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Gewalin Aungaroon, MD

  • Pediatric Epileptologist, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Division of Neurology
  • Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Biography

Epilepsy is a condition of the central nervous system in which brain activity does not act correctly —bringing seizures and other strange sensations as well as a lack of awareness. I’m most interested in research areas involving pediatric epilepsy, functional brain mapping, epilepsy surgery and investigational anti-seizure medication studies.

One of the problems I’m attempting to solve is finding a better strategy to understand the medical devices necessary to treat children with epilepsy. Since I work with children who have epilepsy in my clinical care, I realized that research in this area will help enhance the care I give my patients.

I specialize in pediatric epilepsy because I have a passion for enriching the quality of life for children with epilepsy. My research also involves medical and surgical therapies for children with epilepsy. I have pursued research aimed at electrocortical stimulation for language and motor mapping in children who receive epilepsy surgery.

I’ve also explored the utility of SISCOM (Subtraction Ictal SPECT Co-registered to MRI) in evaluating epilepsy surgery planning in children. Furthermore, I have investigated clinical neuropharmacology research in pediatric epilepsy.

At Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, I completed my pediatric neurology residency and my fellowship in pediatric epilepsy. My research has been published in numerous journals, such as Clinical Neurophysiology, Journal of Pediatric Epilepsy, Epilepsy Research and the International Journal of Neuroscience.

MD: First-class honors, Faculty of Medicine, Mahidol University, Ramathibodi Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.

Residency: Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Mahidol University, Ramathibodi Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.

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

Fellowship: Pediatric Epilepsy, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.

Interests

Pediatric epilepsy; drug-resistant epilepsy; epilepsy surgery; electroencephalography (EEG); electrocorticography (ECoG)

Services and Specialties

Neurology

Interests

Electrocortical stimulation for functional mapping; clinical neuropharmacology

Research Areas

Neurology, Global Health

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Publications

Cenobamate's Efficacy for Seizure Treatment in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex. Aungaroon, G; Cooke, A; Ritter, D; Krueger, D; Horn, P; Franz, DN. Pediatric Neurology. 2024; 161:201-207.

Advancing thalamic neuromodulation in epilepsy: Bridging adult data to pediatric care. Samanta, D; Aungaroon, G; Albert, GW; Karakas, C; Joshi, CN; Singh, RK; Oluigbo, C; Perry, MS; Naik, S; Reeders, PC; Jain, P; Abel, TJ; Pati, S; Shaikhouni, A; Haneef, Z. Epilepsy Research. 2024; 205:107407.

Efficient diagnosis leads to better care: streamlining epilepsy diagnosis pathways. Aungaroon, G. Epilepsy Currents. 2024; 24:256-258.

Pharmacokinetics and Tolerability of Single-dose Staccato® Alprazolam in Adolescents with Epilepsy and Population PK Analysis to Support Dose Selection in Adolescents (P9-1.002). Klein, P; Aungaroon, G; Biton, V; Liow, KK; Phillips, S; Wychowski, T; Sadek, A; Elshoff, J; Roebling, R; King, A; Ford, A; Rospo, CC; Schoemaker, R; Chanteux, H. Neurology. 2024; 102.

Pediatric neuromodulation for drug-resistant epilepsy: Survey of current practices, techniques, and outcomes across US epilepsy centers. Joshi, CN; Karakas, C; Eschbach, K; Samanta, D; Auguste, K; Desai, V; Singh, R; McGoldrick, P; Wolf, S; Abel, TJ; Knox, A; Aungaroon, G; Olaya, J; Muh, CR. Epilepsia Open. 2024; 9:785-792.

Cenobamate: Real-World Experience Matches Clinical Trials. Aungaroon, G. Epilepsy Currents. 2023; 23:348-350.

Neuropsychological outcomes after epilepsy surgery: A comparison of stereo electroencephalography and subdural electrodes. Arya, R; Frink, C; Kargol, C; Byars, AW; Huddleston, D; Diedenhofer, DB; Aungaroon, G; Ervin, B; Horn, PS; Ihnen, SK Z; Mangano, FT; Glauser, TA; Greiner, HM; Holland, KD. European Journal of Neurology. 2023; 30:2986-2998.

The ACTH Quandary: Balancing Efficacy and Affordability for Infantile Spasms Treatment. Aungaroon, G. Epilepsy Currents. 2023; 23:294-295.

Comparing electrical stimulation functional mapping with subdural electrodes and stereoelectroencephalography. Aungaroon, G; Vedala, K; Byars, AW; Ervin, B; Rozhkov, L; Horn, PS; Ihnen, SK Z; Holland, KD; Tenney, JR; Kremer, K; Leach, JL; Mangano, FT; Greiner, HM; Arya, R. Epilepsia. 2023; 64:1527-1540.

Brand Name Versus Generic?. Aungaroon, G. Epilepsy Currents. 2023; 23:141-143.

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