The 20 Best West Syndrome Doctors in Maryland, US

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 Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Seizures, West Syndrome, Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy, and Endovascular Embolization.

Catherine Chu is the director of the Division of Pediatric Neurology and the John M. Freeman Pediatric Epilepsy Center in the Johns Hopkins Department of Neurology, as well as the vice president of child neurology at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. As a child neurologist, epileptologist and clinical neurophysiologist, Dr. Chu cares for children diagnosed with epilepsy and disorders of the nervous system (neurophysiology). She specializes in electroencephalogram (also known as EEG) analysis, seizure localization, surgical planning and neuromodulation for adult and pediatric patients with difficult to control epilepsy. She is nationally and internationally recognized for her work identifying causes of and treatment options for cognitive dysfunction and seizures in epilepsy and neurodevelopmental disorders. Dr. Chu’s team specializes in identifying and developing tools to detect and understand brain rhythms that support complex cognitive functions throughout development, including how these rhythms are disrupted by seizures and neurodevelopmental disorders. Dr. Chu earned her medical degree and a master’s degree in social anthropology from Harvard University. She completed an internship in pediatrics at Massachusetts General Hospital, and then a residency in neurology and child neurology at Massachusetts General and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. After completing two fellowships at Massachusetts General, one in epilepsy and another in clinical neurophysiology, Dr. Chu earned a master’s degree in medical science, focused on clinical investigation, from Harvard Medical School. Dr. Chu is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Benign Rolandic Epilepsy, Epilepsy in Children, Seizures, and Epilepsy.

Dr. Eric Kossoff focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of childhood seizures and epilepsy, particularly treatments other than medications such as diet and neurostimulation. He is one of the world experts on dietary treatment for epilepsy (ketogenic diet) and lectures around the world about this therapy. His specific interests include the ketogenic diet, the modified Atkins diet for children and adults, infantile spasms, benign rolandic epilepsy, the interaction of migraine headaches with epilepsy, and Sturge-Weber syndrome. Dr. Eric Kossoff is also very involved in teaching and is the Director of the Pediatric Neurology Residency Program. He is a professor of neurology and pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is a co-author of Treatment of Pediatric Neurologic Disorders and the 7th edition of Ketogenic Diet Therapies. Dr. Kossoff sees patients in the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center (5th floor) in Baltimore on Tuesday afternoons and Thursday mornings. He sees patients at Green Spring Station on Wednesday afternoons. He also participates in telemedicine. Dr. Kossoff received his medical degree from SUNY at Buffalo School of Medicine in New York. He went on to complete a residency in pediatrics at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia. He completed a second residency in child neurology and a fellowship in pediatric epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Dr. Kossoff is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Epilepsy in Children, Seizures, Endovascular Embolization, and Gastrostomy.

Prior to joining the Mid-Atlantic Epilepsy and Sleep Center, Dr. Jonathan Ross was Director of The New England Epilepsy Institute, a division of New England Neurological Associates (NENA) in Lawrence, Massachusetts. He also served as head of the Neurology division at NENA. After graduating medical school in 1991, Dr. Ross completed postgraduate training at Harvard Medical School and Boston University School of Medicine, and also served as Teaching Fellow at Harvard and Boston University. Dr. Ross is an active member of the American Epilepsy Society, American Clinical Neurophysiology Society, Massachusetts Medical Society, and the American Academy of Neurology. Dr. Ross is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Memory Loss, Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, and Benign Rolandic Epilepsy.

Dr. Adam Hartman is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He focuses on treating children with epilepsy, with an emphasis on those whose seizures have not been adequately controlled with medication. He evaluates and manages patients in his clinic who may be candidates for epilepsy surgery, including those with Rasmussen syndrome, brain malformations, and perinatal strokes. Patients who may not be surgery candidates due to inborn errors of metabolism (particularly mitochondrial disorders) also are a special interest for Dr. Hartman. Dr. Hartman is currently a Physician at NINDS/NIH, serving as a Program Director in the Division of Clinical Research. Previously, Dr. Hartman was the Associate Program Director for the Pediatric Neurology Residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He also was the Co-Director of the Neurology Intensive Care Nursery and an Attending Physician on the Pediatric Neurology Inpatient Service at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Hartman’s prior laboratory work was funded by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NIH), Technology Development Corporation (State of Maryland), a Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Clinician Scientist Award, the Pakula Family, and the Becker Family. Dr. Hartman received his medical degree from Northwestern University Medical School. After completing his residency in Pediatrics in the National Capital Uniformed Services Pediatric Residency Program (National Naval Medical Center, Walter Reed Army Medical Center), he served as a general pediatrician in the US Navy for five years (the last as division head of general pediatrics at Naval Medical Center San Diego). He completed his residency in pediatric neurology and a fellowship in clinical neurophysiology/pediatric epilepsy, both at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Hartman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Hemimegalencephaly, Seizures, Epilepsy, and Increased Head Circumference.

Dr. Sarah Kelley focuses on treating children with epilepsy with an emphasis on those who continue to have seizures after trying multiple medications. Dr. Kelley is the director of the Pediatric Epilepsy Monitoring Unit where she oversees the evaluation and management of children with difficult to control or difficult to diagnose epilepsy. She evaluates and manages patients who may be candidates for epilepsy surgery. Dr. Kelley has additional expertise in the treatment of children with electrical status epilepticus of sleep (ESES). Dr. Kelley is also very involved with teaching and education and in addition to attending in the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit is one of the Attending Physicians on the Pediatric Neurology Inpatient Service. Dr. Kelley received her medical degree from SUNY at Buffalo Medical School in New York. She then went on to complete her pediatrics residency training followed by her Child Neurology training at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. She then completed her fellowship in clinical neurophysiology/pediatric epilepsy at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Kelley sees patients with seizures/epilepsy on Tuesday afternoons and Wednesday and Thursday mornings in the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center. Telemedicine visits with Dr. Kelley are available in some circumstances. Dr. Kelley is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are West Syndrome, Status Epilepticus, Seizures, Epilepsy, and Endovascular Embolization.

Ruwani Gunawardane is a Neurologist in Fulton, Maryland. Dr. Gunawardane is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Migraine, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Cerebellar Degeneration, and Delirium.

Iqbal Singh is a Neurologist in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Dr. Singh is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures, West Syndrome, Myoclonic Epilepsy, and Epilepsy in Children.

Gozde Erdemir is a Neurologist in Hanover, Maryland. Dr. Erdemir is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are West Syndrome, Spasmus Nutans, Seizures, and Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS).

Dr. Gill cares for children with epilepsy and developmental, behavioral or psychiatric challenges. Her research and clinical interests include tuberous sclerosis complex, EEG biomarker development, and the intersection of epilepsy, genetics, and neurodevelopment. Dr. Gill is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Tuberous Sclerosis, Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, Sturge-Weber Syndrome, and West Syndrome.

Camilo Gutierrez is a Neurologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Gutierrez is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Memory Loss, Partial Seizure, and Partial Familial Epilepsy.

Riaz Janjua, MD, specializes in neurology and is board certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He practices at UPMC Western MD Specialty Services - Neurology. Dr. Janjua completed his residency at St Vincent Hospital of New York and medical education at King Edward Medical College. Dr. Janjua is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Dravet Syndrome, Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy, and Epilepsy.

Merrill Ansher is a Neurologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Ansher is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Familial Neurocardiogenic Syncope, Delirium, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.

Dr. Peter Kaplan is Professor of Neurology and serves as the Director of Epilepsy and EEG at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. He focuses on epilepsy, clinical neurophysiology and nonconvulsive status epilepticus. He has written extensively about these subjects as well as about eclampsia and neurologic disease in women. Dr. Peter Kaplan received his medical training from St. Bartholomews Medical School, University of London. He then obtained membership to the Royal College of Physicians in England. He completed his residency in neurology at Duke University Medical Center. He completed fellowships in epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology at the same institution. Dr. Kaplan currently sees patients at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Dr. Kaplan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Status Epilepticus, Epilepsy, and Awake Craniotomy.

Dr. Comi graduated from SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine and received her training in pediatrics at the Children's Hospital of Buffalo and her child neurology training at Johns Hopkins Medicine. Her clinical specialization is in the treatment of the neurological aspects of Sturge-Weber syndrome and other disorders related to capillary malformation. Dr. Comi's clinical research interests focus on improving the early diagnosis and treatment of brain involvement in Sturge-Weber syndrome in order to prevent ischemic brain injury in affected infants and young children, and on studies to understand what causes Sturge-Weber syndrome. Her laboratory research work deals with the pathogenesis of Sturge-Weber syndrome, recently shown to be caused by a somatic mutation, and on developing new drug targets, screening assays, models and therapeutic strategies for Sturge-Weber syndrome. Her lab group also works on developing better neuroprotective and neuroregenerative responses to brain injury resulting from impaired blood flow to the brain. Dr. Comi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Sturge-Weber Syndrome, Parkes Weber Syndrome, Stork Bite, Epilepsy in Children, and Endovascular Embolization.

I am a pediatric neurologist with expertise in epilepsy and electroencephalography (EEG). My clinical and research interests include genetics of epilepsy, medical management of patients with intractable epilepsy and presurgical evaluation of patients who are candidates for epilepsy surgery. Dr. Gupta is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Benign Rolandic Epilepsy, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), Seizures, and Memory Loss.

Khalil Husari, M.D., is a neurologist with expertise in epilepsy, electroencephalography (EEG), and neurophysiology. He specializes in treating patients with seizures and epilepsy, presurgical evaluation for and the management of drug-resistant epilepsy, and the acute and chronic management of patients with status epilepticus. Additionally, he specializes in intraoperative neuromonitoring and is the director of the Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring (IONM) Unit. Dr. Husari earned his medical degree from the University of Jordan School of Medicine, then completed his residency in neurology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, where he served as a chief resident during his final year. Dr. Husari continued his training as an epilepsy fellow at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Husari is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Status Epilepticus, Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Osteotomy.

Dagmara Pychynski is a Neurologist in Elkton, Maryland. Dr. Pychynski has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, Peripheral Neuropathy, and Memory Loss.

Pediatric epileptologist Babitha Haridas specializes in diagnosis and treatment of children with epilepsy, with a focus on those who have refractory epilepsy — patients who continue to have seizures despite taking multiple medications. Dr. Haridas seeks alternate modalities of treatment including ketogenic diet therapy, neurostimulation, and epilepsy surgery. Dr. Haridas obtained her medical degree from the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences. She completed residency training in pediatrics and pediatric neurology at the University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, then completed an epilepsy fellowship at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Haridas has received numerous accolades in medical education, and she is the director of the pediatric epilepsy fellowship program at Johns Hopkins. Her research interests include refractory epilepsy syndromes such as Lennox Gastaut syndrome, status epilepticus, and electrical status epilepticus in sleep. Dr. Haridas sees patients at the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center in Baltimore. She also sees patients in Maryland via telemedicine on Wednesday afternoons. Dr. Haridas is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), Seizures, Absence Seizure, and Gastrostomy.

Dr. Gregory Krauss focuses on the evaluation and treatment of seizures and epilepsy. He has a particular interest in treating medically-resistant epilepsy, evaluating unexplained seizure-like episodes, treating seizures associated with tumor and systemic illnesses and family planning counseling for patients with epilepsy. Dr. Krauss also evaluates patients who have failed standard medical therapies for possible treatment with epilepsy surgery, investigational medications or vagal nerve stimulation. Dr. Gregory Krauss received his medical degree from Oregon Health Sciences University. He then completed an internship in medicine at Greenwich Hospital. He went on to complete both a residency in neurology and a fellowship in epilepsy and electrophysiology at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Krauss currently sees patients at The Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center in Baltimore on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Dr. Krauss is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of West Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Epilepsy, and Absence Seizure.