## About

Ika Noviawaty, MD, is a board-certified neurologist specializing in epilepsy at Boston Medical Center (BMC), where she serves as Epilepsy Division Chief. She is also a Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine.

Dr. Noviawaty completed her neurology residency at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, followed by fellowships in epilepsy and ...  clinical neurophysiology at the Cleveland Clinical Foundation in Cleveland, Ohio. She then joined the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School as Director of the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit and co-Director of Epilepsy Surgery. She joined Boston University and Boston Medical Center in 2023.

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.

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- ### Departments
    
    [Neurology](/departments/neurology), [Epilepsy Program](/departments/neurology/epilepsy-program)
- ### Specialties
    
    Drug-resistant epilepsy; epilepsy presurgical evaluation; psychogenic nonepileptic seizures
 
 

- ### Contact
    
     [617.638.8456](tel:617.638.8456)
- ### Primary Location
    
    BMC, Shapiro Center  
    [725 Albany St.  
    7th Floor, Suite 7B  
    Boston, MA 02118](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?q=725+Albany+St.%2C+Boston%2C+MA+02118)
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- ### Administrative Title
    
    Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
- ### Residency
    
    Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 2009–2013
- ### Fellowship
    
    Epilepsy, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, 2014–2015
    
    Clinical Neurophysiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, 2013–2014
- ### Board Certifications
    
    Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
    
    Clinical Neurophysiology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
    
    Epilepsy, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
- ### Research Interests
    
    Epilepsy drug trials; epilepsy surgery outcomes; health efficiency; healthcare advocacy; neurophysiology; quality of life; seizure disorder; seizure semiology and localization
- ### Education
    
     Medical School: Sun Yat-Sen University of Medical Science, Guangzhou, China, 2005
 
 

 

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