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Pediatric Epilepsy Program, UCLA

Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery | Pediatric Epileptology | Pediatric Neuroradiology | Pediatric Anesthesiology | Pediatric Neuropathology | Pediatric Neuropsychology | Nurse Practioner | Child Life Specialist | Colleagues in Pediatric Neurology

 

Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery

Aria Fallah  
Aria Fallah, MD, MS
Co-Director of the Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Program, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery, Pediatrics

 

Mathern  
Gary W. Mathern, MD
Co-Director of the Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Program, Professor, Departments of Neurosurgery and Psychiatry & BioBehavioral Medicine

 

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Pediatric Epileptology

Raman Sankar  
Raman Sankar, MD, PhD
Director of the Pediatric Epilepsy Program, Chief of Pediatric Neurology, Professor of Neurology, Rubin Brown Distinguished Chair in Pediatric Neurology

 

Link to profile Hussain  
Shaun Hussain, MD, MS
Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatric Neurology

 

Link to profile Lerner  
Jason Lerner, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatric Neurology, Director, Pediatric Neurophysiology Lab Director, Child Neurology Residency Program

 

Link to profile Matsumoto  
Joyce Matsumoto, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatric Neurology

 

Rajsekar Rajaraman, MD  
Rajsekar Rajaraman, MD

 

Link to profile Rao  
Lekha Rao, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatric Neurology

 

Link to profile Wu  
Joyce Wu, MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatric Neurology, Director of the Tuberous Sclerosis Program

 

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Pediatric Neuroradiology

Noriko Salamon, MD, PhD  
Noriko Salamon, MD, PhD

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Pediatric Anesthesiology

Barbara Van De Wiele, MD  
Barbara Van De Wiele, MD

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Swati Patel, MD  
Swati Patel, MD

Pediatric Neuropathology

Harry Vinters, MD  
Harry Vinters, MD

 

William Yong, MD  
William Yong, MD

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Pediatric Neuropsychology

Patricia Walshaw, PhD  
Patricia Walshaw, PhD

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Nurse Practioner

 

Kristina Murata, MSN, FNP-BC
Counseling and education for epilepsy neurosurgery patients and/or families with special interest in Pediatric Epilepsy Neurosurgery, VNS therapy, and RNS therapy.

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Child Life Specialist

Alisha Sandalow, MS, CCLS  
Alisha Sandalow, MS, CCLS

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Colleagues in Pediatric Neurology

Meeryo Choe, MD  
Meeryo Choe, MD
Clinical Instructor, Pediatric Concussion/TBI Program

 

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Chris Giza, MD
Professor, Pediatric Concussion/TBI Program

 

Link to profile Kornblum  
Harley Kornblum, MD, PhD
Professor-in-Residence, General Pediatric Neurology

 

Link to profile Sharifi-Hannauer  
Pantea Sharifi-Hannauer, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Behavioral Pediatric Neurology, Autism

 

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