Antoaneta Balabanov, MD, was appointed assistant professor, Rush Medical College, and attending neurologist of the Department of Neurological Sciences in 2002. She attended the Medical Academy in Sofia, Bulgaria. Before she completed a fellowship in epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Ill., Dr. Balabanov was chief resident in neurology at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Mich. She is board certified in both clinical neurophysiology and neurology.  She is involved as principal investigator on research of trial medications for the treatment of epilepsy.  Her active research interests include the genetics of epilepsy, the surgical treatment and anti epileptic medications in epilepsy.  Dr. Balabanov has published numerous book chapters and scientific journal articles related to epilepsy. She is a member of the Epilepsy Foundation of America, American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society.