The 20 Best Epilepsy in Children Doctors in The United States

Nicholas Abend is a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Abend is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Status Epilepticus, Seizures, Epilepsy in Children, and Epilepsy. Dr. Abend is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, Epilepsy, 2013 and American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, Neurology With Special Qualifications In Child Neurology, 2008.

Catherine Chu is the director of the Division of Pediatric Neurology and the John M. Freeman Pediatric Epilepsy Center in the Johns Hopkins Department of Neurology, as well as the vice president of child neurology at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. As a child neurologist, epileptologist and clinical neurophysiologist, Dr. Chu cares for children diagnosed with epilepsy and disorders of the nervous system (neurophysiology). She specializes in electroencephalogram (also known as EEG) analysis, seizure localization, surgical planning and neuromodulation for adult and pediatric patients with difficult to control epilepsy. She is nationally and internationally recognized for her work identifying causes of and treatment options for cognitive dysfunction and seizures in epilepsy and neurodevelopmental disorders. Dr. Chu’s team specializes in identifying and developing tools to detect and understand brain rhythms that support complex cognitive functions throughout development, including how these rhythms are disrupted by seizures and neurodevelopmental disorders. Dr. Chu earned her medical degree and a master’s degree in social anthropology from Harvard University. She completed an internship in pediatrics at Massachusetts General Hospital, and then a residency in neurology and child neurology at Massachusetts General and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. After completing two fellowships at Massachusetts General, one in epilepsy and another in clinical neurophysiology, Dr. Chu earned a master’s degree in medical science, focused on clinical investigation, from Harvard Medical School. Dr. Chu is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. She is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Benign Rolandic Epilepsy, Epilepsy in Children, Seizures, Epilepsy, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Chu is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.

Tammy Tsuchida, MD, PhD, is a professor in the departments of Neurology and Pediatrics at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. She completed her fellowships in child neurology and neurophysiology at the University of California, San Francisco, after finishing medical school at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1997. At Children's National Hospital, she is a co-director of the Hemimegalencephaly (HME) Program. She consults and teaches in the Neonatal Neurocritical Care Program and Comprehensive Pediatric Epilepsy Program. Her areas of interest are the study and clinical care of neonates and infants with brain injury, seizures and epilepsy as well as neonatal electroencephalogram (EEG). Dr. Tsuchida has made significant contributions to national EEG guidelines and international recommendations for managing neonatal seizures and epilepsy. Dr. Tsuchida is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. She is also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Epilepsy in Children, Hemimegalencephaly, Seizures, Epilepsy, and Liver Embolization. Dr. Tsuchida is board certified in Epilepsy: American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, 2018, Clinical Neurophysiology: American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, 2009, and American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, 2003.

Shavonne Massey is a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Massey is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. She is also highly rated in 12 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Epilepsy in Children, Seizures, Absence Seizure, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure. Dr. Massey is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry & Neurology - Pediatric Neurology.

Elissa G. Yozawitz, MD, is Director of Neonatal Neurology at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein and Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Yozawitz focuses on the neurological management of children, from the neonatal period through adolescence, particularly those with difficult-to-treat seizures. She also specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, stroke and seizures in the newborn. Dr. Yozawitz’s expertise includes electroencephalography (EEG) and state-of-the-art treatments. Dr. Yozawitz is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. She is also highly rated in 12 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses West Syndrome, Epilepsy in Children, Spasmus Nutans, and Epilepsy.

Phillip Pearl is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Pearl is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. He is also highly rated in 41 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Succinic Semialdehyde Dehydrogenase Deficiency, Epilepsy, Epilepsy in Children, and Seizures. Dr. Pearl is board certified in Pediatrics, Neurology With Special Qualifications In Child Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology, Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, and Epilepsy.

Maria Cilio is a Neurologist practicing medicine in San Francisco, California. Dr. Cilio is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. She is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Epilepsy in Children, Seizures, Epilepsy, and Benign Familial Neonatal Seizures.

Kelly Knupp is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Aurora, Colorado. She has been practicing medicine for over 29 years. Dr. Knupp is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. She is also highly rated in 16 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses West Syndrome, Myoclonic Epilepsy, Spasmus Nutans, and Dravet Syndrome. Dr. Knupp is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology and American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. Knupp is currently accepting new patients.

John Mytinger is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Mytinger is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. He is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses West Syndrome, Spasmus Nutans, Epilepsy in Children, and Epilepsy.

Joyce Wu is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Wu is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. She is also highly rated in 12 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Epilepsy in Children, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Hydranencephaly, and VLDLR-Associated Cerebellar Hypoplasia.

Jurriaan Peters is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Peters is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. He is also highly rated in 42 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, Tuberous Sclerosis, Cortical Dysplasia, and Seizures.

Cynthia Keator is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Fort Worth, Texas. Dr. Keator is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. She is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses West Syndrome, Epilepsy in Children, Spasmus Nutans, and Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS).

Annapurna Poduri is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Poduri is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. She is also highly rated in 52 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses West Syndrome, Epilepsy, Polymicrogyria, and Cortical Dysplasia.

William D. Gaillard, MD, professor of neurology and neurophysiology, is chief of the Divisions of Child Neurology and of Epilepsy and Neurophysiology. He is director of the Comprehensive Pediatric Epilepsy Program — one of the leading multidisciplinary pediatric epilepsy programs in the country. As associate director of the Children’s National Research Institute’s Center for Neuroscience Research, he is responsible for overseeing and organizing clinical neuroscience research. Dr. Gaillard is professor of pediatrics and neurology at the George Washington University School of Medicine; Professor of Neurology, Georgetown University; and Adjunct Professor of Hearing and Speech Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park. Additionally, Dr. Gaillard holds longstanding collaborations with the Clinical Epilepsy Section (CES), National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and NIH. His innovative research utilizes advanced structural and functional imaging to examine the effects of epilepsy on brain structure and function. His pioneering work with functional imaging has changed clinical practice for patients with epilepsy, made important technical contributions to structural and functional imaging methods, and provided fundamental scientific insights on the biology of brain plasticity. Ultimately, the goal of his research is to improve the outcomes and lives of children with epilepsy. Dr. Gaillard is a past president of the American Epilepsy Society. He is past treasurer of the American Epilepsy Society, past chair of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) Commission on Diagnostics, past chair of the ILAE Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Task Force and past member of the Pediatric Commission. He is a past editor of Epilepsy Research and a past editor of Epilepsia. He is the author of more than 240 peer-reviewed scientific papers and more than 50 chapters and holds longstanding federal and foundation grant funding. Dr. Gaillard is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. He is also highly rated in 28 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Epilepsy, Seizures, Status Epilepticus, Liver Embolization, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Gaillard is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, Pediatrics: American Board Of Pediatrics, 2005, and American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, 1992.

Courtney Wusthoff is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Wusthoff is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. She is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Epilepsy in Children, Seizures, West Syndrome, and Absence Seizure.

Hannah Glass is a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in San Francisco, California. Dr. Glass is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. She is also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Epilepsy in Children, Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Absence Seizure.

John Millichap is a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in Evergreen, Illinois. Dr. Millichap is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses West Syndrome, Spasmus Nutans, Epilepsy in Children, and Epilepsy. Dr. Millichap is board certified in Epilepsy, American Board Of Psychiatry & Neurology.

Ignacio Valencia is a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in Camden, New Jersey. He has been practicing medicine for over 32 years. Dr. Valencia is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. He is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses West Syndrome, Epilepsy in Children, Spasmus Nutans, and Epilepsy. Dr. Valencia is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology,Sleep Medicine , 2020, American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology,Child And Adolescent Psychiatry , 2017, and American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology,Epilepsy , 2013.

Javier Echeverri is a Neurologist practicing medicine in Billings, Montana. He has been practicing medicine for over 47 years. Dr. Echeverri is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. He is also highly rated in 26 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Essential Tremor, Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

Jyoti Pillai is a Neurologist practicing medicine in West Reading, Pennsylvania. Dr. Pillai is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. She is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Seizures, Epilepsy, Memory Loss, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure. Dr. Pillai is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology.