January 27, 2021, Filed Under: NewsOur Very Own Ambassador for Epilepsy: Dave Clarke, MD Congratulations to Dr. Dave Clarke, who will receive an Ambassador for Epilepsy Award from the International League Against Epilepsy/International Bureau for Epilepsy at the 2021 Congress. Clarke was nominated for the award by the American Epilepsy Society. The award recognizes outstanding achievement in the international struggle against epilepsy. Recipients are chosen by the Joint Executive Committee of ILAE/IBE through a rigorous voting process every two years. Ambassador awards recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions to activities advancing the cause of epilepsy, either internationally or with international impact. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Clarke!
November 4, 2020, Filed Under: NewsDell Med/Dell Children’s Child Neurology Residency Program Is Growing The Pediatric Neurosciences Program recently received approval from the ACGME to increase our child neurology resident compliment. We are recruiting a PGY-3 resident for the 2021-2022 academic year in addition to the NRMP child neurology medical student match. Thank you to Dell Medical School and Dell Children’s for supporting our residency education mission.
October 26, 2020, Filed Under: NewsAll Together: Pediatric Specialty Pavilion Underway Groundbreaking, Topped Out, and Planned Completion April 2021 By mid-April 2021, the new Pediatric Specialty Pavilion at Dell Children’s will be open and home to Dell Medical School’s Pediatric Neurosciences Program. This new facility, adjacent to Dell Children’s, will provide 40,000 square feet for our program and will house all pediatric neurology, neuropsychology, and neurosurgery faculty, residents, and fellows, as well as our program’s nurse practitioners and our main outpatient clinic space. Additionally, the new facility will provide outpatient eye lanes for pediatric neuro-ophthalmology. This consolidation will allow us to streamline multidisciplinary care for our patients.
October 21, 2020, Filed Under: NewsCongratulations, Dave Clarke, on Your Election to the Epilepsy Leadership Council Steering Committee Congratulations to Dr. Dave Clarke, director of the Pediatric Epilepsy Program at Dell Children’s, on his election to the steering committee of the Epilepsy Leadership Council. The Epilepsy Leadership Council is a coalition of more than 40 professional societies, patient advocacy organizations, and governmental agencies working together to improve the lives of children and adults living with epilepsy. Congratulations, Dr. Clarke!
October 20, 2020, Filed Under: NewsWelcome, Dr. Veda Vettaikorumakankav “Veda” Vedanarayanan, MD, is the newest member of the pediatric neurology faculty at Dell Medical School. Dr. Veda is a professor in the Department of Neurology and was previously professor of pediatrics and neurology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, where he also served as director of the Division of Neuromuscular Medicine and oversaw the Electromyography and Autonomic Laboratory.Veda completed his child neurology residency at Duke University, then went on to complete a neuromuscular disease fellowship at Johns Hopkins University. His clinical focus includes nerve and muscle disorders, such as spinal muscular atrophy and muscular dystrophy, as well as dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system.Welcome to Texas, Dr. Veda!
October 20, 2020, Filed Under: NewsNew 3T MRI Will Improve Care for Epilepsy, Stroke, and Brain Tumors in Children Drs. E. Steve Roach, Elizabeth Tyler-Kabara and Z. Leah Harris, Chair of Pediatrics at Dell Medical School, cut the ribbon on the new 3T MRI Dell Children’s Medical Center has completed the installation of the new 3T MRI, which will significantly improve the care that Dell Medical School neurologists and neurosurgeons give to children who have had a stroke or are being evaluated for surgery for epilepsy or brain tumors. Read all about the new MRI in a story featuring Dell Medical School pediatric neurosurgeon Dr. Elizabeth Tyler-Kabara in Austin 360.
October 13, 2020, Filed Under: NewsDr. Brumback Elected to Board of Directors of the Child Neurology Society Congratulations to Audrey Brumback, MD, PhD, on her election to the Board of Directors of the Child Neurology Society for a two-year term, 2020-2022. The CNS is an academic society of more than 2,000 child neurologists in the United States and Canada. It previously awarded Dr. Brumback its prestigious Philip R. Dodge Young Investigator Award to support her research on expanding our understanding of autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders.
October 13, 2020, Filed Under: NewsWelcome to Texas, Dr. Louisa Keith! Dr. Louisa Keith recently joined the pediatric neurology faculty at Dell Medical School from Boston Children’s Hospital. Keith received her undergraduate degree from Harvard University and her medical degree from Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia. She completed her pediatric residency at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and her Child Neurology Residency at Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Keith oversees the cardiac surgery neurological follow-up program at Dell Children’s.Welcome to Texas, Dr. Keith!
October 13, 2020, Filed Under: NewsWelcome Home, Dr. Dan Freedman Dr. Daniel Freedman recently joined the pediatric neurology faculty at Dell Medical School. A Texas native, Dr. Freedman received his undergraduate degree from Duke University and his medical degree from Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in Ft. Worth. He completed his pediatric and child neurology residencies at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, where he also completed a fellowship in pediatric epilepsy management. His clinical interests include epilepsy in children and psychogenic disorders.
October 13, 2020, Filed Under: NewsWelcome Back to Texas, Dr. Calley Join us in welcoming Dr. Clifford Calley to the pediatric neurology faculty at Dell Medical School. Dr. Calley received his undergraduate degree from The University of Texas at Dallas and his medical degree from The University of Texas at San Antonio. He completed his pediatric and child neurology residencies at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and most recently completed his epilepsy fellowship also at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. Dr. Calley has done research on Gulf War syndrome, and his clinical interests include the use of magnetoencephalography in the assessment of epilepsy in children. Welcome to Austin, Dr. Calley!
