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Hamza Coban, M.D.Assistant Professor of Neurology
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Education
Post-Graduate Training
Awards
| Degree | Institution | Major |
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| Certificate | Center for Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine, Univ. of Pennsylvania | Clinical Research Certificate Program |
| M.D. | Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine | Medicine |
Post-Graduate Training
| Training | Institution | Specialty |
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| Fellowship | University of California San Diego HIV Neurobehavioral Research Program | Interdisciplinary Research in NeuroAIDS |
| Internship | University of Kansas School of Medicine | Medicine/Neurology |
| Residency | UConn School of Medicine | Neurology |
| Fellowship | University of Pennsylvania and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) | Clinical Fellow: Age Span Fellowship in Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroinflammatory Disorders |
Awards
| Name of Award/Honor | Awarding Organization |
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| Pat Finelli Teacher-of-the-year Award: Given by graduating neurology resident class “in Recognition of Excellence in the Attributes of Commitment of a Teacher and Educator in the Field of Neuroscience and Evidence-based Medicine.” | UConn Neurology Residents, Class of 2023 |
| The Edward J. Fredericks, M.D. Exemplary Teacher Award, Given Annually to the Graduating UConn Neurology Resident Who Has Demonstrated a High Standard of Teaching Excellence | UConn School of Medicine |
| Resident Scholarship to the American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting | American Academy of Neurology |
| Travel Grant and Registration for ACTRIMS Forum and Resident Summit February 25-29, 2020, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA | ACTRIMS |
| Travel Grant: Interdisciplinary Research Fellowship in NeuroAIDS (IRFN) Program at UCSD Travel Grant for 7th International Workshop on HIV and Aging, September 26-27, 2016, Washington, DC | IRFN, UC San Diego |
| Young Investigator Award: Free Registration for Young Investigators With Accepted Abstract, 7th International Workshop on HIV and Aging, September 26-17, 2016, Washington, DC | Workshop Organization Committee |
- Multiple sclerosis
- Neuromyelitis optica (NMO)
- Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein-associated disease (MOGAD)
- White matter disorders
- Autoimmune encephalitis
- Infectious encephalitis
- Neuro-HIV
- Inflammatory spinal cord disorders
- Myelopathy
- Neuro-rheumatology
- Neurosarcoidosis
- Central nervous system vasculitis
- Hereditary spastic paraplegia
- Biologic agent or anti-neoplastic treatment associated neuroinflammation
- Genetic disorders of white matter and neurogenetics
Journal Articles
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Tick-borne illnesses in patients treated with B-cell depleting agents: Considerations for neurologists.
Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) 2024 Mar;13524585241237396
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Total Tau Level in Cerebrospinal Fluid as a Predictor of Survival in Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease: A Retrospective Analysis.
Neurology. Clinical practice 2023 Jun;13(3):e200161
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The Tragedy of a Strong Muscle and a Weak Heart: Complications of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Misuse.
Cureus 2021 Aug;13(8):e17389
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Real-world experience of ocrelizumab initiation in a diverse multiple sclerosis population.
Multiple sclerosis and related disorders 2021 May;53103021
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Babesia microti infection in a patient with multiple sclerosis treated with ocrelizumab.
Multiple sclerosis and related disorders 2021 Feb;48102731
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Preventive neurology concepts for training the next-generation and closing gaps in real-world Multiple Sclerosis Care.
Multiple sclerosis and related disorders 2020 Nov;47102631
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Effects of HIV-1 TAT protein and methamphetamine exposure on visual discrimination and executive function in mice.
Behavioural brain research 2018 Sep;34973-79
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Impact of aging on neurocognitive performance in previously antiretroviral-naive HIV-infected individuals on their first suppressive regimen.
AIDS (London, England) 2017 Jul;31(11):1565-1571
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Molecular Disorganization of Axons Adjacent to Human Cortical Microinfarcts.
Frontiers in neurology 2017 Jan;8405
Abstracts
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Cerebral Vasculitis in a patient receiving Risankizumab, an Inhibitor of Interleukin-23: First Case Report (P12-3.013)
Neurology 2023 Apr;
Case Reports
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Emerging cases of severe babesia microti infections in multiple sclerosis patients treated with ocrelizumab: report of two cases
| Title or Abstract | Type | Sponsor/Event | Date/Year | Location |
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| Multiple Sclerosis and Related disorders in 2023:An Update | Talk | UConn School of Medicine, Department of Medicine Grand Rounds | 2023 | Farmington, CT, USA |
| Neuromyalitis Optica and MOG-IgG Associated Disease Across Age Span | Talk | Hartford Hospital Neuroscience Grand Rounds | 2022 | Hartford, CT, USA |
| Neurologic Complications of COVID19 | Talk | Hartford Hospital Neuroscience Grand Rounds | 2021 | Hartford, CT, USA |
| Real-world Experience of Ocrelizumab initiation in a Diverse MS population | Poster | 8th Joint ACTRIMS-ECTRIMS Virtual Meeting | 2020 | Virtual |
| Impact of advancing age on cognitive performance in hiv+ persons on a first suppressive regimen | Poster | Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) | 2017 | Seattle, WA, USA |
| Impact of aging on neurocognitive performance in previously antiretroviral-naïve HIV+ individuals on their first suppressive regimen | Talk | International Workshop on HIV & Aging | 2016 | Washington, DC, USA |
| Altered mitochondrial biogenesis in brains during HAND: another result of Tat-mediated neurotoxicity | Poster | 15th International Symposium on NeuroVirology (ISNV) | 2016 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Molecular disorganizations of axonal structures adjacent to human cortical microinfarcts | Poster | International Stroke Conference | 2016 | Los Angeles, CA |