Overview
Sam Russo is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Russo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dentatorubral-Pallidoluysian Atrophy. His top areas of expertise are Myoclonic Epilepsy, Myoclonic Epilepsy Associated With Ragged Red Fibers, Riboflavin Transporter Deficiency Neuronopathy, and Leigh Syndrome. Dr. Russo is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 5 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Dentatorubral-Pallidoluysian Atrophy.
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Locations
6410 Fannin St, Suite 604, Houston, TX 77030
Clinical Research
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Kathleen Eberle is a Neurologist in Humble, Texas. Dr. Eberle is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dentatorubral-Pallidoluysian Atrophy. Her top areas of expertise are Hereditary Ataxia, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 1, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 7, and Episodic Ataxia with Nystagmus. Dr. Eberle is currently accepting new patients.
Baylor College Of Medicine
Eloy Cavazos is a primary care provider, practicing in Pediatrics and Internal Medicine in Houston, Texas. Dr. Cavazos is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dentatorubral-Pallidoluysian Atrophy. His top areas of expertise are Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 11, Episodic Ataxia with Nystagmus, and Boucher-Neuhauser Syndrome. Dr. Cavazos is currently accepting new patients.
Baylor College Of Medicine - Neurology
Dr. Vaishnav Krishnan is a board-certified physician-scientist, adult neurologist, and clinical neurophysiologist at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He holds appointments as an Associate Professor in Neurology, Neuroscience, and Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Baylor, and as an Adjunct Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rice University. Dr. Krishnan specializes in the treatment of epilepsy and related disorders, with a particular focus on patients affected by psychiatric comorbidities such as depression, anxiety, and autism.Dr. Krishnan’s journey in medicine began with his MD-PhD from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in 2010. Following an internship in Internal Medicine, he completed his Adult Neurology residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School in 2014, and further clinical and postdoctoral fellowships specializing in Clinical Neurophysiology and Epilepsy there in 2016. He is a proud member of the Baylor College of Medicine’s Comprehensive Epilepsy Center and the Peter Kellaway Section of Clinical Neurophysiology. He is deeply committed to both direct patient care and advancing neurological understanding through research.As the Principal Investigator of the Laboratory of Epilepsy and Emotional Behavior, Dr. Krishnan's translational research program combines multimodal behavioral telemetry in mice with wearable technologies in patient volunteers. His work investigates how seizures, seizure risk, and anti-seizure treatments impact spontaneous behavior, aiming to develop new, quantifiable behavioral endpoints for epilepsy spectrum disorders. Beyond his extensive clinical practice and research, Dr. Krishnan is actively involved in medical education, formally participating in didactic teaching for medical, graduate, and undergraduate students, and overseeing courses on Epilepsy and EEG. He is board-certified in Adult Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology, and Epilepsy Medicine by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Krishnan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dentatorubral-Pallidoluysian Atrophy. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Myoclonic Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Deep Brain Stimulation.
Areas of Expertise
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- Acrocallosal SyndromeDr. Russo isExperienced. Learn about Acrocallosal Syndrome.
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- Aicardi SyndromeDr. Russo isExperienced. Learn about Aicardi Syndrome.
- Beta-Propeller Protein-Associated Neurodegeneration
- Bilateral Perisylvian PolymicrogyriaDr. Russo isExperienced. Learn about Bilateral Perisylvian Polymicrogyria.
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