Christopher T. Skidmore
Expertise in
17
conditions

Dr. Christopher T. Skidmore

Neurology
Jefferson Health
Vickie & Jack Farber Institute For Neuroscience - Honickman Center
1101 Chestnut Street, Floor 10, 
Philadelphia, PA 
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth

Expertise in
17
conditions
Jefferson Health
Vickie & Jack Farber Institute For Neuroscience - Honickman Center
1101 Chestnut Street, Floor 10, 
Philadelphia, PA 
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Overview

Christopher Skidmore is a Neurologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Skidmore is highly rated in 17 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Memory Loss, and Deep Brain Stimulation. Dr. Skidmore is currently accepting new patients.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 43 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Saint Louis University School Of Medicine
Residency
Cleveland Clinic
Specialties
Neurology
Licenses
Psychiatry & Neurology in PA
Board Certifications
Neurology
Epilepsy
Neurology
Clinical Neurophysiology
Neurology
Fellowships
Cleveland Clinic
Hospital Affiliations
Jefferson Bucks Hospital
Jefferson Frankford Hospital
Jefferson Torresdale Hospital
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Vickie & Jack Farber Institute for Neuroscience - Honickman Center
1101 Chestnut Street, Floor 10, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Call: 215-955-1222

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.


43 Total Publications

Electrode Type and Long-Term Clinical Response to Responsive Neurostimulation: A Single-Center Cohort With 5-Year Follow-up.
Electrode Type and Long-Term Clinical Response to Responsive Neurostimulation: A Single-Center Cohort With 5-Year Follow-up.
Journal: Neurosurgery
Published: August 14, 2025
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  • Elite
  • Epilepsy
    Dr. Skidmore is
    Elite
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  • Seizures
    Dr. Skidmore is
    Elite
    . Learn about Seizures.
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  • Distinguished
  • Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy (ADNFLE)
    Dr. Skidmore is
    Distinguished
    . Learn about Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy (ADNFLE).
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  • Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features
    Dr. Skidmore is
    Distinguished
    . Learn about Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features.
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  • Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure
    Dr. Skidmore is
    Distinguished
    . Learn about Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure.
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  • Memory Loss
    Dr. Skidmore is
    Distinguished
    . Learn about Memory Loss.
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  • Partial Familial Epilepsy
    Dr. Skidmore is
    Distinguished
    . Learn about Partial Familial Epilepsy.
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  • Partial Seizure
    Dr. Skidmore is
    Distinguished
    . Learn about Partial Seizure.
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  • Advanced
  • Continuous Spike-Wave During Slow Sleep Syndrome
    Dr. Skidmore is
    Advanced
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  • Dravet Syndrome
    Dr. Skidmore is
    Advanced
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  • Epilepsy in Children
    Dr. Skidmore is
    Advanced
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  • Epilepsy with Myoclonic-Atonic Seizures
    Dr. Skidmore is
    Advanced
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  • Infant Epilepsy with Migrant Focal Crisis
    Dr. Skidmore is
    Advanced
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  • Myoclonic Epilepsy
    Dr. Skidmore is
    Advanced
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  • Experienced
  • Absence Seizure
    Dr. Skidmore is
    Experienced
    . Learn about Absence Seizure.
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  • Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis
    Dr. Skidmore is
    Experienced
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  • Arachnoid Cysts
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  • Arteriovenous Malformation
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  • Benign Rolandic Epilepsy
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  • Choroid Plexus Cyst
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