Ahmed Zayed Obeidat, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Locations
- Froedtert Hospital
- Neuroscience Center – Specialty Clinics
Specialties
- Neurology
Languages
- English, Arabic
New & Established Patients Call
Education
- MD - Doctor of Medicine
- PhD
Biography
Research Experience
- Adult
- Female
- Humans
- Incidence
- Infant, Newborn
- Jordan
- Male
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Neural Tube Defects
Clinical Expertise
- Adult
- Female
- Humans
- Incidence
- Infant, Newborn
- Jordan
- Male
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Neural Tube Defects
- Neuromyelitis Optica
Methodologies and Techniques
- Adult
- Electrophysiology
- Humans
- Incidence
- Infant, Newborn
- Jordan
- Male
- Motor Neurons
- Neural Tube Defects
- Renshaw Cells
- Synapses
Leadership Positions
- A Nominated Member of Wright State University for the American Association for theAdvancement of Science/ Program for Excellence in Science, 2011 – Present.
- Appointed to the Board of Directors of Global Music and Wellness (a non-profit organization based in Cincinnati, OH) – current term: January 2018 - January2021
- Chair, Graduate Student Assembly Research Symposium Organizing Committee, 2012.
- Co-Chair - the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers MS Professionals-in-Training Special Interest Group (MS-PiT), (2016 – Present)
- Co-Chair of “Presidential Search Committee�. Society for Arab Neuroscientists (2016)
- Elected by Wright State University for membership in The Phi Kappa Phi HonorSociety: Top 10% in each Graduate program, 2010 – Present.
- Elected to represent Jordan University of Science & Technology in the 24th PlenarySession of the Interaction Council, under the patronage of King Abdullah II. Dead Sea, Jordan, 5/2006.
- Elected to represent Jordan University of Science and Technology in the “East-WestInitiative,� student leadership forum, held at the Marriott Hotel Amman, Jordan, 6/2008.
- Elected to serve as the “Secretary� for the First International Brain Research Organization(IBRO) – United Arab Emirates neuroscience school, Al Ain, UAE, 1/2007.
- International Online òòò½ÎÑ Conference Abstract Review Committee, 2008, 2009.
- Invited to serve as the discussion leader for the session of “Interneurons in Health andDisease� during the “Inhibition in the CNS� Gordon Research Conference, Lewiston,ME, 8/2015.
- Member of Student Board Committee of the 1st and 2nd International Onlineòòò½ÎÑ Conference (2008, 2009).
Educational Expertise
- Humans
- Incidence
- Jordan
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Neural Tube Defects
- Neuromyelitis Optica
Publications
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(Amezcua L, Reder AT, Bernitsas E, Monson NL, Vartanian T, Wu GF, Saleh M, Okai A, Obeidat AZ, Sokhi D, Parekh R, Pei J, Harp C, Clayton D, Abioye I, Williams MJ, CHIMES Study Group.) Ann Neurol. 2026 Oct;100(4):793-807 PMID: 42530333 PMCID: PMC13587117 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105047409622 07/30/2026
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(Alrabadi B, Alghzawi Y, Alshakhshir AE, Bandak N, Matar HI, Badwan A, Mann G, Obeidat AZ.) Neurol Sci. 2026 Sep 01;47(9) PMID: 42678632 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105048939077 09/01/2026
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(Vilaseca A, Bilodeau PA, Gakis G, Savransky A, Mahler Ferreira Oliveira J, Nguyen L, Hooshmand SI, Satyanarayan S, Moseley CE, Haley L, Roy-Hewitson C, Marrodan M, Casallas A, Manin A, Chen H, Hoshina Y, Grzezulkowska A, Carnero Contentti E, Galleguillos L, Upchurch M, Jackson-Tarlton CS, Chu-Yueh Guo J, Fabian M, Virupakshaiah A, Arrambide G, Caparó-Zamalloa C, Paterno R, Waubant E, Ordoñez Boschetti L, Correale J, Villa AM, Banwell B, Marignier R, Pittock SJ, Greenberg B, Bennett JL, Cho T, Clardy S, Solomon AJ, Kister I, Zamvil SS, Gelfand JM, Repovic P, Obeidat AZ, Blackburn K, Tenembaum S, Chen JJ, Sotirchos ES, Levy M, Flanagan EP, and The Americas MOGAD Treatment Group, Murillo F, Syc-Mazurzek SB, Cacciaguerra L, Jiang M, da Silva Rezende NB, Wingerchuk DM, Horsman SE.) JAMA Neurol. 2026 Sep 01;83(9):860-872 PMID: 42440328 PMCID: PMC13366257 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105050290034 07/13/2026
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(Smoot K, Longbrake EE, Avila M, Wesley SF, Hentati A, Meador W, Scagnelli J, Lakin LL, Gudesblatt M, Bian B, Mendoza JP, Belviso N, Lewin JB, Shankar SL, Obeidat AZ.) Mult Scler. 2026 Aug 18:13524585261475232 PMID: 42610245 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105047781604 08/18/2026
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(Chan A, Alroughani R, Calabrese M, Havrdová EK, Obeidat AZ, Schmierer K, Andersson M, Bek L, Savarin C, Korich J, Bonsignore L, de Seze J.) Neurol Ther. 2026 Jun;15(3):887-906 PMID: 41854800 PMCID: PMC13172151 03/19/2026
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(Smirnov RA, Cantoni C, Lee K, Agnihotri RA, Axtell RC, Salter A, Lancia S, Paley MA, Hayward B, Korich J, Evans E, Pardo G, Obeidat AZ, Stuve O, Bar-Or A, Artyomov MN, Cross AH, Edelson BT, Wu GF.) Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm. 2026 May;13(3):e200565 PMID: 41990287 PMCID: PMC13088194 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105035824485 04/17/2026
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(Obeidat AZ, Betz M, Farber RS, Goff E, Gudesblatt M, Hua LH, Mao-Draayer Y, Robertson D, Santoro JD, Wang T, Gomes D, Bozin I, Mendoza JP, Bian B, Lewin JB, Belviso N, Shankar SL.) Adv Ther. 2026 Apr;43(4):1653-1670 PMID: 41706313 PMCID: PMC13065559 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105030505408 02/18/2026
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(Sangha KS, Jakubecz C, Maynard M, Hernandez RS, Esmaeili S, Zabeti A, Abboud H, Serra A, Woodson S, Obeidat AZ.) Mult Scler. 2026 Mar;32(3):338-346 PMID: 41664431 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105029583617 02/10/2026
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(Rouhani M, Bement MKH, Hunter SK, Zackowski KM, Obeidat AZ, Ng AV.) Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2026 Mar;107:106943 PMID: 41455296 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105025747372 12/28/2025
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(Finn EE, Flanagan EP, Chen JJ, Obeidat AZ, Klaas JP.) Case Rep Neurol. 2026;18(1):442-447 PMID: 42578140 PMCID: PMC13456671 08/11/2026
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(Aboushawareb H, Attiya B, Alnajjar AZ, Meshref M, Obeidat AZ.) International Journal of MS Care. 2026;28(3):180-185 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105042659525 01/01/2026
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(Abboud H, Steingo B, Vargas D, Patel J, Willis MA, Mao-Draayer Y, Khaitov D, Avila Ornelas J, Subei A, Reed C, Baek WS, Tsai M, Kim A, Obeidat AZ, Pandey K, Levy M, Molazadeh N, Shin RK, Romero RS, Goulette P, Walch R, Coté J, Pace R, Sengul B, Osborne B, Mahadeen A, Ferayorni L, Gholizadeh S.) Mult Scler J Exp Transl Clin. 2025;11(4):20552173251386895 PMID: 41383264 PMCID: PMC12690068 12/12/2025