
Overview
I’m a pediatric neurologist and chief of pediatric neurology at Duke. My specialty is pediatric epilepsy. It’s extremely rewarding to treat a child because you are changing the life of not only the patient but also of their family. The most important thing in treating a patient is listening and forming a connection. You have to know where the patient and the family are coming from. By listening and observing, I can better understand their needs and then apply the most advanced knowledge and technologies to help them. There is a lot of patient education that goes on and it’s very important and most delightful to do that in close partnership and alliance with the family particularly in an often complex disorder like childhood epilepsy. Outside of work, I enjoy classical music, reading, biking, jogging and traveling, but what I truly enjoy most of all is taking care of patients.
Dr. Mikati is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood, Epilepsy in Children, Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome, and Increased Head Circumference.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 145 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
2301 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27710
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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Areas of Expertise
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- Elite
- Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood
- Distinguished
- Epilepsy in ChildrenDr. Mikati isDistinguished. Learn about Epilepsy in Children.
- Advanced
- Achalasia Microcephaly SyndromeDr. Mikati isAdvanced. Learn about Achalasia Microcephaly Syndrome.
- Increased Head CircumferenceDr. Mikati isAdvanced. Learn about Increased Head Circumference.
- MicrocephalyDr. Mikati isAdvanced. Learn about Microcephaly.
- Wolf-Hirschhorn SyndromeDr. Mikati isAdvanced. Learn about Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome.
- Experienced
- Cerebral HypoxiaDr. Mikati isExperienced. Learn about Cerebral Hypoxia.
- Genetic Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+)
- HypotoniaDr. Mikati isExperienced. Learn about Hypotonia.
- PIK3CA-Related Overgrowth SpectrumDr. Mikati isExperienced. Learn about PIK3CA-Related Overgrowth Spectrum.


