Overview
Takijah Heard, MD, a pediatric neurologist and epileptologist at Endeavor Health, provides specialized care for children with seizures and developmental delays. Drawing on training from the University of Chicago and Harvard hospitals, she partners with families to ensure each child receives the support and education they need to reach their fullest potential. Dr. Heard brings compassion and clinical expertise to every step of the care journey, from diagnosis through long-term treatment.
Dr. Heard is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sleepwalking (Somnambulism). Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+), Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Epilepsy Juvenile Absence.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 2 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
3232 Lake Ave., Suite 330, Wilmette, IL 60091
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.
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Endeavor Health Medical Group
Mari Viola-Saltzman, DO, a neurologist and sleep medicine physician at Endeavor Health, provides expert care for a wide range of sleep and neurologic disorders. She treats conditions including sleep apnea, insomnia, restless leg syndrome, narcolepsy and parasomnias. Dr. Viola-Saltzman focuses on how sleep affects all areas of health and partners with patients to create solutions that are both evidence-based and personally meaningful. Dr. Viola is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sleepwalking (Somnambulism). Her top areas of expertise are Restless Legs Syndrome, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Periodic Limb Movement Disorder, and Irregular Sleep-Wake Syndrome.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- Absence SeizureDr. Heard isAdvanced. Learn about Absence Seizure.
- AphantasiaDr. Heard isAdvanced. Learn about Aphantasia.
- Autism Spectrum DisorderDr. Heard isAdvanced. Learn about Autism Spectrum Disorder.
- Benign Rolandic EpilepsyDr. Heard isAdvanced. Learn about Benign Rolandic Epilepsy.
- EpilepsyDr. Heard isAdvanced. Learn about Epilepsy.
- Epilepsy Juvenile AbsenceDr. Heard isAdvanced. Learn about Epilepsy Juvenile Absence.
- Experienced
- Aicardi SyndromeDr. Heard isExperienced. Learn about Aicardi Syndrome.
- Auditory Processing DisorderDr. Heard isExperienced. Learn about Auditory Processing Disorder.
- CHARGE SyndromeDr. Heard isExperienced. Learn about CHARGE Syndrome.
- Corpus Callosum AgenesisDr. Heard isExperienced. Learn about Corpus Callosum Agenesis.
- Cortical DysplasiaDr. Heard isExperienced. Learn about Cortical Dysplasia.
- Delayed GrowthDr. Heard isExperienced. Learn about Delayed Growth.