Susan Klugman, MD, FACOG, FACMG, is Director, Reproductive and Medical Genetics, Program Director, Medical Genetics and Genomics Residency and Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women’s Health and Pediatrics at Montefiore Einstein. Her clinical focus is on the evaluation of patients and families at risk for genetic disorders including those patients at risk for hereditary cancer syndromes. She also provides evaluations during pregnancy or preconception, including prenatal diagnosis and consultation for patients undergoing assisted reproductive technologies. Dr. Klugman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lissencephaly 1. Her top areas of expertise are Mosaicism, Chromosome 13q Duplication, Trisomy 13, Holoprosencephaly, and Salpingo-Oophorectomy.

Solomon L. Moshé, MD, is Vice Chair of Neurology, Director of the Isabelle Rapin Child Neurology Division and Director of Clinical Neurophysiology at Montefiore. He is also the Charles Frost Chair in Neurosurgery and Neurology, Vice Chair, Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology, and Professor of Neurology, Neuroscience and Pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Einstein). Dr. Moshé’s clinical focus is on epilepsy and electroencephalography with special emphasis on age-related influences on the expression, control and consequences of seizures. Dr. Moshe is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lissencephaly 1. His top areas of expertise are West Syndrome, Spasmus Nutans, Post-Traumatic Epilepsy, and Epilepsy.

David Mandelbaum is a Neurologist in Albany, New York. Dr. Mandelbaum is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lissencephaly 1. His top areas of expertise are Benign Rolandic Epilepsy, Partial Familial Epilepsy, Seizures, and Landau-Kleffner Syndrome.

Olga Fishman is a Neurologist in Middletown, New York. Dr. Fishman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lissencephaly 1. Her top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Epilepsy, Seizures, and Migraine.

Raymond Parungao is a Pediatrics provider in Bronx, New York. Dr. Parungao is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lissencephaly 1. His top areas of expertise are Microcephaly, VLDLR-Associated Cerebellar Hypoplasia, Bilateral Perisylvian Polymicrogyria, and Coach Syndrome.

Richard Simmons is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Neurologist in Clifton Park, New York. Dr. Simmons is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lissencephaly 1. His top areas of expertise are Autism Spectrum Disorder, Spasmus Nutans, Stereotypic Movement Disorder, and Myotonia Congenita.

John Pugh is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Neurologist in Albany, New York. Dr. Pugh is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lissencephaly 1. His top areas of expertise are HNRNPH2-Related Disorder, Ohdo Syndrome, Say-Barber-Biesecker-Young-Simpson Variant, Photosensitive Epilepsy, and Landau-Kleffner Syndrome.

Laura Vernon is a Pediatric Neurologist in Rochester, New York. Dr. Vernon is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lissencephaly 1. Her top areas of expertise are Corpus Callosum Agenesis, Aicardi Syndrome, Periventricular Heterotopia, and Cortical Dysplasia.

Hillary Raynes is a Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider in New York, New York. Dr. Raynes is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lissencephaly 1. Her top areas of expertise are Autism Spectrum Disorder, Krabbe Disease, Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), and Seizures.

Erica Fernandes is a Medical Genetics specialist and a Pediatrics provider in New Hyde Park, New York. Dr. Fernandes is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lissencephaly 1. Her top areas of expertise are Microcephaly, Chromosome 13q Deletion, Bowen-Conradi Syndrome, and Floating-Harbor Syndrome.

The maturation of GABAA receptor-mediated signaling from depolarizing to inhibitory is an age-related process controlled by cation chloride cotransporters, such as KCC2. As a result, GABA exerts dual functions, being an important neurotrophic factor during early development and the principal inhibitory neurotransmitter of the mature central nervous system. In our laboratory we have been investigating the age and mechanisms through which early life stressors and seizures may disrupt the normal patterns of brain development, by disrupting the neurotrophic effects of GABA. We are also studying methods to reverse these adverse processes. Furthermore, we are very interested in understanding how epileptogenesis proceeds in the developing brain and what is the specific role of GABAA receptors in this process. Dr. Galanopoulou is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lissencephaly 1. Her top areas of expertise are West Syndrome, Spasmus Nutans, Post-Traumatic Epilepsy, and Epilepsy.

Dr. Erickson is a New Jersey native and played football for the University of Notre Dame as a wide receiver. As an athlete himself, Dr. Erickson's goal is to get his patients back on the playing field while utilizing the most advanced treatment options. While Dr. Erickson treats athletes of all levels from high school and college to professional to weekend warriors, he also specializes in non-athletic conditions of the shoulder, elbow, and knee. These include degenerative conditions of the shoulder such as rotator cuff tears and shoulder arthritis, knee issues such meniscus tears, ligament damage and cartilage damage, and elbow problems including biceps/triceps tears, ligament tears, tennis elbow, and elbow arthritis.His research efforts focus on shoulder, knee, and elbow conditions, especially those affecting the throwing athlete. Through his work with Major League Baseball, he has been able to better define injury patterns and treatment outcomes in elite level overhead athletes. He plans to continue this research to further the understanding of youth injuries, including methods of prevention, to keep young athletes healthy. Dr. Erickson has served as one of the assistant team physicians for the Philadelphia Phillies as well as the New York Mets, and has recently been elected to the advisory committee for MLB Pitchsmart. In addition, he has been named one of Castle Connolly's Top Doctors for three consecutive years. Dr. Erickson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lissencephaly 1. His top areas of expertise are Tendinitis, Hypermobile Joints, Tennis Elbow, Osteotomy, and Hip Resurfacing.

Joseph Maytal is a Pediatric Neurologist in Lake Success, New York. Dr. Maytal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lissencephaly 1. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Epilepsy, and Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+).

Alan Johnson is a Radiologist and a Neuroradiologist in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Johnson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lissencephaly 1. His top areas of expertise are Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, Stroke, Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly, Arachnoid Cysts, and Laminectomy.

"Past work experience:Director of Pediatric Epielpsy Surgery ProgramKosair Children's HospitalLoiusville, KYI was instrumental in establishing a pediatric epilepsy surgery program for the first time at Kosair Children's Hospital. I played a key role in more than twelve successful epilepsy surgeries for a variety of indications.Clinical InterestsIntractable Pediatric Epilepsy, Surgical management of epilepsyRecent Publications:Book Chapter: ""Pediatric Epilepsy: A Century of Discovery"" by Shefali Karkare, Vinay Puri. in ""Epilepsy: A Century of Discovery"" Edited by Ramon Bautista et al, published by Nova Publsihers.Shefali Karkare, Sabiha Merchant Gail Solomon, Murray Engel Barry Kosofsky ""MELAS With A3243G Mutation Presenting With Occipital Status Epilepticus"" Journal of Child Neurology, Vol. 24, No. 12, 1564-1567 (2009)Shefali Karkare, Bruce Volpe, Steven Weinstein; Review of ""Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate Receptor Encephalitis in Children and Adolescents."" Published in Neuroalert, October 2009S Karkare, S Merchant, J LaMothe, G Solomon - ""Epileptic negative myoclonus in atypical benign partial epilepsy: Case reports and review of pathophysiology and treatment"" Clinical Neurophysiology Volume 120, Issue 8, August 2009, Page e182S Karkare, Kathleen Bernstein, Kaleb Y ohay "" Supratentorial Anaplastic Ependymoma in a Patient with Neurofibromatosis Type 2"" Presented at The Children's Tumor Foundation's 2008 Annual NF conferenceS Karkare, Kathleen Bernsten, Kaleb Yohay ""Uncharacterized brain abnormalities on MRI in patients with Neurofibromatosis Type 2"" presented at Children's Tumor Foundation's 2009 Annual NF conference: New Frontiers,June 13-16, 2009 - Portland, OregonShefali Karkare, Sabiha Merchant, Jacqueline LaMothe, Gail Solomon "" Epileptic negative myoclonus in atypical benign partial epilepsy: Case reports and review of pathophysiology and treatment"" presented at the EEG and Clinical Neuroscience Annual Meeting 2009Shefali Karkare, Harry Chugani ""Functional abnormalities of cerebral cortex in children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy"". October 13-16, 2004 33rd Annual Meeting of the Child Neurology Society. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Shefali Karkare, course facuIty, ""Epilepsy: current and future trends"" eighth annual Pediatric Neurology Update, Kosair Children's Hospital, August 20,2010". Dr. Karkare is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lissencephaly 1. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Epilepsy, and Absence Seizure.

Ivan Pavkovic is a Pediatric Neurologist in Lake Success, New York. Dr. Pavkovic is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lissencephaly 1. His top areas of expertise are Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, Epilepsy, and Absence Seizure.

Rachelle Goldfisher is a Pediatric Radiologist and a Radiologist in New Hyde Park, New York. Dr. Goldfisher is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lissencephaly 1. Her top areas of expertise are Gas Bloat Syndrome, Megalencephaly-Capillary Malformation Syndrome, Perlman Syndrome, and Simpson-Golabi-Behmel Syndrome.

Emma Laureta is a Pediatric Neurologist in Lake Success, New York. Dr. Laureta is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lissencephaly 1. Her top areas of expertise are Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, Epilepsy Juvenile Absence, and Epilepsy.

Annie Roliz is a Pediatric Neurologist in Bay Shore, New York. Dr. Roliz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lissencephaly 1. Her top areas of expertise are Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+), and Absence Seizure.

Rebecca Stainman is a Neurologist in New York, New York. Dr. Stainman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lissencephaly 1. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+), and Absence Seizure.