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
- Jeffrey W. Britton, MD
Autoimmune Epilepsies Editor
Rochester, MN - Sloka Iyengar, PhD
Basic Science Editor
New York, NY - Teresa Cook, RN
Children & Families Editor
Rochester, MN - Katherine C. Nickels, MD
Comorbidities (Pediatric) Editor
Rochester, MN - Katherine Noe MD, PhD
Comorbidities, Quality Care, and Wellness Editor
Phoenix, AZ - Amy Crepeau, MD
Diagnostics Editor
Phoenix, AZ - Charuta Joshi, MBBS
Epilepsy Syndromes Editor
Aurora, CO - Naymee J. Velez-Ruiz, MD
Gender Issues in Epilepsy Editor
Miami, FL - Annapurna Poduri, MD, MPH
Genetics Co-Editor
Boston, MA - Beth Rosen Sheidley, MS, CGC
Genetics Co-Editor
Boston, MA - Kamil Detyniecki, MD
Medications Co-Editor
Miami, FL - Barry Gidal, Pharm D
Medications Co-Editor
Madison, WI - Selim Benbadis, MD
NES, Controversies, and Hot Topics Editor
Tampa, FL - Angel Hernandez, MD
Pediatrics Editor / Spanish Editor / Epilepsy Foundation Professional Advisory Board Chair
Grand Rapids, MI - Nancy McNamara, MD
Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Editor
Ann Arbor, MI - Jacqueline French, MD
Research Editor / Epilepsy Foundation Chief Medical and Innovation Officer
New York, NY - Elaine Kiriakopoulos, MD, MSc
Roving Editor
Boston, MA - John Hixson, MD
Seizure Detection and Alerting Devices Editor
San Francisco, CA - Omar A. Danoun, MD
Structural Epilepsies Editor
Detroit, MI - Daniel Friedman, MD
SUDEP Editor
New York, NY - Sandra Dewar, PhD, RN, MS
Surgery and Comprehensive Epilepsy Centers Editor
Los Angeles, CA - Adriana Bermeo-Ovalle, MD
Surgery and Devices Co-Editor
Chicago, IL - Stephan U. Schuele, MD, MPH
Surgery and Devices Co-Editor
Chicago, IL - David Taplinger, MD
Wellness Editor
Scarborough, ME - Hamada Hamid Altalib, DO, MPH
Wellness & Emotional Health Comorbidities in Adults Editor
New Haven, CT - Jay Salpekar, MD
Wellness & Emotional Health Comorbidities in Children Editor
Baltimore, MD - Sandra Cushner-Weinstein, PT, LICSW, LCSW-C
Youth & Families Editor
Washington, DC
Emeritus Editors
Former Contributors and Editors
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