I’m a pediatric neurologist and chief of pediatric neurology at Duke. My specialty is pediatric epilepsy. It’s extremely rewarding to treat a child because you are changing the life of not only the patient but also of their family. The most important thing in treating a patient is listening and forming a connection. You have to know where the patient and the family are coming from. By listening and observing, I can better understand their needs and then apply the most advanced knowledge and technologies to help them. There is a lot of patient education that goes on and it’s very important and most delightful to do that in close partnership and alliance with the family particularly in an often complex disorder like childhood epilepsy. Outside of work, I enjoy classical music, reading, biking, jogging and traveling, but what I truly enjoy most of all is taking care of patients. Dr. Mikati is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood. His top areas of expertise are Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood, Epilepsy in Children, Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome, and Increased Head Circumference.

Ashley Helseth is a Neurologist in Concord, North Carolina. Dr. Helseth is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood. Her top areas of expertise are Hemiplegia, Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood, Status Epilepticus, and Seizures. Dr. Helseth is currently accepting new patients.

Leanne Sakzewski practices in South Brisbane, Australia. Ms. Sakzewski is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood. Her top areas of expertise are Cerebral Palsy, Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood, Hemiplegia, and Spastic Diplegia Infantile Type.