Jacob Pellinen, MD
Assistant Professor, Neurology

Professional Titles

• Director of Quality Improvement
• Co-Director of Continuous EEG (CEEG)

Recognition & Awards

• Clinical Research LRP, National Institutes of Health - NINDS (2019)
  This is a 2-year LRP award for a project entitled "Consequences of diagnostic delay in patients with new onset focal epilepsy"
• Excellence in Research Award, New York University Department of Neurology (2018)
• Stroke Speedster Award, New York University Department of Neurology (2016)

Research Interests

Publications

• Pellinen J, Holmes MG. Evaluation and Treatment of Seizures and Epilepsy During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep. 2022 Jan 26. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 35080752
• DeStefano S, Pellinen J, Sillau S, Buchhalter J. Standardization of seizure response times and data collection in an epilepsy monitoring unit. Epilepsy Res. 2022 Feb;180:106869. PubMed PMID: 35101657
• DeStefano S, Pellinen J, Sillau S, Buchhalter J. Standardization of seizure response times and data collection in an epilepsy monitoring unit. Epilepsy Res. 2022 Feb;180:106869. PubMed PMID: 35101657
• Pellinen J, Holmes MG. Evaluation and Treatment of Seizures and Epilepsy During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep. 2022 Jan;22(1):11-17. PubMed PMID: 35080752
• Pellinen J, Snyder E, Knupp KG. The language of seizure identification: A qualitative investigation. Epilepsy Behav. 2022 Jan;126:108484. PubMed PMID: 34915429
• Foster E, Chen Z, Vaughan DN, Tailby C, Carney PW, D'Souza W, Au Yong HM, Nicolo JP, Pellinen J, Carrillo de Albornoz S, Liew D, O'Brien TJ, Kwan P, Ademi Z. Prospective multisite cohort study of patient-reported outcomes in adults with new-onset seizures. Epilepsia Open. 2022 Mar;7(1):201-209. PubMed PMID: 34913272
• Pellinen J. Treatment gaps in epilepsy. Front Epidemiol 2022;0:25. https://doi.org/10.3389/FEPID.2022.976039.
• Pellinen J, Chong DJ, Elder C, Guinnessey P, Wallach AI, Devinsky O, Friedman D. The impact of medications and medical comorbidities on sexual function in people with epilepsy. Epilepsy Res. 2021 May;172:106596. PubMed PMID: 33711710
• Pellinen J, Chong DJ, Elder C, Guinnessey P, Wallach AI, Devinsky O, Friedman D. The impact of medications and medical comorbidities on sexual function in people with epilepsy. Epilepsy Res. 2021 May;172:106596. PubMed PMID: 33711710
• Pellinen J, French J, Knupp KG. Diagnostic Delay in Epilepsy: the Scope of the Problem. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep. 2021 Nov 24;21(12):71. PubMed PMID: 34817723
• Pellinen J, Tafuro E, Baehr A, Barnard S, Holmes M, French J. The Impact of Clinical Seizure Characteristics on Recognition and Treatment of New-onset Focal Epilepsy in Emergency Departments. Acad Emerg Med. 2021 Apr;28(4):412-420. PubMed PMID: 32810323
• Foster E, Chen Z, Vaughan DN, Tailby C, Carney PW, D'Souza W, Au Yong HM, Nicolo JP, Pellinen J, Carrillo de Albornoz S, Liew D, O'Brien TJ, Kwan P, Ademi Z. Prospective multisite cohort study of patient reported outcomes in adults with new-onset seizures. Epilepsia Open. 2021 Dec 16. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34913272
• Pellinen J, Snyder E, Knupp KG. The language of seizure identification: A qualitative investigation. Epilepsy Behav. 2021 Dec 13;126:108484. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34915429
• Pellinen J, Carroll E, Friedman D, Boffa M, Dugan P, Friedman DE, Gazzola D, Jongeling A, Rodriguez AJ, Holmes M. Continuous EEG findings in patients with COVID-19 infection admitted to a New York academic hospital system. Epilepsia. 2020 Sep 2. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32875578
• Pellinen J, Tafuro E, Baehr A, Barnard S, Holmes M, French J. The Impact of Clinical Seizure Characteristics on Recognition and Treatment of New-onset Focal Epilepsy in Emergency Departments. Acad Emerg Med. 2020 Aug 18. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32810323
• Pellinen J, Kuzniecky R, Doyle W, Devinsky O, Dugan P. MRI-negative PET-negative epilepsy long-term surgical outcomes: A single-institution retrospective review. Epilepsy Res. 2020 Sep 30;167:106481. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33039796
• Pellinen J, Tafuro E, Yang A, Price D, Friedman D, Holmes M, Barnard S, Detyniecki K, Hegde M, Hixson J, Haut S, Kälviäinen R, French J, on behalf of the Human Epilepsy Project Investigators. Focal non-motor vs motor seizures: the impact on diagnostic delay in focal epilepsy. Epilepsia. 2020. DOI:10.1111/epi.16707.
• Pellinen J, Tafuro E, Yang A, Price D, Friedman D, Holmes M, Barnard S, Detyniecki K, Hegde M, Hixson J, Haut S, Kälviäinen R, French J. Focal nonmotor versus motor seizures: The impact on diagnostic delay in focal epilepsy. Epilepsia. 2020 Dec;61(12):2643-2652. PubMed PMID: 33078409
• Pellinen J, Kuzniecky R, Doyle W, Devinsky O, Dugan P. MRI-negative PET-negative epilepsy long-term surgical outcomes: A single-institution retrospective review. Epilepsy Res. 2020 Nov;167:106481. PubMed PMID: 33039796
• Pellinen J, Carroll E, Friedman D, Boffa M, Dugan P, Friedman DE, Gazzola D, Jongeling A, Rodriguez AJ, Holmes M. Continuous EEG findings in patients with COVID-19 infection admitted to a New York academic hospital system. Epilepsia. 2020 Oct;61(10):2097-2105. PubMed PMID: 32875578
• Chin JH, Musubire AK, Morgan N, Pellinen J, Grossman S, Bhatt JM, Wadda V, Ssengooba W. Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Cerebrospinal Fluid. J Clin Microbiol. 2019 Jun;57(6). PubMed PMID: 30944199
• Chin JH, Ssengooba W, Grossman S, Pellinen J, Wadda V. Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra: Optimal procedures for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in cerebrospinal fluid. J Clin Tuberc Other Mycobact Dis. 2019 Feb;14:16-18. PubMed PMID: 31720413
• Pellinen J, Hasan H, Ortiz N, Bluvstein J, Miles D. Reflex micturition defecation epilepsy in Angelman syndrome. Neurol Clin Pract. 2019 Dec;9(6):510-512. PubMed PMID: 32042494
• Pellinen J, Cheng CK, Rodriguez AJ. Airway Pressure Compliance in Patients with Epilepsy and Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Int J Neurol Neurother. 2019;6:087.
• Lin J, Pellinen JC, Galetta SL. Subacute Progressive Ptosis, Ophthalmoplegia, Gait Instability, and Cognitive Changes. JAMA Neurol. 2018 Oct 1;75(10):1284-1285. PubMed PMID: 29946691
• Pellinen J, Lloyd-Smith A, Su S, Pleninger P. A case of cervical radiculopathy due to tuberculosis cervical lymphadenitis. Neurol Clin Pract. 2017 Oct;7(5):415-417. PubMed PMID: 29620071
• Nwabuobi LA, Pellinen JC, Wisniewski TM. Thymoma-associated panencephalitis: a newly emerging paraneoplastic neurologic syndrome. Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm. 2017;4:117-123. PubMed PMID: 29479559
• Rumore MM, Su S, Pellinen J. Cyclophosphamide for suspected primary angiitis of the central nervous system in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus: A case report. International Journal of Case Reports and Images; 2016:644-652.
• Pellinen J, Wang H, Eckel RH. Mice with altered brain lipoprotein metabolism display maladaptive responses to environmental challenges that may predispose to weight gain. Metab Syndr Relat Disord. 2014 Aug;12(6):339-46. PubMed PMID: 24730656
• Esposito M, Pellinen J, Kapás L, Szentirmai É. Impaired wake-promoting mechanisms in ghrelin receptor-deficient mice. Eur J Neurosci. 2012 Jan;35(2):233-43. PubMed PMID: 22211783
• Pellinen J, Szentirmai É. The effects of C75, an inhibitor of fatty acid synthase, on sleep and metabolism in mice. PLoS One. 2012;7(2):e30651. PubMed PMID: 22348016

Professional Memberships

• American Epilepsy Society, Member
• American Academy of Neurology, Member
• American Neurological Association, Member