Maria Stefanidou, MD

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Maria Stefanidou, MD is an Assistant Professor of Neurology and Assistant Director of Neurology Clerkship at the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. After earning her medical diploma in Greece she worked as a rural service doctor. She is currently mentoring two medical students on projects involving epilepsy and intracerebral hemorrhage, two of her research interests. On the first two Tuesdays of every other month she teaches EEG interpretation and Epilepsy lectures for BUMC Neurology Residents and BU medical students.

Publications

  • Published 3/14/2026

    Abdennadher M, Václavu L, Sisto J, Patel S, Petitclerc L, Juttukonda MR, Qureshi MM, Al-Faraj A, Stefanidou M, Barrett J, Alagar I, Jacobellis S, Farris C, Sakai O, Goldstein LE, Guermazi A, Inati SK, Theodore WH, Rosen B, van Osch MJP, Hua N. Arterial spin labeling MRI with multiple post-labeling delays reveals interictal hypo- and hyper-perfusion patterns in epilepsy: A proof of concept. J Neuroradiol. 2026 May; 53(3):101548. PMID: 41839232.

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  • Published 11/5/2025

    Stefanidou M, Friedman D. Seizing the Heart: Late-Onset Epilepsy and Cardiovascular Disease in Older Adults. Neurology. 2025 Dec 09; 105(11):e214391. PMID: 41191855.

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  • Published 11/18/2024

    Stefanidou M, Himali JJ, Bernal R, Satizabal C, Devinsky O, Romero JR, Beiser AS, Seshadri S, Friedman D. Association of cognitive and structural correlates of brain aging and incident epilepsy. The Framingham Heart Study. Epilepsia. 2025 Jan; 66(1):160-169. PMID: 39555677.

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  • Published 11/16/2021

    Stefanidou M, Himali JJ, Devinsky O, Romero JR, Ikram MA, Beiser AS, Seshadri S, Friedman D. Vascular risk factors as predictors of epilepsy in older age: The Framingham Heart Study. Epilepsia. 2022 01; 63(1):237-243. PMID: 34786697.

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  • Published 10/1/2021

    Stefanidou M, O'Donnell A, Himali JJ, DeCarli C, Satizabal C, Beiser AS, Seshadri S, Zaldy T. Bone Mineral Density Measurements and Association With Brain Structure and Cognitive Function: The Framingham Offspring Cohort. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 2021 Oct-Dec 01; 35(4):291-297. PMID: 33973881.

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Other Positions

  • Investigator
    Framingham Heart Study

Websites

Education

  • Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, MD

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