Section of Pediatric Epilepsy

Division of Pediatric & Developmental Neurology

pediatric epilepsy, child epilepsy, epilepsy, seizures, EEG, autism, tuberous sclerosis, Rett syndrome, CDKL5, ketogenic diet, neurostimulation, epilepsy surgery, vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), responsive neurostimulation (RNS), deep brain stimulation (DBS), hemispherotomy, hemispherectomy, temporal lobectomy, laser ablation, corpus callosotomy, stereo EEG, status epilepticus, high density EEG, neonatal seizure, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, infantile spasms, epileptic spasms, absence epilepsy, Doose syndrome, photosensitivity, juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, epileptic encephalopathy

Patient care

SLCH Pediatric Epilepsy Center

Pediatric Epilepsy Advanced Technologies Clinic (PEATC) 

Education

Fellowship in Pediatric Epilepsy

Our Team

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Mary Bertrand, MD

Mary Bertrand, MD

Professor of Neurology
Pediatric Epilepsy

 
Top areas of pediatric care: epilepsy, medically intractable epilepsy, epilepsy surgical evaluations
Thomas J. Foutz, MD, PhD

Thomas J. Foutz, MD, PhD

Instructor in Neurology
Pediatric Epilepsy

 
Top areas of pediatric care: pediatric epilepsy, electrodiagnostics, neurostimulation therapies
Krzysztof Hyrc, PhD

Krzysztof Hyrc, PhD

Associate Professor, Neurology

  Hyrc lab

Oleg Lobanov, MD, PhD

Oleg Lobanov, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Neurology
Pediatric Epilepsy

 
Top areas of pediatric care: Dravet syndrome, SCN1a, surgical evaluation
Robin Ryther, MD, PhD

Robin Ryther, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Neurology
Pediatric Epilepsy

 
Top areas of pediatric care: Rett Syndrome, MECP2 duplication, SCN8A
Kwee Liu Lin Thio, MD

Kwee Liu Lin Thio, MD

Professor of Neurology
Chief, Pediatric Epilepsy
Director, Pediatric Epilepsy Center


  Thio lab

 
Top areas of pediatric care: ketogenic diet, glucose transporter 1 deficiency syndrome, pyruvate dehydrogenase complex deficiency
Stuart Tomko, MD

Stuart Tomko, MD

Assistant Professor of Neurology
Pediatric Epilepsy

 
Top areas of pediatric care: inflammatory epilepsy, refractory seizures, surgical epilepsy
Regina Triplett, MD

Regina Triplett, MD

Instructor in Neurology
Pediatric Epilepsy

 
Top areas of pediatric care: epilepsy in infants/preterm infants/children, intraventricular hemorrhage
Judith Weisenberg, MD

Judith Weisenberg, MD

Professor of Neurology
Pediatric Epilepsy

 
Top areas of pediatric care: CDKL5, FOXG1, Rett Spectrum
Michael Wong, MD, PhD

Michael Wong, MD, PhD

Allen P. and Josephine B. Green Professor of Pediatric Neurology
Pediatric Epilepsy
Director, Tuberous Sclerosis Center


  Wong lab

 
Top areas of pediatric care: tuberous sclerosis, epilepsy, seizures

Research

Recent publications

  • The development, content and response process validation of a caregiver-reported severity measure for CDKL5 deficiency disorder
    The development, content and response process validation of a caregiver-reported severity measure for CDKL5 deficiency disorderZiniel, S. I., Mackie, A., Saldaris, J., Leonard, H., Jacoby, P., Marsh, E. D., Suter, B., Pestana-Knight, E., Olson, H. E., Price, D., Weisenberg, J., Rajaraman, R., VanderVeen, G., Benke, T. A., Downs, J. & Demarest, S., Nov 2023, In: Epilepsy Research. 197, 107231.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • GWAS meta-analysis of over 29,000 people with epilepsy identifies 26 risk loci and subtype-specific genetic architecture
    GWAS meta-analysis of over 29,000 people with epilepsy identifies 26 risk loci and subtype-specific genetic architectureInternational League Against Epilepsy Consortium on Complex Epilepsies, Sep 2023, In: Nature Genetics. 55, 9, p. 1471-1482 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Safety of intravenous lacosamide in hospitalized children and neonates
    Safety of intravenous lacosamide in hospitalized children and neonatesFong, S. L., Utidjian, L., Kaur, M., Abend, N. S., Wainwright, M. S., Grande, K. M., Foskett, N., Roebling, R., Guerriero, R. M., Jain, B., Rao, S., Stoltenberg, M., Williams, P., Yuen, N., Dickinson, K., McDonald, J., Maltenfort, M. & Forrest, C. B., Sep 2023, In: Epilepsia. 64, 9, p. 2297-2309 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • A Survey of Pediatric Neurocritical Care Fellowship Training in North America
    A Survey of Pediatric Neurocritical Care Fellowship Training in North AmericaHong, S. J., Wainwright, M. S., Abend, N. S., Appavu, B. L., Francoeur, C., Erklauer, J. C., Guerguerian, A. M., Guerriero, R. M., Guilliams, K. P., Lee-Eng, J., Loeb, J., Lovett, M. E., Murphy, S. A., Pardo, A. C., Pineda Soto, J. A., Ruzas, C. M. & Topjian, A. A., Sep 2023, In: Pediatric Neurology. 146, p. 1-7 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Surgical outcomes of open and laser interstitial thermal therapy approaches for corpus callosotomy in pediatric epilepsy
    Surgical outcomes of open and laser interstitial thermal therapy approaches for corpus callosotomy in pediatric epilepsyAum, D. J., Reynolds, R. A., McEvoy, S., Tomko, S., Zempel, J., Roland, J. L. & Smyth, M. D., Sep 2023, In: Epilepsia. 64, 9, p. 2274-2285 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Section’s research profile

Contact Us

Leadership

Kwee Liu Lin Thio, MD, PhD
Chief, Section of Pediatric Epilepsy
Professor of Neurology

Patient Appointments

Voice: 314-454-6120