Heba H. Afeefy, MD

• About
  • Specialties: Neurology

  • Board Certified:
    Neurophysiology

  • Gender: Female

  • Languages: Arabic, English
  Biography

  What I Do
  My philosophy of care is to listen to the patient, get a good clinical history and then perform a comprehensive exam. I like to involve my patient in the decision making and explain all the treatment options and the follow-up plan. I think of each neurological disease as a puzzle. I carefully collect all the pieces together to form the correct picture, so I can prescribe the right treatment. I am interested in improving a patient's quality of life by providing the best medical care.

  My special clinical interests include epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology, especially EEG.

  Why I Love My Work
  I enjoy the human part of this job, seeing a smile on my patient's face when he/she improves and listening to the patients and their caregivers.

  I was motivated to go into medicine since it was my life dream to become a doctor and help patients recover. I have seen my closest family suffer from strokes and kidney injuries. Therefore, I decided to become a doctor and help patients minimize their suffering. I always wanted to find a cure for every single disease.

  Getting to Know Me
  Outside of work, I enjoy sewing, playing guitar, hanging out, traveling and cooking.

  Education
  • Training
    Doctorate, Neurology (MD/PhD), Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
  • Master’s Degree
    Neurology (MSc), Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
  • Medical School
    Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
  • Residency
    Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN Neuropsychiatry Residency, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
  • Fellowship
    Epilepsy, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA Clinical Neurophysiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
• Professional Memberships
  American Epilepsy Society, American Academy of Neurology