Dr. Shital H. Patel
Overview
I am a pediatric neurologist specializing in epilepsy. I see infants, children, and adolescents with epilepsy and other neurological disorders. Treating epilepsy is more than seizure control. The complex secondary effects of the disease, such as a child's social and emotional development, much also be assessed and managed. I believe that every person with epilepsy and other neurological diseases needs to be treated as a whole person and provided with compassionate and excellent care, so that they can achieve their full potential. I treat the whole spectrum of pediatric epilepsy, including common infantile, childhood, and adolescent epilepsy syndromes, genetic and developmental epilepsies, and difficult-to-treat epilepsies that may require alternative treatments, such as dietary or surgical therapies. I am from New Jersey, and North Carolina has been a beautiful place to call home. I have two young children that keep me active. In my free time, I enjoy exploring the outdoors with my family and love baking treats.
Dr. Patel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. Her top areas of expertise are Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood, Epilepsy in Children, and Neurofibromatosis.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 6 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Epilepsy in Children.
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Locations
2301 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27710
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
Duke Children's Health Center Neurology Clinic
As a neonatal neurologist, I specialize in the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of conditions affecting the newborn brain. I care for patients with a range of neurologic conditions, including hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, brain malformations, stroke, hemorrhage, and seizures. It is my goal to provide coordinated, longitudinal care to infants and their families throughout pregnancy, birth, and neonatal life. Dr. Lemmon is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. Her top areas of expertise are Epilepsy in Children, Micrognathia, Agyria Pachygyria Polymicrogyria, and Premature Infant.
Duke Children's Health Center Neurology Clinic
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 a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. His top areas of expertise are Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood, Epilepsy in Children, Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome, and Increased Head Circumference.
Darrell Lewis is a Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Lewis is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy in Children. His top areas of expertise are Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+), Status Epilepticus, Seizures, and Partial Familial Epilepsy.
Areas of Expertise
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- Alternating Hemiplegia of ChildhoodDr. Patel isExperienced. Learn about Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood.
- Epilepsy in ChildrenDr. Patel isExperienced. Learn about Epilepsy in Children.
- NeurofibromatosisDr. Patel isExperienced. Learn about Neurofibromatosis.