Omar Nofal, M.D.

Neurology
Epilepsy
Epilepsy Surgery

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Biography

Omar Nofal, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in the diagnosis and management of patients with epilepsy, interpretation of video-electroencephalography (vEEG), and the presurgical evaluation of drug-resistant cases.

Dr. Nofal earned his medical degree at the American University of Beirut, where he also completed a residency in general neurology and an adult and pediatric epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology fellowship. He received additional advanced training through an epilepsy fellowship at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C., and a clinical neurophysiology fellowship at UT Southwestern.

He joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2025.

Dr. Nofal is a member of the American Epilepsy Society and the American Academy of Neurology. He has published original research articles and case reports related to his areas of expertise.

Personal Note

When he’s not at work, Dr. Nofal enjoys hiking, photography, and videography.

Education & Training

Residency - American University of Beruit (2017-2021), Epilepsy
Fellowship - George Washington University Hospital (2023-2024), Epilepsy
Medical School - American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine, Lebanon (2011-2015)
Fellowship - UT Southwestern Medical Center.Children's Medical Center (2024-2025), Clinical Neurophysiology

Professional Associations & Affiliations

American Epilepsy Society
American Academy of Neurology

Honors & Awards

Fellows Award, 2023, 2024, American Epilepsy Society

Books & Publications

Publications
- Effectiveness and tolerability of cenobamate: A single center experience.
  Saouda C, Nofal O, Makke Y, Eid A, Vinarsky V, Edelberg H, Lee SM, Koubeissi M, Epilepsy research 2025 Jan 209 107498
- Case report: Rapid recovery after intrathecal rituximab administration in refractory anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis: report of two cases.
  Reda M, Jabbour R, Haydar A, Jaafar F, El Ayoubi N, Nawfal O, Beydoun A, Frontiers in immunology 2024 15 1369587
- Standardized reporting of complications of epilepsy surgery and invasive monitoring: A single-center retrospective study.
  Bsat S, Najjar M, Nawfal O, Farhat S, Chanbour H, Beydoun A, Epilepsy & behavior : E&B 2022 Sep 134 108844
- Refractory Morvan syndrome responsive to rituximab: a case report and review of the literature.
  Nawfal O, Agha M, Makki A, Beydoun A, Neuromuscular disorders : NMD 2022 Aug 32 8 682-686
- Bilateral Reappearance of the N20 Potential in a Normothermic Young Woman Post-Anoxic Brain Injury.
  Nawfal O, El Halabi T, Dib G, Dirani M, Beydoun A, Journal of clinical neurophysiology : official publication of the American Electroencephalographic Society 2022 Jul 39 5 e21-e25
- New-onset refractory status epilepticus as an early manifestation of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults after COVID-19.
  Nawfal O, Toufaili H, Dib G, Dirani M, Beydoun A, Epilepsia 2022 May 63 5 e51-e56
- Predicting the occurrence of thrombocytopenia from free valproate levels: A prospective study.
  Nasreddine W, Atweh SF, Beydoun AA, Dirani M, Nawfal O, Beydoun A, Seizure 2022 Jan 94 33-38
- Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgia following Corneal Transplantation: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
  Agha M, El Halabi T, Nofal O, Awwad S, Makki A, Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) 2021 Jul 22 7 1707-1709
- Depression and anxiety in patients from Lebanon with new onset functional seizures.
  Nawfal O, Nasreddine W, Hmaimess G, Dassouki M, Beydoun A, Toufaili H, Wazne J, Dirani M, Beydoun A, Seizure 2021 May 88 22-28
- FARS2 Mutations: More Than Two Phenotypes? A Case Report.
  Hotait M, Nasreddine W, El-Khoury R, Dirani M, Nawfal O, Beydoun A, Frontiers in genetics 2020 11 787

Clinical Focus

Epilepsy
Epilepsy Surgery
Electroencephalography (EEG)