Education/CredentialsFellowship: Oregon Health and Science University (Multiple Sclerosis)Residency: West Virginia University School of Medicine (Neurology)Undergrad & Medical Degree: Azad University School of Medicine Board Certifications & LicensesAmerican Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Neurology) (Certification Date: 2012-09-20) SpecialtiesNeurology Contact Information One Stetson Square 2320 Office 513-558-5501 Email zabetiam@ucmail.uc.edu Research InterestsMultiple Sclerosis MS Specialist Clinical Interests NeurologyAicardi SyndromeAutoimmune EncephalitisBehcet Syndrome (Neuro-Bechet)Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNSDemyelinating DiseaseDevic's disease (Neuromyelitis optica)EncephalitisEncephalomyelitisLimbic EncephalitisMultiple Sclerosis (MS)Myelin-Oligodendrocyte GlycoproteinMyelitisNeuromyelitis Optica Spectrucm Disorder (NMOSD)Paraneoplastic Syndromes of the Nervous SystemPrimary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (PPMS)Relapsing-Remitting Multiple SclerosisSarcoidosis (Neurosarcoidosis)Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (SPMS)Sjogrens Syndrome (Neuro-Sjogren)Susac SyndromeSystemic Lupus Syndrome (CNS-Lupus)Transverse Myelitis Peer Reviewed Publications Van Sanford, Carson; Obeidat, Ahmed Z; Hagen, Matthew; Zabeti, Aram 2019. A case of fatal invasive aspergillosis in a patient with neurosarcoidosis treated with infliximab. The International journal of neuroscience, 129 6, 619-622Fox, Robert J; Coffey, Christopher S; Conwit, Robin; Cudkowicz, Merit E; Gleason, Trevis; Goodman, Andrew; Klawiter, Eric C; Matsuda, Kazuko; McGovern, Michelle; Naismith, Robert T; Ashokkumar, Akshata; Barnes, Janel; Ecklund, Dixie; Klingner, Elizabeth; Koepp, Maxine; Long, Jeffrey D; Natarajan, Sneha; Thornell, Brenda; Yankey, Jon; Bermel, Robert A; Debbins, Josef P; Huang, Xuemei; Jagodnik, Patricia; Lowe, Mark J; Nakamura, Kunio; Narayanan, Sridar; Sakaie, Ken E; Thoomukuntla, Bhaskar; Zhou, Xiaopeng; Krieger, Stephen; Alvarez, Enrique; Apperson, Michelle; Bashir, Khurram; Cohen, Bruce A; Coyle, Patricia K; Delgado, Silvia; Dewitt, L Dana; Flores, Angela; Giesser, Barbara S; Goldman, Myla D; Jubelt, Burk; Lava, Neil; Lynch, Sharon G; Moses, Harold; Ontaneda, Daniel; Perumal, Jai S; Racke, Michael; Repovic, Pavle; Riley, Claire S; Severson, Christopher; Shinnar, Shlomo; Suski, Valerie; Weinstock-Guttman, Bianca; Yadav, Vijayshree; Zabeti, Aram 2018. Phase 2 Trial of Ibudilast in Progressive Multiple Sclerosis. The New England journal of medicine, 379 9, 846-855Obeidat, Ahmed Z; Jacob, Cara; Zabeti, Aram 2017. Concurrent Dawson's Fingers and Area Postrema Lesion in a Mixed Neuroimmune Disorder. The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques, 44 4, 452-454Fox, Robert J; Coffey, Christopher S; Cudkowicz, Merit E; Gleason, Trevis; Goodman, Andrew; Klawiter, Eric C; Matsuda, Kazuko; McGovern, Michelle; Conwit, Robin; Naismith, Robert; Ashokkumar, Akshata; Bermel, Robert; Ecklund, Dixie; Koepp, Maxine; Long, Jeffrey; Natarajan, Sneha; Ramachandran, Srividya; Skaramagas, Thomai; Thornell, Brenda; Yankey, Jon; Agius, Mark; Bashir, Khurram; Cohen, Bruce; Coyle, Patricia; Delgado, Silvia; Dewitt, Dana; Flores, Angela; Giesser, Barbara; Goldman, Myla; Jubelt, Burk; Lava, Neil; Lynch, Sharon; Miravalle, Augusto; Moses, Harold; Ontaneda, Daniel; Perumal, Jai; Racke, Michael; Repovic, Pavle; Riley, Claire; Severson, Christopher; Shinnar, Shlomo; Suski, Valerie; Weinstock-Gutman, Bianca; Yadav, Vijayshree; Zabeti, Aram 2016. Design, rationale, and baseline characteristics of the randomized double-blind phase II clinical trial of ibudilast in progressive multiple sclerosis. Contemporary clinical trials, 50 , 166-77Costa-Mallen, Paola; Checkoway, Harvey; Zabeti, Aram; Edenfield, Michael J; Swanson, Phillip D; Longstreth, W T; Franklin, Gary M; Smith-Weller, Terri; Sadrzadeh, Sayed M H 2008. The functional polymorphism of the hemoglobin-binding protein haptoglobin influences susceptibility to idiopathic Parkinson's disease. American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics, 147B 2, 216-22Kitsou, Efstathia; Pan, Sheng; Zhang, Jianpeng; Shi, Min; Zabeti, Aram; Dickson, Dennis W; Albin, Roger; Gearing, Marla; Kashima, Daniel T; Wang, Yan; Beyer, Richard P; Zhou, Yong; Pan, Catherine; Caudle, W Michael; Zhang, Jing 2008. Identification of proteins in human substantia nigra. Proteomics. Clinical applications, 2 5, 776-82
Clinical Interests NeurologyAicardi SyndromeAutoimmune EncephalitisBehcet Syndrome (Neuro-Bechet)Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNSDemyelinating DiseaseDevic's disease (Neuromyelitis optica)EncephalitisEncephalomyelitisLimbic EncephalitisMultiple Sclerosis (MS)Myelin-Oligodendrocyte GlycoproteinMyelitisNeuromyelitis Optica Spectrucm Disorder (NMOSD)Paraneoplastic Syndromes of the Nervous SystemPrimary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (PPMS)Relapsing-Remitting Multiple SclerosisSarcoidosis (Neurosarcoidosis)Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (SPMS)Sjogrens Syndrome (Neuro-Sjogren)Susac SyndromeSystemic Lupus Syndrome (CNS-Lupus)Transverse Myelitis
Peer Reviewed Publications Van Sanford, Carson; Obeidat, Ahmed Z; Hagen, Matthew; Zabeti, Aram 2019. A case of fatal invasive aspergillosis in a patient with neurosarcoidosis treated with infliximab. The International journal of neuroscience, 129 6, 619-622Fox, Robert J; Coffey, Christopher S; Conwit, Robin; Cudkowicz, Merit E; Gleason, Trevis; Goodman, Andrew; Klawiter, Eric C; Matsuda, Kazuko; McGovern, Michelle; Naismith, Robert T; Ashokkumar, Akshata; Barnes, Janel; Ecklund, Dixie; Klingner, Elizabeth; Koepp, Maxine; Long, Jeffrey D; Natarajan, Sneha; Thornell, Brenda; Yankey, Jon; Bermel, Robert A; Debbins, Josef P; Huang, Xuemei; Jagodnik, Patricia; Lowe, Mark J; Nakamura, Kunio; Narayanan, Sridar; Sakaie, Ken E; Thoomukuntla, Bhaskar; Zhou, Xiaopeng; Krieger, Stephen; Alvarez, Enrique; Apperson, Michelle; Bashir, Khurram; Cohen, Bruce A; Coyle, Patricia K; Delgado, Silvia; Dewitt, L Dana; Flores, Angela; Giesser, Barbara S; Goldman, Myla D; Jubelt, Burk; Lava, Neil; Lynch, Sharon G; Moses, Harold; Ontaneda, Daniel; Perumal, Jai S; Racke, Michael; Repovic, Pavle; Riley, Claire S; Severson, Christopher; Shinnar, Shlomo; Suski, Valerie; Weinstock-Guttman, Bianca; Yadav, Vijayshree; Zabeti, Aram 2018. Phase 2 Trial of Ibudilast in Progressive Multiple Sclerosis. The New England journal of medicine, 379 9, 846-855Obeidat, Ahmed Z; Jacob, Cara; Zabeti, Aram 2017. Concurrent Dawson's Fingers and Area Postrema Lesion in a Mixed Neuroimmune Disorder. The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques, 44 4, 452-454Fox, Robert J; Coffey, Christopher S; Cudkowicz, Merit E; Gleason, Trevis; Goodman, Andrew; Klawiter, Eric C; Matsuda, Kazuko; McGovern, Michelle; Conwit, Robin; Naismith, Robert; Ashokkumar, Akshata; Bermel, Robert; Ecklund, Dixie; Koepp, Maxine; Long, Jeffrey; Natarajan, Sneha; Ramachandran, Srividya; Skaramagas, Thomai; Thornell, Brenda; Yankey, Jon; Agius, Mark; Bashir, Khurram; Cohen, Bruce; Coyle, Patricia; Delgado, Silvia; Dewitt, Dana; Flores, Angela; Giesser, Barbara; Goldman, Myla; Jubelt, Burk; Lava, Neil; Lynch, Sharon; Miravalle, Augusto; Moses, Harold; Ontaneda, Daniel; Perumal, Jai; Racke, Michael; Repovic, Pavle; Riley, Claire; Severson, Christopher; Shinnar, Shlomo; Suski, Valerie; Weinstock-Gutman, Bianca; Yadav, Vijayshree; Zabeti, Aram 2016. Design, rationale, and baseline characteristics of the randomized double-blind phase II clinical trial of ibudilast in progressive multiple sclerosis. Contemporary clinical trials, 50 , 166-77Costa-Mallen, Paola; Checkoway, Harvey; Zabeti, Aram; Edenfield, Michael J; Swanson, Phillip D; Longstreth, W T; Franklin, Gary M; Smith-Weller, Terri; Sadrzadeh, Sayed M H 2008. The functional polymorphism of the hemoglobin-binding protein haptoglobin influences susceptibility to idiopathic Parkinson's disease. American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics, 147B 2, 216-22Kitsou, Efstathia; Pan, Sheng; Zhang, Jianpeng; Shi, Min; Zabeti, Aram; Dickson, Dennis W; Albin, Roger; Gearing, Marla; Kashima, Daniel T; Wang, Yan; Beyer, Richard P; Zhou, Yong; Pan, Catherine; Caudle, W Michael; Zhang, Jing 2008. Identification of proteins in human substantia nigra. Proteomics. Clinical applications, 2 5, 776-82
Van Sanford, Carson; Obeidat, Ahmed Z; Hagen, Matthew; Zabeti, Aram 2019. A case of fatal invasive aspergillosis in a patient with neurosarcoidosis treated with infliximab. The International journal of neuroscience, 129 6, 619-622Fox, Robert J; Coffey, Christopher S; Conwit, Robin; Cudkowicz, Merit E; Gleason, Trevis; Goodman, Andrew; Klawiter, Eric C; Matsuda, Kazuko; McGovern, Michelle; Naismith, Robert T; Ashokkumar, Akshata; Barnes, Janel; Ecklund, Dixie; Klingner, Elizabeth; Koepp, Maxine; Long, Jeffrey D; Natarajan, Sneha; Thornell, Brenda; Yankey, Jon; Bermel, Robert A; Debbins, Josef P; Huang, Xuemei; Jagodnik, Patricia; Lowe, Mark J; Nakamura, Kunio; Narayanan, Sridar; Sakaie, Ken E; Thoomukuntla, Bhaskar; Zhou, Xiaopeng; Krieger, Stephen; Alvarez, Enrique; Apperson, Michelle; Bashir, Khurram; Cohen, Bruce A; Coyle, Patricia K; Delgado, Silvia; Dewitt, L Dana; Flores, Angela; Giesser, Barbara S; Goldman, Myla D; Jubelt, Burk; Lava, Neil; Lynch, Sharon G; Moses, Harold; Ontaneda, Daniel; Perumal, Jai S; Racke, Michael; Repovic, Pavle; Riley, Claire S; Severson, Christopher; Shinnar, Shlomo; Suski, Valerie; Weinstock-Guttman, Bianca; Yadav, Vijayshree; Zabeti, Aram 2018. Phase 2 Trial of Ibudilast in Progressive Multiple Sclerosis. The New England journal of medicine, 379 9, 846-855Obeidat, Ahmed Z; Jacob, Cara; Zabeti, Aram 2017. Concurrent Dawson's Fingers and Area Postrema Lesion in a Mixed Neuroimmune Disorder. The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques, 44 4, 452-454Fox, Robert J; Coffey, Christopher S; Cudkowicz, Merit E; Gleason, Trevis; Goodman, Andrew; Klawiter, Eric C; Matsuda, Kazuko; McGovern, Michelle; Conwit, Robin; Naismith, Robert; Ashokkumar, Akshata; Bermel, Robert; Ecklund, Dixie; Koepp, Maxine; Long, Jeffrey; Natarajan, Sneha; Ramachandran, Srividya; Skaramagas, Thomai; Thornell, Brenda; Yankey, Jon; Agius, Mark; Bashir, Khurram; Cohen, Bruce; Coyle, Patricia; Delgado, Silvia; Dewitt, Dana; Flores, Angela; Giesser, Barbara; Goldman, Myla; Jubelt, Burk; Lava, Neil; Lynch, Sharon; Miravalle, Augusto; Moses, Harold; Ontaneda, Daniel; Perumal, Jai; Racke, Michael; Repovic, Pavle; Riley, Claire; Severson, Christopher; Shinnar, Shlomo; Suski, Valerie; Weinstock-Gutman, Bianca; Yadav, Vijayshree; Zabeti, Aram 2016. Design, rationale, and baseline characteristics of the randomized double-blind phase II clinical trial of ibudilast in progressive multiple sclerosis. Contemporary clinical trials, 50 , 166-77Costa-Mallen, Paola; Checkoway, Harvey; Zabeti, Aram; Edenfield, Michael J; Swanson, Phillip D; Longstreth, W T; Franklin, Gary M; Smith-Weller, Terri; Sadrzadeh, Sayed M H 2008. The functional polymorphism of the hemoglobin-binding protein haptoglobin influences susceptibility to idiopathic Parkinson's disease. American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics, 147B 2, 216-22Kitsou, Efstathia; Pan, Sheng; Zhang, Jianpeng; Shi, Min; Zabeti, Aram; Dickson, Dennis W; Albin, Roger; Gearing, Marla; Kashima, Daniel T; Wang, Yan; Beyer, Richard P; Zhou, Yong; Pan, Catherine; Caudle, W Michael; Zhang, Jing 2008. Identification of proteins in human substantia nigra. Proteomics. Clinical applications, 2 5, 776-82