Jay Harvey, D.O.

Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute

Neurology
Epilepsy & Seizures

Biography

Jay H. Harvey, D.O., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in evaluating and treating people with epilepsy.

A Fellow of the American Epilepsy Society, Dr. Harvey currently chairs the Professional Advisory Board of the Epilepsy Foundation of Texas.

Dr. Harvey’s research focuses on non-traditional epilepsy therapies, including surgery, laser therapy, medical devices such as vagus nerve stimulators and responsive neurostimulators, and cannabidiol (CBD) oil.

He has served as a principal or co-investigator for more than 70 clinical studies, published a number of journal articles and abstracts, and delivered scores of presentations.

Dr. Harvey is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in adult neurology, with added qualifications in epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology. He also is certified by the American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology and the American Board of Sleep Medicine.

Prior to joining the UT Southwestern faculty in 2017, he spent 20 years in private practice, most recently as a partner with Texas Epilepsy Group.

Dr. Harvey earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree at the University of North Texas Health Science Center. He completed his medical training and a neurology residency at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston and then received advanced training in epilepsy, electroencephalography (EEG) and sleep disorders through a fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic.

He is a member of professional organizations that include the American Academy of Neurology, American Epilepsy Society, American Clinical Neurophysiology Society, Texas Medical Association, and Texas Neurological Society.

In 2018, he was named a Super Doctor by Texas Monthly.

Meet Dr. Harvey

Neurologist Specializing in Epilepsy in Dallas

Neurologist Jay Harvey, D.O., is an expert in evaluating and treating people with epilepsy and seizure disorders - particularly those whose symptoms aren't controlled with standard therapies.

Using sophisticated technologies such as electroencephalography and intracranial monitoring, Dr. Harvey and his colleagues at UT Southwestern Medical Center determine if patients are candidates for surgery, device implantation, or clinical trials of promising non-traditional epilepsy treatments.

Fellowship trained, Dr. Harvey is a board certified epileptologist with 20-plus years of clinical expertise.

Dispelling the Myths

In addition to evaluating and treating patients, Dr. Harvey and his team also try to fight the lingering stigma of epilepsy.

"It wasn't very long ago that epilepsy was considered a psychiatric disorder, so there can still be a lot of misinformation surrounding it," he says.

"We work hard to dispel the myths - such as that people with epilepsy are neurologically damaged or mentally impaired, and that women with the disorder shouldn't get pregnant or breastfeed - because these things simply aren't true.

"Most people with epilepsy are very healthy otherwise," he continues, "yet this condition that affects them for only a few minutes at a time can have a devastating impact on their lives and the way other people see them."

Educating the public and healthcare providers is part of the comprehensive epilepsy program at UTSW. Compassion and availability form the foundation for treating patients.

"I have always valued the relationships I have with the people I care for. In addition to treating them, I really enjoy talking with patients."

Education & Training

Fellowship - Cleveland Clinic Foundation (1992-1994), Epilepsy
Residency - University of Texas Medical Branch Hospital (1989-1992), Neurology
Internship - University of Texas Medical Branch Hospital (1988-1989), Transitional Year
Medical School - UNT Health Science Center Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (1984-1988)

Professional Associations & Affiliations

American Epilepsy Society (1992), Professional Epilepsy Society

Books & Publications

Publications
- Stereo-electroencephalographic seizure localization in patients with mesial temporal sclerosis: A single center experience
  Zhang B, Podkorytova I, Hays R, Perven G, Agostini M, Harvey J, Zepeda R, Alick-Lindstrom S, Dieppa M, Doyle A, Das R, Lega B, Ding K Clinical Neurophysiology Practice 2024 Jan 9 106-111
- SEEG-based epileptic seizure network modeling and analysis for pre-surgery evaluation
  Peng G, Nourani M, Dave H, Harvey J Computers in Biology and Medicine 2023 Dec 167
- Earables as Medical Devices: Opportunities and Challenges
  Aziz A, Karkar R, Ding K, Harvey J, Nguyen P 2023 Oct 339-341
- Interictal Epileptiform Discharge Detection Using Multi-Head Deep Convolutional Neural Network
  Munia MS, Nourani M, Harvey J, Dave H 2023
- SEEG Analysis to Identify MIS Treatment For Patients with Focal Epileptic Seizures
  Peng G, Nourani M, Harvey J 2023 187-194
- Modeling and Analysis of Seizure Network Using SEEG for Pre-Surgery Evaluation
  Peng G, Nourani M, Dave H, Harvey JH 2022 327-332
- Modeling and Analysis of Seizure Network Using SEEG for Pre-Surgery Evaluation
  Peng G, Nourani M, Dave H, Harvey J 2022 327-332
- Safety and Efficacy of Natalizumab as Adjunctive Therapy for People With Drug-Resistant Epilepsy: A Phase 2 Study
  Author Collaboration ob, French JA, Cole AJ, Faught E, Theodore WH, Vezzani A, Liow K, Halford JJ, Armstrong R, Szaflarski JP, Hubbard S, Patel J, Chen K, Feng W, Rizzo M, Elkins J, Knafler G, Parkerson KA, Klein P, Benbadis S, Tecoma E, Balabanov A, Vossler D, Husain A, Boro A, Oster J, Gelfand M, Koubeissi M, Sirven J, Harvey J, Kassab M, Hogan E, Lee KH, Beach R, Shin H, Sarkis R, Flitman S, Honeycutt W, Ayala R, Bautista R, Berg M, Carran M, Kudrow D, Ting T, Rafecas J Neurology 2021 Nov 97 E1757-E1767
- Emergency department visits and readmissions in patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) at a safety net hospital
  Ramamurthy S, Steven Brown L, Agostini M, Alick Lindstorm S, Dave H, Dieppa M, Ding K, Doyle A, Hays R, Harvey J, Perven G, Podkorytova I, Zepeda R, Das RR Epilepsy and Behavior 2021 Sep 122
- Personalized EEG Feature Selection for Low-Complexity Seizure Monitoring
  Peng G, Nourani M, Harvey J, Dave H International Journal of Neural Systems 2021 Aug 31
- Imbalanced EEG Analysis Using One-Shot Learning with Siamese Neural Network
  Munia MS, Hosseini SM, Nourani M, Harvey J, Dave H 2021 Aug 4-12
- Non-lesional mesial temporal lobe epilepsy requires bilateral invasive evaluation
  Perven G, Podkorytova I, Ding K, Agostini M, Alick S, Das R, Dave H, Dieppa M, Doyle A, Harvey J, Lega B, Zepeda R, Hays R Epilepsy and Behavior Reports 2021 Jan 15
- Emergent Admissions to the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit in the Setting of COVID-19 Pandemic-related, State-mandated Restrictions: Clinical Decision Making and Outcomes
  Zepeda R, Lee Y, Agostini M, Alick Lindstrom S, Dave H, Dieppa M, Ding K, Doyle A, Harvey J, Hays R, Perven G, Podkorytova I, Das RR Neurodiagnostic Journal 2021 61 95-103
- Personalized Feature Selection for Wearable EEG Monitoring Platform
  Peng G, Nourani M, Harvey J, Dave H 2020 Oct 380-386
- Feature Selection Using F-statistic Values for EEG Signal Analysis
  Peng G, Nourani M, Harvey J, Dave H 2020 Jul 5963-5966
- Cannabis and Epilepsy
  Doyle A, Harvey J Journal of Dual Diagnosis 2020 Jan 16 75-82
- Toward a wearable epileptic seizure monitoring: A case study
  Birjandtalab J, Cogan D, Nourani M, Harvey J 2020 373-380
- Impact of personalization on epileptic seizure prediction
  Birjandtalab J, Jarmale VN, Nourani M, Harvey J 2019 May
- Imbalance Learning Using Neural Networks for Seizure Detection
  Birjandtalab J, Jarmale VN, Nourani M, Harvey J 2018 Dec
- Learning from Non-Seizure Clusters for EEG Analytics
  Birjandtalab J, James M, Nourani M, Harvey JH 2018 Dec
- Efficacy and safety of eslicarbazepine acetate monotherapy in patients converting from carbamazepine
  Pazdera L, Sperling MR, Harvey JH, Sam MC, Strom LA, Blum D, Grinnell T, Cheng H Epilepsia 2018 Mar 59 704-714
- Influence of titration schedule and maintenance dose on the tolerability of adjunctive eslicarbazepine acetate: An integrated analysis of three randomized placebo-controlled trials
  Krauss G, Biton V, Harvey JH, Elger C, Trinka E, Soares da Silva P, Gama H, Cheng H, Grinnell T, Blum D Epilepsy Research 2018 Jan 139 1-8
- Detection of generalized tonic–clonic seizures using surface electromyographic monitoring
  Halford JJ, Sperling MR, Nair DR, Dlugos DJ, Tatum WO, Harvey J, French JA, Pollard JR, Faught E, Noe KH, Henry TR, Jetter GM, Lie OV, Morgan LC, Girouard MR, Cardenas DP, Whitmire LE, Cavazos JE Epilepsia 2017 Nov 58 1861-1869
- Faciobrachial dystonic spells: Presenting feature of autoimmune encephalopathy
  Dubey D, Alqallaf A, Warnack W, Gupta P, Harvey J, Vernino S Neurology India 2017 Sep 65 1149-1151
- Automated seizure detection using limited-channel EEG and non-linear dimension reduction
  Birjandtalab J, Baran Pouyan M, Cogan D, Nourani M, Harvey J Computers in Biology and Medicine 2017 Mar 82 49-58
- Multi-Biosignal Analysis for Epileptic Seizure Monitoring
  Cogan D, Birjandtalab J, Nourani M, Harvey J, Nagaraddi V International Journal of Neural Systems 2017 Feb 27
- Epileptic seizure detection using wristworn biosensors
  Cogan D, Nourani M, Harvey J, Nagaraddi V 2015 Nov 5086-5089
- Efficacy and safety of conversion to monotherapy with eslicarbazepine acetate in adults with uncontrolled partial-onset seizures: A randomized historical-control phase III study based in North America
  Sperling MR, Harvey J, Grinnell T, Cheng H, Blum D Epilepsia 2015 Apr 56 546-555
- Eslicarbazepine acetate as adjunctive therapy in patients with uncontrolled partial-onset seizures: Results of a phase III, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial
  Sperling MR, Abou-Khalil B, Harvey J, Rogin JB, Biraben A, Galimberti CA, Kowacs PA, Hong SB, Cheng H, Blum D, Nunes T, Soares-Da-Silva P Epilepsia 2015 Feb 56 244-253
- Who is helping whom? Manuscript support and transfer of value
  Author Collaboration CI, Wechsler R, Hauser RA, French J, Bazil CW, Ben-Menachem E, Bergey GK, Cascino G, Dlugos D, Faught E, Fernandez H, Fertig E, Halford J, Harden C, Harvey J, Hauser A, Haut S, Herman S, Hirsch LJ, Hogan RE, Kanner AM, Kaplan P, Klein P, Kremens D, Krumholz A, Lew MF, Meador K, Mintzer S, Pahwa R, Penovich P, Pollard J, Shih J, Shinnar S, Sirven J, Sperling M Annals of Neurology 2015 Feb 77 352-355
- A wrist-worn biosensor system for assessment of neurological status
  Cogan D, Pouyan MB, Nourani M, Harvey J 2014 Nov 5748-5751
- A wrist-worn biosensor system for assessment of neurological status
  Cogan D, Pouyan MB, Nourani M, Harvey J Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual Conference 2014 Jan 2014 5748-5751
- Levetiracetam for partial seizures: Results of a double-blind, randomized clinical trial
  Author Collaboration US, Cereghino JJ, Biton V, Abou-Khalil B, Dreifuss F, Gauer LJ, Leppik I, Abou-Khalil B, Bashuk R, Beydoun A, Biton V, Bromficld E, Browne TR, Celesia GG, Cereghino J, Dean JC, Dengler J, Dreifuss FE, Ferrendelli JA, Granner M, Harden C, Harvey J, Hier DB, Hoch D, Mutton JT, Iyer VG, Jacobson M, King JA, Kirby LC, Lebow SS, Leppik IE, Locke G, Matsuo F, Newsom M, Penovich P, Radtke RA, Ramani V, Remler MP, Rowan AJ, Ruggles K, Singer RP, Treiman DM, Michael M, Wcstbrook E, Willmore LJ, Wilner A Neurology 2000 Jul 55 236-242
- Vagus nerve stimulation therapy for epilepsy in older adults
  Sirven JI, Sperling M, Naritoku D, Schachter S, Labar D, Holmes M, Wilensky A, Cibula J, Labiner DM, Bergen D, Ristanovic R, Harvey J, Dasheiff R, Morris GL, O'Donovan CA, Ojemann L, Scales D, Nadkarni M, Richards B, Sanchez JD Neurology 2000 Mar 54 1179-1182
- Photosensitive temporal lobe epilepsy
  Benbadis SR, Gerson WA, Harvey JH, Lüders HO Neurology 1996 Jun 46 1540-1542

Clinical Focus

Epilepsy & Seizures