Comprehensive Epilepsy Center

  • Meet the Team

    The Comprehensive Epilepsy Center at Cincinnati Children's is home to specialists with a variety of backgrounds and areas of focus. As a team, this diversity makes us better prepared to care for your child's unique needs.

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    Director - Comprehensive Epilepsy Center

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    Tracy A. Glauser, MD
    Director, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center

    513-636-4222

    tracy.glauser@cchmc.org

    Tracy A. Glauser, MD

    Director, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center

    Co-Director, Genetic Pharmacology Service

    Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4222

    Fax: 513-636-3980

    Email: tracy.glauser@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Clinical Interests

    Epilepsy; pharmacogenetics; clinical pharmacology

    Research Interests

    Clinical pharmacology; pharmacogenetics; antiepileptic clinical trials 

    Biography

    Tracy A. Glauser, MD, is professor of Pediatrics, director of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center and co-director of the Genetic Pharmacology Service at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Dr. Glauser received his medical degree, cum laude, from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, PA. He completed his residency in pediatrics at the John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD, and fellowship in child neurology at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Glauser completed a National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke research fellowship in pediatric neurology and was a fellow in epilepsy and electroencephalography at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri.

    Dr. Glauser has authored and co-authored more than 130 articles and book chapters, been involved with the development of 6 evidence based guidelines about epilepsy therapy and given over 150 invited lectures throughout the world. He has been the principal investigator on multiple NIH grants. Currently, Dr. Glauser directs the NIH funded Childhood Absence Epilepsy clinical trial involving 32 pediatric centers around the United States. Dr. Glauser’s fields of expertise are pediatric neurology, pediatric epilepsy, clinical pharmacology and pharmacogenetics.

    Education and Training

    MD: Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, 1985.

    Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD.

    Fellowship: St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO.

    Certification: Pediatrics, 1990; Neurology (with special competence in child neurology), 1991.

    Publications

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    Grants

    Sodium channel gene variation in the treatment of epilepsy. Collaborator. Apr 2009 - Mar 2014. #R01NS062756.

    The epilepsy phenome/ genome project (EPGP). Pharmacogenetics Core/Site Principal Investigator. May 2007- Apr 2012. #R01NS053998.

    Director - Epilepsy Surgery Program

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    Hansel M Greiner, MD
    Co-Director, Epilepsy Surgery Program

    513-636-4222

    hansel.greiner@cchmc.org

    Hansel M. Greiner, MD

    Co-Director, Epilepsy Surgery Program

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4222

    Email: hansel.greiner@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Pediatric epilepsy; medically refractory epilepsy

    Education and Training

    MD: Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA 2005.

    Residency: Neurology, Wake Forest Baptist University Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC.

    Fellowships: Pediatric Neurology and Pediatric Epilepsy, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.

    Certification: Neurology, 2011.

    Publications

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    Grants

    Focal Cortical Dysplasia as an "mTORopathy": identifying a biomarker pathway in treatment resistant pediatric epilepsy. Primary Investigator. Institutional Clinical and Translational Science Award. Dec 2011-Dec 2012.
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    Francesco T. Mangano, DO, FACOS
    Director, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery

    513-636-4726

    francesco.mangano@cchmc.org

    Francesco T. Mangano, DO, FACOS

    Director, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery

    Co-Director, Epilepsy Surgery Program

    Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Surgery

    Phone: 513-636-4726

    Fax: 513-636-2808

    Email: francesco.mangano@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Clinical Interests

    Epilepsy surgery; spinal deformity; hydrocephalus; oncology

    Research Interests

    Epilepsy; spine and spinal cord tumors; spinal deformity; hydrocephalus; cerebrovascular disease

    Biography

    Francesco Mangano, MD, joined the Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Cincinnati Children's in July 2005, as an associate professor of neurosurgery.

    A graduate of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dr. Mangano completed his neurosurgical residency at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in 2004 followed by a fellowship in pediatric neurosurgery at St. Louis Children's Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri.

    Since joining the faculty of the division of pediatric neurosurgery at this Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, he has been instrumental in developing our nationally renowned Pediatric Epilepsy Program and is Director of the Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Program. This program has already given many children a chance to experience a whole new life with marked reduction in the frequency of their debilitating seizures. After extensive evaluation and state of the art imaging and monitoring of the seizures, surgical intervention in many cases can then be exactly targeted to the source of the seizures. An extensive array of surgical techniques may be offered these patients, which ranges from implantation of a vagal nerve stimulator to resection of one whole side of the brain.

    In addition, he is a co-principal investigator for an NIH-funded multi-institutional research study investigating advanced MRI imaging techniques in children with congenital hydrocephalus. This is only one of his numerous active research projects which have resulted in numerous publications, book chapters and national and international presentations in the fields of epilepsy, diffusion tensor imaging (MRI) of hydrocephalus, traumatic brain injury, and vascular and neoplastic brain lesions. He also has expertise in complex disorders of the spine and spinal cord, including spinal cord tumors, and craniocervical junction.

    Education and Training

    DO: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM), Philadelphia, PA.

    Residency: NYCOM-Long Island, Jewish Medical Center / North Shore University Health System, New Hyde Park, NY.

    Fellowship: Washington University School of Medicine-St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO.

    Publications

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    Grants

    Longitudinal DTI study in children treated for congenital hydrocephalus. Co-Principal Investigator. National Institutes of Health. 2009-2013. #R01-01 NS066932.

    Rodent Models of Congenital Hydrocephalus. Co-Principal Investigator. Supplement to McLaurin Fund.  Jul 2010 – Jun 2013.

    Change the Outcome Fund. Co-investigator. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Aug 2009 – Jun 2011.

    Directors - New Onset Seizure Clinic

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    Avani C. Modi, PhD
    Co-Director, New Onset Seizure Clinic

    513-636-4864

    avani.modi@cchmc.org

    Avani C. Modi, PhD

    Co-Director, New Onset Seizure Clinic

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4864

    Fax: 513-803-0415

    Email: avani.modi@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Clinical Interests

    Adjustment and adaptation in pediatric epilepsy

    Research Interests

    Treatment adherence; health-related quality of life; epilepsy; obesity; cystic fibrosis; sickle cell disease; bariatric surgery

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    Biography

    Avani Modi, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and the Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology (Center for the Promotion of Treatment Adherence and Self-Management) at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Her research lab focuses on adherence to pediatric medical regimens, including the measurement of adherence, identifying barriers to effective disease management, and developing and evaluating family-based interventions to improve adherence, especially within pediatric epilepsy. She also has an interest in the development  of health-related quality-of-life outcome measures.

    Education and Training

    BS: Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1998.

    MS: University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 2001.

    PhD: University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 2004.

    Internship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2004.

    Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2006.

    Publications

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    Grants

    Improving Treatment Adherence for Children with New-Onset Epilepsy. Principal Investigator. National Institutes of Health. Apr 2007 - Mar 2012. #1K23NS058363-01.  

    Improving Adherence to Treatment for Sickle Cell Disease. Sub-study Co-Investigator.  Comprehensive Sickle Cell Grant,National Institutes of Health. Apr 2008 - Mar 2012. 

    Adolescent Bariatrics: Assessing Health Benefits and Risks. Co-investigator. National Institutes of Health. Jul 2006 - Jun 2011.  #1U01DK07249301.

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    Diego A. Morita, MD
    Co-Director, New Onset Seizure Clinic

    513-636-4222

    diego.morita@cchmc.org

    Diego A. Morita, MD

    Co-Director, New Onset Seizure Clinic

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4222

    Fax: 513-636-1888

    Email: diego.morita@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Clinical Interests

    Epilepsy; therapeutic drug management; pharmacogenetics

    Research Interests

    Clinical pharmacology; population pharmacokinetics; antiepileptic drug tolerability

    Biography

    Dr. Morita obtained his Medical Degree with honors from the University of Buenos Aires School of Medicine in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He finished a three-year residency in Pediatrics at Buenos Aires British Hospital in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In 1996, he came to the United States and continued his training in Pediatrics at Miami Children's Hospital in Miami, Florida.

    Dr. Morita was then a resident in Neurology at the University of Cincinnati, and later a fellow in Child Neurology at Cincinnati Children's. He completed fellowship training in Clinical Neurophysiology and Epilepsy, and Epilepsy Clinical Neuropharmacology, both at Cincinnati Children's.

    After his fellowships, Dr. Morita opened a Child Neurology private practice in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and in 2005 returned and joined the faculty at Cincinnati Children's.

    Dr. Morita's interests currently include the objective assessment of antiepileptic drug side effects, pharmacogenetics of antiepileptic drugs, and individualization of drug therapy.

    Education and Training

    MD: University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1992.

    Residency: Buenos Aires British Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Miami Children's Hospital, Miami, FL; University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.

    Fellowship: Child Neurology: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH; Clinical Neurophysiology and Epilepsy: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH; Epilepsy Clinical Neuropharmacology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.

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    Providers

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    Ellen L. Air, MD, PhD
    Faculty Neurosurgeon

    513-636-4726

    ellen.air@cchmc.org

    Ellen L. Air, MD, PhD

    Faculty Neurosurgeon

    University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

    Phone: 513-636-4726

    Email: ellen.air@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Movement disorders; epilepsy; deep brain stimulation; chronic pain syndromes; spinal cord stimulation

    Biography

    Ellen Air, MD, PhD joined the Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery in September 2011. After earning her doctorate and medical degrees at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, she completed her residency in neurosurgery with the UC Department of Neurosurgery. Dr. Air continued her training with a fellowship in neurosurgical treatment of epilepsy, movement disorders, and pain at the University of California, San Francisco and San Francisco VA Medical Center.

    Dr. Air specializes in the use of deep brain stimulation for the treatment of dystonia, a disabling movement disorder which often presents in childhood. She brings particular expertise in the use of real-time magnetic resonance imaging to guide deep brain stimulator placement. This approach allows for highly accurate placement with improved patient comfort. In addition, Dr. Air treats a variety of chronic intractable pain syndromes using spinal cord stimulation which delivers electrical stimulation to the spinal cord, interrupting pain signals traveling to the brain.

    In addition to seeing patients at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Dr. Air is in private practice with Mayfield Clinic. She also serves as assistant professor of neurosurgery and director of the Division of Epilepsy at UC, and is a member of the UC Epilepsy Center and the UC Neuroscience Institute.

    Dr. Air's professional memberships include the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, World Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Women in Neurosurgery, and the American Medical Association. She is board-eligible with the American Board of Neurological Surgeons (ABNS).

    Education and Training

    PhD: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 2002.

    MD: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 2004.

    Residency: University of Cincinnati Department of Neurosurgery 2004-2010.

    Fellowship: Epilepsy, Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, San Francisco VA Medical Center and University of California, San Francisco; 2011.

    Publications

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    Grants

    Development of a system for the rapid detection of high-frequency oscillations during epilepsy surgery. Mayfield Neuroscience Research and Education Fund. 2011 - 2012.

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    Todd M. Arthur, MD
    Pediatric Epileptologist

    513-636-4222

    Todd M. Arthur, MD

    Pediatric Epileptologist

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4222

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    Specialties

    Neurophysiology in the ICU; epilepsy

     

    Education and Training

    MD: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH.

    Residency: Pediatrics, West Virginia University, Charleston; Pediatric Neurology, University of Washington.

    Fellowship: Pediatric Clinical Neurophysiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.

    Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, 2002.


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    Ravindra Arya, MD, DM
    Epilepsy Fellow, Division of Neurology

    513-636-4222

    ravindra.arya@cchmc.org

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    Ravindra Arya, MD, DM

    Epilepsy Fellow, Division of Neurology

    Phone: 513-636-4222

    Email: ravindra.arya@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Epilepsy surgery; EEG source localization; functional mapping

    Biography

    Ravindra Arya, MD, DM, is a clinical fellow in Pediatric Epilepsy. He has been a principal investigator for 2 clinical trials:

    1. Intranasal versus Intravenous lorazepam for control of acute seizures in children: A randomized, open-label, non-inferiority study (NCT 00735527).

    This trial showed non-inferiority of intranasal route for administration of lorazepam in children with acute convulsive seizures. In such children achieving timely venous access can be challenging and this study provided evidence for an alternative.

    2. Oral folic acid supplementation for prevention of phenytoin induced gingival overgrowth: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study (NCT 00781196). 

    Phenytoin is still the most common anti-seizure medication across the world, due to wide use in developing countries. Many children develop gingival overgrowth as an adverse effect, which has cosmetic and medical implications. This study provided class I evidence for preventive role of folic acid in this condition. 

    He has also been co-investigator another clinical trial:

    Effectiveness and safety of Donepezil in boys with Fragile-X syndrome: A randomized, double-blind, controlled study (Clinical Trials Registry of India 2008-000229).

    Currently, he has an IRB approved protocol for studying “Language mapping by event related changes in high gamma spectral power during spontaneous conversation in patients with medically refractory epilepsy”

    Education and Training

    Medical School: NSCB Medical College, Rani Durgavati University, Jabalpur, MP, India, 2001.

    Residency: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India, 2010.

    Publications

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    Peggy O. Clark, RN, MSN, APN
    Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

    513-636-8467

    peggy.clark@cchmc.org

    Peggy O. Clark, RN, MSN, APN

    Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

    University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

    Phone: 513-636-8467

    Fax: 513-636-1888

    Email: peggy.clark@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Pediatric epilepsy; new onset and treatment resistant epilepsy; antiepileptic clinical trials 

     

    Biography

    Peggy Clark received her undergraduate nursing degree from the University of Kentucky. She graduated with honors from the university’s Honors Program, served as student senator for the College of Nursing, and was named Outstanding Nursing Student in her senior year. She has worked at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center since receiving her undergraduate nursing degree, and has been a clinical nurse, Assistant Head Nurse, Educational Nurse Specialist, and a nurse practitioner with an epilepsy research focus since 1995. She is a member of the Children’s Medical Center Federal Credit Union Board of Directors, The Greater Cincinnati Epilepsy Foundation Board of Directors, and the APN Professional Inquiry Council.

    Education and Training

    BSN: University of Kentucky, 1979

    MSN: University of Kentucky, 1985

    Post-Masters Clinical Scholar (PNP): University of Kentucky, 1995

    Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center, 1995  

    Grants

    The epilepsy phenome / genome project (EPGP). Study Coordinator. National Institutes of Health. May 2007- Apr 2012. #R01NS053998.

    Childhood absence epilepsy: PK, PD-Pharmacogenetics. Project Manager / Study Coordinator. National Institutes of Health. Sep 2003- Oct 2010. #R01NS045911-04.
     

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    Hansel M Greiner, MD
    Co-Director, Epilepsy Surgery Program

    513-636-4222

    hansel.greiner@cchmc.org

    Hansel M. Greiner, MD

    Co-Director, Epilepsy Surgery Program

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4222

    Email: hansel.greiner@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Pediatric epilepsy; medically refractory epilepsy

    Education and Training

    MD: Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA 2005.

    Residency: Neurology, Wake Forest Baptist University Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC.

    Fellowships: Pediatric Neurology and Pediatric Epilepsy, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.

    Certification: Neurology, 2011.

    Publications

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    Grants

    Focal Cortical Dysplasia as an "mTORopathy": identifying a biomarker pathway in treatment resistant pediatric epilepsy. Primary Investigator. Institutional Clinical and Translational Science Award. Dec 2011-Dec 2012.
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    Barbara E. Hallinan, MD, PhD
    Pediatric Neurologist

    513-636-4222

    Barbara E. Hallinan, MD, PhD

    Pediatric Neurologist

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4222

    Fax: 513-636-1888

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    Specialties

    Infantile epilepsy
     

    Education and Training

    PhD: Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 1989.

    MD: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, 2001.

    Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.

    Certification: Pediatrics, 2007; Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology, 2007.

    Publications

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    Katherine D. Holland-Bouley, MD, PhD

    Pediatric Epileptologist

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

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    Specialties

    Mechanisms of epileptogenesis

    Education and Training

    MD: Washington University, St Louis MO, 1991.

    PhD (pharmacology): Washington University, St Louis MO, 1991.

    Internship: Children's Hospital, Boston MA.

    Residency: St Louis Children's Hospital, St Louis, MO.

    Certification: Neurology with added qualification in pediatric neurology, 2000.

    Publications

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    Sejal V. Jain, MD
    Director, Epilepsy-Sleep Clinical Program

    513-636-4222

    sejal.jain@cchmc.org

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    Sejal V. Jain, MD

    Director, Epilepsy-Sleep Clinical Program

    Director, Epilepsy/Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship Program

    Pediatric Epileptologist

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4222

    Email: sejal.jain@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Clinical Interests

    Medical and surgical management of epilepsy; sleep disorders

    Research Interests

    Sleep disorders in children with epilepsy; clinical drug trials

    Biography

    Dr. Jain is a clinical researcher who is trained in pediatric epilepsy and sleep medicine. Her clinical research is focused on sleep disorders in children with epilepsy. The core of her research is to identify the best treatment options for sleep disorders in children with epilepsy and evaluate the impact on seizure control. Dr. Jain is also interested in antiepileptic drug trials.

    Dr. Jain developed and is currently directing the Epilepsy-Sleep Clinical Program. She also directs the Epilepsy/Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship Program. She is ranked among America’s top physicians (Consumer Research Council of America, 2009-2012).

    Education and Training

    MD: Gujarat University, India.

    Residency: Nassau University Medical Center, NY.

    Fellowships: Clinical Neurophysiology and Pediatric Neurology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia; Sleep Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.

    Certifications: Neurology (Child Neurology); Clinical Neurophysiology, Sleep Medicine.

    Publications

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    Grants

    Clinical Research Feasibility Funds (CReFF). Principle Investigator. Center for Clinical and Translational Science and Training, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Apr 2010 - Jul 2013.

    Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA). Principle Investigator. The National Center for Research Resources, NIH. Jul 2010 - Jul 2013. USPHS Grant # UL1RR026314.


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    Sally R. Monahan, DNP, CPNP
    Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

    513-636-4222

    sally.monahan@cchmc.org

    Sally R. Monahan, DNP, CPNP

    Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

    University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

    Phone: 513-636-4222

    Fax: 513-636-3980

    Email: sally.monahan@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Epilepsy

    Education and Training

    Doctor of Nursing Practice: The Ohio State University, 2012.

    MSN, CPNP: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.

    RN, BSN: College of Mount St. Joseph Cincinnati, OH.

    Certification: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, 2000.

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    Douglas F. Rose, MD
    Pediatric Epileptologist

    513-636-4222

    douglas.rose@cchmc.org

    Douglas F. Rose, MD

    Pediatric Epileptologist

    Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4222

    Fax: 513-636-3980

    Email: douglas.rose@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Clinical Interests

    Epilepsy; improvement of the quality of life for children with epilepsy; studies of brain and physiology to better understand brain function

    Research Interests

    Neuropharmacology; epilepsy surgery; central auditory processing; magnetoencephalography; functional cortical mapping; fMRI; SPECT; vagus nerve stimulator; ketogenic diet; language development and language disorders

    Biography

    Dr. Rose grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. He and his wife lived briefly in Fairborn and Dayton, Ohio when first married. Subsequently they moved to Washington, DC to study and work at the National Institutes of Health. They then moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico for several years to continue work and research, before moving to Memphis, Tennessee and then Cincinnati.

    Education and Training

    MD: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, 1977

    Residency: Rainbow Babies and Childrens, Cleveland, Ohio, 1979

    Fellowship: University Hospitals, Cleveland, Ohio, 1982

    Instructor:, Department of Neurology, University Hospitals, Cleveland, Ohio, 1983

    Fellowship: Epilepsy, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md., 1983-1984

    Fellowship: Neurophysiology, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md., 1984-1985

    Medical Staff Fellow: Clinical Epilepsy Section, National Institutes of Health, 1983-1984

    Medical Staff Fellow: EEG Laboratory, National Institutes of Health, 1984-1986

    Medical Staff Fellow: Unit on Neurophysiology, National Institutes of Health, 1986-1987

    Senior Staff Fellow: Unit on Neurophysiology, National Institutes of Health, 1987-1989

    Associate Professor: Department of Neurology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, N.M., 1989-1992

    Director: Center for Magnetoencephalography, Albuquerque, N.M., 1989-1992

    Associate Professor: Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tenn. 1992-2000

    Associate Professor: Department of Neurology, University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tenn. 1992-2000

    Adjunct Associate Professor: Memphis Speech and Hearing Center, Department of Audiology, University of Memphis, Tenn., 1998-present.

    Division Chief: Child Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee, 1994-2000

    Medical Director: Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Le Bonheur Children's Medical, Center, Memphis, Tenn., 1992-2000

    Director: Cincinnati Children's Neurodiagnostic Laboratory, 2003 to present.

    Director: Cincinnati Children's Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship Program, 2001 to present.

    Medical Director: Cincinnati Children's MEG Center, 2005 to present.

    Certification: Pediatrics 1984 ; Neurology with special competence in Child Neurology 1984; Clinical Neurophysiology 1986; Added Qualifications in Clinical Neurophysiology 1994

    Practice Locations: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Main Campus; Outpatient Services -- Anderson


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    Shannon M. Standridge, MPH, DO

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4222

    Email: neurodesk@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    General neurology

    Education and Training

    Fellowship: Neurophysiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2008; Neurology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, 2007.

    Residency: Pediatrics, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, 2004.

    MPH: The Ohio State University College of Public Health, Columbus, OH, 2008.

    DO: Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, Kansas City, MO, 2002.

    BS: Biology, Lyon College, Batesville, AS, 1997.

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    Jeffrey R. Tenney, MD, PhD

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-7301

    Email: jeffrey.tenney@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Epilepsy; EEG; MEG; Functional MRI

    Biography

    Jeffrey Tenney, MD, PhD, is an assistant professor of Pediatrics and Neurology within the Department of Neurology and Comprehensive Epilepsy Center at CCHMC. He has a joint academic appointment in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Tenney graduated with his BS and MS from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, MA. He earned his MD and PhD degrees at the University of Massachusetts Medical School where he was awarded a pre-doctoral fellowship (F30 NRSA) from the National Institutes of Health. He completed his residency in Child Neurology followed by a fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.

    Dr. Tenney’s research interests include mapping the onset and spread of generalized seizures and how these patterns may relate to treatment response and clinical outcome. Dr. Tenney has received a “Taking Flight Award” from CURE (Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy) to fund this work. Clinically, Dr. Tenney evaluates and manages patients with epilepsy in the New Onset Seizure clinic and the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit. He also reads electroencephalograms (EEGs) and has a special interest in patients with Childhood Absence Epilepsy (CAE). Dr. Tenney is a member of the American Epilepsy Society, Organization for Human Brain Mapping and Child Neurology Society.

    Education and Training

    MD/PhD: University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 2006.

    Residency: Child Neurology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2011.

    Fellowship: Clinical Neurophysiology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2011.

    Certification: Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology, 2011.

    Publications

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    Grants

    Seizure Generator Location and Antiepileptic Drug Efficacy. Principal Investigator. CURE (Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy) “Taking Flight Award”. Feb 2011-Dec 2012.

    Imaging the effect of centrotemporal spikes and seizures on language in children. Collaborator. NINDS. Sep 2011-June 2016.

    Cameron Thomas, MD

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4222

    Email: cameron.thomas@cchmc.org

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    Education and Training

    MD: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, 2005.

    Residency: Child Neurology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, OH.

    Certification: Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology, 2010.

    Publications

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    Michele M. Turner, RN, CNP
    Clinical Nurse Specialist, Neurology / Epilepsy

    513-636-1756

    michele.turner@cchmc.org

    Michele M. Turner, RN, CNP

    Clinical Nurse Specialist, Neurology / Epilepsy

    University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

    Adjunct Faculty / Wright State University

    Phone: 513-636-1756

    Fax: 513-636-2989

    Email: michele.turner@cchmc.org

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    Biography

    Michele M. Turner, RN, CNP has more than 30 years experience in both pediatric and adult neurosciences. She has been a Neurology Advance Practice Nurse for the last 13 years with a focus in Epilepsy. Her subspecialty interest is in the special needs of Women with Epilepsy. She is an Adjunct Faculty member at the College of Nursing at Wright State University. She has participated in multiple educational presentations addressing seizures. 

    Education and Training

    Two Masters of Science: Nursing, The Ohio State University.

    Certificate of Authority: Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist with Prescriptive Authority.


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    Cindy A. Wesolowski, RN, CNP
    Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

    513-636-4222

    cindy.wesolowski@cchmc.org

    Cindy A. Wesolowski, RN, CNP

    Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

    University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

    Phone: 513-636-4222

    Fax: 513-636-2989

    Email: cindy.wesolowski@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Pediatric epilepsy

    Education and Training

    BSN: University of Cincinnati.

    MSN: Indiana University.

    Post Masters: University of Cincinnati.

    Certification: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, 1997.

    Psychologists / Neuropsychologists

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    Shanna M. Guilfoyle, PhD
    Pediatric Psychologist, Division of Behavioral Medicine & Clinical Psychology

    513-636-4336

    shanna.guilfoyle@cchmc.org

    Shanna M. Guilfoyle, PhD

    Pediatric Psychologist, Division of Behavioral Medicine & Clinical Psychology

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4336

    Email: shanna.guilfoyle@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Childhood depression and anxiety; epilepsy management; behavior modification; cognitive-behavioral therapy; family functioning; parenting stress and distress; self-management; adherence

     

    Biography

    Shanna M. Guilfoyle, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. She currently serves as the clinical psychologist within a multi-disciplinary team in the Division of Neurology’s New Onset Seizure Clinic. She specializes in the assessment and treatment of psychological comorbidities associated with pediatric epilepsy. Broadly, she has studied child, caregiver, and family functioning and their impact on pediatric chronic disease management and adherence across a variety of pediatric chronic conditions (i.e., obesity, transplant, cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, type 1 diabetes). She has served as a clinical interventionist on multiple NIH-funded randomized clinical trials to promote pediatric self-management and medication adherence.

    Education and Training

    PhD: Kent State University, 2009.

    Residency: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, 2008-2009.

    Fellowship: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, 2009-2011.

    Publications

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    Avani C. Modi, PhD
    Co-Director, New Onset Seizure Clinic

    513-636-4864

    avani.modi@cchmc.org

    Avani C. Modi, PhD

    Co-Director, New Onset Seizure Clinic

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4864

    Fax: 513-803-0415

    Email: avani.modi@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Clinical Interests

    Adjustment and adaptation in pediatric epilepsy

    Research Interests

    Treatment adherence; health-related quality of life; epilepsy; obesity; cystic fibrosis; sickle cell disease; bariatric surgery

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    Biography

    Avani Modi, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and the Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology (Center for the Promotion of Treatment Adherence and Self-Management) at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Her research lab focuses on adherence to pediatric medical regimens, including the measurement of adherence, identifying barriers to effective disease management, and developing and evaluating family-based interventions to improve adherence, especially within pediatric epilepsy. She also has an interest in the development  of health-related quality-of-life outcome measures.

    Education and Training

    BS: Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1998.

    MS: University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 2001.

    PhD: University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 2004.

    Internship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2004.

    Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2006.

    Publications

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    Grants

    Improving Treatment Adherence for Children with New-Onset Epilepsy. Principal Investigator. National Institutes of Health. Apr 2007 - Mar 2012. #1K23NS058363-01.  

    Improving Adherence to Treatment for Sickle Cell Disease. Sub-study Co-Investigator.  Comprehensive Sickle Cell Grant,National Institutes of Health. Apr 2008 - Mar 2012. 

    Adolescent Bariatrics: Assessing Health Benefits and Risks. Co-investigator. National Institutes of Health. Jul 2006 - Jun 2011.  #1U01DK07249301.


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    Anna Weber Byars, PhD, ABPP-Cn
    Pediatric Neuropsychologist

    513-636-4222

    Anna Weber Byars, PhD, ABPP-Cn

    Pediatric Neuropsychologist

    Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4222

    Fax: 513-636-3980

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    Specialties

    Functional MRI; stroke; epilepsy; language disorders
     

    Education and Training

     PhD: University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.

    Internship: West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV.

    Fellowship: Pediatric Neuropsychology, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.

    Neuroradiology

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    Michael J. Gelfand, MD
    Chief, Section of Nuclear Medicine

    513-636-7650

    michael.gelfand@cchmc.org

    Michael J. Gelfand, MD

    Chief, Section of Nuclear Medicine

    Professor, Division of Pediatric Radiology

    Phone: 513-636-7650

    Fax: 513-636-8145

    Email: michael.gelfand@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Nuclear medicine

    Biography

    Michael J. Gelfand, MD, is chief of the Section of Nuclear Medicine at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

    He received his BA from the University of Michigan and his MD from Stanford University. After two years at the National Institutes of Health, he completed residencies in Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children's and Nuclear Medicine at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center.

    Dr. Gelfand's research interests include I-123-MIBG imaging of neuroblastoma, studies of the clinical utility of genitourinary imaging in children, application of positron emission tomography (PET) and PET / CT in pediatric neoplasia and related diseases, and application of new PET radiopharmaceuticals for imaging in children.

    Dr. Gelfand has served as President of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, and served on the Board of Directors of that organization for 10 years.

    Dr. Gelfand co-edited the textbooks Effective Use of Computers in Nuclear Medicine and Pediatric Nuclear Imaging. His publications include 79 journal articles and 31 book chapters. He has been an invited lecturer or visiting professor in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Argentina, Brazil, Japan and Australia.

    Education and Training

    BA: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1966. 

    MD: Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 1971. 

    Residency: Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's, Cincinnati, OH, 1973-1975, 1977; Nuclear Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1975 to 1977. 

    Certification: Pediatrics, 1978; Nuclear Medicine, 1978.

    Publications

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    Blaise V. Jones, MD
    Director, Clinical Services

    513-636-8574

    blaise.jones@cchmc.org

    Blaise V. Jones, MD

    Director, Clinical Services

    Chief, Neuroradiology

    Division Co-Chief, MRI

    Pediatric Neuroradiologist

    Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Radiology

    Phone: 513-636-8574

    Fax: 513-636-1388

    Email: blaise.jones@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Brain tumors; vascular disease 

    Biography

    Blaise V. Jones, MD, completed his undergraduate work at Duke University in 1984 and received his MD from Georgetown University in 1988. Dr. Jones did his radiology residency and neuroradiology fellowship at the University of Cincinnati and a pediatric neuroradiology fellowship at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

    Dr. Jones was an assistant professor of Radiology and Pediatrics and section chief of MR imaging at the M.S. Hershey Center of the Penn State University School of Medicine before joining the pediatric neuroradiology faculty at Cincinnati Children's.

    Dr. Jones' clinical and research interests include brain neoplasms and cerebrovascular disease.

    Dr. Jones has been awarded a "Certificate of Added Qualification" in neuroradiology and is a senior member of the American Society of Neuroradiology. He is currently secretary of the American Society of Pediatric Neuroradiology and is an examiner for the American Board of Radiology.

    Education and Training

    MD: Georgetown University Medical School, Washington, DC, 1988.

    Residency: University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1989-1993. 

    Fellowships: Neuroradiology, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1993-1994; Pediatric Neuroradiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1994-1995. 

    Certification: Maintenance of Certification in Neuroradiology, American Board of Radiology, 2006; Certificate of Added Qualification in Neuroradiology, American Board of Radiology, 1996; Diagnostic Radiology, American Board of Radiology, 1993; Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners, 1989.

    Publications

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    James L. Leach, MD
    Neuroradiologist

    513-636-7591

    james.leach@cchmc.org

    James L. Leach, MD

    Neuroradiologist

    Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Radiology

    Phone: 513-636-7591

    Fax: 513-636-8145

    Email: james.leach@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Neuroradiology; advanced imaging in epilepsy; multimodal imaging of brain tumors; imaging of stroke; MRI utilization; quality assurance initiatives for neuroradiologic interpretation

    Biography

    James (Jim) Leach, MD, is a neuroradiologist specializing in pediatric neuroradiology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. He grew up in southeastern Ohio and attended Ohio University majoring in Zoology with an emphasis on comparative anatomy. He was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society as a third-year student.

    After seeing a clinical conference given by Bob Lukin, MD, then chief of Neuroradiology at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, he decided on Radiology as a career. He was Chief Resident of Radiology in 1994, and fellow in neuroradiology from 1995-1997 at the University of Cincinnati.

    After serving as a staff neuroradiologist at the University of Cincinnati, Dr. Leach spent five years in private practice at Margaret Mary Community Hospital in Batesville, Indiana. Dr. Leach returned to the University of Cincinnati in 2003. He was program director for the Radiology Residency Program from 2003-2006. Dr. Leach began his full time career at Cincinnati Children's in September 2007, focusing on pediatric neuroradiology.

    Education and Training

    BS: Ohio University, Athens, 1985.

    MD: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1990.

    Residency: University Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, 1990 -1994.

    Fellowship: University Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, 1994 -1996.

    Visiting Fellowship: Intensive Introduction to Functional MRI, MGH / MIT / HMS Martinos Center, Charlestown, MA, March 2006.

    Certification: National Board of Medical Examiners, 1990; American Board of Radiology, 1994; Neuroradiology, 1997, 2007.

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    Pathology

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    Todd Boyd

    Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Pathology

    Phone: 513-636-7897

    Email: todd.boyd@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Research Interests

    Dr. Boyd's current research interest is the pathogenesis of interstitial lung disease and developmental lung disorders of infancy. He also has an interest in graduate medical education.

    Clinical Interests

    Dr. Boyd has worked as an academic pediatric pathologist at Cincinnati Children's since 2008. He functions as a surgical and autopsy pathologist.

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    Lili Miles, MD
    Staff Pathologist

    513-636-4261

    lili.miles@cchmc.org

    Lili Miles, MD

    Staff Pathologist

    Director, Fellowship Training Program

    Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Pathology

    Phone: 513-636-4261

    Fax: 513-636-3924

    Email: lili.miles@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Clinical Interests

    Pediatric pathology; pediatric neuropathology; pediatric neuromuscular disease

    Research Interests

    Mitochondrial diseases; coenzyme Q10; pediatric brain tumors; classification and grading of cortical dysplasia; hepatic pathology in pediatric NASH patients and animal models

    Education and Training

    MD: The Shanghai Second Medical University, Shanghai, China, 1986.

    Residency: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2001.

    Fellow: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2003.

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    Social Services

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    Denise W. Middeler, MA, LSW
    Psychometrist, Department of Neurology

    513-636-4970

    denise.middeler@cchmc.org

    Nutrition

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    Jessica C. Harvey, MS, RD, LD
    Registered Dietitian, Division of Nutrition Therapy

    513-636-1574

    jessica.harvey@cchmc.org

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    Megan L. Lewis, RD, LD
    Registered Dietitian, Division of Nutrition Therapy

    513-803-5057

    megan.lewis@cchmc.org


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    Therese O'Flaherty, MS, RD, LD, CSP
    Dietician Specialist, Division of Nutrition Therapy

    513-636-8421

    Therese.OFlaherty@cchmc.org

    Staff

    Shelly Miller.

    Shelly Miller
    Operations Coordinator

    513-803-0449

    shelly.miller@cchmc.org

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    Kim A. Price-Phillips
    Administrative Assistant, Department of Neurology

    513-636-2525

    kim.price-phillips@cchmc.org


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    Leonid I. Rozhkov, MS
    Clinical Engineer, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center

    513-803-0545

    leonid.rozhkov@cchmc.org

    Neurodiagnostic/EEG Lab

    Nursing Staff

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    Lori Heflin, CMA
    Medical Assistant, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Neurology

    513-636-4222

    lori.heflin@cchmc.org

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    Nicole M. Inman, RNII, BSN, CPN
    Nurse Practitioner, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Neurology

    513-636-4222

    nicole.inman@cchmc.org


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    Leslie M. Reed, RN, BSN, CPN
    Care Manager, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center

    513-636-4222

    leslie.reed@cchmc.org

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    Michelle M. Rodgers, RN, BSN
    Registered Nurse, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Neurology

    513-636-4222

    michelle.rodgers@cchmc.org


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    Cathy J. Seliga, RN
    Registered Nurse, Comprehensive Epilepsy Surgery, Neurology

    513-636-4222

    cathy.seliga@cchmc.org

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    Beth A. Skluas, RN
    Epilepsy Surgery Nurse, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center

    513-636-4222

    elizabeth.skulas@cchmc.org


    Support Staff

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    Rosemary S. Bender
    Administrative Assistant

    513-636-7314

    rosemary.bender@cchmc.org