
Overview
Dr. Luis Fernandez is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Child Neurology. He completed is medical training the in the Dominican Republic (Pontificia Universidad Catholica Madre y Maestra) and did a post-doctoral research fellowship in the adult neuro-ICU of Columbia University Medical Center in New York City. He completed his pediatric residency, child neurology residency and clinical neurophysiology fellowship at Childrenís Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC and joined the child neurology faculty in 2016. His research interests include electroencephalographic predictors in critical ill children and critical care neurology. As a specialist in Child Neurology, Division of Epilepsy, he provides clinical care for inpatients and outpatients in the Division of Child Neurology.
His top areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), Seizures, and Deep Brain Stimulation.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 3 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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625 Kent Avenue, Cumberland, MD 21502
3580 Peach Street, Suite 100, Erie, PA 16508
Clinical Research
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Paul Lyons is a Neurologist and a Sleep Medicine provider in Winchester, Virginia. Dr. Lyons is highly rated in 23 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), Memory Loss, and Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure. Dr. Lyons is currently accepting new patients.
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Diane F. Thomas, MD, specializes in Neurology and is certified in Epilepsy and Neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Thomas received her medical education from Wake Forest School of Medicine, completed her residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center/Icahn School of Medicine, and pursued fellowships at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the University of Maryland Medical Center. Dr. Thomas is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Partial Familial Epilepsy, Partial Seizure, and Epilepsy.
Areas of Expertise
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- Deep Brain StimulationDr. Fernandez isExperienced. Learn about Deep Brain Stimulation.
- EpilepsyDr. Fernandez isExperienced. Learn about Epilepsy.
- Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS)Dr. Fernandez isExperienced. Learn about Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS).
- SeizuresDr. Fernandez isExperienced. Learn about Seizures.


