high-frequency oscillations in patients with epilepsy , Epilepsia, 64(7): 2023,1910-1924

Tatum, WO, Halford JJ, Olejniczak P, Selioutski O, Grigg-Damberger MM, Gloss D, Acharya J, Schuele S, Sinha SR, Tsuchida T, Drislane FW Minimum technical requirements for performing ambulatory EEG , Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology, 39(6): 2022,435-440

Mague, SD, Talbot A, Blount C, Walder-Christensen KK, Duffney LJ, Adamson E, Bey AL, Ndubuizu N, Thomas GE, Hughes DN, Grossman Y, Hultman R, Sinha S, Fink AM, Gallagher NM, Fisher RL, Jiang Y-H, Carslon DE, Dzirasa K Brain-wide electrical dynamics encode individual appetitive social behavior , Neuron, 110: 2022,1-14

Kaleem S, Kang JH, Sahgal A, Hernandez CE, Sinha SR, Swisher CB. Electrographic seizure detection by neuro ICU nurses via bedside real-time quantitative EEG. , Neurol Clin Pract., 11(5): 2021,420-428

Shindhelm AC, Thio BJ, Sinha SR. Modeling the Impact of Electrode/Tissue Geometry on Electrical Stimulation in Stereo-EEG. , J Clin Neurophysiol.: 2021

Karakis I, Liu L, Bensalem-Owen M, LaRoche SM, Lopez JR, Schmitt SE, Britton JW, Nuwer MR, Lee LH, Rubin DI, Laughlin RS, Sinha SR. Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship Program Directors Survey on a Standardized Fellowship Match Process: A Call for Action. , J Clin Neurophysiol.: 2021

Spencer DC, Sinha SR, Choi EJ, Cleveland JM, King A, Meng TC, Pullman WE, Sequeira DJ, Van Ess PJ, Wheless JW. Safety and efficacy of midazolam nasal spray for the treatment of intermittent bouts of increased seizure activity in the epilepsy monitoring unit: A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. , Epilepsia., 61(11): 2020,2415-2425

Gavvala J, Zafar M, Sinha SR, Kalamangalam G, Schuele S. Stereotactic EEG Practices: A Survey of United States Tertiary Referral Epilepsy Centers. , J Clin Neurophysiol.: 2020

Lewinski AA, Shapiro A, Gierisch JM, Goldstein KM, Blalock DV, Luedke MW, Gordon AM, Bosworth HB, Drake C, Lewis JD, Sinha SR, Husain AM, Tran TT, Van Noord MG, Williams JW Jr. Barriers and facilitators to implementation of epilepsy self-management programs: a systematic review using qualitative evidence synthesis methods. , Syst Rev., 9(1): 2020,92

Kang JH, Sherill GC, Sinha SR, Swisher CB. A Trial of Real-Time Electrographic Seizure Detection by Neuro-ICU Nurses Using a Panel of Quantitative EEG Trends. , Neurocrit Care., 31(2): 2019,312-320