Our Editors
The Epilepsy.com Editorial Board is comprised of renowned experts who cover a wide range of disciplines in the field of epilepsy treatment and research. They are constantly adding critically important content to help users learn about the spectrum of epilepsy and seizures, discover the latest news on treatments, understand how to manage epilepsy, and find help for living with seizures.
Andres M. Kanner, MD
Co-Editor-in-Chief
Elaine Wirrell, MD
Co-Editor-in-Chief
Topic Editors
- Adriana Bermeo-Ovalle, MD
Surgery and Devices Co-Editor
Chicago, IL - Angel Hernandez, MD
Pediatrics Editor / Spanish Editor / Epilepsy Foundation Professional Advisory Board Chair
Grand Rapids, MI - Barry Gidal, Pharm D
Medications Co-Editor
Madison, WI - Beth Rosen Sheidley, MS, CGC
Genetics Co-Editor
Boston, MA - Charuta Joshi, MBBS
Epilepsy Syndromes Editor
Aurora, CO - Daniel Friedman, MD
SUDEP Editor
New York, NY - David Taplinger, MD
Wellness Editor
Scarborough, ME - Elaine Kiriakopoulos, MD, MSc
Roving Editor
Boston, MA - Hamada Hamid Altalib, DO, MPH
Wellness & Emotional Health Comorbidities in Adults Editor
New Haven, CT - Jacqueline French, MD
Research Editor / Epilepsy Foundation Chief Medical and Innovation Officer
New York, NY - Jay Salpekar, MD
Wellness & Emotional Health Comorbidities in Children Editor
Baltimore, MD - Jeffrey W. Britton, MD
Autoimmune Epilepsies Editor
Rochester, MN - John Hixson, MD
Seizure Detection and Alerting Devices Editor
San Francisco, CA - Kamil Detyniecki, MD
Medications Co-Editor
Miami, FL - Katherine C. Nickels, MD
Comorbidities (Pediatric) Editor
Rochester, MN - Nancy McNamara, MD
Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Editor
Ann Arbor, MI - Maureen Mulhern, MS, MAT, CGC
Genetics Co-editor
New York, NY - Naymee J. Velez-Ruiz, MD
Gender Issues in Epilepsy Editor
Miami, FL - Omar A. Danoun, MD
Structural Epilepsies Editor
Detroit, MI - Patricia E. Penovich, MD
Seizure Action Plan Editor
St. Paul, MN - Sandra Cushner-Weinstein, PT, LICSW, LCSW-C
Youth & Families Editor
Washington, DC - Sandra Dewar, PhD, RN, MS
Surgery and Comprehensive Epilepsy Centers Editor
Los Angeles, CA - Selim Benbadis, MD
NES, Controversies, and Hot Topics Editor
Tampa, FL - Sloka Iyengar, PhD
Basic Science Editor
New York, NY - Stephan U. Schuele, MD, MPH
Surgery and Devices Co-Editor
Chicago, IL
Former Contributors and Editors
- Teresa Cook, RN
- Amy Crepeau, MD
- Orrin Devinsky, MD
- Robert Fisher MD, PhD
- Nathan Fountain, MD
- Christianne N. Heck, MD
- Matthew Hoerth, MD
- Mohamad Koubeissi, MD
- Eric Kossoff, MD
- Katherine Noe MD, PhD
- Annapurna Poduri, MD, MPH
- Joseph I. Sirven, MD
- Steven Schachter, MD
- Anup Patel, MD
- Robert Wechsler, MD, PhD
- Kristine Ziemba, MD, PhD
Resources
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Epilepsy Medication
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Epilepsy and Seizures Helpline
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Tools & Resources
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