Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology
Phone: (412) 692-4920

Specialized Areas of Research Interest
Dr. Popescu’s research interests are focused on epilepsy and electroencephalography.  She started to pursue these interests as a resident and expanded significantly during her fellowship by being involved in several clinical trials as a co-investigator and as a principal investigator in a study focused on studying periodic EEG pattern associated with pentobarbital withdrawal.

Biography
Dr. Alexandra Popescu joined the Epilepsy Division in 2009 as Clinical Assistant Professor after completing subspecialty training in clinical neurophysiology.  She has a special interest in caring for patients with seizures and epilepsy and in evaluating patients for possible epilepsy surgery.  In addition to her outpatient epilepsy clinic, Dr. Popescu has attending responsibilities in the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU), electroencephalography (EEG) and Neurology Consult service.

Dr. Popescu completed a clinical neurophysiology fellowship focused on EEG and Epilepsy at Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee).  At the conclusion of her fellowship, Dr. Popescu was honored with the “Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship Award” for exceptional skills in clinical neurophysiology. 

Dr. Popescu graduated from Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest, Romania in 2001.  She then started her career as a Neurosurgery resident in Bucharest before moving to the United Stated where she completed an internship at Norwalk Hospital/Yale University followed by a Neurology residency at UPMC (2005-2008).

Dr. Popescu’s publications can be reviewed through the National Library of Medicine’s publication database.

Board Certifications
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)

Hospital Privileges
UPMC Montefiore
UPMC Presbyterian
UPMC Magee Women’s Hospital

Professional Organization Membership
American Academy of Neurology
American Epilepsy Society
American Clinical Neurophysiology Society