Afsaneh Talai, M.D.

Biography

Afsaneh Talai, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and the Department of Neurology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in pediatric neurology and epilepsy.

Dr. Talai earned her medical degree at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. She completed residencies in pediatrics and child neurology at the University of Chicago Medical Center and gained advanced training in pediatric epilepsy through a fellowship at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in epilepsy and neurology with special qualifications in child neurology, Dr. Talai joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2020.

She is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Clinical MEG Society, the American Epilepsy Society, the Child Neurology Society, and the Functional Neurological Disorder Society.

Dr. Talai has presented widely and published many peer-reviewed articles on pediatric epilepsy.

Personal Note

In her free time, Dr. Talai enjoys rock climbing, cooking, and playing the setar, a traditional Persian instrument.