The 20 Best Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+) Doctors Near Me in Pittsburgh, PA

Yoshimi Sogawa, MD, MS, is a board-certified pediatric neurologist who serves as director for Clinical Research in the Division of Child Neurology and director of the Early Onset Epileptic Encephalopathy Clinic atUPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. She is also an associate professor in the Division of Child Neurology in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.Dr. Sogawa received her medical degree from Niigata University School of Medicine in Japan. She then completed her residency training in pediatrics and neurology at Schneider Children’s Hospital in Long Island, New York, and fellowship training in clinical neurophysiology (EEG) at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. She was awarded an NIH sponsored Neurological Sciences Academic Development Award (K12, NS048856) in 2009. During this period, she earned a master’s degree from the Clinical Research Training Program at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.Since joining UPMC Children’s Hospital in 2012, Dr. Sogawa has assumed clinical responsibility for the majority of patients with infantile spasms, a rare and intractable epilepsy in infancy. She is conducting a longitudinal study of their developmental outcomes. Dr. Sogawa designed the Early Onset Epileptic Encephalopathies Clinic to be patient and family-centered, flexible, and comprehensive. Common neurological tests such as EEG are typically scheduled on the day of a patient’s clinic visit to minimize trips to the hospital.Dr. Sogawa has been committed to research and scholarly activity in the field of pediatric epilepsy and child neurology and has published more than twenty peer-reviewed studies, invited reviews, and book chapters. On an international level, Dr. Sogawa has served on the Task Force on Epilepsy Syndromes under the commission on Classification and Terminology of the International League against Epilepsy (ILAE), the leading international organization for epilepsy care. Dr. Sogawa has been a collaborator for several NIH funded studies and site-primary investigator for medication trials on children with epilepsy.View Dr. Sogawa's full list of publications from PubMed. Dr. Sogawa is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+). She is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Epilepsy, West Syndrome, Spasmus Nutans, and Epilepsy in Children. Dr. Sogawa is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology and American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology. Dr. Sogawa is currently accepting new patients.

Erin Predis, MD, speciazlies in pediatric emergency medicine and is board-certified in pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics. She is affiliated with UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. Dr. Predis completed her fellowships at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, residency and medical degree at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Mcdowell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+). She is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Asthma in Children, Scarlet Fever, Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+), and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Dr. Mcdowell is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics.

Chelsea Cockburn, MD, PhD, specializes in pediatrics. She practices at UPMC Children's Community Pediatrics. Dr. Cockburn received her medical degree from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine and completed her residency at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Cockburn is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+). Her clinical expertise encompasses Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+). Dr. Cockburn is currently accepting new patients.

Andrew Georgeson is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Georgeson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+). He is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Stork Bite, Vascular Birthmark, Obesity in Children, and Delayed Growth.

Amy Maddalena is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Maddalena is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+). She is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Obesity in Children, Stork Bite, Vascular Birthmark, and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Dr. Maddalena is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics.

Andrew Mccarty practices practicing medicine in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania. Dr. Mccarty is rated as undefined provider by MediFind in the treatment of Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+). His clinical expertise encompasses Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), Hereditary Ataxia, BRCA Positive Breast Cancer, and Cardiomyopathy. Dr. Mccarty is board certified in American Board Of Genetic Counseling.

Surinder Bajwa is a primary care provider, practicing in Pulmonary Medicine in Oakmont, Pennsylvania. Dr. Bajwa is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+). He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Breast Cancer, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, Gastrostomy, and Hip Replacement.