- 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’s quality of life. This is an exciting time in neurology with all the recent advances in genetic diagnosis and targeted treatments. My specific interests are pediatric epilepsy and the multi-modal treatment of refractory epilepsy including medications, diets, devices, and surgery.
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
Degrees:
- Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1987 - Bachelor of Arts, Chemistry
Johns Hopkins University, 1983
Residencies:
- Internship in General Surgery
University of Southern California, 1988 - Research Fellowship in Pediatric Infectious Disease
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1990 - Residency in Pediatrics
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1993 - Residency in Child Neurology
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2009
Fellowships:
- Fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology (EEG)
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2010
Links
- Research
- UNC Division of Child Neurology
- UNC Division of Epilepsy
- Epilepsy Neurogenetics Initiative
- Patient Ratings (when available) – Physician satisfaction data is posted when a physician has received a minimum of 30 returned patient surveys over the past 12 months.
