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About Jerzy Szaflarski
Title
Director, UAB Epilepsy Center
Faculty Appointment
Professor
Research Interests
I am clinical epileptologist with research training in neuroimaging. My University activities include translational and clinical research, clinical care and teaching roles. Currently, I direct a research laboratory focused on neuroimaging of brain plasticity in acute, subacute and chronic brain injury. My other research interests, also related to clinical practice, are in developing treatments for post-injury seizures and status epilepticus in the ICU setting and treatments (pharmacological and non-pharmacological) for the management of psychogenic non-epileptic seizures.
Awards & Recognition
1987-1989 Rector's Prizes
1986-1990 Annual Scientific Scholarship for Honor Students
1991 Rector's Prize (awarded by the President of the Medical School to students for academic excellence)
1990-1991 European Community Scientific Scholarship (10 medical students receive this award each year so that they can study medicine in another country)
1997 American Neurological Association travel grant to participate in the Residents’ Program “Academic Neurology: Preparing for the Future.” 123rd Annual Meeting; 10/1998, Montreal, Canada
1998 “1999 Annual Meeting Scholarship for Residents” to participate in the 51st American Academy of Neurology Meeting; 4/1999, Toronto, Canada
1999 TOPScholar Fellows Program Participant at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the American Epilepsy Society; 12/1999, Orlando, FL
1999 Neurology Resident Teacher of the Year Award; Department of Neurology, University of Cincinnati Medical Center; Cincinnati, OH
2003 “40 under 40: People to watch at the UC Medical Center,” UCCOM, Cincinnati, OH
2005 Excellence in Neuroscience Award to Mark DiFrancesco, PhD (Research Fellow under mentorship) for paper at the 3rd Cincinnati Translational Neuroscience Symposium “Correlation of alpha rhythm to functional MRI at 4 Tesla”
2006 Advocate Class of the 2006 Donald M. Palatucci Advocacy Leadership Forum, American Academy of Neurology, St. Paul, MN
2006-2011 National Institutes of Health K-23 Award (K23 NS052468)
“EEG-fMRI in patients with JME”
2007 Excellence in Neuroscience Award to Ken Eaton, PhD (Research Fellow under mentorship) for paper at the 4th Cincinnati Translational Neuroscience Symposium “FMRI language activation paradigms – reliability in post-stroke aphasia and healthy subjects”
2007 NIH Curing Epilepsy – Translating Discoveries into Therapies
Junior Investigator Travel Award
2007-2009 Elected to the “Best Doctors” in America
2008 Fellow, American Academy of Neurology (FAAN)
2009 National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke/American Neurological Association Career Development Symposium, Baltimore, MD, October 10-11, 2009
2011- Elected to the “Best Doctors” in America
2013- NINDS/AES Epilepsy Research Benchmarks Steward
2014- Distinguished Fellow of the Collegium
The Kosciuszko Foundation Collegium of Eminent Scholars, New York, NY
http://www.thekf.org/kf/programs/eminentscientists/
2015-2018 Board Member, Southern Epilepsy and EEG Society
http://www.southernepilepsy.org/
2016 Fellow, American Epilepsy Society (FAES)
2017 Mitchell Rosenthal Award for the Best Scientific Publication in 2016 using the NIDLRR-funded Traumatic Brian Injury Model Systems National Database for the article “Prognostic models for predicting post-traumatic seizures during acute hospitalization, and at 1 and 2 years following TBI” published in Epilepsia
2019- Member, Alabama State Medical Cannabis Study Commission (nominated by Governor Kay Ivey) – finalized proposal submitted to House of Representatives and Speaker Pro Tempore of the Senate on 12/20/2019
2019- Member, National Coordinating Center for Epilepsy under the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) / Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) – joint committee of the American Academy of Neurology and American Academy of Pediatrics
Memberships
1998- American Academy of Neurology
1998-2003 American Medical Association
1999- American Epilepsy Society
2005-2009 American Society of Neuroimaging
2006- The Organization for Human Brain Mapping
2019- American Medical Marijuana Physician Association
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Locations
- Neurology Clinic in Neurosciences Two at The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital
- 2000 6th Avenue South, Floor 2, Birmingham, AL 35233
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- phone: 205-801-8986
Expertise
Education
- Fellowship: University of Cincinnati, 2001
- Residency: University of Cincinnati, 1999
- Internship: Easton Hospital, 1996
- Medical School: Collegium Medicum (Bydgoszcz) Nicolaus Copernicus, 1991
Board Certifications
- Epilepsy: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2016
- Clinical Neurophysiology: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2003
- Neurology: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2000
Ratings & Reviews
5 of 5 stars
38 ratings, 17 reviewsThe Patient Satisfaction Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related questions shown below from our survey. Patients that are treated in outpatient or hospital environments may receive different surveys, and the volume of responses will vary by question.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/25/2026
The doctor and staff were extremely courteous and professional. The doctor took time to address all concerns.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/25/2026
Love my Dr.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/4/2026
it was great all around.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/4/2026
I just sent his name to a friend of mine who also deals with seizures.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/29/2025
Dr. Szaflarski is awesome!! We love him and his nurse practitioner!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/23/2025
Concern, compassion, and consideration
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/22/2025
The ladies at the front desk are friendly but doesn't make you feel like a priority
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/24/2025
We love Dr Szaflarski and his team. They are wonderful to my family. Thanks UAB
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/10/2025
I truly love my doctor. Dr. Szaflarski is not only an outstanding neurologist but also a compassionate and attentive person. From the moment you meet him, you can tell he genuinely cares about his patients. He takes the time to listen, explain everything clearly, and make sure you feel understood and supported. His knowledge of epilepsy and neurology is unmatched it gives me complete confidence in the care I’m receiving. He balances his incredible expertise with kindness, patience, and respect, which is rare to find. I never feel rushed, and he always makes sure I leave with a clear plan and peace of mind. I am so grateful to have Dr. Szaflarski as my doctor. He has truly made a difference in my life, and I can’t recommend him enough.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/20/2025
We love doctor Szaflarski
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/13/2025
My daughter loves her doctor and every one is so nice
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/6/2025
We greatly appreciate the kindness of the physician and staff especially making time for us to complete an EEG while we were already in town.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/23/2025
Well pleased with everything and everyone great service every time there
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/28/2025
Dr. Szaflarski is the doctor who helped me become seizure-free. I am forever grateful for his expertise and kindness. The student in training was great, too. If I was training to work in neurology, there is no one I would rather be instructed and mentored by than Dr. Szaflarski.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/21/2025
Everyone was on time and very kind. A very good experience!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/14/2025
A fire alarm had gone off prior to my arrival and the staff did a great job getting patients seen as quickly as allowed by the fire department.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/16/2025
Great doctor with a lot of patience