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Epilepsy
This is an ACGME approved fellowship (epilepsy track for clinical
neurophysiology) consisting of a two-year training program at an
internationally renowned epilepsy center. The fellowship offers training
in diagnosis, medical management, and surgical treatment of epilepsy,
along with instruction in EEG, video-EEG monitoring, use of intracranial
electrodes, intraoperative monitoring, brain mapping, and evoked
potentials. In the first year, education is well rounded in other areas
of clinical neurophysiology so that fellows are eligible for the clinical
neurophysiology boards. There is a strong emphasis on clinical research
and teaching from a multidisciplinary faculty. This fellowship is
designed for individuals who wish to pursue academic careers.

The epilepsy center is a multidisciplinary quaternary care center for diagnosis and treatment of people with epilepsy. The center has a national referral base. Center faculty includes 5 neurologists, 2 neuropsychologists, 2 neurosurgeons, and 1 radiologist. The center offers basic and advanced diagnostic testing and a full array of conventional and investigational medical and surgical treatments. The surgical program is among the largest in the US, performing 80-90 operations yearly.

In addition to its outpatient facilities, the epilepsy center maintains an
inpatient video-EEG monitoring unit consisting of eight beds, each in
a specially outfitted private room, where approximately 400 patients
are admitted yearly. Patients are evaluated for diagnostic reasons,
presurgical assessments, intracranial EEG recording, and management
of uncontrolled seizures. The center is in the process of obtaining a
magnetoencephalogram (MEG) device as well.

Contact:

Michael Sperling, MD
215-955-4659
michael.sperling@jefferson.edu

Jefferson Hospital for the Neurosciences
900 Walnut Street
Suite 200
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Current Fellows:

Ryan Hays, M.D.

Daniel Schere, MD

Camilo Gutierrez, MD