Khalil Salim Husari, MD
Clinical Neurophysiology
Epilepsy Neurology
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Khalil Salim Husari
Physician’s Office Phone
410-955-6772
Professional Titles
Director, Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Unit
Primary Academic Title
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Background
Khalil Husari, M.D., is a neurologist with expertise in epilepsy, electroencephalography (EEG), and neurophysiology. He specializes in treating patients with seizures and epilepsy, presurgical evaluation for and the management of drug-resistant epilepsy, and the acute and chronic management of patients with status epilepticus. Additionally, he specializes in intraoperative neuromonitoring and is the director of the Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring (IONM) Unit.
Dr. Husari earned his medical degree from the University of Jordan School of Medicine, then completed his residency in neurology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, where he served as a chief resident during his final year. Dr. Husari continued his training as an epilepsy fellow at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Dr. Husari’s research interests include pre-surgical evaluation of intractable epilepsy, autoimmune epilepsy; status epilepticus, including new-onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE); and critical care electroencephalogram (EEG) monitoring.
Recent News Articles and Media Coverage
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Coronavirus, the COVID-19 Vaccine and Epilepsy: What You Need to Know, Jhon Hopkins Medicine( February 8, 2021
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Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring (IONM) Unit, Jhon Hopkins Medicine
Selected Publications
- Husari KS, Dubey D. Autoimmune Epilepsy. Neurotherapeutics. 2019 Jul;16(3):685-702. doi: 10.1007/s13311-019-00750-3. PMID: 31240596; PMCID: PMC6694338.
- Husari KS, Solnes L, Cervenka MC, Venkatesan A, Probasco J, Ritzl EK, Johnson EL. EEG Correlates of Qualitative Hypermetabolic FDG-PET in Patients With Neurologic Disorders. Neurol Clin Pract. 2023 Apr;13(2):e200135. doi: 10.1212/CPJ.0000000000200135. Epub 2023 Mar 14. PMID: 36936394; PMCID: PMC10022725.
- Husari KS, Johnson EL. Periodic Discharges: How to Approach, When to Treat. J Clin Neurophysiol. 2020 Sep;37(5):411-421. doi: 10.1097/WNP.0000000000000647. PMID: 32890063.
- Husari KS, Blackburn KM, Ding K, Roaten K, Hays R. Assessing recent suicidal ideation and behavior in the adult epilepsy monitoring unit. Epilepsy Behav. May 2019 Volume 94, Pages 100–103.
- Husari KS, Labiner K, Huang R, Said R. New Onset Refractory Status Epilepticus in Children: Etiologies, Treatments and Outcomes. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2019 Sep 20 [Epub ahead of print]
Locations
- Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
- 601 North Caroline Street, Floor 5, Baltimore, MD 21287
- phone: 410-955-9441
- fax: 410-955-6402
- Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
- 4940 Eastern Avenue, Suite 1201, Baltimore, MD 21224
- phone: 410-550-5624
- fax: 410-550-7694
Expertise
Education
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Fellowship, Epilepsy, 2020UT Southwestern Medical Center
Residency, Neurology, 2018King Hussein Medical Center
Residency, Internal Medicine, 2014University of Jordan Faculty of Medicine
Medical Education, MD, 2012Board Certifications
Epilepsy
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2020Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2018Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Humana
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- UnitedHealthcare
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)
Ratings & Reviews
4.9 out of 5
49 ratings, 21 reviewsThe Patient Rating score is an average of all responses to physician related questions on the national CG-CAHPS Medical Practice patient experience survey through Press Ganey. Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the best score. Comments are also gathered from our CG-CAHPS Medical Practice Survey through Press Ganey and displayed in their entirety. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/3/2025
Excellent doctor
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/17/2025
He was an excellent guy to talk to. He was knowledgeable in the field.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/17/2025
Love Dr. Husari! So thorough and easy to understand. We travel from NJ to see him!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/17/2025
Dr. Husari and his team always treats me with the utmost respect and honor and when I leave my appointments I know more than I did before about how we will tackle my issues and solve the problems that arise.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/2/2024
Kind and interested in my pass history even tho I know he was supposed to but he did good.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/25/2024
Dr. Husari was a great doctor and really care about my medical condition and just wanted to check up on me to see how I was doing!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/25/2024
Completely professional, friendly, and helpful.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/14/2024
Dr. Husari is just overall an excellent neurologist and the best I have ever had experience with. Cannot say enough positive about him, he goes above and beyond, makes me feel comfortable and has my trust 100%
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/7/2024
I visit Dr. Husari for epilepsy. I travel from Michigan specifically for my appointments with Dr. Husari and John Hopkins.
- 4 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/30/2024
Although I was supposed to have an in person appointment, there was a GPS error and I wasn't able to get to the right place. Dr Husari was accommodating and we were able to switch to a video call with no issues.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/30/2024
Dr Husari is very professional. He listens carefully and provides valuable feedback.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/30/2024
He asked the right questions
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/9/2024
Nice and knowledgeable
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/1/2024
Very Polite. And concerned about my. Mental concerns and answered every question in and complete manner to make sure I knew what he was talking about
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 6/17/2024
The Best Dr. Husari is very good for caring for all his patients, Dr. Husari. Is very professional, have the patience for his patients definitely know how to work with all types of people!! God Bless Dr. Husari I'm definitely Blessed to have a Real Doctor that cares about his patients!!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 6/10/2024
Dr Husari is the best! He listens to concerns and answers all my questions!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 6/10/2024
The lady that greeted us was courteous and talked with me the entire time
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/20/2024
Dr. Husari is the best! He is a great listener, a brilliant doctor and a very compassionate person. I feel blessed to have him as my doctor as he truly cares about his patients!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/29/2024
Listened to cocerns
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/1/2024
He was very attentive and thorough with his questions and his answers.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/25/2024
Every thing went smoothly-like every other time