Sharon Chiang, MD, PhD
Clinical Fellow
Neurology
School of Medicine

Education & Training

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• Neurology Residency University of California, San Francisco 06/2022
• M.D. Medicine Baylor College of Medicine 06/2018
• Ph.D. Statistics Rice University 06/2016
• B.A. Statistics Rice University 06/2009
• Postdoctoral Scholar, Frank lab University of California, San Francisco

Interests

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• State-space models
• Quality of life in epilepsy
• Neuromodulation
• Seizure risk estimation
• Latent process models
• Variable selection
• Learning and memory
• Machine learning
• Functional/effective connectivity
• Graphical models
• Clustering
• Epilepsy
• Bayesian statistics

Websites

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• Statistical Methods in Epilepsy, 1st Edition (github.com)

Publications (49)

Top publication keywords:
Central Nervous System Vascular MalformationsEpilepsySeizuresElectroencephalographyNerve NetArteriovenous FistulaConnectomeBrain MappingArtificial IntelligenceBayes TheoremNeural PathwaysInterferon beta-1aEpilepsy, Temporal LobeDrug Resistant EpilepsySpinal Cord Diseases

• Spyglass: a framework for reproducible and shareable neuroscience research.
  bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology 2024 Lee KH, Denovellis EL, Ly R, Magland J, Soules J, Comrie AE, Gramling DP, Guidera JA, Nevers R, Adenekan P, Brozdowski C, Bray SR, Monroe E, Bak JH, Coulter ME, Sun X, Broyles E, Shin D, Chiang S, …
• Four State Sleep Staging From a Multilayered Algorithm Using Electrocardiographic and Actigraphic Data.
  Journal of clinical neurophysiology : official publication of the American Electroencephalographic Society 2023 Garingo M, Katz C, Patel K, Meyer Zum Alten Borgloh S, Sabetian P, Durmer J, Chiang S, Rao VR, Stern JM
• Bayesian non-homogeneous hidden Markov model with variable selection for investigating drivers of seizure risk cycling
  Annals of Applied Statistics 2023 Emily T. Wang, Sharon Chiang, Zulfi Haneef, Vikram R. Rao, Robert Moss, Marina Vannucci
• Spinal epidural arteriovenous fistula with nerve root enhancement mimicking myeloradiculitis: a case report.
  BMC neurology 2023 Chiang S, Pet DB, Talbott JF, LaHue SC, Douglas VC, Rosendale N
• BAYESIAN NON-HOMOGENEOUS HIDDEN MARKOV MODEL WITH VARIABLE SELECTION FOR INVESTIGATING DRIVERS OF SEIZURE RISK CYCLING.
  The annals of applied statistics 2023 Wang ET, Chiang S, Haneef Z, Rao VR, Moss R, Vannucci M

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• Development of a core outcome set for quality of life for adults with drug-resistant epilepsy: A multistakeholder Delphi consensus study.
  Epilepsia 2022 Chiang S, Moss R, Stern JM, Hughes I, Josephson SA, Pearce JR, Kopald BE, Patel AD, Rao VR
• A Bayesian switching linear dynamical system for estimating seizure chronotypes.
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2022 Wang ET, Vannucci M, Haneef Z, Moss R, Rao VR, Chiang S
• Seizure count forecasting to aid diagnostic testing in epilepsy.
  Epilepsia 2022 Wang ET, Chiang S, Cleboski S, Rao VR, Vannucci M, Haneef Z
• Choosing the Best Antiseizure Medication-Can Artificial Intelligence Help?
  JAMA neurology 2022 Chiang S, Rao VR
• Editorial: Seizure Forecasting and Detection: Computational Models, Machine Learning, and Translation Into Devices.
  Frontiers in neurology 2022 Chiang S, Baud MO, Worrell GA, Rao VR
• A Patient Perspective on Seizure Detection and Forecasting.
  Frontiers in neurology 2022 Moss A, Moss E, Moss R, Moss L, Chiang S, Crino P
• Bilateral temporal lobe epilepsy: How many seizures are required in chronic ambulatory electrocorticography to estimate the laterality ratio?
  Epilepsia 2021 Chiang S, Fan JM, Rao VR
• Impact of intellectual and developmental disability on quality-of-life priorities in adults with epilepsy.
  Epilepsy & behavior : E&B 2021 Chiang S, Moss R, Meskis MA, Vogel-Farley V, Sullivan JE, Patel AD, Rao VR
• Can machine learning improve randomized clinical trial analysis?
  Seizure 2021 Romero J, Chiang S, Goldenholz DM
• Guidelines for Conducting Ethical Artificial Intelligence Research in Neurology: A Systematic Approach for Clinicians and Researchers.
  Neurology 2021 Chiang S, Picard RW, Chiong W, Moss R, Worrell GA, Rao VR, Goldenholz DM
• Evaluation and recommendations for effective data visualization for seizure forecasting algorithms.
  JAMIA open 2021 Chiang S, Moss R, Black AP, Jackson M, Moss C, Bidwell J, Meisel C, Loddenkemper T
• Evidence of state-dependence in the effectiveness of responsive neurostimulation for seizure modulation.
  Brain stimulation 2021 Chiang S, Khambhati AN, Wang ET, Vannucci M, Chang EF, Rao VR
• Evidence for long memory in focal seizure duration.
  Epilepsia open 2021 Fan JM, Chiang S, Rao VR
• Natural history of generalized motor seizures: A retrospective analysis.
  Seizure 2020 Ayub N, Chiang S, Moss R, Goldenholz D
• Individualizing the definition of seizure clusters based on temporal clustering analysis.
  Epilepsy research 2020 Chiang S, Haut SR, Ferastraoaru V, Rao VR, Baud MO, Theodore WH, Moss R, Goldenholz DM
• Seizure detection devices and health-related quality of life: A patient- and caregiver-centered evaluation.
  Epilepsy & behavior : E&B 2020 Chiang S, Moss R, Patel AD, Rao VR
• Prospective validation study of an epilepsy seizure risk system for outpatient evaluation.
  Epilepsia 2019 Chiang S, Goldenholz DM, Moss R, Rao VR, Haneef Z, Theodore WH, Kleen JK, Gavvala J, Vannucci M, Stern JM
• Characteristics of large patient-reported outcomes: Where can one million seizures get us?
  Epilepsia open 2018 Ferastraoaru V, Goldenholz DM, Chiang S, Moss R, Theodore WH, Haut SR
• Pearls & Oy-sters: Relapse of anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis after prior first- and second-line immunotherapy.
  Neurology 2018 Chiang S, Garg T, Hu A, Amin H, Davalos-Balderas A, Alfradique-Dunham I, Goldsmith CE
• Epilepsy as a dynamic disease: A Bayesian model for differentiating seizure risk from natural variability.
  Epilepsia open 2018 Chiang S, Vannucci M, Goldenholz DM, Moss R, Stern JM
• Intra- and Interobserver Reliability of Three Classification Systems for Hallux Rigidus.
  Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association 2018 Dillard S, Schilero C, Chiang S, Pham P
• Temporal and spectral characteristics of dynamic functional connectivity between resting-state networks reveal information beyond static connectivity.
  PloS one 2018 Chiang S, Vankov ER, Yeh HJ, Guindani M, Vannucci M, Haneef Z, Stern JM
• A Hierarchical Bayesian Model for the Identification of PET Markers Associated to the Prediction of Surgical Outcome after Anterior Temporal Lobe Resection.
  Frontiers in neuroscience 2017 Chiang S, Guindani M, Yeh HJ, Dewar S, Haneef Z, Stern JM, Vannucci M
• Pearls & Oy-sters: CNS lymphoma in a patient with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis treated with interferon.
  Neurology 2017 Chiang S, Kesari NK, Bradshaw A, Chen W, Samudralwar R, Alobaidy AM, Kass JS
• A big data approach to the development of mixed-effects models for seizure count data.
  Epilepsia 2017 Tharayil JJ, Chiang S, Moss R, Stern JM, Theodore WH, Goldenholz DM
• A Survey of Neurophysiology Fellows in the United States.
  Journal of clinical neurophysiology : official publication of the American Electroencephalographic Society 2017 Haneef Z, Chiang S, Rutherford HC, Antony AR
• Use of resting-state fMRI in planning epilepsy surgery.
  Neurology India 2017 Chiang S, Haneef Z, Stern JM, Engel J
• Bayesian vector autoregressive model for multi-subject effective connectivity inference using multi-modal neuroimaging data.
  Human brain mapping 2016 Chiang S, Guindani M, Yeh HJ, Haneef Z, Stern JM, Vannucci M
• White matter structural connectivity changes correlate with epilepsy duration in temporal lobe epilepsy.
  Epilepsy research 2015 Chiang S, Levin HS, Wilde E, Haneef Z
• Risk Factors for Dehiscence of Stapled Functional End-to-End Intestinal Anastomoses in Dogs: 53 Cases (2001-2012).
  Veterinary surgery : VS 2015 Snowdon KA, Smeak DD, Chiang S
• Time-dependence of graph theory metrics in functional connectivity analysis.
  NeuroImage 2015 Chiang S, Cassese A, Guindani M, Vannucci M, Yeh HJ, Haneef Z, Stern JM
• Structural-functional coupling changes in temporal lobe epilepsy.
  Brain research 2015 Chiang S, Stern JM, Engel J, Haneef Z
• Functional connectivity homogeneity correlates with duration of temporal lobe epilepsy.
  Epilepsy & behavior : E&B 2015 Haneef Z, Chiang S, Yeh HJ, Engel J, Stern JM
• Review-of-systems questionnaire as a predictive tool for psychogenic nonepileptic seizures.
  Epilepsy & behavior : E&B 2015 Robles L, Chiang S, Haneef Z
• Brain Graph Topology Changes Associated with Anti-Epileptic Drug Use.
  Brain connectivity 2015 Haneef Z, Levin HS, Chiang S
• Differences in graph theory functional connectivity in left and right temporal lobe epilepsy.
  Epilepsy research 2014 Chiang S, Stern JM, Engel J, Levin HS, Haneef Z
• Clinical correlates of graph theory findings in temporal lobe epilepsy.
  Seizure 2014 Haneef Z, Chiang S
• Computer-automated focus lateralization of temporal lobe epilepsy using fMRI.
  Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI 2014 Chiang S, Levin HS, Haneef Z
• Graph theory findings in the pathophysiology of temporal lobe epilepsy.
  Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology 2014 Chiang S, Haneef Z
• Spatial Mapping of Translational Diffusion Coefficients Using Diffusion Tensor Imaging: A Mathematical Description.
  Concepts in magnetic resonance. Part A, Bridging education and research 2014 Shetty AN, Chiang S, Maletic-Savatic M, Kasprian G, Vannucci M, Lee W
• CCR2 gene deletion and pharmacologic blockade ameliorate a severe murine experimental autoimmune neuritis model of Guillain-Barré syndrome.
  PloS one 2014 Yuan F, Yosef N, Lakshmana Reddy C, Huang A, Chiang SC, Tithi HR, Ubogu EE
• The role of chemokines in Guillain-Barré syndrome.
  Muscle & nerve 2013 Chiang S, Ubogu EE
• Do recurrent seizure-related head injuries affect seizures in people with epilepsy?
  Epilepsy & behavior : E&B 2012 Friedman DE, Chiang S, Tobias RS
• Clinical experience with generic levetiracetam in people with epilepsy.
  Epilepsia 2011 Chaluvadi S, Chiang S, Tran L, Goldsmith CE, Friedman DE