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Education and Training

Neurology Fellowship Programs

Epilepsy—Clinical and Experimental Aspects

Faculty

  • Robert A. Gross, M.D., Ph.D., Program Director
  • Michel J. Berg, M.D., Medical Director
  • Lynn Liu, M.D., Fellowship Director
  • James Burchfiel, Ph.D. (Neurophysiology)
  • Peter Como, Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology)
  • Giuseppe Erba, M.D. (Pediatric Epilepsy)
  • A. James Fessler, III, M.D. (Epilepsy and Sleep)
  • J. Craig Henry, M.D. (EEG/Epilepsy)
  • John T. Langfitt, Ph.D. (Neuropsychology)
  • David Loiselle, Ph.D. (Neurophysiology)
  • Webster Pilcher, M.D., Ph.D. (Neurosurgery)
  • David Wang, M.D. (Pediatric Epilepsy)
  • William Watson, Ph.D. (Family Psychology)

Major Clinical and Investigative Interests

  • Diagnosis and management of intractable seizure disorders
  • Electroencephalography and video EEG Long Term Monitoring
  • Neuroimaging in epilepsy
  • Surgical treatment of epilepsy
  • Psychosocial team approach to seizure disorders and non-electrical seizures
  • Outcome research in epilepsy and psychogenic seizures
  • Molecular biological basis of epilepsy
  • Experimental therapeutics of epilepsy
  • Family research in epilepsy

1-2 fellows/year
(One previous year of EEG/Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship required)

This fellowship provides subspecialty training in all aspects of epileptology at a busy fully comprehensive epilepsy center. Candidates should have a focus on an academic career. An interest in experimental therapeutics of antiepileptic treatments or in outcome studies in epilepsy is preferred.

Contact Person: Lynn Liu, M.D.
Phone: 585-275-8237
Fax: 585-442-4329
Email: lynn_liu@urmc.rochester.edu