Neurology Residency Faculty
Pedro Weisleder, MD, PhD - Child Neurology Residency Program Director
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Dr. Weisleder is director of the Pediatric Neurology training program at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. He is also Associate Professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Weisleder’s clinical and research interests include the neurobiology of hearing and balance, epilepsy, and medical ethics.
Recent publications: Weisleder P. Unethical prescriptions: alternative therapies for children with cerebral palsy. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2010;49:7-11. Bekmezian A, Gomperts B, Weisleder P, Patraitis C, Thibodeau P, Parker-Mello K. Index of suspicion. Pediatr Rev. 2009;30:15-21. |
E. Steve Roach, MD - Chief of Neurology
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Dr. Roach is Chief of the Division of Pediatric Neurology and Vice-Chair of Pediatrics at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. He is also Professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Roach wrote the first textbook on cerebrovascular disorders in children and has written or co-authored five other books along with more than 200 articles and book chapters on stroke and genetic disorders. Dr. Roach was awarded the 2002 Manuel Gomez Award by the Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance in Bethesda, Maryland, for his work to improve our understanding of tuberous sclerosis. Dr. Roach is named among the “Best Doctors in America.”
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Shawn C. Aylward, MD
Dr. Aylward is an attending physician in the Division of Pediatric Neurology at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Aylward completed Child Neurology training at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. His clinical interests include epilepsy and pseudotumor cerebri.
Recent publications:
Cicero TJ, Aylward SC, Meyer ER. “Gender differences in the intravenous self-administration of mu opiate agonists.” Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior. 2003 Feb;74(3):541-9.
Devgan L, Bhat S, Aylward S, Spence RJ. “Modalities for the assessment of burn wound depth.” Journal of Burns and Wounds. 2006 Feb 15;5: e2.
Emily C. de los Reyes, MD
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Dr. de los Reyes is attending physician in the Division of Pediatric Neurology at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. de los Reyes established a multidisciplinary clinic for the assessment and management of children with neurodevelopmental delay. Her research interests include the epidemiology of La Crosse encephalitis, as well as neurodevelopmental delay and autism.
Recent publications: de los Reyes E, et al. Periodic lateralized epileptiform discharges (PLEDS) in LaCrosse encephalitis, a worrisome subgroup. Clinical presentation, EEG patterns and long-term neurologic outcome. Journal of Child Neurology. 2008; 23(2):167-172. Burusnukul P, de los Reyes EC. Phenotypic variations in 3 children with POLG1 mutations. Journal of Child Neurology. 2009;24:482-486. |
Gloria M. Galloway, MD, FAAN, Diplomat of ABEM
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Dr. Galloway is attending physician in the Division of Pediatric Neurology at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. She is also Director of the Intraoperative Evoked Potential monitoring program at Nationwide Children's Hospital. Dr. Galloway specializes in neuromuscular disorders and clinical neurophysiology, which are also her research interests.
Recent publications: Mendell JR, Rodino-Klapac LR, Rosales-Quintero X, Kota J, Coley BD, Galloway G, Craenen JM, Lewis S, Malik V, Shilling C, Byrne BJ, Conlon T, Campbell KJ, Bremer WG, Viollet L, Walker CM, Sahenk Z, Clark KR. Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2D gene therapy restores alpha-sarcoglycan and associated proteins. Ann Neurol. 2009;66:290-7. Zamel K, Galloway G, Kosnik EJ, Raslan M, Adeli A. Intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring in 80 patients with Chiari I malformation: role of duraplasty. J Clin Neurophysiol. 2009;26:70-5. |
Lorie Hamiwka, MD, FRCPC
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Dr. Hamiwka is Pediatric Neurologist and Epileptologist in the Division of Pediatric Neurology at Nationwide Children's Hospital and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Her clinical expertise and interests are in the surgical treatment of children with epilepsy and the treatment of children with new onset seizures. Dr. Hamiwka received a Young Investigator Award from the American Epilepsy Society to study the long-term outcome of children following epilepsy surgery. Dr. Hamiwka is named among the “Best Doctors in America.”
Recent publications: Hamiwka LD. Generic anticonvulsant use in children: do we have evidence to recommend brand formulations? Arch Neurol. 2009;66:1417-8. Hamiwka LD, Yu CG, Hamiwka LA, Sherman EM, Anderson B, Wirrell E. Are children with epilepsy at greater risk for bullying than their peers? Epilepsy Behav. 2009;15:500-5. |
Geoffrey L. Heyer, MD
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Dr. Heyer is attending physician in the Division of Pediatric Neurology at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Heyer is member of Nationwide Children’s Hospital Stroke Service. His clinical interests include pediatric stroke and genetic diseases.
Recent publications: Metry DW, Garzon MC, Drolet BA, Frommelt P, Haggstrom A, Hall J, Hess CP, Heyer GL, Siegel D, Baselga E, Katowitz W, Levy ML, Mancini A, Maronn ML, Phung T, Pope E, Sun G, Frieden IJ. PHACE syndrome: current knowledge, future directions. Pediatr Dermatol. 2009;26:381-98. Amlie-Lefond C, Bernard TJ, Sébire G, Friedman NR, Heyer GL, Lerner NB, DeVeber G, Fullerton HJ; International Pediatric Stroke Study Group. Predictors of cerebral arteriopathy in children with arterial ischemic stroke: results of the International Pediatric Stroke Study. Circulation. 2009;119:1417-23. |
Monica P. Islam, MD
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Dr. Islam is an attending physician in the Division of Pediatric Neurology at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Islam completed her fellowship training in neurophysiology with emphasis on EEG/Epilepsy. Her clinical interests include epilepsy/seizures, intraoperative monitoring and strokes in children.
Recent publications: Tofil N, Buckmaster M, Winkler M, Callans B, Islam M, Percy A. Deep sedation with propofol in patients with Rett Syndrome. Journal of Child Neurology. 2006;21:210-213. Neul J, Maricich S, Islam M, Barrish J, O’Brian Smith E, Bottiglieri T, Hyland K, Humphreys P, Percy A, Glaze D. Normal spinal fluid 5-methyltetrahydrofolate levels in Rett Syndrome. Neurology. 2005;64:2151-2152. |
A. Latif Khuhro, MD
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Dr. Khuhro is attending physician in the Division of Pediatric Neurology at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Khuhro’s clinical interests include sleep disorders, and Tourette syndrome and other movement disorders. |
Lenora M. Lehwald, MD
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Dr. Lehwald is attending physician in the Division of Pediatric Neurology at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Her clinical and research interests include electrophysiology and neonatal neurology. Dr. Lehwald is named among the “Best Doctors in America.”
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Warren D. Lo, MD
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Dr. Lo is attending physician in the Division of Pediatric Neurology at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. His clinical and research interests center on stroke in infants and children. This emphasis led to the development of the Stroke Clinic at Nationwide Children’s, where he serves as director. His clinical research is designed to characterize the social and cognitive impairments that result from stroke and document patient’s recovery following a stroke. Dr. Lo is named among the “Best Doctors in America.”
Recent publications: Perkins E, Stephens J, Xiang H, Lo W. The cost of pediatric stroke acute care in the United States. Stroke. 2009;40:2820-7. Lo WD, et al. Pediatric Stroke in the United States and the Impact of Risk Factors. Journal of Child Neurology. 2009;24:194-203. |
Jerry R. Mendell, MD – Director, Center for Gene Therapy, Neuromuscular Disorders Program
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Dr. Mendell is Director of the Center for Gene Therapy at The Research Institute of Nationwide Children’s Hospital, as well as Co-Director of the Muscular Dystrophy Association clinic. Dr. Mendell has made fundamental contributions in clinical research and in the molecular genetics of neuromuscular disease. He has published major textbooks on the disorders of muscle and peripheral nerves along with more than 250 scientific articles and book chapters. In 2004, Dr. Mendell was awarded the S. Mouchly Small Scientific Achievement Award from the Muscular Dystrophy Association in recognition of his significant contributions to neuromuscular disease research. Dr. Mendell is named among the “Best Doctors in America.”
Recent publications: Rosales XQ, Gastier-Foster JM, Lewis S, Vinod M, Thrush DL, Astbury C, Pyatt R, Reshmi S, Sahenk Z, Mendell JR. Novel diagnostic features of dysferlinopathies. Muscle Nerve. 2010;42:14-21. Mendell JR, Rodino-Klapac LR, Malik V. Molecular Therapeutic Strategies Targeting Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. J Child Neurol. 2010 May 24 [Epub ahead of print]. |
Ann Pakalnis, MD
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Dr. Pakalnis is attending physician in the Division of Pediatric Neurology at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Pakalnis is Director of the Comprehensive Headache Clinic at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Her clinical and research interests involve the diagnosis and management of headache and the identification of co-morbid disorders linked to migraine.
Recent publications: Pakalnis A, Gladstein J. Headaches and hormones. Semin Pediatr Neurol. 2010;17:100-4. Pakalnis A, Splaingard M, Splaingard D, Kring D, Colvin A. Serotonin effects on sleep and emotional disorders in adolescent migraine. Headache. 2009;49:1486-92. |
Zarife Sahenk, MD, PHD
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Dr. Sahenk is Director of Clinical and Experimental Neuromuscular Pathology at Nationwide Children’s Research Institute and a Professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Her research aims to define the anatomical and molecular basis of hereditary peripheral neuropathies, emphasizing the role of trophic factors secreted by Schwann cells. Dr. Sahenk is named among the “Best Doctors in America.”
Recent publications: Sahenk Z, Galloway G, Edwards C, Malik V, Kaspar BK, Eagle A, Yetter B, Forgie A, Tsao D, Lin JC. TrkB and TrkC agonist antibodies improve function, electrophysiologic and pathologic features in Trembler J mice. Exp Neurol. 2010 Aug;224(2):495-506. Collins MP, Periquet-Collins I, Sahenk Z, Kissel JT. Direct immunofluoresence in vasculitic neuropathy: specificity of vascular immune deposits. Muscle Nerve. 2010;42:62-9. |
Laurel A. Slaughter, MD
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Dr. Slaughter is attending physician in the Division of Pediatric Neurology at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Slaughter’s focus at Nationwide Children’s is in the burgeoning area of neonatal neurology, both as a consultant in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and in outpatient clinical follow-up.
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Chang-Yong Tsao, MD, FAAN, FAAP
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Dr. Tsao is attending physician at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and a Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology at The Ohio State University. Dr. Tsao’s clinical and research interests include mitochondrial and neuromuscular diseases. Dr Tsao is an active member of the Muscular Dystrophy Association clinic. In 2006, Dr. Tsao was named Nationwide Children’s Hospital Physician of the Year. Dr. Tsao is named among the “Best Doctors in America.”
Recent publications: Tsao CY, Mendell JR. Partial epilepsy in an adolescent male with limb girdle muscular dystrophy 1B. Journal of Child Neurology. 2009;24:346-348. Tsao CY. Current trends in the treatment of infantile spasms. Neuropsychiatric Diseases Treatment. 2009;5:289-99. |
Jorge Vidaurre, MD
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Dr. Vidaurre is Interim Director of Nationwide Children’s Hospital Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Director of the Clinical Neurophysiology fellowship program at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. His clinical and research interests focus on the treatment of children with difficult-to-treat epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology.
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Khaled M. Zamel, MD
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Dr. Zamel is attending physician in the Division of Pediatric Neurology at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Zamel is a member of the International Pediatric Stroke Study (IPSS) and helped establish the Ohio pediatric stroke registry. His clinical and research interests include epilepsy, intraoperative monitoring and pediatric stroke.
Recent publications: Zamel K, et al. Intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring in 80 patients with Chiari I malformation: role of duraplasty. Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology. 2009;26:70-75. Amlie-Lefond C, deVeber G, Chan AK, Benedict S, Bernard T, Carpenter J, Dowling MM, Fullerton H, Hovinga C, Kirton A, Lo W, Zamel K, Ichord R; International Pediatric Stroke Study. Use of alteplase in childhood arterial ischaemic stroke: a multicentre, observational, cohort study. Lancet Neurology. 2009;8:530-536. |
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