Ika Noviawaty, MD

Clinical Associate Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Noviawaty specializes in complex epilepsy management and presurgical evaluation. She is actively involved in clinical operation optimization and expansion, along with transitional care from BMC’s pediatric to its adult epilepsy clinic. In her past role at UMass, she revamped the comprehensive epilepsy division, leading to National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC) Level 4 certification. During her time with BMC, the BMC Epilepsy Program has also achieved that Level 4 certification.

Dr. Noviawaty’s research interests include seizure semiology and treatment outcomes. She is actively involved in clinical trials and the development of simulation tools for medical education.

Publications

  • Published 2/19/2026

    Pandya V, Janecek JK, LaRocque JJ, Thompson S, Bauer P, Vuppala A, Anderson C, Noviawaty I, Binder JR, Gupta K, Lew S, Mueller W, Greene C, Oleksy A, Swanson SJ, Carlson C, Raghavan M. Intracranial EEG findings and outcomes in MRI-negative epilepsy with temporal lobe semiology and scalp EEG features. Epilepsy Behav. 2026 May; 178:110963. PMID: 41719740.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 3/24/2025

    Hill CJ, Sykora CA, Schmugge S, Tate S, Cronin MFM, Sisto J, Mallinger LA, Reinert A, Stafford RA, Tao BS, Sakthiyendran NA, Nguyen K, Krishnaswamy A, Patil S, Al-Faraj A, Noviawaty I, Russo M, Pugsley B, Lee JW, Greer D, Shin M, Ong CJ. Eye movement detection using electrooculography and machine learning in cardiac arrest patients. Resuscitation. 2025 May; 210:110577. PMID: 40133167.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 8/22/2022

    Noviawaty I. New-Onset Non-convulsive Status Epilepticus in Previously Healthy COVID-19 Patient. Cureus. 2022 Aug; 14(8):e28254. PMID: 36158334.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 6/14/2021

    Sandrone S, Albert DVF, Dunham SR, Kraker J, Noviawaty I, Palm M, Kushlaf H. Training in Neurology: How Lessons Learned on Teaching, Well-being, and Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic Can Shape the Future of Neurology Education. Neurology. 2021 Jun 14; 96(24):e3007-e3010. PMID: 33910943.

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  • Published 2/27/2020

    Noviawaty I, Olaru E, Rondello C, Fitzsimmons B, Raghavan M. Clinical Reasoning: Ketogenic diet in adult super-refractory status epilepticus. Neurology. 2020 Mar 24; 94(12):541-546. PMID: 32107326.

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Education

  • Sun Yat-sen University, MD

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