Division Chief
Associate Professor
Child Neurology and Epilepsy
Clinical Interests
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.
Basic Research Interests
Epidiolex (cannabidiol) for epilepsy
Certifications
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Epilepsy, 2016
American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology, Epilepsy Monitoring, 2015
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Child Neurology, 2009
American Board of Pediatrics, 1994
Education/Training
Fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology (EEG)
UNC, Chapel Hill, NC, 2009 – 2010
Residency in Child Neurology
UNC, Chapel Hill, NC, 2006 – 2009
Residency in Pediatrics
UNC, Chapel Hill, NC, 1990 – 1993
Research Fellowship in Pediatric Infectious Disease
UNC, Chapel Hill, NC, 1989 – 1990
Internship in General Surgery
University Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 1987 – 1988
MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, NY, 1987
BA in Chemistry
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 1983