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 - Eric Kossoff MD
Ketogenic Diet Editor
Baltimore, MD - 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 - Matthew Hoerth MD
Seizure Emergency Editor
Phoenix, AZ - 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
Contributors and Former Editors
Epilepsy.com Staff
- Nathan DeVault
Vice President of Marketing and Communications - David Jost
Senior Director of Digital Strategy - Sara Wyen
Communications Manager - Kim Lieberman
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