Expert Details
Epilepsy, Neurology, Epilepsy Treatment, Neuroimaging in Epilepsy
ID: 731243
Pennsylvania, USA
Expert has extensive experience with managing drug treatments for epilepsy and has experience with all of the currently approved antiepileptic medications. She also has experience with the vagal nerve stimulator, NeuroPace RNS System, laser ablation, and other epilepsy surgical options. She has experience with all types of epilepsy including temporal lobe epilepsy, other partial epilepsies and primary generalized epilepsies.
Expert is a board certified neurologist and is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at the University of Pennsylvania.
She has consulted for multiple companies on epilepsy related topics including epilepsy medications and brain stimulation devices for epilepsy including vagal nerve stimulation.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2011 | Degree: Masters in Translational Research | Subject: Epilepsy Research | Institution: University of Pennsylvania |
| Year: 2004 | Degree: MD | Subject: Medicine | Institution: Yale School of Medicine |
| Year: 1999 | Degree: BS | Subject: Neuroscience | Institution: Brown University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2013 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Assistant Professor of Neurology | Department: Neurology |
Responsibilities:Expert is the Medical Director of Epilepsy Monitoring Unit and the Epilepsy Surgical Program. Her research interests include epilepsy neuroimaging and intracranial EEG recordings. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2011 to 2013 | Employer: Crozer Chester Medical Center | Title: Assistant Professor of Neurology at Temple and Drexel Universities | Department: Neurology |
Responsibilities:Expert was medical director of Electrophysiology and the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit. She was on the resident education committee. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2009 to 2011 | Employer: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania | Title: Instructor of Neurology | Department: Neurology |
Responsibilities:Expert was a member of the Epilepsy Division. She was enrolled in the Masters in Translational Research degree program. |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
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| Years: 1999 to 2000 | Agency: NIH | Role: Research Assistant | Description: |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| American Academy of Neurology American Epilepsy Society |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Board Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (2008-present) with epilepsy subspecialty exam (2016-present) American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology diplomate (2010-present) • Passed the Advanced Examination in Central Clinical Neurophysiology with added competency in Epilepsy Monitoring |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Medical Director of the Penn Epilepsy Monitoring Unit and Epilepsy Surgical Program |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Dreifuss-Penry Epilepsy Award, American Academy of Neurology Fellow of the American Epilepsy Society (FAES) NIH Director’s BLOG posting Penn Faculty Pathways Program Best Doctors Recognition, Philadelphia Life Young Investigator Award • Neurobiology of Disease in Children McCabe Pilot Award • Localizing Epileptic Networks using Novel Glutamate Imaging CBICA (Center for Biomedical Image Computing and Analytics) Seed Award • Hippocampal Subfield Volumetry and Functional Connectivity on 7T MRI: Potential Biomarkers in Medically Refractory Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Top Doctors, Main Line Today National Epilepsy Foundation Research Grant K12 Award from the NIH Top Scholar Epilepsy Fellow National Epifellow Scientific Forum Participant Merck Book Award, Yale University School of Medicine Honors BS degree in Neuroscience, Brown University Associate Member of Sigma Xi, Brown University chapter |
| Medical / Professional |
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| Neurology Department Hospital • Assistant Professor, Epilepsy Center • Assistant Director, Epilepsy Center • Medical Director of Epilepsy Monitoring Unit and Surgical Program • Member of the Neuroscience and Bioengineering Graduate Groups • Associate Director, Center for Neuroengineering and Therapeutics Neurology Department Hospital of the University • Medical Director of the EEG Lab Neurology Department Crozer Chester Medical Center • Clinical Assistant Professor, University • Adjunct Assistant Professor, University • Adjunct Assistant Professor, University • Director of the EEG lab and Epilepsy Monitoring Unit Neurology Department Hospital of the University • Instructor of Neurology, Epilepsy Division • Teaching Assistant in second year Medical Student Neurology course • Lecturer to rotating third year Medical students on Epilepsy Neurology Department Yale University School of Medicine • Research assistant in the laboratory Yale University Cell Biology Department • Teaching assistant for cell biology and histology National Institute of Mental Health Bethesda, MD • Pre-doctoral Intramural Research Fellow in the Behavioral Endocrinology Branch Neuroscience Department Brown University • Laboratory assistant Received Honors BSc degree based on thesis work in lab |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| She has over 40 publications and multiple abstracts |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| I have served as an expert witness for medical malpractice cases and for cases related to patent law. |
| Training / Seminars |
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| I have given several grand rounds talks prior on Epilepsy (presurgical evaluation and intensive care unit EEG/epilepsy management). I have given countless lectures on epilepsy to medical students and residents at Penn, Drexel and Temple Universities. I have also spoken at multiple academic and medical conferences. |
| Vendor Selection |
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| n/a |
| Marketing Experience |
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| I am expert in epilepsy and neurology. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
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| English |
Fields of Expertise
anterior temporal lobectomy, anticonvulsant drug, barbiturate, clinical neurophysiology, electroencephalogram, electroencephalograph, electroencephalography, epilepsy, epileptic seizure, nerve stimulator, neurology, partial epilepsies, phenobarbital, phenytoin, seizure, temporal lobe epilepsy, hemispherectomy, paralysis, cranial nerve disease, neurodegenerative disease, encephalomalacia, neuropathy, headache, cerebral palsy, brain injury, brain disease, mental retardation, neurodiagnostics, neurodiagnosis, hydrocephalus, encephalitis, intracranial pressure, dementia, nerve stimulation, neuroradiography, neurofibromatosis, nerve, photogenic epilepsy, strobe light, neuropharmacology, neuroanatomy, neurobiology, multiple sclerosis, electroencephalogram equipment, neurosyphilis, nervous system disease, encephalopathy, brain surgery, brain, Alzheimer's disease