Overview
Hema Murali, MD, is a pediatric neurologist specializing in sleep medicine. She provides treatment for a variety of neurological conditions including headaches, seizures, syncope, epilepsy, developmental delay, tics, movement disorders, weakness, numbness, nerve palsies, strokes, bleeds in the brain, tremors, cognitive decline, autism, problems with cranial nerves, muscles or eye movements, altered sensorium, dizziness, closed head injury, concussion, nerve injury, brain malformations, hydrocephalus, skull abnormalities, optic neuritis and multiple sclerosis.|Dr. Murali performs procedures and tests that include EEG, EMG, nerve conduction studies, MSLT and sleep studies.|She also treats sleep disorders including excessive daytime sleepiness, difficulties with falling asleep and staying asleep, sleep apnea, narcolepsy, parasomnias, sleep associated movement disorders and cataplexy.|Dr. Murali attended Mysore Medical College in Mysore, India, where she earned her medical degree. After medical school, she completed her residency at the Albert Einstein Healthcare Network in Philadelphia. She followed that with a fellowship at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science in Rochester, MN.|The thing she loves most about her job is interacting with her patients and their families. “The privilege of being a part of a trusted team to take care of a precious child's health is what brings me to work every day. There is immense joy and fulfilment in caring for children and being a trusted part of the team in this relationship,” she says.|Originally from India, Dr. Murali moved to the East Coast from Wisconsin to be closer to her children and extended family.|“I have been the service line medical director of neurosciences in a large multispecialty organization for several years,” she says. “In this role, I was able to stabilize and grow the department. I developed many new services and of course many new relationships that I still maintain. I have also been an integral part of a team running the Bardet-Biedl center of excellence for all of North America, and hope to establish one in the East as well.|Dr. Murali and her husband, a Geisinger nephrologist, have two children who are attending college. “We have a beautiful goldendoodle, who is smarter than our children, and very loving. We are a sandwich generation, and our parents live with us as well,” she says.|In her spare time, she enjoys walking her dog, hiking, biking, reading and traveling with family and friends.
Dr. Murali is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myoclonic Epilepsy. Her top areas of expertise are Bardet-Biedl Syndrome, Myoclonic Epilepsy, and Dravet Syndrome.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 3 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 1 article in the study of Myoclonic Epilepsy.
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Locations
950 East Mountain Boulevard, Bear Creek Township, PA 18702
950 East Mountain Boulevard, Wilkes Barre, PA 18702
950 East Mountain Boulevard, Wilkes Barre, PA 18702
25 Church Street, Wilkes Barre, PA 18702
Clinical Research
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Kenneth Lilik is a Pediatric Neurologist and a Neurologist in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Dr. Lilik is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myoclonic Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Dravet Syndrome, Seizures, and Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features.
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Philosophy of care | Children and their families suffer when the are involved in chronic illnesses. I feel that besides the use of medications, their problems need to be addressed as a whole and with empathy. The trust and availability of the physician in times of need alleviates the anxiety of the children and their parents. | Why I entered medicine | I grew up in an environment where medicine was regarded as a very noble profession. My parents certainly created an environment early in my life that strengthened my interest in medicine. | Personal interests | I am fond of traveling. Dr. Sheikh is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myoclonic Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+), and GAPO Syndrome.
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Dr. Schwartz is a neurologist who is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in neurology and sleep medicine. His interests include sleep apnea, neck and low back disease, carpal tunnel syndrome, headaches, cerebrovascular disease, Parkinson’s disease, peripheral neurology and geriatrics. Dr. Schwartz earned his medical degree from Rutgers University in New Jersey, and completed residencies at University Hospital in Newark, N.J., and Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York. Dr. Schwartz is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myoclonic Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are Supranuclear Ocular Palsy, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Atypical, and Supranuclear Ophthalmoplegia.
Areas of Expertise
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- Bardet-Biedl SyndromeDr. Murali isAdvanced. Learn about Bardet-Biedl Syndrome.
- Myoclonic EpilepsyDr. Murali isAdvanced. Learn about Myoclonic Epilepsy.
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- Dravet SyndromeDr. Murali isExperienced. Learn about Dravet Syndrome.