Pavel Klein, MD

Clinical Trials

• Inpatient, Dose-Ranging Study of Staccato Alprazolam in Epilepsy With Predictable Seizure Pattern
• A Phase 2 Study of CX-8998 in Adolescents and Young Adults With Generalized Epileptic Syndromes With Absence Seizures
• Clobazam Adjunctive Treatment of Adults With Refractory Focal Epilepsy
• Safety and Pharmacokinetic Study of YKP3089 as Adjunctive Therapy in Subjects With Partial Onset Seizures
• Ketogenic Diet Treatment Adjunctive to Radiation and Chemotherapy in Glioblastoma Multiforme: a Pilot Study
• Ketogenic Diet as Adjunctive Treatment in Refractory/End-stage Glioblastoma Multiforme: a Pilot Study

Media Releases

Get to know Neurologist Dr. Pavel Klein, who serves patients in Bethesda, Maryland.

A committed neurologist, Dr. Klein is the Founder and Director of Mid-Atlantic Epilepsy and Sleep Center in Bethesda, Maryland. He also serves as an Adjunct Associate Professor of Neurology at George Washington University. His clinical research includes novel treatments of epilepsy, dietary treatments of epilepsy in adults, prevention of epilepsy after traumatic brain injury, the effect of sex and stress hormones on epilepsy, and women with epilepsy.

The neurologists at Mid-Atlantic Epilepsy and Sleep Center offer comprehensive evaluation and treatment of diseases of the nervous system. They provide patient focused, short wait times and personal attention by their small staff of dedicated professionals, and aspire to alleviate fear, using clear explanations and access to all the tools of modern medicine.

Back in the early days of his academic career, Dr. Klein obtained his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in Neuroscience at Oxford University, and earned his medical degree at Cambridge University. He then went on to complete his residency in neurology and his fellowship in epilepsy and clinical electrophysiology at the University of Virginia. Later, he completed two additional fellowships in sleep medicine and neuroendocrinology at the Harvard Medical School / Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center.

As a testament of his continued education, the doctor is board-certified in neurology, clinical neurophysiology, and sleep medicine at the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN). The ABPN is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to serving the professions of psychiatry and neurology.

In his professional experience, he is currently the Chair of the American Epilepsy Society Corporate Advisory Committee, as well as past member of the American Epilepsy Society Scientific Program Committee, Treatment Committee, the Health Reform Task Force and the Co-Chair of the AES Private Practice Special Interest Group. He is also the Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the North American Consortium of Private Epilepsy Centers, and serves on the executive committee of The Epilepsy Study Consortium.

Neurology is a branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the nervous system. Neurologists are licensed medical specialists who diagnose and treat disorders that affect the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and muscles of patients. They examine a patient’s mental and physical status, conduct medical tests and scans, and evaluate the results to diagnose and treat the patient.

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