Dr. Meriem Bensalem-Owen, MD – Lexington, KY

Overview of Dr. Bensalem-Owen

Dr. Meriem Bensalem-Owen is a neurologist in Lexington, KY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital, UK Good Samaritan Hospital, and University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital. She specializes in epilepsy and neurophysiology and is experienced in general neurology, electroencephalography, epilepsy, and clinical neurophysiology.

Education & Training

• University of Michigan Health SystemFellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology, 2003 - 2004

• University of Kentucky College of MedicineResidency, Neurology, 1999 - 2003

• University D'Alger, Inst Natl D'Ensign Sup En Sci MedClass of 1997

Certifications & Licensure

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

• President Epilepsy Foundation of Kentuckiana (EFKY), 2021
• Secretary & Treasurer National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC), 2020
• Treasurer American Clinical Neurophysiology Society (ACNS), 2020
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

• 2 citations

  Focal epilepsies: Update on diagnosis and classification.

  Fábio A Nascimento, Daniel Friedman, Jurriaan M Peters, Meriem K Bensalem-Owen, Fernando Cendes, Stefan Rampp, Elaine Wirrell, Ingmar Blümcke, William Tatum, Sándor Be...> ;Epileptic Disorders. 2023 Feb 1

• Pharmacist involvement with antiepileptic therapy for status epilepticus in the emergency department.

  Jordan L Clay, Mauricio F Villamar, Meriem K Bensalem-Owen> ;The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2023 Jan 1
• 11 citations

  Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Epilepsy Center Practice in the United States.

  Stephanie M Ahrens, Adam P Ostendorf, Fred Alexander Lado, Susan T Arnold, Shasha Bai, Meriem K Bensalem-Owen, Kevin E Chapman, Dave F Clarke, Mariah Eisner, Nathan B ...> ;Neurology. 2022 May 10
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Hospital Affiliations

Insurance Accepted

• Aetna Choice POS II
  Aetna HMO
  Anthem Blue Access PPO
  Anthem Blue Preferred HMO
  BCBS Blue Card PPO
  BCBS Illinois PPO
  CIGNA HMO
  CIGNA Open Access
  

  CIGNA PPO
  First Health PPO
  HealthAmerica HealthAssurance PPO
  Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
  Multiplan PPO
  United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
  United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
  

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