Carl E. Stafstrom
Advanced in Epilepsy Juvenile Absence

Dr. Carl E. Stafstrom

Pediatrics | Pediatric Neurology
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Baltimore, MD 

Advanced in Epilepsy Juvenile Absence
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Baltimore, MD 
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Overview

Carl E. Stafstrom is a pediatric neurologist, caring for children with epilepsy. Dr. Stafstrom received his medical degree from the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, with residencies at the University of Washington Medical Center and Tufts New England Medical Center, as well as fellowships at Harvard for neurology research and Boston Children’s Hospital in clinical neurophysiology, electroencephalography, and epilepsy. Dr. Stafstrom previously served as Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health and Chief of Pediatric Neurology at American Family Children’s Hospital at UW Madison.

Dr. Stafstrom is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy Juvenile Absence. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, West Syndrome, Endovascular Embolization, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 163 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Epilepsy Juvenile Absence.

Residency
Tufts Medical Center, Neurology, 1990
Specialties
Pediatrics
Pediatric Neurology
Licenses
Pediatrics in WI
Board Certifications
American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology
Fellowships
Boston Children's Hospital, Neurology, 1992
Hospital Affiliations
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Floor 5, Baltimore, MD 21287
Call: 410-955-4259

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.


163 Total Publications

Swish!-All I Hear is Net-Perineuronal Net That is!
Swish!-All I Hear is Net-Perineuronal Net That is!
Journal: Epilepsy currents
Published: December 11, 2025
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  • Epilepsy
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  • Seizures
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  • Absence Seizure
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  • Benign Rolandic Epilepsy
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  • Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure
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  • Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy
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  • Epilepsy in Children
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  • Epilepsy Juvenile Absence
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  • Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures
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  • Landau-Kleffner Syndrome
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  • Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS)
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  • Status Epilepticus
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  • 15q11.2 Microdeletion
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  • Achalasia Microcephaly Syndrome
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  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
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