Pediatric neurologic conditions can be difficult to understand and often create complex psychosocial challenges for the child and family. I favor a collaborative partnership with the family in achieving a shared goal of maximizing their child\u2019s quality of life. This is an exciting time in neurology with all the recent advances in genetic diagnosis and targeted treatments.\u00a0 My specific interests are pediatric epilepsy and the multi-modal treatment of refractory epilepsy including medications, diets, devices, and surgery.<\/p>\n

Clinical Interests<\/h3>\n

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• The evaluation and management of pediatric epilepsy, particularly the use of the ketogenic diet for intractable epilepsy. Trained in clinical neurophysiology. Primary procedure is EEG interpretation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

  Basic Research Interests<\/h3>\n

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  • Epidiolex (cannabidiol) for epilepsy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Certifications<\/h3>\n

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    • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Epilepsy, 2016<\/li>\n
    • American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology, Epilepsy Monitoring, 2015<\/li>\n
    • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Child Neurology, 2009<\/li>\n
    • American Board of Pediatrics, 1994<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Education\/Training<\/h3>\n

      Degrees:<\/h5>\n

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      • Doctor of Medicine (MD)
        \nAlbert Einstein College of Medicine, 1987<\/li>\n
      • Bachelor of Arts, Chemistry
        \nJohns Hopkins University, 1983<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Residencies:<\/h5>\n

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        • Internship in General Surgery
          \nUniversity of Southern California, 1988<\/li>\n
        • Research Fellowship in Pediatric Infectious Disease
          \nUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1990<\/li>\n
        • Residency in Pediatrics
          \nUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1993<\/li>\n
        • Residency in Child Neurology
          \nUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2009<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Fellowships:<\/h5>\n

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          • Fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology (EEG)
            \nUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2010<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Links<\/h3>\n

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            • Research<\/a><\/li>\n
            • 黑料网 Division of Child Neurology<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
            • 黑料网 Division of Epilepsy<\/a><\/li>\n
            • Epilepsy Neurogenetics Initiative<\/a><\/li>\n
            • Patient Ratings<\/a>\u00a0(when available)\u00a0\u2013 Physician satisfaction data is posted when a physician has received a minimum of 30 returned patient surveys over the past 12 months.
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              Associate Professor – Child Neurology and Epilepsy Pediatric neurologic conditions can be difficult to understand and often create complex psychosocial challenges for the child and family. I favor a collaborative partnership with the family in achieving a shared goal of maximizing their child\u2019s quality of life. This is an exciting time in neurology with all … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7265,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"layout":"","cellInformation":"","apiCallInformation":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-6697","directory","type-directory","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","odd"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n