Fall 2013 | Volume 21, No. 4

Bringing CNS Members Together to Make Children’s Lives Better

42Nd42Nd ANNuAlANNuAl CNS Annual Meeting

Austin, Oct. 30 Texas- Nov. 2, 2013 By Daniel J. Bonthius, MD, PhD | CNS Newsletter Editor Q&A

Q&A With “Retiring” CNS President E. Steve Roach, MD

NOTE: Dr. E. Steve Roach’s two-year tenure as 3. What were your favorite aspects CNS President will end at the conclusion of the of the job? CNS Business Meeting on Thursday, October 31, I made lots of new friends and reconnected with at which point his successor, Dr. Nina Schor, some older ones. I am more convinced than ever will begin her two-year term. Steve will remain that child neurologists are a special breed. It was on the board for one year as Past-President. also amazing to see firsthand how the annual Steve volunteered to submit to this interview in meetings come together. Most of us just arrive lieu of writing a final “Letter from the President.” at the meeting each year, unaware of the months of advance planning and hard work by the CNS 1. Is it a lot of work to serve as staff leading up to the meeting. President of the CNS? If so, where did you find enough time? 4. What is the most difficult thing you E. Steve Roach, MD Who says I ever found enough time? The last encountered as President of the CNS? President, CNS couple of years as President have been Writing the e-mails announcing the death of rewarding, but it is the kind of job that can several friends and colleagues whom I had known consume whatever amount of time you can for years. And the website obituary for Roger and spare for it. I probably spent about 20% of Mary Brumback was surely the most difficult thing my time on CNS business, and it might have I have ever written. Roger was the Best Man in my “I tell (medical even been more were it not for that pesky wedding and he and Mary were close friends for regular job that I have. I owe a huge debt to many years. Their deaths were devastating. students) to find an my colleagues in Columbus, who graciously area in medicine pitched in, sometimes on short notice, 5. What are the biggest challenges facing when I needed to devote time to the Society. that they love and the field of child neurology? We all like to complain, but are our own challenges 2. What is your proudest consider important, really worse than those of many other medical accomplishment, as President of the CNS? and then to pursue specialists? I doubt it. There are a few issues that The CNS President alone can accomplish little. it with all the are unique to pediatric neurology, but like other But for the last two years, the Society has specialists, we face shrinking reimbursement, energy and passion had an engaged, active board and a superb increasing demands, and pressure to be more they can muster.... office staff, and these individuals deserve a lot efficient. Medicine is a tough business that is of credit. Together we have accomplished a constantly evolving, and every well-meaning Considering the great deal. In the last two years, for example, attempt to fix something seems only to add extra amount of time we hired a new executive director, created a layers of difficulty. As long as our payment system new website, redesigned and renamed the most of us spend continues to reward doing things to patients more newsletter, and instituted policies and office generously than outsmarting the patient’s problem, working, finding efficiencies that save the Society a lot of we will struggle to cover the cost of doing business. a discipline that money. But I am probably most pleased with But I suspect that other specialists are just as our revitalized working relationship with the aggravated as we are. will sustain our Child Neurology Foundation, a more functional interest over a partnership that will eliminate some of the Our greatest challenge is, and will continue to be, lifetime is critical.” past confusion and make it easier for both finding ways to adequately fund the activities that organizations to accomplish their goals. are necessary to ensure progress in the profession. This was long overdue. I hate the very thought of good research ideas dying for lack of funding, a devoted teacher having I am also pleased with the launch of the Legacy no opportunities to teach, or superb clinicians giving Circle, which recognizes members and other up clinical care out of sheer fatigue. We must find individuals who have made major gifts or ways to sustain these activities if child neurology is bequests to the Society or the Foundation. to progress. continued on page 17

2 Child Neurology Society | Fall 2013 CONTENTS fall 2013

26 ANNuAL MeeTiNg DEPARTMENTS SCheduLe 6 FROM ThE 27 SCieNTifiC ExECuTIVE DIRECTOR progrAM AT A gLANCe 37 Phillip R. Dodge Young Investator Award Endowment 28 eXhiBiTor 42Nd42Nd ANNuAlANNuAl Committee fLoor pLAN CNS Annual Meeting 43 PERSONNEL REGISTRY Austin, Texas 29 pASSporT Oct. 30 - Nov. 2, 2013 progrAM

30 roSTer of eXhiBiTS

4 MoC NeWS MOC Program Keeps You Up-to-date

8 CNS MeMBerShip CoMMiTTee reporT Roster of New Members Accepted in 2013 9 profeSSorS of ChiLd NeuroLogy ACGME Program Requirement Revision

CNS AWArdS 11 11... Awards Committee Update 12-15... CNS Lifetime Achievement Awards 16... Philip R. Dodge Young Investigator Award 18... Bernard Sachs Award Child Neurology Society 20... Blue Bird Circle Training Program Director Award 1000 West Cty Rd. E, Suite 290 22... The Arnold P. Gold Humanism in Medicine Award St. Paul, MN 55126 at the Child Neurology Society Tel: 651/486-9447 24... Hower Award Fax: 651/486-9436 Email: nationaloffice@ childneurologysociety.org CNF AWARDS 34 www.childneurologysociety.org

Editor: Daniel Bonthius, MD, PhD 40 ACNN AWARD Managing Editor: Roger Larson Claire Chee Award for Excellence Published Bimonthly

Child Neurology Society | Fall 2013 3 MOC News

The ABPN Continuous MOC (C-MOC) Program Helps Keep You Up-to-date on Maintenance of Certification Requirements

By Patti Vondrak, Director, Examination Administration and MOC American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Inc.

C-MOC Program The C-MOC program is organized through the use of ABPN Physician Folios. using the link at the top of Beginning in 2012, Diplomates who certify pATTi voNdrAk the opening page of the ABPN website (www.abpn. or recertify are enrolled into the Continuous com/folios), physicians can create accounts that will Maintenance of Certification (C-MOC) enable them to keep their demographic and license Program. Other Diplomates certified prior to information up to date, track their MOC activities, 2012, including lifetime certificate holders, locate ABPN approved MOC products, stay appraised may elect to participate in the program of any changes in the program, pay fees, and apply through their Physician Folio. for examinations. Physicians must activate an ABPN Diplomates must accomplish MOC Physician Folios account on the ABPN website to requirements in three-year cycles or stages. begin the MOC process and gain the benefits of the Every three years, Diplomates in the program program. must document in their Physician Folio completion of: Modifying MOC • Continuous unrestricted medical license 1. Beginning in 2012, the ABPN will give MOC credit • 24 CME credits of self-assessment Physicians must for completing an ACGME-accredited subspecialty (average 8 per year) fellowship and passing an ABPN subspecialty • 90 Category 1 CME credits activate an ABPN examination. One 3-year block of SA, CME, and PIP (including those from SA) requirements will be waived. Physician Folios • 1 Performance in Practice Unit 2. Diplomates with “life-time” certificates may now • Payment of annual MOC Program fee account on the join the Continuous MOC Program in two ways: ABPN website to While passing a cognitive examination • Pass the MOC examination. is still required at least every ten years, • Register for the Continuous MOC Program, begin the MOC a Diplomate’s certification status is dependent complete 3 years of required MOC activities, and pass the MOC examination within 3 years. process and gain upon fulfillment of all four MOC program components (Professional Standing, 3. ABMS is in the process of reviewing MOC Program the benefits of Self-Assessment and Continuing Medical requirements for all 24 Medical Specialty Boards. Education, Cognitive Expertise, and With input from all Member Boards, ABMS is the program. Performance in Practice), along with working to develop a new ‘MOC 2015 Standards’ annually logging completed MOC activities document. ABPN will communicate any MOC into ABPN’s Physician Folios and payment Program changes to its diplomates as soon as this of the annual MOC registration fee. process is finalized. It is the hope of ABPN that any changes to the program will be flexible and Instead of a single fee at the time of the reasonable. MOC examination, participants in the C-MOC program pay an annual fee. This fee Summary covers participation in ABPN Physician Folios The C-MOC program will assist Diplomates in and includes one MOC cognitive examination complying with MOC requirements and timeframes. in a ten-year period. Less than 10 years of The program will also facilitate the required annual participation, or applying for a combined recording of progress required of Diplomates and examination, will require an additional fee. reporting of Diplomate participation to the ABMS.

4 Child Neurology Society | Fall 2013 There are several advantages C-MOC Specific MOC activities every 3 years: examinations. Physicians must activate program participants gain: · 24 CME hours of Self-assessment an ABPN Physician Folios account on the 1. Annual fee instead of a large fee activities ABPN website to begin the MOC process at the time of application · 90 CME hours (includes the and gain the benefits of the program. 2. Personalized list of MOC activities 24 SA CME hours) that can be provided to employers, · 1 PIP unit (Clinical Module and 7. Will the ABPN audit physicians hospitals, licensing boards, etc. Feedback Module) to make sure that they are 3. Reminders from the ABPN regarding · Annual registration on the ABPN Folio compliant with the requirements? MOC requirements that are due · Annual MOC fee ($175 for 2013) to be completed · No fee for one MOC cognitive Yes, ABPN will do a random audit of 4. Easy to use system to track examination in 10 years about 5% of diplomates per year individual requirements participating in the MOC Program. 5. Easy to use interface 3. When do the new requirements 8. How will the cost of (ABPN Physician Folios) go into effect? re-certification compare with We encourage you to activate your The Continuous MOC Program begins for that of the past? ABPN Physician Folio page at: www.abpn. diplomates certified or recertified in 2012. Instead of a single fee at the time of the com\folios. The Folios provides a place for MOC examination, participants in the diplomates to record their MOC activities 4. Are all ABPN diplomates subject C-MOC Program pay an annual fee. The and allows them to compare their MOC to the new requirements, or only 2013 annual MOC Program fee is $175. activities with the requirements for their those who obtained certification This fee covers participation in ABPN MOC exam year. It’s a personalized web after a certain date? Physician Folios and includes one MOC page that diplomates find very helpful to The Continuous MOC Program begins cognitive examination in a 10-year period. understand MOC requirements. for diplomates who become certified Less than 10 years of participation or Note: If you were certified in 2011 or recertified in 2012 and after. Other applying for a combined examination or earlier, please activate your Folios diplomates may opt in to the program requires an additional fee. account and refer to the ABPN 10-Year if they choose to do so. 9. How will the ABPN determine MOC Program on the ABPN website at: 5. Why is simply taking a cognitive whether its new requirements are www.abpn.com/moc_10yrmoc.html test periodically not adequate? actually working and if they are accomplishing their goals? As stated by the ABMS, the MOC Program was designed to improve patient care by The ABPN will determine whether or establishing high standards for education, not its MOC Program is accomplishing practice improvement, and assessment its goals through the participation of activities of diplomates who have achieved its diplomates, feedback from those & initial certification. Therefore, taking a diplomates on regular surveys and focus Q cognitive test periodically is only one groups, and planned research on the portion of MOC and lifelong learning. effect of MOC participation on quality With Ms. PattiA Vondrak, of patient care. ABPN MOC 6. Components of the MOC program include CME credits and performance 10. Is there a website where 1. What led to the changes in in practice units. Who will keep a neurologist can go to find a maintenance of certification for track of these activities for each clear description of the ABPN the ABPN? physician? Is each of us in charge of requirements for MOC? keeping track of our own data? There are no substantive program changes General MOC information: from the Ten-Year MOC program to the Each diplomate must track his/her own www.abpn.com/moc Continuous MOC (C-MOC) Program. progress in the MOC Program, including Physician Folios: www.abpn.com/folios There is now, however, an annual MOC CME credits and performance in practice Email: [email protected] Program fee. Instead of a single fee at the units. The C-MOC Program is organized time of the MOC examination, participants through the use of ABPN Physician 11. If a neurologist is still confused in the C-MOC Program pay an annual fee. Folios. using the link at the top of the about the requirements, is there Diplomates are also required to log their opening page of the ABPN website an office that he or she can call MOC activities on to their personalized (www.abpn.com/folios), physicians can to speak with someone in person ABPN Physician Folio website. create accounts that will enable them regarding the requirements? to keep their demographic and license 2. What are the components of the information up to date, track their MOC Please call the ABPN Executive Office and ABPN MOC program? activities, locate ABPN-approved MOC speak with a Credentials Administrator at · unrestricted medical license(s) products, stay apprised of any changes 847-229-6510. · Cognitive examination every 10 years in the program, pay fees, and apply for

Child Neurology Society | Fall 2013 5 CHILD NeUROLOGY sOCIeTY From the executive Director

CONNECTIONS – Past, Present & Future

No! I am not Prince hamlet, nor was meant to be; formulated with admirable acuity and ingenuity by Am an attendant lord, one that will do CNS President E. Steve Roach and a very engaged To swell a progress, start a scene or two, cadre of of elected board members: Barry Kosofsky, Advise the prince; no doubt, an easy tool, Suresh Kotagal, Vinodh Narayanan, Jayne Ness, Deferential, glad to be of use, Nina Schor and harvey Singer. Thanks to their Politic, cautious, and meticulous; enormous commitment of time, energy, wisdom Full of high sentence, but a bit obtuse; and resolve the Society now has a solid foundation roger LArSoN At times, indeed, almost ridiculous— to build on for the future. The cornerstone eXeCuTive direCTor, CNS Almost, at times, the Fool. of that foundation, quite literally, was a long From T.S. Eliot: The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock overdue rapprochement with the Foundation, the establishment this past spring of a workable hamlet rarely comes up in conversation these days framework within which the Child Neurology (among neurologists, anyway). Eliot even less so. Society and the Child Neurology Foundation would And Prufrock? Please. My guess is Garrison Keillor’s not just amicably coexist, but would creatively and take on “J Pru”would garner knowing nods from dynamically coordinate their separate missions to members of those other two Minnesota-based serve the primary overarching mission of “fostering icons linked to strong women and good looking the discipline of child neurology and promoting men, the AAN and CNS: “This...small, dark, the optimal care and welfare of children with mopefest of a poem...pretty much killed off the neurological and neurodevelopmental disorders.” pleasure of poetry for millions of people who got Thanks to CNF Executive Director John Stone’s dragged through it in high school.” tireless efforts and natural feel for relationship building, the Foundation has made solid progress So why bring it up now? has the Wall Street Journal toward establishing a leading role in forging new identified a new trend on its website that has and effective alliances among the many non- America’s youth forsaking the big bucks earned profit organizations with shared interests in public by English BAs for the more ascetic allure of med advocacy on behalf of the patients and families school and a career in child neurology, purely on CNS members serve. A quick glance at the award the basis of this poem (and, perhaps, Jane Austen)? profiles printed in this newsletter and on display No. Nothing quite that direct or dramatic. True, in Austin amply testifies to the Foundation’s the poem’s basic themes – isolation, anomie, commitment to join forces with the CNS – weariness, frustration and longing – might resonate with you – to support the next generation of with a lot of child neurologists and might account researchers in the field, beginning with its for one or two would-be poets perusing Annals of fundraising efforts on behalf of the Philip R. Dodge Neurology instead of The Paris Review. But that’s Young Investigator Endowment Fund. I encourage not why I brought it up. My real reason was to add you to stop by the CNF booth located next to up and make sense of those things that the Board the CNS Annual Meeting Registration counters; and members of the Child Neurology Society have introduce yourself to John and his sidekick, Steve accomplished together in the past year, and Peer, and invest in the future of child neurology what we might yet do in the years to come to with a much needed and much appreciated counter those themes, those things that threaten donation. to “kill off the pleasure” of present and future child neurologists plying their trade. Ah, but the poem talked about starting “a scene or two,” didn’t it? In January the CNS launched As CNS Executive Director, my role in the past a new, more robust website, one that over the year has largely been “To swell a progress, start course of Phase II development in the coming year a scene or two,” to be “Politic, cautious, and will go a long way toward establishing the kind meticulous” in executing the larger strategic vision of time-saving, cost-effective, mission building

6 Child Neurology Society | Fall 2013 “connections” child neurologists need to meet a complex array of they trained, mentored and entrusted to carry on their legacy; near- and long-term challenges. The launch of a second essential their palpable excitement witnessing the influx in recent years communication vehicle – the news magazine, CNS Connections you of residents (175 this year) and medical students (35 this year), hold in your hands – and the appointment of its gifted editor, Dan and their sheer delight in rekindling conversations about the Bonthius, gives added force and focus to “Bringing CNS Members future of child neurology is tonic beyond measure. It will be Together to Make Children’s Lives Better.” Dan’s engaging Q&A interesting to watch in the coming years as, one after another, sessions are textbook demonstrations of how one translates onto many of them demonstrate a second burst of “founding” the printed page the mix of vital information and vibrant face-to- energy, vision, and purpose by translating that loyalty to and face personal energy and engagement that are the hallmark of CNS love for the Society they helped build into funded legacies, Annual Meetings. I encourage you to read his Q&As in this issue something that the newly formed Legacy Circle will make with “retiring” CNS President, Steve Roach and with Patti Vondrak, possible by offering planned giving opportunities to members talking about the ABPN Maintenance of Certification program; young and old (watch for details in future newsletters). then go back and read past Q&As with Child Neuro Listserv founders, Steve Leber and Ken Mack, and TBI I remember well penning the phrase years ago that is SIG leaders Heidi Blume, Chris Giza, and Howard still used for the Dodge Endowment Fund – ”Honor Goodkin. And don’t miss his “Focus on Research” a Founding Giant in Child Neurology...Help installments highlighting groundbreaking Every year I find Fund New Ones.” For, every year I find myself developments by CNS members in stroke and myself surrounded by surrounded by not one, but many giants at cerebral palsy studies. not one, but many the CNS meeting. And not just past giants, but present and future ones too. When I think What progress might be swelled, what scene or giants at the CNS about Dick Koenigsberger, unable to attend two started in the coming year? Guaranteeing meeting. And not last year’s meeting to accept the Lifetime affordable access for CNS members to ABPN just past giants, but Achievement Award due to poor health, then Maintenance of Certification-mandated prep present and future transfer my thoughts to Louis Dang, a resident and Performance in Practice (PIP) resources is one. ones too. at the University of Michigan who will carry Dick’s A third Self Assessment Exam will be added in banner forward this year as the first recipient of 2014 along with several Performance in Practice the Richard Koenigsberger Scholarship funded by modules and on-line CME courses culled from the annual memorials given by Dick’s friends following his death meeting. Watch for progress supporting the work of committees in February, I am moved to make a mental – and moral – and SIGs, strengthening the connections between them internally connection between the past and present that bodes well within the CNS as well as externally with kindred pediatric and for the future. When I think of Phil Dodge and picture Peter neurologic organizations. The CNS will only thrive – and will only Tsai at the podium, introduced as this year’s Philip R. Dodge deserve to thrive – if it meets its members needs. Size matters. For a Young Investigator Awardee by his mentor, Mustafa Sahin, the society our size to meet those needs effectively, it needs everyone on 2005 Dodge YIA winner, I am moved to make a mental and board, it needs the “buy-in” of everyone “in the business.” So, if you moral connection between the past and present that bodes know a child neurologist or a trainee who isn’t a member, who thinks well for the future. When I see Ken Swaiman, the Society’s first they’re better off “going it alone” and thinks their patients are better president, still avidly perusing the scientific posters, and think off not having their interests represented by a strong, unified Society of all the future CNS presidents walking “unkown” among acting as a respected partner with other medical associations and us – including, perhaps one or more of the Swaiman Summer nonprofit organizations, encourage them to join. If you know a CNS Interns displaying their posters, or this year’s Bhuwan Garg member who isn’t actively engaged on a committee or SIG, or rarely High School Neuroscience Prize winner, Anna Thomas, who makes it to the annual meeting, draw them in. It will do them, and may well preside over the Society’s 80th Annual Meeting, their patients, a world of good. I am moved to make a mental and moral connection between the past and present that bodes well for the future. I am It does me good. I marvel every year at how many ostensibly retired moved with wonder. I am overcome with wonder, almost past-presidents, board members, and committed “rank-and-file” foolish with wonder. Yet, not a fool, for all that. No, these are members I see at the Annual Meeting. Their loyalty to the Society very real connections. We could build a promising future with they helped found, the obvious relish with which they greet proteges them, if we put our mind to it.

Child Neurology Society | Fall 2013 7 CHILD NeUROLOGY sOCIeTY Membership Committee Report

Roster of New Members Accepted in 2013

Active Junior MANGANARO, Susan AhMAD, Samiya AKBAR, Asra MANGuM, Tara ALARCIO, Melanie ANDERSON, Jacquie MARAShLY, Ahmad ALFORD, Alison APPu, Merveen MASSELINK, Brian ALYOuBI, Reem AREhART, Eric MCDONOuGh, Tiffani ANDREWS, Ena BELLO, Mercedes MCGILL, Bryan BANWELL, Brenda BERES, Shannon MEDAA, Ramzy BhARGAVA, Alok BhATIA, Poonam MELO DE GuSMAO, Claudio Fu, Cary BOECK, Ryan MIR, Kashif Ali Shaz GORETZSKE, Sean BOON, Whitney NABAVI NOuRI, Maryam GOYAL, Monisha BROOMALL, Eileen NADuVIL VALAPPIL, Ahsan Moosa hANNAuER, Pantea ChAGNON, Sarah NuNE, Sunitha huSSAIN, Shaun ChAO, hsiao-Tuan NuNLEY, Sunjay JAIN, Sejal ChOE, Meeryo NWANKWO, Chinasa KARIAMPuZhA, George CIOBANu, Mariana O’NEILL, Meghan LEE, Paul CSERE, Anne OSTENDORF, Adam LOCK, Thomas DELIMA, Sarah Isis PAMPANA, Vijay MACKENZIE, Katherine DEMAREST, Scott PARIKh, Sima MAhMOOD, Naznin DEVINE, Irisa PAThAK, Sheel NANGIA, Srishti DI GIOVINE, Marissa PERREAuLT, Sebastien O’CONNOR, Sunila DOLL, Elizabeth PINChEFSKY, Elana ORTIZ-GONZALEZ, xilma DOSENBACh, Nico RIVAS-COPPOLA, Marianna PhILBROOK, Bryan FINKEL, Leslie ROBBINS, Emily PIERSON, Tyler FOx, Jordana ROSE, Sean RAMOS MARTINEZ, Sheila GARDNER, Marisa SANChEZ-ORTIZ, Leyda RIChARDS, Andrea GhOSh, Suman ShREY, Daniel RIZVI, Firdous GOLDSTEIN, Jessica SORIN, Luda SChExNAYDER, Lalania hAMMOND, Katherine STEENARI, Maija-Riikka SChuLTZ, Meredith hENRY, Julia TAYLOR, John ShIELDS, Justin IRELAND, Thomas ThAKKAR, Kavita SuNDARARAJAN, Kripa JOhNSON, Tara TOLAYMAT, Abdullah SYED, Ashraf JuLICh, Kristina TuRNBALL, Kaitlyn TOOR, Svinder KATYAYAN, Akshat Vu, Ngochanh TOTOIu, Minodora KhAYTIN, Ilya WAGLE, Meeta YADAVA, Gaurav KOuZMITChEVA, Elizabeth WALLEIGh, Diana KOZLOVA, Olga WEBER, Amanda KuMAR, Indira WILSON, Jenny Affiliate LEWIS, Evan MIRSKY, David LI, Judy ZWICKER, Jill LOEB, Joshua

8 Child Neurology Society | Fall 2013 CHILD NeUROLOGY sOCIeTY Professors of Child Neurology

By Phillip L. Pearl, MD, PCN President adult neurology education, and (should) attend at least one national PD meeting per year As we prepare for the annual meeting in (PCN or CNPD). Austin, it is a good time to reflect on PCN progress over the past year. There has been The curriculum for adult neurology must a flurry of activity related to ACGME Program be at least 12 months (which do not need Requirement Revisions, development of a to be contiguous) and are specified as: 1) Milestones Curriculum, universal Curriculum six inpatient months, 2) three months of for Child Neurology Training Programs, and outpatient clinical adult neurology, and 3) three a look at Pediatric vs Neurology “home elective months. Rotations in neuroradiology, Base” for Child Neurology Programs. We neurophysiology, and neuropathology would joined forces with the CNS in designating count toward the last requirement, as well combined committees to address the Match as neuropsychology, genetics, or other areas phiLLip L. peArL, Md and the newly minted Blue Bird Circle Award related to neuroscience. The RRC interprets this preSideNT, pCN for Outstanding Child Neurology Program requirement broadly, with the stipulation being Directors, generously funded by the Texas they are adult- and clinically-based. Children’s hospital program in the lone star state hosting our meeting. The resident evaluation requirement now includes five first-time patient encounters under direct supervision with the criteria as set forth Program Requirement by the ABPN (neuromuscular, neurocritical Revision Highlights: care, neurodegenerative, outpatient, and adult Professors of Following many years of debate at meetings patients; one patient must be under two years Child Neurology of the PCN, CNPD, and other forums, the of age); two must be successfully completed Board of Directors Residency Review Committee (RRC) prepared by the end of the second year of neurology recommended program requirement revisions training and all must be completed before the Phillip Pearl, MD which were posted for public comment January final month of the 36-month training period. President (2012-2014) through May, followed by revisions during the May meeting of the RRC in Chicago at The program evaluation mandates that at least Bruce Cohen, MD the ACGME offices. While these edits remain 75% of graduates taking the ABPN board Past-President (2012-13) under review of the Committee on Revisions, certification examination pass and, in programs there are substantive revisions applicable to the with fewer than five graduates in the past five Suresh Kotagal, MD sponsoring institutions, roles and responsibilities years, at least 75% of the last five graduates to Secretary-Treasurer of program directors, faculty, curriculum, have taken the examination must pass. (2012-2016) and evaluation of both the trainees and the programs. These can be summarized as follows: Paul Larsen, MD Curriculum Development Councillor (2011-2013) The sponsoring institution must provide at least A committee chaired by Pat Crumrine 20 percent FTE support (time and funding) for has established a working document of Amy Brooks-Kayal, MD, PhD the program director (PD) and an additional a milestones-based approach for child Councillor (2012-2014) 1% per resident (bringing this into line with the neurology training following a meeting adult neurology programs), and must support a convened in August. The milestones use a David urion, MD program coordinator to assist the PD. taxonomic approach progressing from basic to Councillor (2013-2015) intermediate to advanced levels of proficiency The PD must monitor resident stress (including and entrustable professional activities. The mental and emotional), resolve situations that adult neurology milestones curriculum demand excess resident service or produce served as a template and the child neurology excessive stress, approve the 12 months of document looks extremely well done and will continued on next page

Child Neurology Society | Fall 2013 9 be presented by Drs. Crumrine and urion at drafted jointly between the PCN and CNS the PCN meeting. Along similar lines, we have and were: been collecting content-based goals from the • Nominees should be a current or former contributors to Dr. Rust’s special edition of child neurology residency program director. the Seminars in Pediatric Neurology covering • The award recipient should have “Training of the Child Neurologist in the 21st demonstrated leadership and vision in Century” and plan to edit these as a foundation local program development, curriculum of what a child neurology resident is expected development, innovation in teaching to know by the end of training. We anticipate methods, or training requirements. linking these areas to cases that have been • The awardee should inspire in trainees and presented on the CNS Case Sharing Website colleagues alike a passion for the practice of and future cases to be developed. child neurology. Nominees must be living at the time of selection. Department “Home Base” for I thank Bruce Cohen for agreeing to chair this Child Neurology Programs year’s selection committee, and the very able A question raised this year by at least committee members (Amy Brooks-Kayal, two programs was related to the Leon Dure, Barry Kosofsky, and optimal placement of child Suresh Kotagal) who carefully neurology programs in reviewed truly comprehensive pediatric versus neurology “The PCN Meets and formidable nomination departments. It is likely in Austin from packages for six excellent that each institution has nominees. The inaugural its own unique situation, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm, awardee chosen is harvey as “all politics are local,” Wednesday, Oct. 30: Singer. In selecting Dr. but the Executive be there and Singer, the committee took Committee decided to particular note of his 23-year pursue this investigation via be heard!” tenure as Chair of the Division an e-survey to assess the status of Child Neurology at Johns of child neurology programs in hopkins hospital where, in addition terms of academic and financial lines to training over 50 child neurologists, of authority, and to solicit input and opinions he has distinguished himself as a leading expert from members suggesting what would be ideal. on Tourette syndrome and other movement Amy Brooks-Kayal spearheaded this project disorders. Dr. Singer is a past-President of the and we anticipate presenting these results at Professors of Child Neurology, and currently the fall meeting. serves on the CNS Executive Committee as Secretary-treasurer. he was the driving force Blue Bird Circle Award behind implementation of the San Francisco Match and, in the past year, the successful Gary Clark and the Baylor group led the effort transfer to the National Resident Matching to create and fund a Blue Bird Circle Award Program. to recognize outstanding educators in child neurology. The criteria for the award were

10 Child Neurology Society | Fall 2013 CHILD NEUROLOGY SOCIETY Awards Committee Update BY NIGEL BAMFORD, MD, PHD

The Child Neurology Society will recognize six members at the 42nd Annual CNS Meeting in Austin, Tx with the presentation of the following awards:

CNS Lifetime Achievement Awards The Awards Committee meets at the CNS Annual Meeting to consider nominations for the following • presented to Arthur rose, Md on year’s Sachs, hower, Lifetime Achievement, and Gold Thursday morning, October 31 humanism in Medicine Awards submitted by members Introduction by Radha Giridharan MD of the Child Neurology Society. All CNS members are • presented to A. david rothner, Md on encouraged to submit nominations (the deadline for Thursday morning, October 31 submitting nominations for 2014 awards was October Introduction by Gerald Erenberg, MD 15). Application deadline for the 2014 CNS Philip R. Dodge Young Investigator Award is April 1, 2014. CNS Philip R. Dodge Young Investigator Award Profiles of this year’s award recipients, featured on pages 12-25 and on display outside the meeting • presented to peter T. Tsai, Md, phd (with rooms on the ballroom level lecture to follow) on Friday morning, November 1 Introduction by Mustafa Sahin, MD, PhD Other Awards to be Given at the 42nd Annual CNS Meeting CNS Bernard Sachs Award • ACNN Claire Chee excellence in • Presented to Tallie Z. Baram, MD (with lecture Child Neurology Nursing Award to follow) on Friday morning, November 1 Presented to, Cheryl Fischer, RN on Introduction by Amy Brooks-Kayal, MD, PhD Friday, November 1 The Arnold P. Gold Foundation • Bernard J. d’Souza international Humanism in Medicine Award at fellowship Award the Child Neurology Society Presented to Samson Gwer, MBChB, MRCPCh on Thursday, November 1 • presented to douglas postels, Md on Introduction by Agustin Legido, MD, Chair, Friday morning, November 1 CNS International Affairs Committee Introduction by Alma Bicknese, MD • Blue Bird Circle Training program director Award Presented to harvey Singer, MD on CNS Hower Award Friday, November 1 • presented to John Bodensteiner, Md (with lecture Introduction by Philip L. Pearl, MD to follow) on Saturday morning, November 2 • CNS Bhuwan garg high School Introduction by Michael Shevell, MDCM Neuroscience Award Presented to Anna Thomas on Friday, November 1 Those honored were selected by the CNS Awards Committee and subsequently approved by the CNS • CNS outstanding Junior Member Awards Executive Committee. The CNS Awards Committee is Anuja Jindal, MD composed of nine standing members plus chair (6-year Archana Patel, MD terms) and three Young Investigator Awardee members Pilar Pichon, MD (3-year terms). The committee membership draws Mark Schomer, MD from a breadth and depth of seniority and experience Mitchel Williams, MD in pediatric neurology, and the constant influx of the • M. richard koenigsberger Scholarship prior three Young Investigator Awardees provide a Louis Dang, MD fresh outlook each year. • Child Neurology foundation Awards Presented on Friday, November 2

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CNS Lifetime Achievement Award

ArThur roSe, Md proved influential in the decision to become a (Presented Thursday, October 31) child neurologist. While at harvard, Dr. Rose also regularly attended PrOfIlE WrITTEN by rObErT S. ruST, MD the Saturday neurology teaching rounds of Arthur Rose was born in Krakow, Poland. his father Derek Denny-Brown and was influenced by was a lawyer who had served as an officer in the Neurology resident, Sid Gilman. In 1961, Dr. Austrian army during the First World War. his Rose entered the Boston Children’s hospital Child mother worked as a businesswoman in her family’s neurology training program, where Randy Byers industrial complex. The idyllic privileged childhood proved an extraordinary role model, especially and education enjoyed by Rose and his sister were concerning the manner in which a history desolated by the Nazi invasion of Poland in 1939 is taken, how to listen, and how to examine and the ensuing death in the holocaust of his children without their knowing they were being ArThur roSe, Md parents, nine uncles and aunts, indeed, much of the examined, all skills for which Dr. Rose himself rest of his family. The lives of Arthur and his sister would become renowned. Particularly valuable were saved by an elderly couple who concealed to his career development were the program’s their Jewish heritage and cared for the children on clinical and research concentrations on neonatal their farm for several years as if they were their own. neurology, the studies of cerebral palsies Arthur applied himself to educating his sister. Formal directed by Richmond Paine, others concerning education of both children resumed in Krakow at the developmental and behavioral disorders, the end of World War II, but confronted by continued epilepsy program under the direction of Cesare anti-Semitism in Poland, they move to London, Lombroso, and the neurosurgery service under where they resumed their formal education. At age the direction of Donald Matson. Abner Wolf 16, Arthur was apprenticed to the international played an important role in attracting Dr. Rose’s fur trade. A different ambition, however, was interest to neuropathology. Systematic training in inspired by the example and the intervention of clinical neuropathology was attained under the two other Polish refugees in London: an uncle who famously rigorous direction of Betty Banker. Dr. was a gynecologist, and a family friend who was Rose regularly attended the harvard integrated a urologist. Rose set himself diligently to the task neuroscience course that afforded him exposure to of acquiring the fundamental scientific foundation what he terms the “scientific and clinical riches” that permitted him to apply to medical schools. dispensed by Ray Adams, E. P. Richardson, Paul This preparation earned him acceptance for medical Yakovlev, Randy Byers, Maurice Victor, Richmond training at Bristol university, as well as a scholarship. Paine, Alan Crocker, and Richard Sidman. Dr. Rose Many years later, in gratitude to Bristol, Dr. Rose found the Saturday patient demonstration rounds would establish a system and provide funding for an of Phil Dodge to be particularly marvelous. exchange program between Bristol and the SuNY Downstate Medical Schools for medical students Dr. Rose’s first formal research efforts were interested in child neurology. undertaken during his child neurology training and included several studies of pseudotumor Exposure to neurology was slight during Rose’s cerebri, and the results of a treatment trial seven years of medical school and internships, for epilepsy with furosemide. however, the and he initially committed himself to pediatrics landmark achievement of the earliest phase of as well as to an academic career. A year as senior Dr. Rose’s scientific career was a longitudinal pediatrics house officer in London was followed study of the clinical, electroencephalographic, by appointment in 1959 to Sydney Gellis’ and neuropathological study of 137 full-term famous Pediatric Service at Boston City hospital. neonates that manifested neonatal seizures – Pediatrician, Dick hoefnagel and neurologist, Jim 118 subsequently followed for an average of Austin, discoverer of metachromatic leukodystrophy, four years. The remarkably valuable prognostic

12 Child Neurology Society | Fall 2013 To Dr. rose, child neurology was a comprehensive passion, including...complex metabolic processes and acquired neurologic injuries...understanding and management of cognitive and behavioral disorders, as well as observations of this careful study enabled the social and psychiatric neurologic injuries. he also placed emphasis on the families accurately to be informed about aspects of the function importance of contributing to the understanding the outcome for their children upon the of children. and management of cognitive and behavioral basis of their clinical course and evaluation as disorders, as well as the social and psychiatric aspects of neonates. This 1970 paper, subsequently cited the function of children. 235 times, has stood the test of time for more forty years. In Boston, Dr. Rose met and married his first wife, Ann under the leadership of Dr. Rose and the intelligent support of Dr. Maguire. The young couple moved to Montreal, where Ann Schutta, the Downstate program was able to apply the contributions completed her Masters in Medical Social Work, while Dr. Rose of a remarkable collection of critical thinkers and “doers of the right completed a year of additional clinical and neuroscientific training things” to establish an outstanding clinical and educational program under the faculty of the Montreal Neurologic Institute, including based in neuroscience. One aspect of this program, as had been Wilder Penfield, herbert Jasper, Pierre Gloor, Fred Andermann, the case at Einstein, was particular devotion to providing for the and Brenda Milner. neurological care of and neuroscientific investigations pertinent to the care of an extraordinarily large and concentrated population In 1966 Dr. Rose was appointed Registrar under John Walton of socially and economically deprived individuals – many, recent at the Regional Neurological Center at Newcastle-on-Tyne. immigrants – with neurological diseases. The program regularly Walton proved a mentor of considerable importance in Rose’s introduced innovative approaches to training not only pediatric development of interest in inflammatory neuromuscular diseases. and adult neurology residents, but medical students as well in child During his year with Walton, Rose completed and published as neurology. Not surprisingly, Downstate regularly demonstrated first author a number of classic papers. These included a study the capacity to train several excellent child neurologists each year, of the treatment and prognosis of 89 cases of polymyositis turning out 43 excellent child neurologists pursuing careers in (182 citations to date), demonstration of circulating antibodies academic (10), research, and private practice throughout North in polymyositis (45 citations to date), as well as an early America; eight other Downstate trainees went on to assume parallel investigation of the ultrastructural pathological characteristics positions abroad. During his entire career he has contributed to the of polymyositis. Continued interest in this disorder would lead formal education of nearly one-hundred trainees in child and adult to a longitudinal study of the immediate and long-term efficacy neurology, as well as in pediatrics. of corticosteroids in the treatment of polymyositis that Rose published in 1974 (45 citations to date). The significance of Dr. Rose was one of the founders of the Child Neurology Society such high rates of citation must be placed within the context and of the Professors of Child Neurology, assuming a leadership of the fact that most published scientific and clinical papers role in both in the establishment of training guidelines for child are never cited. Professor Walton also proved an important neurology. he was the Founder and in 1978 the first President of influence on Rose’s professional development, exemplifying in the Child Neurology Society of Metropolitan Tri-State Area, an particular organizational skills and focus that would valuably organization that played an important role providing a venue for amend Dr. Rose’s approach to professional activities. Dr. Walton the social, clinical, and scientific meeting of resident and attending also arranged for Dr. Rose to spend a year on the Queen’s physicians from New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. In all of Square neurology service, In 1973, Dr. Rose was recruited by these venues, he has demonstrated a quiet and modest demeanor, henry Schutta to become Director of the Division of Pediatric along with the wisdom, vision, passion and commitment to the Neurology and to initiate a child neurology training program future of our subspecialty. at the Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn. The program was associated with the New York Institute for Basic Research After twenty years directing the Downstate Child Neurology in Developmental Disabilities, directed by Dr. Rose’s Einstein Program, Dr. Rose elected to resign that position to pursue further collaborator, Dr. henryk Wisniewski; this was also the site of training in genetics and molecular biology, concentrating particularly Krystyna Wisniewski’s important clinic for rare diseases. Other on studying the function of the FMRI protein and the manner in faculty members included Roger and Joan Cracco, and Dr. Stanley which its deficiency leads to the Fragile x clinical phenotype. Dr. Lamm, a great and visionary pioneer in the rehabilitation of Rose has continued to pursue lifelong personal interests outside of individuals with chronic neurological diseases arising in childhood, medicine, including tennis, skiing, reading in history and historical whose long-overdue biography would be written by Dr. Rose in biography, the enjoyment of impressionist art, travel, and his family. 2005. To Dr. Rose, child neurology was a comprehensive passion, Dr. Rose’s daughter has been as a professor of English literature and including not only complex metabolic processes and acquired novelist, while his son has pursued a career as an investment banker.

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CNS Lifetime Achievement Award

A. dAvid roThNer, Md Another contemporary resident, Mike (Presented Thursday, October 31) Painter, also proved a valuable influence on Dr. Rothner. Melvin Yahr and Gerald Erenberg awakened Dr. Rothner’s career-long interest PrOfIlE WrITTEN by rObErT S. ruST, MD in movement disorders – particularly Tourette A. David Rothner was born in Chicago, Illinois. syndrome. Sid Gilman was an influential he received an A.B. degree from Yeshiva mentor in the area of cerebellar and spinal university in 1961 and was granted his cord function. Martha Denkla has influenced medical degree by The university of Illinois Dr. Rothner’s interest in behavioral and in 1965. During medical school he decided learning disorders. Biologist Rabbi Moses to become a pediatrician. Experiences with Endler of Yeshiva university was to prove handicapped children during his pediatrics very important in Dr. Rothner’s approach to residency aroused his strong and persistent ethical issues in medicine. Other important A. dAvid roThNer, Md interest in helping such children. his decision influences on Dr. Rothner’s practice have been to become a child neurologist was influenced Fred Andermann, Joseph Volpe, and Peter by the examples provided by Abraham huttenlocher. Levinson and Gerhard Nellhaus. Chicagoan Seymour Diamond played an important upon completion of formal training, role in interesting Dr. Rothner in headache. Dr. Rothner accepted an appointment as After training in pediatrics for two years at Chief of the Section of Child Neurology at the Presbyterian-St. Luke’s hospital in Chicago, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, where he has Dr. Rothner’s completed his senior pediatrics remained for forty years, including 26 years as residency at Babies hospital, Columbia Chief of the Child Neurology Section. In 2005 Presbyterian Medical Center. A two year he was appointed Vice Chair of the Division tour of duty as a Major in the Pediatrics of Education and Chair of Patient Education, Department of Irwin Army hospital, Fort Riley, positions he held for four years. Kansas was followed by training in neurology and child neurology with an NINDB Dr. Rothner’s particular concentration early Fellowship at the Neurological Institute of in his career was epilepsy. he has, to date, New York (1971-1973). been engaged in 55 studies of treatment trials, co-authored thirty-four peer reviewed The roster of those influencing Dr. Rothner’s papers, and written thirteen chapters career path is truly remarkable. At Columbia, concerning epilepsy. his most highly cited Niels Low, Arnold Gold, Abe Chutorian, paper concerning epilepsy surgery has and hans Luders figured importantly in been cited 140 times; next highest on Dr. Rothner’s training in epilepsy, as did the list are papers addressing valproate Fritz Dreifuss of the university of Virginia. (one concerning pancreatitis, another Professors Gold and Chutorian served as concerning the occurrence of asymptomatic models of critical thinking, as did Sid Carter. hyperammonemia). highly cited studies The combination of Gold, Low, and Carter of epilepsy concern the value of subdural provided as potent a triumvirate of excellent elecrodes in evaluating children for epilepsy mentors in the approach to diagnosis and surgery, psychogenic seizures, the effectiveness management of degenerative neurological and safety of lamotrigine, and dystonic diseases as could be found anywhere at posturing as a manifestation of partial any time. William Silverman at Columbia temporal lobe seizures. influenced Dr. Rothner’s interest and approach to neonatal neurology, as did The first of thirty-nine peer-reviewed papers fellow resident, Dick Koenigsberger. on childhood headaches – another area of

14 Child Neurology Society | Fall 2013 concentration for which Dr. Rothner is Dr. Rothner has served on advisory boards well-known – was published in 1978. of societies devoted to improved care of six Dr. Rothner has organized or engaged in different families of illnesses. he has, throughout 25 research protocols concerning headache his career, been an extraordinarily active teacher and has written 22 excellent chapters of medical professionals at all levels, as well as and reviews on this subject, including the public, including both parents and children. contributions to the establishment of Beyond the content taught in all of these settings diagnostic criteria for childhood migraine, concerning diseases and treatment, he has the efficacy of various forms of treatment, passed on to his many proteges two seminally and brain imaging of children with migraine. important tools or traits: the importance of Dr. Rothner was an early and quite valuable maintaining healthy doubt concerning much participant in improvement of understanding that is “said to be true,” and the value of of concussive brain injury. Eleven original learning to say “I don’t know.” his unceasing papers concern movement disorders, intellectual honesty and reflex forthrightness , an interest that led Dr. Rothner to organize make him a most constructive critic. As is true five formal movement disorder research of most child neurologists, his relations projects. Ten peer-reviewed with others is deeply enriched by papers concern movement his kindness and consideration. disorders, particularly Bruce Cohen recalls that Gilles de la Tourette Dr. Rothner’s response to syndrome (GDLTS). The combination of hearing of the death in his 1986 summary Gold, low, and Carter Sudan of the father of one with Gerald Erenberg of his fellows was to take of 200 pediatric cases provided as potent a out his wallet. Dr. Cohen has been cited 72 times. triumvirate of excellent notes how remarkable it his most highly cited mentors...as could be is that Dr. Rothner has movement disorder demonstrated a ceaseless paper concerns found anywhere at capacity to care about paroxysmal choreoathetosis. any time. everyone, extending that Ten papers focus on care to telling difficult truths, neurocutaneous diseases. such as telling parents forthrightly Characteristically, Dr. Rothner’s how, despite their undoubted best approach is both disciplined and intentions, they may be preventing the practical, showing the benefit of the improvement in their child’s chronic headache or considerable experience of a highly other problems. Dr. Rothner’s interests outside of observant physician. The remainder of medicine include religion, antiques, and art. As is Dr. Rothner’s total of 77 peer-reviewed often, perhaps even necessarily true of someone original papers, 47 review articles, 38 who always strives to do the right thing, he chapters, and 28 thoughtful and valuable both recognizes the ways in which achieving contributions to the popular press address a balance among interests is at times difficult topics that concern almost the length and and offers to students and colleagues alike a breadth of child neurology. Among the model for emulating how it might, nonetheless, remainder of his most highly cited are be done. Asked to list his chief qualities, those papers concerning Miller Fisher syndrome, who know him well might cite his ever-pleasant Eaton-Lambert myasthenic syndrome, persona, devotion to duty, and inspiring moral thalamic dementia, and childhood rectitude. Those who know him best would put syncope. it more simply and directly: he is a mensch.

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Philip R. Dodge Young Investigator Award

peTer T. TSAi, Md, phd Peter then joined the MD/PhD program at the (Presented friday, November 1) uCLA School of Medicine. There, he worked with Dr. hong Wu on two different projects. his Ph.D. thesis focused on characterizing the role PrOfIlE WrITTEN by MuSTAfA SAhIN, MD, PhD of FOxN1 in thymic epithelial differentiation and the roles of BMP4 and FGF7/10 in thymopoiesis. Peter Tsai, MD, PhD, the 2013 recipient of the his results were published as a first author paper Philip R. Dodge Young Investigator Award, in the journal, Blood. In addition, he characterized has been immersed in science from early in novel roles for the erythropoietin receptor in life. With two accomplished developmental neuronal development and neuroprotection from biologists as parents, Peter was involved in ischemia. This led to a first author publication research projects as a child. he recalls in the Journal of Neuroscience. learning to run cesium chloride gradients peTer T. TSAi, Md, phd and polyacrylamide gels with his parents. After completing his MD/PhD training, Peter In addition, during high school he did a pediatrics residency at Boston worked on projects involving Children’s hospital and joined the migratory patterns of arctic Department of Neurology as a squirrels with Brian Barnes pediatric neurology resident at the university of Alaska, The combination in 2007. As a result of caring and on satellite imagery of his basic science for patients with autism, he with Jobea Way at the Jet developed an interest in Propulsion Laboratory at and clinical training, the role of the cerebellum the California Institute of his character, and passion in cognition and social Technology. These led to for his work make Peter behavior and in the roles his love of Alaska, a state an outstanding role model for cerebellar dysfunction that he has visited several for child neurology in neurodevelopmental times since. disorders. This latter focus trainees everywhere. led to the development of Following high school, Peter the Cerebellar Disorders Clinic attended harvard university. that Peter started and currently Despite his parents’ cautionary directs. At the same time, he sought advice, Peter’s interest in science to examine the role of the cerebellum in continued to grow. During his college higher cognitive function using mouse models, career, he spent two summers working in and joined the lab of Dr. Mustafa Sahin using Dr. hugo Bellen’s laboratory at Baylor taking TSC a model. part in a P-element mutagenesis screen, which resulted in a manuscript in Genetics. In the Sahin lab, Peter generated a conditional For his undergraduate thesis, he chose the knockout of the Tsc1 gene specifically in Purkinje laboratory of Dr. Li-huei Tsai, then at harvard cells, and found that these mice display autistic- Medical School, and studied the expression like features, which can be prevented by mTOR pattern of p39, a regulatory subunit of cdk5, inhibition. This study provided the first direct in the developing mouse nervous system. As a proof that the cerebellum is involved in the result, he earned his Bachelor’s degree in the neural circuitry underlying autism and was Biochemical Sciences from harvard university, published this summer in the prestigious journal, magna cum laude. Nature with Peter as first author. The fact that

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6. What advice would you give to a graduating medical student, who is just entering the field of child neurology? I like to think that we are all students; at least this is true for those of us who continue to learn and to question the dogmas that we share. I give the same basic advice to students wrestling with a specialty choice and to residents Peter dove into basic science after a long deciding on a specific career path. hiatus and quickly generated important data published in a high-impact journal I tell them to find an area in medicine that they love and consider important, illustrates his dedication to investigation and then to pursue it with all the energy and passion they can muster. and organizational skills, originating from As difficult as medicine can be sometimes, it still offers challenging work, very early in his life. the opportunity to help other people, and the satisfaction of lifelong professional relationships. Considering the amount of time most of us spend Peter has also established himself as an working, finding a discipline that will sustain our interest over a lifetime excellent team member and collaborator is critical. both in the clinic and in the lab. he has had many productive collaborations 7. In light of the deficit of child neurologists nationwide, how can including with Dr. David Kwiatkowski’s we attract more young people into the field of child neurology? lab in characterizing the first allelic series Actually, based on the match program data, the number of physicians of a Tsc2 mouse model. he also entering child neurology seems to have increased in the last few years, so the collaborated with Dr. Simon Warfield’s news isn’t all gloom and doom. And the fact that demand for our services laboratory investigating the volume of keeps increasing isn’t totally bad either; rising demand at least validates that cerebellum in TSC patients using MR our knowledge and skills are valued by colleagues and families. Of course imaging. Both of these studies have lead we still need additional child neurologists, and we need bright, highly to publications in Human Molecular committed individuals who will become the future leaders of our field. Genetics and Pediatric Neurology, But we have two huge assets: a vibrant field of study and a cadre of respectively. On a more personal note, committed, passionate child neurologists. To recruit more child Peter is always optimistic, unselfish, neurologists, each of us should become an ambassador of the profession cheerful with a great sense of humor. and share the excitement and passion we feel. Outside of medicine and science, Peter’s life revolves around his family and 8. Are there any changes that the CNS should enact to better his two children, who are 6 and 4 years accomplish its goals? old. Although it may seem incredible, The Society must adapt in order to meet the changing needs of its members, based on his slender physique, he also so our goals will continue to evolve. But just as it has become more has a deep enjoyment of food and loves challenging to fund research, education, and patient care, it has also become to cook and eat. more difficult to fund professional societies, their annual meetings, and the ancillary projects that they support. To continue meeting our goals even Based on his creative ideas and hard work, during periods of economic stress, the Society needs to identify new revenue Peter received a Clinical Research Training sources, maintain organizational efficiency, develop functional partnerships Fellowship from the American Academy of with other organizations, and build endowments to support specific projects. Neurology. This year, his application for a We have made considerable progress toward these objectives, but there is K08 award was funded by the NINDS on still work to be done. the first try. The combination of his basic science and clinical training, his character, 9. Any final comments? and passion for his work make Peter an Isn’t that what they ask people who are about to be executed? I want the outstanding role model for child neurology Society members to know that serving as their President has been an honor trainees everywhere. There is no doubt and a privilege. I have worked closely this past year with President-elect that this year’s recipient of the Philip R. Nina Schor, and I am impressed with her wisdom and leadership. We also Dodge Young Investigator Award has the have an excellent Board, and the Society’s new Executive Director is doing experience, determination, and creativity a great job. The Society is in good hands. to make significant contributions to child neurology and autism research.

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Bernard Sachs Award

TALLie Z. BArAM, Md, phd on many important and complex topics (Presented friday, November 1) related to vulnerability to epilepsy in childhood, only a few of which can be characterized here. For example, the Baram laboratory has elegantly PrOfIlE WrITTEN by rObErT S. ruST, MD identified a major neurometabolic that protects Tallie Baram was born and grew up in the developing brain from excitatoxic cellular Tel-Aviv, Israel. her pre-collegiate education injury and associated epileptogenesis in the was in Tel Aviv and at the English school in wake of cerebral energy failure. This study, Addis-Ababa Ethiopia. She obtained a BSc cited more than 130 times, demonstrated (Biology) at Tel-Aviv university. her doctorate that neonatal, as compared to mature brain, in neuroendocrinology, supported by a is enriched in mitochondrial uncoupling Bloom Fellowship and a research grant of the protein-2 (uCP-2) and that the degree of European Molecular Biology Organization, was uCP-2 enrichment is a function of the degree TALLie Z. BArAM, Md, phd awarded with distinction by the Weizmann to which diet is contains fat-rich maternal milk. Institute of Science in 1978 upon the basis of The resilience that this imparts appears to be a thesis concerning neural control and fate of related to reduction in the accumulation of gonadotropin releasing hormone. Dr. Baram’s reactive oxygen species and inadequate calcium academic distinction was marked by receipt of sequestration. Dr. Baram’s concern with the the highest award of the Weizmann Institute manner in which nature and nurture influence of Science. her MD degree was granted two vulnerability has included the effect of handling years later by studies at the university of Miami of pups on genes that regulate hormonal and School of Medicine, supported by a heim behavioral responses to stress. It was shown Weitzmann Postdoctoral fellowship. Dr. Baram’s that this effect was associated with reduction career development, training in pediatrics and in corticotropin releasing hormone (CRh), child neurology at Baylor, was particularly but increases in glucocorticoid receptor levels. influenced by Marvin Fishman, Alan Percy, The study design and results represent just one Rita Lee, and Ralph Feigin. Other mentors of of many examples of how the Baram laboratory note included O. Carter Snead, who played has meticulously demonstrated the manner in an important role in drawing her attention which a wide variety of experiences at particular to epilepsy, Bob Snodgrass and Solomon developmental ages may result in what Dr. Moshé, who contributed to the adaptation of Baram has termed functional “hippocampal her advanced neuroscientific skills to bench sculpting” – developmental changes that may investigations pertinent to children with improve or detract from function within a neurological diseases, and Wendy Mitchell and given context. The careful experimental design Shlomo Shinnar, who significantly enriched her takes into consideration the important fact training in clinical research. After completion that the definition of the vulnerability of the of training her career path included two years developing brain to epilepsy is something of a at the university of Texas in houston, and developmentally determined “moving target.” thirteen years at the university of Southern California. Since 1995 she has held the position Particular attention has been devoted by of Professor of Pediatrics, Anatomy and Professor Baram to defining the vulnerability Neurobiology and Neurology at the university of developing brain to two forms of of California, Irvine, where she also holds the characteristically childhood- onset seizures: Danette Shepard Chair of Neurological Sciences 1) febrile seizures and their relationship to and is Director of the Epilepsy Research Center. the subsequent development of childhood- onset temporal lobe epilepsy, and 2) infantile Dr. Baram has pursued a remarkable degree of spasms. The Baram laboratory was the first extraordinarily productive concentration to identify an age-related vulnerability of

18 Child Neurology Society | Fall 2013 hippocampal dentate gyrus granule cells to hyperthermia- body of original observations is represented by the fact that the related modification of their nucleotide gated channels that total number of citations to date is 6,763. Forty-three papers resulted in activation/ hyperpolarization without associated have been cited more than 50 times, 17 more than 100 times. cell death. In this modified state, spontaneous seizures Dr. Baram’s impact is further represented by the fact that she has occurred. This transition in cellular function was associated delivered 169 national or international invited lectures and has with the appearance of T2-bright imaging changes imaging organized 26 international symposia. changes not only in the hippocampus, but also in non- hippocampal sites relevant to the subsequent development This summary has not touched upon a dozen or more additional of temporal lobe epilepsy, The novel observation provided important questions to which the beautifully designed and a model pertinent not only to the epileptic aspects of executed research and elegantly written papers completed by temporal lobe sclerosis, but also to possibly associated Dr. Baram and her colleagues have provided answers and have disturbances of learning, memory, and perhaps other disclosed novel mechanisms for further research, including behaviors. Dr. Baram and her colleagues have also devoted some that may advance understanding of the opportunities considerable attention to advancing understanding of and restrictions on neural plasticity, or characterization of the the pathophysiology of infantile spasms. They were the function of novel factors such as the role of neuron-restrictive first to identify the involvement of stress-responsive silencing factor in temporal lobe epilepsy. Interest in the role corticotrophin releasing hormone in the that stress and the alleviation of stress may play in the development of relevant seizures in rat pups. development of epilepsy and the ensuing function of As an endocrinologist, Dr. Baram directed the individual has placed emphasis on elements further highly influential work at two She is widely that are pertinent to psychology and psychiatry. questions: the role that stress might known as an For more than a century, neurology and play in epileptogenesis and the efficacy extraordinary mentor, psychiatry have not always shared the same scientific basis in their approach to the of maternal alleviation of stress in possessing skills that she preventing that process. establishment of pathogenesis. Dr. Baram’s exerts not just locally, example and achievements suggest that this An astonishing number, range, and in her own laboratory gulf may be narrowed. There is such a thing depth of valuable observations have and medical school, as scientific personality. Dr. Baram’s seems been generated in the Baram laboratory. to be composed to a considerable extent of The productivity likely represents another but nationally and the fundamental character of the scientist: form of “sculpting” – the manner in which internationally. an intense motivation meticulously to answer Dr. Baram has attracted, influenced, and interesting questions and having done so to guided a very large cadre of young investigators extend the newly established observation into even to participate in her studies. She is widely known more interesting observations that provide a widercontext as an extraordinary mentor, possessing skills that she exerts in which successive observations might be placed – such as not just locally, in her own laboratory and medical school, the effect that maternal care may have in protectively but nationally and internationally. her papers exhibit her influencing synaptic and neural network responses to capacity for thoughtful construction of hypotheses and perturbation. The personality appears also to be considerably designs for related investigation. Twenty-nine major grants enriched with stamina. She is able to formulate her questions attest to the importance granting agencies have attached to in a manner that is attractive not only to sponsors, but to the her work and have enabled her mentoring of 49 graduate large cadre of persons she has attracted to become engaged students and 32 medical students and undergraduates. in research – whether with her or with someone else. She has She is Chair of the NIh Study Section on Develomental Brain something of a missionary zeal in terms of converting those who Disorders and serves as a Trustee of the Lennox-Lombroso come to her with an interest in being a scientist to persons who Trust that plays a very important role in funding epilepsy actually become scientists. There have been others in our history research of the highest quality. The impact the Baram who have had this a rich mixture of mission, capacity, and vision. laboratory has had is evident in the number of publications Some of their names were Monakow, Sherrington, and Eccles. and noteworthy scientific presentations it has spawned, As can be seen, Dr. Baram is widely engaged. She is also including 155 original papers, two-thirds of which are married, to Craig Paul LaFrance. And she has other loves – relevant to the themes noted above. The impact of this classical music and mediaeval French history.

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Blue Bird Circle Training Program Director Award hArvey S. SiNger, Md Baltimore, he fondly recalls his wife’s comment, (Presented friday, November 1) “We’re not coming here.” But the hopkins program was sold to the young Singer couple by John Freeman and Guy McKhann, and they PrOfIlE WrITTEN by PhIllIP l. PEArl, MD never left. Dr. Singer was a hopkins pediatric harvey Saul Singer, M.D., originally from the neurology resident from 1972-1975 and then Bronx, grew up surrounded by large apartment joined the faculty in 1975. he was promoted to buildings against which he avidly played stickball, full professor in 1988, no small achievement in the start of a remarkable athletic, and scholarly, that system, and was named the haller Professor life. At age 12 his family moved to Long Beach, of Pediatric Neurologic Disorders in 1997. he has Long Island, then touted as, “America’s healthiest received numerous honors, awards, and visiting City.” he excelled in scholarship and athletics, Professorships, and served on numerous hopkins having been the captain of his high school committees including the Appointments and hArvey SiNger, Md football and basketball teams. his basketball Promotion Committee from 1992-2005, coach knew the football coach at Oberlin College, including chairmanship from 1997-2005. which led to his attending this excellent liberal arts school on a work-scholarship program where his academic focus has concentrated on he became the captain of the college football and movement disorders, to which he credits Ian baseball teams. Butler, who generously shared the ideas and work when they were colleagues in Baltimore After graduating Oberlin (BA 1962) with a before Dr. Butler relocated to houston. Donald zoology major, Dr. Singer attended the Western Price was a particularly inspirational figure at Reserve university School of Medicine, now hopkins, and the neurochemistry laboratory of “Case Western” (MD 1966). he took his pediatric Joe Coyle was pivotal in initiating Dr. Singer’s internship at the university of Illinois, Research own laboratory. Dr. Singer has investigated and Educational hospital 1966-1967, followed by and reported on many aspects of movement pediatric residency at the Cleveland Metropolitan disorders, in particular Tourette syndrome and General hospital 1967-1970. Robert Eiben, developmental stereotypies. he has reported on consummate child neurologist, was a strong clinical symptomatology, outcome, comorbidities, influence. harvey served as a pediatric chief therapies, genetics, and underlying biological resident at Case from 1969-1970, a pivotal year mechanisms of tics including neuroimmunology, because one of the other chiefs was sufficiently volumetric imaging, positron emission clinically oriented that harvey could work in tomography, and biochemical analysis of the laboratory of Irwin Schafer. There his team postmortem tissue. he has been actively engaged described leucocyte beta-galactosidase deficiency in questioning and researching immunological in GM1 gangliosidosis. This was the germination bases for PANDAS and autism, with the recent of an investigative interest in child neurology, coinage along with colleagues of the term CANS, where his clinical proclivities were leaning. or Childhood Acute Neuropsychiatric Syndrome, a helpful term to operationalize the spectrum Dr. Singer served from 1970-1972 as Major of disorders in this umbrella and push the field in the u.S. Army in Fort Knox, KY and then forward. he characteristically demurs, however, sought a training position in child neurology. when asked to describe his most important In characteristic understatement, he explains papers and contributions, citing that he has been that the choices then were heme-onc which in a place that has provided great collaborators didn’t seem so appealing, cardiology but he and opportunities. wasn’t good at hearing murmurs much less heart sounds, and then neurology. After driving Dr. Singer has been a prominent figure on from Durham for a Duke interview to inner city the national scene, having served as an ABPN

20 Child Neurology Society | Fall 2013 What is particularly striking is how his trainees consistently describe their examiner, AAN Course Director and initial encounters with Dr. Eric Kossoff, MD, current training program Child Neurology Executive Committee Singer as profound and director at hopkins, wrote: “I have known member (as Secretary-treasurer), and Dr. Singer since 1996 when I first lasting in the sincerity and Section Councilor, and fully seven interviewed for a position in the training committees of the Child Neurology dedication he devoted to program. Dr. Singer is a remarkable leader Society. he was President of the Professors their careers. and mentor. Ever since my first day as a fellow, of Child Neurology (2002-2004) during the he has been incredibly supportive and his door is tumultuous time of the creation of the match, always open for advice about child neurology or life. which evolved from a lively debate to a mandate In the past few years since he stepped down as Program foisted upon the PCN as long as fourth year medical Director, I have often continued to ask him his opinion about students were going to be accepted into child neurology. best ways to advance the careers of our young trainees.” Dr. Singer essentially organized the child neurology San Francisco match the best fit at the time, and later made the Adam hartman, MD at hopkins wrote: “I have known Dr. Singer transition to the NRMP match when the SF match could not since I applied to the Pediatric Neurology Residency Program meet the needs of the specialty. Dr. Singer continues to serve over 10 years ago. What impressed me the most about our initial as chairman of the CNS-PCN Match Committee. interview was a comment he made about how the purpose of the training program was to see me through all of my training, Dr. Singer has been a longstanding true triple threat, with bona not just the three years of residency. Dr. Singer was true to his fide credentials and expertise in clinical excellence, education, word. Dr. Singer also is known as one of the best bedside clinical and research, including translational and bench work. he was teachers...it was a real treat figuring out which medicines would the Training Director for the Neurological Sciences Academic work best for which patients - learning at the hand of a master.” Development Award (NSADA) at hopkins that began in 1993 and which enabled the careers of so many promising and Lori Jordan, MD, PhD, now at Vanderbilt, wrote: “I first met ultimately successful academic child neurologists. he has been Dr. Singer in 1998 when I was a visiting medical student rotating a prolific contributor to the medical literature, with 206 original on the neurology inpatient service at Johns hopkins. As a medical articles, 74 chapters, and lead authorship on two books which student, pediatric resident, and child neurology resident, I are co-authored with either prior trainees or colleagues in learned the practice of neurology from Dr. Singer. The passion, movement disorders. energy and intellectual curiosity with which harvey approaches the practice of child neurology is inspiring. he has served as a It is fitting that harvey Singer is the inaugural awardee of the visionary training director, teacher, and friend to generations of Blue Bird Circle Training Program Director Award, which was child neurologists.” generously created to honor child neurology program directors that have been important mentors and inspirational leaders Dr. Singer’s advice for the next generations was solicited for to the next generations of child neurologists. The input of Dr. this column; his humility bars him from offering it spontaneously. Singer’s own trainees supports his selection beyond doubt. For those looking to train, he recommends identifying a place Dr. Singer directed the child neurology residency program at to stay beyond residency, with the goal of deciding on an area hopkins for two decades, from 1991-2011, and oversaw the of interest and staying to foster a career. For those in mid- training of over thirty child neurology residents during that career, he recommends doing what one enjoys, whether it’s period. clinical, translational, or bench work, in a place that enables one to continue to grow and flourish. his outside interests remain What is particularly striking is how his trainees consistently athletics, as he and his wife are avid bicyclists and have taken describe their initial encounters with Dr. Singer as profound trails throughout Europe, New England, and their own favorites and lasting in the sincerity and dedication he devoted to their around Baltimore. his five grandchildren otherwise keep him careers. Anne Comi, MD at hopkins and Kennedy Krieger traveling between Potomac, Maryland and Chicago. While wrote: “I first met harvey at my interview for a child neurology stepping down as chief of the child neurology service at hopkins residency at Johns hopkins. harvey recognized my commitment two years ago, he otherwise continues as full-time faculty, to research and I was able to take full advantage of all these continuing the clinical, investigative, and educational work. resources and supports, both while in residency and afterwards as a recipient of the NSADA award.”

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The Arnold P. Gold Humanism in Medicine Award at the Child Neurology Society dougLAS poSTeLS, Md that afflict it, he was drawn to child neurology (Presented friday, November 1) and received his residency training from the uS Air Force at San Antonio and at Washington university. PrOfIlE WrITTEN by DANIEl J. bONThIuS, MD, PhD For more than a decade after completing his As adolescents, many of us dreamed of the formal training, Dr. Postels worked in a private kind of doctor that we would be someday: group practice in New Orleans, followed by an adventurer who travels to distant lands Albuquerque. In those locales, Dr. Postels to fight tropical diseases, a humanist whose had the opportunity to treat large numbers patients love him for his compassion and of ethnic and racial minorities, including wisdom, a gladiator who combats deadly American Indians, African American, Cajuns, pathogens in remote villages of destitute and hispanics. In those experiences, his dougLAS poSTeLS, Md countries, a wizard who cures diseased humanism in medicine grew, as he learned children through wit and with only the that he could optimally treat people only when barest of resources. Somehow, most of he understood their concepts of health and us ended up settling for jobs and disease. During this period, he also careers that are less exotic, had several stints in international less generous, and, yes, less As adolescents, medicine, as he led international teams of medical exciting than the ones we many of us dreamed dreamed of in our youths. students and physicians of the kind of doctor that we to set up mobile clinics in But not Douglas Postels. would be someday....Somehow, Ladakh and Kashmir. Dr. Postels treats children most of us ended up settling for in underserved regions jobs and careers that are less his experience in around the world. he exotic, less generous, and, international medicine provides compassionate yes, less exciting than the began in earnest in 2007, and life-saving care in ones we dreamed of in when he was awarded a places without running our youths. but not travel grant from the World water and electricity. he Douglas Postels. Federation of Neurology to conducts clinical research teach for one month at the in field hospitals. he employs university of Malawi. The following special translation systems to ensure year, he received the Child Neurology communication with his patients. he teaches Society’s International Visiting Professor Award, students and residents at home and across the and he used this award to teach, once again, globe. For these and other reasons, Dr. Douglas in Malawi. These experiences transformed him. Postels is the 2013 recipient of the Arnold P. he saw how desperate some regions of the Gold Foundation humanism in Medicine Award world are for medical help and how anxious from the Child Neurology Society. medical providers in the developing world are to learn modern medical approaches. The first of his family to enter medicine, the young Douglas Postels graduated from Loyola After 15 years of private practice, Dr. Postels university College of Medicine in 1988. While resigned his long-standing position and still a medical student, Douglas had his first devoted himself to healthcare in the taste of international medicine when he worked developing world. As a Field Volunteer for on the island of St. Lucia. Fascinated by the Médecins Sans Frontières, he first travelled developing nervous system and the diseases to Lubutu, in the Democratic Republic of

22 Child Neurology Society | Fall 2013 the Congo. There, he treated everything, provided translated diagnosis and treatment from common pediatric problems to information and must repeat the information desperately ill patients, and taught African back to him through a different translator, physicians, not just pediatric neurology, but all before they leave the hospital or clinic. aspects of pediatric and adult medicine. This back-translation system takes much of Dr. Postel’s time, but ensures that his patients After a long stint in the eastern Congo, are properly treated. Dr. Postels transferred to Port-au-Prince, haiti, where he arrived nine days after a notorious Dr. Postels devotes himself to children’s health in and devastating earthquake. In haiti, he lived corners of the globe where work and life are not in a mountainous region above Port-au-Prince, easy. he is, without doubt, a deserving recipient with no running water or electricity, and of this year’s Gold Foundation humanism Award, he spent his days assisting amputations of and he inspires us all. Typical of his humanism, earthquake victims. Dr. Postels will donate the $1000 cash award to the charity whose name exemplifies his work: Three years ago, while working in rural Médecins Sans Frontières. Congo, Dr. Postels was recruited to the faculty of Michigan State university. A recent arrival to academics, he divides his time between the united States and sub-Saharan Africa (Ghana, uganda, and Malawi), where he provides patient care, teaches, and conducts clinical research.

Dr. Postel’s research focuses on cerebral malaria, a scourge that afflicts hundreds of thousands of African children, with high rates of mortality and morbidity. Of those children diagnosed with “cerebral malaria,” as many as one-third are indeed infected with malaria, but have some other cause of their encephalopathy. Dr. Postel’s research aims to identify those other causes.

Dr. Postel has learned that effective communication is key to the delivery of healthcare. Patients and doctors must understand each other. Whenever he has been confronted by a language barrier, he has set out to tear that barrier down by learning his patients’ language. Thus, when working in New Mexico, he taught himself Spanish; and when working in the Congo, he learned medical Swahili. Currently, working in Malawi, he is not yet conversant in the native language of Chichewa. Therefore, he has devised a system in which families are

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Hower Award

JohN BodeNSTeiNer, Md and St. Joseph’s Children’s health Center in (Presented Saturday, November 2) Phoenix, as well as the university of Arizona. During his ten years in Arizona Dr. Bodensteiner’s remarkable organizational, clinical, scientific, PrOfIlE WrITTEN by rObErT S. ruST, MD and personal characteristics enabled him to John Bodensteiner is a proud son of Iowa. dramatically enlarge the size and distinction Born and raised in Decorah, he remained of his Child Neurology Division. In 2011 he rooted there four more years, earning a BA in assumed his current position as Senior Associate biology at Luther College, along with honors as Consultant at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester. a National Science Foundation undergraduate Research Fellow. his accomplishments in the lab Dr. Bodensteiner has devoted remarkable, were matched, measure for measure, on stage, unceasing energy to advancing research in where he garnered national honors as a talented the neurological diseases of children. Professor JohN BodeNSTeiNer, Md thespian. But the bright lights and distractions Bodensteiner has received eighteen research of Broadway never stood a chance of luring him grants and has published 150 original peer- away from the lab bench and the disciplined reviewed papers covering a wide range of study of biology, a path upon which he achieved topics with acute intelligence, distinguishing early success with publication of his virological himself as primary author of 56 and senior research, appointment as an Instructor in Biology author of at least 25. It is quite characteristic of and a distinguished run through medical school Dr. Bodensteiner’s sense of value that relatively at the university of Iowa, including two years few are “yet another” case report. Instead, fully as Research Fellow in genetics and hereditary 57 of these papers are designed to inform and metabolic diseases under hans Zellweger that resolve diagnostic issues, usually on the basis resulted in five original peer-reviewed papers. of a fairly large case series, typically yielding an intelligent and cost-effective approach to the After receiving his medical degree In 1971, interpretation and further evaluation of clinical – Dr. Bodensteiner left Iowa City for LA, completing especially imaging – findings that previously a Pediatrics residency at Los Angeles Children’s went unnoticed and were likely to end up hospital in 1973. he returned to the university of being dismissed, worked up expensively, or Iowa to pursue a Pediatric Neurology residency misinterpreted. It is not surprising, given under William Bell, completing it in 1976, Dr. Bodensteiner’s training, that 23 papers followed by year of training as a Special Clinical consider genetic syndromes. Fifteen are highly Fellow in Neuromuscular Disease under Andrew informative studies of neuromuscular or Engel at the Mayo Clinic. Three years of Assistant peripheral neuropathic conditions, and nine Professorship in Neurology and Pediatrics describe infectious diseases of the nervous followed at the university of Texas, followed system, with valuable concentration on early by an appointment as Associate Professor of signs indicative of the likely pathogen. Of Neurology, Pediatrics, and Neuropathology the 20 additional categories into which these at the university of Oklahoma in 1980, where papers might be placed, the most common he subsequently earned tenure in 1984 and topics are neonatal neurology (21), epilepsy promotion to full Professor in 1987. In that year (20), neurotoxicology (13), and stroke, or he moved to the university of West Virginia, vasculopathy (13). Nine papers – chiefly remaining there for 12 years. From 1999- addressing questions of the nature and 2001 Dr. Bodensteiner served as Professor and significance of diagnosis – have been cited then Chair of Pediatric Neurology at Indiana more than 35-100 times. An epilepsy paper university, before being recruited in 2001 to cited more than 100 times provides valuable become the William Pilcher Distinguished Chair information on the prevalence of childhood of Pediatric Neurology at the Barrow Institute epilepsy by type, while another highly cited

24 Child Neurology Society | Fall 2013 paper proved to be an early, important contribution Public health Service among other important agencies. to the question of the effects of anticonvulsants on he has served with distinction as ad hoc reviewer for for bone density. his most highly cited paper (319) was 16 journals and has sat on an equal number of editorial a masterful study of of the calcium accumulation in boards. he was the Founding Editor of Seminars in Duchenne and other myopathic conditions based Neurology, a position he has held with great distinction upon the analysis of 567,000 muscle fibers from 114 for two decades. Dr. Bodensteinr had a long tenure as biopsies. Citation is not the only index of the value of board examiner (62 administrations), becoming one of a paper, of course: witness Dr. Bodensteiner’s uncited the most senior examiners for the the American Board of but immeasurably valuable study of the prevalence Psychiatry and Neurology. of chronic sorrow in families as the consequence of chronic neurological impairments of children. Finally, how does one best summarize the manner in which it should be noted that Dr. Bodensteiner has published Dr. Bodensteiner has with unfailing reliability, devotion, no less than 67 chapters on a broad range of subjects. and depth of character always done right by his patients, students, colleagues, his profession, and his family (his Dr. Bodensteiner’s involvement in academic societies wife, Donna – who deserves considerable credit herself has been unusually devoted. he has served – his son Peter, and daughter, Beth) for nearly half on numerous committees of the Child a century? It must certainly be said that he Neurology Society (CNS), American has found a way at all times to place his Academy of Neurology (AAN), remarkable gifts for observation of what the American Neurological is important and his clear-eyed vision Association (ANA), Professors of he has exemplified of what must be done in the service Child Neurology (PCN) and the for those he trains of countless patients, colleagues, and Southern Pediatric Neurology and for the rest of us students at all levels of their careers, Society (SPNS). his exceptional from their early years of training leadership abilities have been an example of how a to their arrival at senior positions recognized by his peers with fine physician quietly of responsibility and devotion to election to the Presidency of the provides evidence of the neurological welfare of children. Southern Child Neurology Society Where he has encountered an (twice), the Professors of Child genuinely caring. area of uncertainty in the diagnosis, Neurology, and the Child Neurology management, or elucidation of Society. he has participated actively pathogenesis in patient encounters, he has in 19 Professional Societies, including invariably responded by exhaustively reviewing honorary Membership in the Sociedad a considerable number of unpublished prior cases Argentina de Neurologica Infantil. his alma mater with similar findings and patiently and critically reading Luther College granted him a Distinguished Service all, or almost all, of what has previously been published. Award in 1996. The end result, in most cases, is an acutely rendered analysis that more often than not results in a new Dr. Bodensteiner has presented 91 papers at baseline understanding permitting the rest of us to be international meetings, and co-authored 73 more. less mystified. he has published 91 invited journal review articles or commentaries. he has been honored with invitations Finally, it must be said of Dr. Bodensteiner that he has not to serve as a visiting professor at 28 universities, has shied away from addressing important areas of medicine won seven teaching awards, and has delivered six that remain filled with uncertainty, such as the continued prestigious honorary and Keynote Lectures in three sadness of families that have lost a child. Although countries. he has served on the Medical Advisory providing an “answer” to such sadness is beyond the Boards of seven foundations devoted to the welfare power of any of us he has done the next best thing: of individuals with chronic neurological diseases and he has exemplified for those he trains and for the rest of as a consultant to the National Childhood Vaccine us an example of how a fine physician quietly provides Injury Compensation Program, to the National Indian evidence of genuinely caring.

Child Neurology Society | Fall 2013 25 Annual Meeting Schedule: Committees & SIGs

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2013 SIG/COMM Chair/liaison Start End room Assigned International Pediatric Stroke Finlay 8:00 AM 6:30 PM 408 Professors of Child Neurology Pearl 2:00 PM 5:00 PM Salon E Movement Disorders SIG Dure/Mink/Singer 8:00 PM 11:00 PM Salon E Neuromuscular SIG Mathews 8:00 PM 10:00 PM 406

THuRSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2013 SIG/COMM Chair/liaison Start End room Assigned CNF Donor Luncheon Shields 12:30 PM 2:00 PM 406 Executive Board Meeting Roach 12:30 PM 1:30 PM 410 Ethics Committee Epstein 12:30 PM 1:30 PM 404 Finance Committee Nelson 12:30 PM 1:30 PM 415A International Affairs Committee Legido 12:30 PM 1:30 PM 417B Practice Committee Buchhalter 12:30 PM 1:30 PM 415B Research Committee Schlaggar 12:30 PM 1:30 PM 417A CNF Board Meeting Shields 2:00 PM 3:30 PM 412 CNF Advisory Board Meeting Shields 3:30 PM 5:00 PM 412 Legislative Affairs Committee Lavenstein 4:30 PM 6:00 PM 614 Sleep SIG Jain 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 616AB Neonatal SIG Glass 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 410 Neurodevelopmental SIG Keck 5:00 PM 7:00 PM 400 Neurogenetics SIG Gropman 5:00 PM 7:00 PM 402 Training Committee Dure 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 417A Neonatal Seizure SIG Soul 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 404 Traumatic Brain Injury Blume 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 406 Educational SIG Larsen/Leber 7:00 PM 9:00 PM 415AB

FRIDAY,NOvEMBER 1, 2013 ExHIBITS SIG/COMM Chair/liaison Start End room Assigned & POSTER Awards Committee Bamford 12:30 PM 2:00 PM 417A REvIEW Electronic Communications Committee Pinter 12:30 PM 1:30 PM 417B Executive Board Meeting Roach 12:30 PM 2:00 PM 410 THuRSDAY: PRDYI Steering Committee De Vivo 12:30 PM 1:30 PM 404 11:00 AM-6:00 PM AAP Section on Neurology Lunch served at Executive Committee Meeting Colgrove 4:30 PM 7:00 PM 401 12:30 PM Autonomic Disorders SIG Jarjour 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 416A Wine & Cheese headache SIG Bicknese 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 417B Reception: Membership Committee Trescher 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 417A 4:00-6:00 PM Long Range Planning Committee Ichord 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 614 FRIDAY: Pediatric Demyelinating SIG Ness 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 415A 9:00 AM-2:30 PM Quality SIG Loddenkemper/ Lunch served at Jones 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 402 12:45 PM Stroke SIG Ichord/ Armstrong-Wells 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 415B Scientific Program Committee Sahin 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 416B

26 Child Neurology Society | Fall 2013 Scientific Program at a Glance

TuESDAY, OCTOBER 29 FRIDAY, NOvEMBER 1 2:00-6:30 PM | 418 7:00-8:15 AM | Salon AB Speaker ready Breakfast Seminar 4: 2:00-6:00 PM | 4th Floor Prefunction Beyond “Seizure disorders” the New Classification of the epilepsies registration (NdC) 7:00-8:15 AM | Salon C Breakfast Seminar 5: WEDNESDAY THRu FRIDAY Next generation Sequencing, genomics and Neurogenetics 6:30-7:30 AM | 4th Floor Prefunction 7:00-8:15 AM | Salon E Continental Breakfast Breakfast Seminar 6: 6:30 AM-6:30 PM | 418 ethical Considerations in gene Therapy Speaker ready 8:30-10:15 AM | Salons DE 6:30 AM-6:00 PM | 4th Floor Prefunction platform Session i registration 8:30-10:15 AM | Salon C platform Session ii WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30 10:45-11:10 AM | Governor’s Ballroom 7:30 AM-5:00 PM | Salons ABC Award presentations Symposium 1: NdC Mitochondrial disease 11:10-11:40 AM | Governor’s Ballroom philip r. dodge young investigator Award Lecture: 11:30 AM-1:00 PM | Salons FG Peter Tsai, MD, PhD NdC Lunch 11:40 AM-12:40 PM | Governor’s Ballroom 7:00 AM-5:00 PM | 400/402 Bernard Sachs Lecture: Tallie Z. Baram, MD, PhD ACNN Meeting 12:00-2:00 PM | 400/402 2:00-5:00 PM | Salon E ACNN working lunch/meeting professors of Child Neurology 1:45-4:00 PM | Governor’s Ballroom 6:00-8:00 PM | 4th Floor Prefunction Symposium 4: opening/Welcome reception Treatable genetic-Metabolic epilepsies Supported by Texas Children’s Hospital 4:30-6:00 PM | 410 8:00-11:00 PM | Salon E Junior Member Seminar 1: Meet the editors Movement disorders Sig 4:30-6:00 PM | 412 THuRSDAY, OCTOBER 31 Junior Member Seminar 2: private practice 6:30-9:00 PM | 4th Floor - Governor’s Ballroom & Foyer 7:00-8:15 AM | Salon E Closing reception Breakfast Seminar 1: Shifting Models of health Care delivery and the Child Neurologist: The Sky is falling SATuRDAY, NOvEMBER 2 7:00-8:15 AM | Salons AB 6:00-10:00 AM | 418 Breakfast Seminar 2: Speaker ready Tourette Syndrome – Novel Treatments at the ends of the Spectrum 7:00 AM-12:00 noon | 4th Floor Prefunction 7:00-8:15 AM | Salon C registration Breakfast Seminar 3: 6:30-7:00 AM | 4th Floor Prefunction refractory Status epilepticus: An update Continental Breakfast 8:45-9:15 AM | Governor’s Ballroom 7:00-8:15 AM | Salon C Awards presentation Breakfast Seminar 7: 9:15 AM-12:00 PM | Governor’s Ballroom updates on inherited Neuromuscular disorders Symposium 2: 7:00-8:15 AM | Salon E presidential Symposium: gene Therapy for Childhood Breakfast Seminar 8: Neurological disease Neuro-ophthalmology for the Child Neurologist: 12:00-12:30 PM | Governor’s Ballroom practical Clinical pearls CNS Business Meeting 7:00-8:15 AM | Salon AB 12:00-2:00 PM | 400/402 Breakfast Seminar 9: ACNN working lunch/meeting To err is human: reducing Medical errors by Better 12:30-1:30 PM | 408 handoffs with i-pASS ABpN Lunch 8:45-9:30 AM | Salons ABC 1:45-4:00 PM | Governor’s Ballroom hower Award Lecture: John Bodensteiner, MD Symposium 3: 9:45 AM-12:00 PM | Salons ABC Little Brains, Big problems: Lasting effects of pediatric Symposium 5: Traumatic Brain injury paroxysmal disorders 4:00-6:00 PM | 6th Floor - Austin Ballroom & Foyer Child Neuro News forum (also: wine & cheese reception) Child Neurology Society | Fall 2013 27 Three Great Prizes

2013 CNS Annual Meeting Passport Program

Prize Prize Prize Child Neurology1 2014 CNS2 2014 CNS3 Library Annual Meeting Package Annual Meeting Package

DRAWING: DRAWING: DRAWING: 10:45 AM, Friday 8:45 AM, Saturday 8:45 AM, Saturday

Author-signed books, including: • Two hotel nights in meeting hotel • Two hotel nights in meeting hotel (Hyatt Regency Columbus) (Hyatt Regency Columbus) • Bodensteiner & Roach: Sturge-Weber Syndrome • $500 travel voucher (provided by • $500 travel voucher (provided by Child Neurology Foundation) Child Neurology Foundation) • Chapman & Rho: Pediatric Epilepsy Case Studies • Registration fee waiver • Registration fee waiver

• Khotare & Kotagal: Sleep in Childhood Neurological Disorders

• Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics

• Pina-Garza (ed): Fenichel’s Pediatric Neurology, 7th Edition HOW IT WORKS: • Roach, Lo, Heyer: Pediatric Stroke and 1. Each attendee receives a “passport” in registration Cerebrovascular Disorders packet with exhibit hall floorplan

• Singer, Jankovic, Mink, Gilbert: 2. Each of the five aisles on the exhibit floor is assigned Movement Disorders in Childhood a different color sticker (Note: Aises 5 & 6 are combined) • Swaiman, Ashwal, Ferriero, Schor: 3. Attendee’s with ONE OR MORE sticker(s) from each Pediatric Neurology: Principles and Practice of five aisles will drop their completed passport off at the meeting registration desk at the end of the day • Volpe: Neurology of the Newborn 4. Winner of the first passport drawing, on Friday morning, November 1 will receive an impressive collection of signed medical textbooks donated by over a half-dozen prominent child neurologists; estimated value: $1200 (includes packing and shipping) 5. Winners of Saturday morning, November 2 drawings will each receive a 2014 CNS Annual Meeting package, including free hotel nights, airfare, and registration fee waiver: estimated value: $1350 each

28 Child Neurology Society | Fall 2013 Exhibits & Posters: 6th Floor Hilton

ExHIBITS & POSTER REvIEW THuRSDAY: 11:00 AM-6:00 PM Lunch served at 12:30 PM Wine & Cheese Reception: 4:00-6:00 PM FRIDAY: 9:00 AM-2:30 PM Lunch served at 12:45 PM

Child Neurology Society | Fall 2013 29 Roster of Exhibits

American Board of Center for Autism and Psychiatry & Neurology (#1) Developmental Disabilities (CADD) (#51) The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology serves The Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities the public interest and the professions of psychiatry and (CADD) offers comprehensive services for children ages zero neurology by promoting excellence in practice through to 21 who may have diagnoses under the Autism Spectrum, its certification and maintenance of certification processes. as well as a wide range of neurodevelopmental disabilities. ABPN also oversees the certification process for physicians These services include: psychological testing, educational seeking certification in child and adolescent psychiatry. assessment, diagnosis, as well as long-term pharmaceutical and therapeutic management. Association of Child Neurology Nurses (#50) Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (#27) The Association of Child Neurology Nurses is an Children’s healthcare of Atlanta manages more than international non-profit organization of nurses and other 700,000 patient visits annually at three hospitals and health care professionals who promote excellence in 17 neighborhood locations. It is one of the largest clinical child neurology nursing practice. The ACNN provides care providers for children in the country, with access educational opportunities at national and regional to more than 1,700 pediatric physicians representing conferences, nursing excellence awards, research 60 pediatric specialties and programs. support, newsletters, and online membership contacts for networking. Additional information and how to join Children’s Mercy Hospitals & Clinics (#16) can be found at www.acnn.org. The Division of Neurology at Children’s Mercy hospital in Kansas City employs a family-centered, interdisciplinary Banner Children’s Specialists (#61) approach to care. Our Comprehensive Epilepsy Center Banner Children’s Specialists (Banner health) based in is nationally recognized. We have 11 physicians Phoenix, AZ provide comprehensive and compassionate board-certified in neurology with special expertise in care to children and their families and offer a full neurophysiology, neuro-developmental disabilities and complement of Pediatric subspecialties. headaches. We have a child neurology fellowship program.

Batten Disease Support and Cleveland Clinic (#22) Research Association (#58) Cleveland Clinic Children’s Center for Pediatric Neurology The Batten Disease Support and Research Association is is ranked in the top 10 in the county by uS News & an international support and research organization World Report. Our pediatric neurologists oversee over for families of children and adults with an inherited 10,000 patient visits each year. Our neurology staff has neurological degenerative disorder known as Batten expertise in metabolic/mitochondrial disorders, headache, disease. The focus of BDSRA is to provide advocacy, demyelinating disorders, neurofibromatosis, movement family and patient support, education within the medical, disorders, autonomic disorders, neuromuscular disorders, scientific and caregiving community, and research funding cerebrovascular diseases, and cardiomyopathy. for a disease known as the most common inherited neurodegenerative disease in children. Combimatrix (#54) CombiMatrix, an industry-leader in genomic testing, Baylor College of Medicine (#19) offers clinicians a broad menu of innovative microarray Baylor College of Medicine’s, Medical Genetics Laboratories tests. We provide state-of-the-art Chromosomal Microarray offer a broad range of diagnostic genetics tests including testing, a first-tier clinical diagnostic test for childhood DNA diagnostics, sequencing, cytogenetics, FISh syndromes including developmental delay/intellectual diagnostics, cancer cytogenetics, chromosomal microarray disability (DD/ID) and autism spectrum disorders (ASD). analysis, whole exome sequencing, biochemical genetics, We also provide microarray testing in the areas of Prenatal and Mitochondrial DNA analysis. Additionally we have a & Reproductive health and hematology-Oncology. full range of testing for Autism Spectrum Disorders. To learn more, visit us at www.combimatrix.com. Please visit our booth for more information. Cook Children’s Health Care Center (#59) captureproof (#3) With one of the largest, most technologically advanced Do your patients show you videos? captureproof is the pediatric neurosciences programs in the southwestern only hIPAA compliant platform to capture, compare and united States, Cook Children’s health Care System share photos and videos; allowing you to more accurately is redefining the future of children with neurological triage and remotely monitor your patients. Come hear conditions. Our leading edge programs and services Ruth Rosenblum DNP discuss captureproof Friday 1pm, include pediatric deep brain stimulation, Level 4 EMu, booth #3 or visit us anytime at www.captureproof.com. MEG and iMRI for epilepsy treatment.

30 Child Neurology Society | Fall 2013 Courtagen Diagnostics Laboratory specialty care (Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy Kennedy Krieger Institute (#7) (#11) and metabolic disorders). To learn more about Located in the Baltimore/Washington Courtagen Diagnostics Laboratory provides Eisai Inc., please visit us at www.eisai.com/uS. region, the Kennedy Krieger Institute is innovative genomic and proteomic products internationally recognized for improving Electrical Geodesics, Inc (EGI) (#40) and services for physicians and the Life the lives of 19,000 children and adolescents Sciences industry. Founded by innovators in Whole-head, fMRI-compatible EEG with 32, with disorders and injuries of the brain, next-generation sequencing (NGS), genetics, 64, 128, or 256 channels. Complete systems spinal cord, and musculoskeletal system molecular biology, and information science, include the Geodesic Sensor Net for easy each year, through inpatient and outpatient our company delivers tools that enable and comfortable application, amplifier, and clinics; home and community services; researchers and clinicians to make better software with Metafile Format that facilitates and school-based programs. decisions regarding patient care and drug interoperation with third party software. development. Courtagen Life Sciences is a EGI also offers source estimation software, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital CLIA certified and CAP accredited genetic experimental control workstations, and (#41) testing laboratory that is currently focused integrated eye tracking systems. The Neuroscience Institute at Le Bonheur on neurological and metabolic disorders. Children’s hospital in Memphis, TN is one Elsevier, Inc (#55) of the nation’s best pediatric neuroscience Cyberonics (#42) ELSEVIER is a leading publisher of health programs. Ranked by u.S. News & World Cyberonics, Inc. is the leader in device science publications, advancing medicine Report, Le Bonheur’s program has the most solutions for epilepsy and is committed to by delivering superior reference information advanced technology, clinical expertise and consistently delivering innovative and effective and decision support tools to doctors, state-of-the-art facilities. solutions for physicians, caregivers and people nurses, health practitioners and students. with epilepsy. Cyberonics’ VNS Therapy® With an extensive media spectrum – print, LGS Foundation (#57) is the only FDA-approved device for the online and handheld, we are able to supply The LGS Foundation is a non-profit treatment of refractory epilepsy, with more the information you need in the most organization dedicated to providing than 70,000 patients implanted worldwide. convenient format. information about Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome while raising funds for research, programs, GeneDx (#26) Dravet Syndrome Foundation (#17) and services for individuals living with The mission of Dravet Syndrome Foundation GeneDx is a highly respected company LGS and their families. (DSF) is to aggressively raise research funds that offers testing for more than 350 rare for Dravet syndrome and related epilepsies; Mendelian disorders using DNA sequencing Lineagen Inc. (#21) to increase awareness of these catastrophic and deletion/duplication analysis of the “Lineagen (CLIA #46D2042721) provides conditions; and to provide support to associated gene(s). GeneDx also offers FirstStepDx PLuS for individuals with autism, affected individuals and families. Since our oligonucleotide microarray-based testing delay, and other developmental disorders. inception in 2009 we have awarded over and next-generation sequencing based This includes customized chromosomal $1.5M in research grants. To learn more, panels for various inherited cardiac microarray (over 2.7 million probes) and visit www.dravetfoundation.org. disorders, mitochondrial disorders fragile x syndrome testing on buccal DNA. and neurodevelopmental disorders. Families approve out-of-pocket responsibility Driscoll Children’s Hospital (#46) Visit www.GeneDx.com. prior to testing. We handle all insurance Driscoll Children’s hospital is a nonprofit correspondence and offer pre/post-test Genzyme Corporation (#49) freestanding, 189 bed tertiary care Children’s telephone genetic counseling.” hospital serving the lower 31 counties of Genzyme has pioneered the development and South Texas. The population served is over delivery of therapies for patients affected by Lundbeck (#13-14, 20, 23-24) 2 million and is one of the youngest and rare and debilitating diseases for over 30 years. headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois, with a fastest growing in the uSA. The hospital We accomplish our goals through world-class portfolio specialty central nervous system provides comprehensive pediatric services research, collaboration with the global patient (CNS) therapies and a robust pipeline of including NICu, PICu and more than community, and with the compassion and promising CNS compounds, Lundbeck is 40 pediatric subspecialists. commitment of our employees. committed to providing innovative therapies that fulfill unmet medical needs of people Glut1 Deficiency Foundation (#8) Eisai Pharmaceuticals (#34-36) with CNS disorders, including rare diseases, At Eisai Inc., human health care is our goal. Glut1 Deficiency Foundation is a volunteer, for which few, if any, effective treatments We give our first thoughts to patients and non-profit family organization dedicated to: are available. their families, and helping to increase the • Educating others about Glut1 Deficiency benefits health care provides. As the u.S. by creating a forum for sharing support, pharmaceutical subsidiary of Tokyo-based experiences, resources, and information Eisai Co., Ltd., our passionate commitment between patients, families, and to patient care is the driving force behind our healthcare professionals. efforts to help address unmet medical needs. • Increasing awareness of and advocacy We are a fully integrated pharmaceutical for Glut1 Deficiency. business with discovery, clinical, manufacturing • Supporting and funding researchers and marketing capabilities. Our key areas as they work for a cure. of commercial focus include oncology and

Child Neurology Society | Fall 2013 31 Roster of Exhibits CoNTINuEd

Medical Neurogenetics LLC National Institute of Neurological Palo Alto Medical Foundation (#53) (#32-33) Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) (#44) The Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group Medical Neurogenetics provides expert The National Institute of Neurological Disorders (PAFMG), is a physician-led health care diagnostics through clinical services, complex and Stroke provides information about available organization, affiliated with Palo Alto Medical biochemical testing and Next Generation research support and funding mechanisms, as Foundation, (not-for-profit). We attract, Sequencing. Our 85 Next Generation well as free publications for patients and their value and retain the very best physicians Sequencing panels are the most cost effective families on neurological disorders. NINDS staff who are dedicated to enhancing the health of and comprehensive available, particularly members will be available to assist you at the people in communities throughout Alameda, for cellular energetics defects, muscular meeting. Printed material will be available. San Mateo, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz dystrophies, epilepsy and intellectual disabilities. counties. John Shoffner, M.D. and Keith hyland, Ph.D., Nationwide Children’s Hospital as well as our staff, are available for case (#29-30) Pearson Clinical Assessment (#18) discussions. The Neurosciences Center at Nationwide The Quotient® System accurately measures Children’s is home to leading expertise in micro-motion and analyzes shifts in attention Medikidz (#5) pediatric neurological disorders. unique areas of state to quantify the severity of neural control “The Medikidz are five energetic, larger- focus include stroke, intracranial hypertension, deficits associated with ADhD symptoms. than-life superheroes on a mission to help spinal muscular atrophy and muscular Follow-up assessments during medication young people understand illness and medical dystrophy – including groundbreaking clinical initiation help the parent see the progress and concepts. Eisai Inc., a leader in the epilepsy and translational research in neuromuscular help you to find the right treatment community, is proud to support MediKidz in disorders. Nationwide Children’s is also ranked plan for the individual. Objective data the creation of the “MediKidz Explain Epilepsy” in the top 10 for NIh funding among free- makes conversations more productive. comic book to educate young people about standing children’s hospitals. epilepsy, increase awareness of the disease and Prevention Genetics (#6) eliminate the stigma often associated with it.” Neurosciences at Dell Children’s PreventionGenetics provides clinical DNA Medical Center (#48) testing for more than 800 genes, and DNA MEDomics (#10) Neurosciences at Dell Children’s Medical Banking. We offer testing for childhood-onset MEDomics provides comprehensive CLIA Center of Central Texas, a collaboration of muscular dystrophies and myopathies, NextGen-sequence-based diagnostic analysis to Dell Children’s Medical Center and Pediatric congenital myasthenic syndromes, innovative partnering Neurologists for Mi IDEA Specialty Services, aims to improve the and motor and sensory neuron diseases. diseases: Mitochondrial disease, Intellectual lives of children in Central Texas through Our CLIA-accredited laboratory has Disability, Epilepsy and Autism, analyzing multidisciplinary care, research and education. outstanding personalized service and 1200-1500 genes in detail and reflexing to the most reasonable prices in the industry. general analysis of 20,000+ remaining exome. NextGxDx (#28) www.preventiongenetics.com. Can MEDomics productively collaborate with NextGxDx streamlines the genetic testing you to practice Personalized MEDicine: process with a free online marketplace where Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (P-MED = P-Diet + P-Drugs)? clinicians can search, compare and order (#31, 37-39) genetic tests. Clinicians can research and At Questcor, we are a biopharmaceutical Moberg Research, Inc. (#9) identify relevant genetic tests, and compare company focused on the treatment of patients Moberg provides ICu solutions for multimodal CLIA laboratories using metrics such as TAT with serious, difficult-to-treat autoimmune data integration and EEG. The Moberg CNS and price. The hIPAA-compliant platform and inflammatory disorders. Our efforts are Monitor displays continuous raw and processed pre-populates requisitions and simplifies currently focused on the fields of neurology EEG, including amplitude integrated EEG, reporting with online results. and nephrology, areas of medicine which have time-synchronized with other physiology such significant unmet medical needs. For questions, as vital signs, near-infrared spectroscopy, and Novartis (#43 & 60) please contact Questcor customer service at temperature. The CNS Monitor’s intuitive Novartis Oncology has emerged as a global 1.800.411.3065. user-interface and embedded multimedia leader in oncology through targeted research instructions make the system easy to use and open partnership in the pursuit of new Sarepta Therapeutics (#52) and customize. therapies capable of transforming outcomes Sarepta Therapeutics is focused on developing for people with cancer. Our research is driven first-in-class RNA-based therapeutics to improve Merz Neurosciences (#15) by a distinctive scientific and clinical strategy, the lives of people affected by serious and Merz North America is a specialty healthcare focusing on unmet medical needs and life-threatening rare genetic disorders. company that develops and commercializes disease pathways. For more information, For more information, please visit us at innovative treatment solutions in aesthetics, visit www.novartisoncology.com. www.sarepta.com. dermatology and neurology in the u.S. and Canada. Our ambition is to become SimulConsult (#63) a recognized leader in the treatment of Decision support software for diagnosis movement disorders, and in aesthetics now allows you to interpret whole genome and dermatology. information in seconds, with full clinical context. Also with electronic health record integration.

32 Child Neurology Society | Fall 2013 Sturge Weber Foundation, The the cause of TS. Free educational resources united Mitochodrial Disease Foundation (#56) for medical professionals, families and (#62) The Sturge-Weber Foundation improves patients will be available. The united Mitochondrial Disease Foundation the quality of life and care for people (uMDF), founded in 1996, promotes research and Transgenomic, Inc. (#47) with Sturge-Weber through awareness, education for the diagnosis, treatment and cure of education and research. Transgenomic offers clinical genetic testing mitochondrial disorders and to provide support to expertise for mitochondrial disorders, affected individuals and families. Please visit www. Texas Children’s Hospital (#25) epilepsy and seizure-related disorders, umdf.org/mito101 – a tool specifically created for Texas Children’s hospital, a not-for-profit autism spectrum and developmental delay clinicians and allied health professionals managing organization, is committed to creating a disorders, chromosomal abnormalities and the care of mitochondrial patients. community of healthy children through other inherited diseases. Our comprehensive excellence in patient care, education and Neurology test menu has been specifically upsher Smith Laboratories, Inc. (#12) research. Consistently ranked among the designed to meet the diagnostic needs of upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc., founded in 1919, is top children’s hospitals in the nation, Child Neurologists. Our recently launched a growing pharmaceutical company dedicated to its Texas Children’s has recognized Centers of Transgenomic ACCESS Plan is designed to mission of Advancing Pharmacotherapy. Improving Excellence in multiple pediatric subspecialties, ensure that cost is not a barrier for patients Life™. With capabilities ranging from early-stage and operates the largest primary pediatric whom our tests are deemed medically research to delivering on-market products, upsher- care network in the country. For more necessary by their physician. Please visit Smith is committed to developing quality products information on Texas Children’s, www.transgenomic.com for information that enable people to live life to its greatest potential. visit www.texaschildrens.org. on our expanded test offerings. visualase, Inc. (#45) Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance (#4) Tourette Syndrome Association The Visualase Thermal Therapy System is an MRI- (#2) The Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance is dedicated guided, minimally invasive laser ablation system The Tourette Syndrome Association is a to finding a cure for tuberous sclerosis which allows for monitoring of an ablation in real- national non-profit association serving complex (TSC) while improving the lives of time. The system is FDA-cleared for the ablation of individuals affected by Tourette Syndrome those affected. We will be displaying copies soft tissue including use in neurosurgery. More than (TS). TSA disseminates educational materials of the newly updated clinical consensus 20 centers have performed >175 epileptogenic foci to health care and education professionals, guidelines for the diagnosis, surveillance and >150 brain tumor ablations. coordinates support services, and funds and management of TSC, and clinical research to improve treatments and find studies information.

Child Neurology Society | Fall 2013 33 Child neurologist researcher applicants are asked to submit a letter of application that is ranked by a committee of seven well respected child neurologists. In addition to scientific criteria such as the soundness of the hypothesis, feasibility, and relevance to clinical pediatric neurologic disorders, reviewers look for evidence that the award will have a major career impact. Top contenders are invited to submit full applications. The committee then ranks all 2013 Awards full applicants and submits the top applicant to the CNF Board of Directors for confirmation.

2013 CNf 2013 CNf perf ShieLdS AWArd SCieNTifiC AWArd hannah Tully, Md Nico dosenbach, Acting Assistant Professor M.d./ph.d. Division of Pediatric Neurology Seattle Children’s hospital/ Seattle Children’s Research Washington university School Institute of Medicine

The award is supported by the Winokur Family Foundation. The Foundation recognizes that development of clinician- A junior faculty member who has developed clinical researchers is critical to the field of child neurology. research skills, and has a plan for further development of Impeding this can be the long periods of clinical training that research or has basic science research skills related to that often require newly-trained child neurologists to refresh child neurology, and who has a plan to translate the new their scientific skills as they join the faculty. Seed money is knowledge into clinical care for children with neurologic important to help young investigators establish independence diseases would be eligible for this award. and gather preliminary data for NIh funding. This award is funded by PERF (Pediatric Epilepsy Research Foundation).

>> One in a thousand newborn infants is diagnosed with >> Receiving the 2013 CNF PERF Scientific Research Award hydrocephalus before they even leave the hospital, which can represents a great honor. More importantly, it creates leave their families blindsided. My research proposal seeks the opportunity to initiate a research program aimed at to address basic questions about hydrocephalus in children: understanding how intensive therapies affect the brains of why it happens, how best to treat it, and what it means for a children with brain injury. Greater knowledge of the brain changes child’s future. There are three parts to my project: First, I will caused by practice-based therapies is critical for improving use MRI-based techniques to explore the relationship between their efficacy. In addition, mapping the relationships between the shape of a child’s brain and the way that cerebrospinal therapies, brain changes and functional outcomes may open up fluid and blood flow within and around it. Second, I will new therapeutic approaches towards enhancing brain recovery. collect detailed clinical information about how children with Thus, the 2013 CNF PERF Scientific Research Award will fund MRI different types of hydrocephalus develop physically and brain imaging studies of children with chronic brain injury and cognitively, and how they respond to various types of surgery. one-sided movement deficits undergoing an intensive therapy Finally, I will use these results to guide genomic investigations regimen called constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT). of the factors that give rise to different types of hydrocephalus, Advanced functional MRI techniques will be utilized to carefully and to differences in clinical outcome. The goal of my work trace changes in brain function and brain connectivity attributable is a deeper understanding of why hydrocephalus develops, a to the intervention. These changes will then be related to detailed better grasp of its clinical implications, and a new sense of quantifications of motor function. We contend that this approach how to tailor treatment to each individual child. will advance our understanding of use-dependent neuroplasticity in general and create testable hypotheses about how current – Hannah Tully, MD treatments could be further improved.

– Nico Dosenbach, MD, PhD

34 Child Neurology Society | Fall 2013 2013 CNf 2013 CNf MiChAeL iNfANTiLe SANiNoCeNCio SpASMS AWArd LgS AWArd heather olson, Md Maura rZ Madou, Md Attending Neurologist Child Neurology Fellow

Boston Children’s hospital uCSF Benioff Children’s hospital

The Foundation is dedicated to furthering scientific research Dr. Madou is a first year Child Neurology Fellow at to develop better treatments and ultimately cures for the university of California San Francisco (uCSF). childhood neurologic diseases. We are pleased to award a She is enrolled in the competitive flexible residency one year planning grant of $25,000 - $30,000 for the fifth training program (R25) that selects proposals from year. The award is supported by Questcor Pharmaceuticals a highly qualified group of trainees. that has no input as to the specific research or selection of the investigator. her research will determine genotype-phenotype correlations of LGS using whole exome sequencing and pathway analysis in patients collected in the NIh funded EPGP study. She will also determine clinical >> The goal of our research is to discover novel genes for parameters that might predict outcome in this cohort. infantile spasms and better understand the spectrum of clinical presentations for each gene (genotype-phenotype correlations). her mentor, Elliott Sherr, MD, PhD, is an We will study idiopathic infantile spasms and Ohtahara internationally recognized expert in the neurogenetics syndrome (infantile spasms and a burst suppression pattern on of epilepsy and will provide her with the appropriate EEG). Through gene discover, we hope to better understand the direction and support throughout the project period underlying molecular pathways involved in the development of and beyond. infantile spasms. This work will ideally lead to future research Dr. Madou has received a number of awards, including studies assessing the effects of identified genetic including notably the Lucy Crain Award given to mutations on biologic systems and to pathway specific drug the pediatric resident who has devoted outstanding development and clinical trials. care to children with developmental disabilities and special needs. Thank you to the Child Neurology Foundation Board, Selection Committee for choosing me as the recipient of the 2013 Logan Infantile Spasms award and to my colleagues in our Epilepsy Genetics Program at Boston Children’s Hospital for their collaboration and support. As junior faculty in academic Child Neurology, this award will provide critical support as I begin my independent research career in Epilepsy Genetics and work to understand the genetic causes of infantile spasms and related epilepsies. It will help me to build my career as a physician- scientist.

– Heather Olson, MD

Child Neurology Society | Fall 2013 35 2013 Awards

SWAiMAN MediCAL SChoLArShipS The Child Neurology Foundation provides up to ten (10) Alvin Ip* summer clinical research scholarships for first- and second- Medical School: university of British Columbia Faculty of year u.S. and Canadian medical students who have an Medicine; Vancouver, BC interest in child neurology. Winners are selected by a Mentor: Shenandoah Robinson, MD, FACS, FAAP competitive process and the resulting research is conducted Research Project: Impact of Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy on under the direction of a child neurologist. Selected the Quality of Life of Young Adults with Cerebral Palsy applicants receive a $3,500 scholarship for their summer Francis Kara project. Medical School: university of Cincinnati College of Those with asterisks are presenting posters at the CNS Medicine; Cincinnati, Oh Annual Meeting. These posters are on display on Level 6. Mentor: Donald Gilbert, MD, MS Research Project: Does Methylphenidate modulate long Cather Cala* term potentiation in children with ADhD? Medical School: university of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine; Birmingham, AL Esha Khurana* Mentor: Tara DeSilva, PhD & Jayne Ness, MD, PhD Medical School: university of Pennsylvania – Perelman Research Project: Inflammatory processes that contribute to School of Medicine; Philadelphia, PA pediatric demyelinating syndromes Mentor: David Bearden, MD Research Project: hIV and Stroke in Botswana Morgan Campbell* Medical School: university of Wisconsin–Madison School of Kevin Li* Medicine and Public health; Madison, WI Medical School: university of Oklahoma College of Mentor: Carl E. Stafstrom, MD, PhD & Matthew Jensen, Medicine, Oklahoma City, OK MD, MS Mentor: Donna Ferriero, MD Research Project: Factors influencing the functional Research Project: Cytokines as therapies for hypoxic-ischemic incorporation of neural stem cells into post-ischemic rat encephalopathies in neonates brain to better understanding how to enhance brain Gene Novikov plasticity follow stroke at all ages with implications for Medical School: university of Cincinnati College of children with cerebral palsy. Medicine; Cincinnati, Oh Candice Carpenter Mentor: Douglas F. Rose, MD Medical School: university of Cincinnati College of Research Project: Neural networks in intractable epilepsy Medicine; Cincinnati, Oh Yue (Linda) Wu* Mentor: Cameron W. Thomas, MD Medical School: Wiell Cornell Medical College; New York, Research Project: Direct health care costs of non-febrile NY seizures in the first year of life: Overall trends and the cost Mentor: G. Praveen Raju, MD, PhD impact of national guidelines. Research Project: Mechanisms underlying medulloblastoma Emily Hautman* treatment Medical School: university of Cincinnati College of Medicine; Cincinnati, Oh Mentor: Cameron W. Thomas, MD Research Project: Fetal & Neonatal Neurology

36 Child Neurology Society | Fall 2013 HONOR A fOUNDING GIANT IN Child Neurology...help find and fund new ones.

The Child Neurology Society (CNS) and its’ Philip R. Dodge Dear Colleagues

1096 This year’s 38th Annual CNS Meeting in Louisville, Kentucky will R. Dodge Young Investigator Award recipients, amply testifying to be rememberedYoung as a bittersweet occasion for all the manyInvestigator child the breadth and diversity of excellence in child neurologyAward training Endowment Committee are neurologists whose professional careers and personal lives have been programs. Two recipients have gone on to be elected as Councillors

PAUL, MN PAUL, shaped by the extraordinary mentorship and lively companionship serving on the CNS Executive Board and one has served as Councillor STANDARD PRESORTED

ST. of Dr. Philip R. Dodge, who passed away in St. Louis on August for the Professors of Child Neurology; one has been honored as the PERMIT NO.

POSTAGE PAID U.S. POSTAGE 30. Crossing paths with Phil at the Annual Meeting was always, for Bernard Sachs Award Lecturer; two-thirds of all recipients have actively Honor a many of us, a highlightcollaborating of that October gathering. His absence participated in organizingwith CNS Annual Meeting the scientifi c programs Child Neurology Foundation (CNF) resonates this year, not simply as the fi rst meeting after his death, as members and chairpersons of the Scientifi c Program Planning but also because this meeting had been targeted for some time now Committee; four of this year’s six scientifi c symposia are organized and by the CNS Executive Committee to serve as the offi cial launching feature talks given by past-recipients. founding giant of a campaign to raise endowment funds in support of the Philip R. This award symbolizes who we are as child neurologists and Dodge Young Investigatorto Award.reach He would have greatly appreciated the what our mission$1 is and should million continue to be. We are committed goal. that. to advancing the cause of child neurology by continuing to attract The CNS Young Investigator Award and lecture, fi rst presented talented young investigators and supporting them through this award. in child in 1983, has become one of the highlights of the CNS Annual Contributing to the endowment fund supporting the perpetuation of Meeting, reminding all those gathered of our collective identity and the Philip R. Dodge Young Investigator Award may well be the most mission as child neurologists. While the monetary grant is not large practical and symbolically signifi cant affi rmation of faith in the future by most standards,by the prestige thatBY attaches toD the $20KONALD award– of child neurology Sh and the ChildIELDS Neurology Society that, youMD, can neurology... even more so since 2004 when the award was formally renamed in make. There is no better way. There is no better time. honor of Dr. Dodge–is signifi cant. By scheduling the presentation of Please fi ll out and return the contribution card below, either the Philip R. DodgeP YoungRESIDENT Investigator Award and its accompanying OFpersonally (we T encourage h E you to Chstop by the PhilipILD R. Dodge YoungN E u ROLOGY F O u NDATION lecture by the recipient on Friday mornings, immediately preceding Investigator Award display booth at the CNS Annual Meeting) or by the Bernard Sachs Lecture, the CNS has given clear indication of the mail. On-line contributions will also be accepted on the CNS website ...help find and prestige it holds and, indeed, of the career path it encourages. beginning in November. Your contribution is tax deductible and will Looking over the list of past recipients, it becomes clear be acknowledged at the meeting, in subsequent CNS newsletters and that while the award is primarily intended to recognize research Annual Meeting Programs, as well as on the CNS Website. Recognition excellence in an individual just beginning an academic career, it of contributor-designated training programs will also be made, as fund new ones. also serves to identify some of the same qualities of mentorship befi ts an award honoring Dr. Dodge, who took such enormous pride and leadership thatThe make this awardSociety truly worthy of being and Foundationin the two programs with which he is haveclosely identifi ed: agreed Massachusetts to We expect all of the research award winners this renamed in honor of Dr. Dodge. Sixteen training programs have General Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital/Washington been responsible for nurturing the development of the 27 Philip University School of Medicine. work collaborativelySincerely, to eventually endow all of year will do the same. In addition to this year’s Philip Darryl C. De Vivo, MD Marvin A. Fishman, MD the research awards we’ve Stanley embraced, D. Johnsen, MD starting R. Dodge Young Investigator Award recipient we Arthur L. Prensky, MD QUESTIONS? Joseph J. Volpe, MD Contact CNS Nationalwith Offi ce the Dodge Award. The Philip R. Dodge also have the award recipients of the PERF Scientific

Child Neurology Society County Road E, Suite 290 1000 West St. Paul, MN 55126 651-486-9447 | fax: 651-486-9436 e-mail: nationaloffi [email protected] web: www.childneurologysociety.orgYoung Investigator Award (PRDYIA) Endowment Research Award; the Shields Research Award; the I would like to Committee,contribute to the Philip R. Dodge Young Investigatorled Award.by Darryl De Vivo, have done an Logan Infantile Spasms Research Award; and the Contribute to the ■ $250 ■ $500 ■ $1,000 ■ Other ______Which training program/s (limit 2) would you like to have recognized along with your name? Philip R. Dodge Young ______outstanding job of raising SEND$500,000, TO: the half-way Michael SanInocencio LGS Research Award. Each ______Investigator Award Child Neurology Society Name ______1000 West County Road E, Suite 290 Endowment Fund Address ______point to the all-important St.million Paul, MN 55126 dollar goal. Now has gone through an exhaustive review process by City______State ______Zip ______Tel______the Child Neurology Fax ______FoundationPlease sign and accurately has enter committed itself our colleagues and each will be doing important e-mail ______credit card information. VISA or MasterCard# (no American Express) ______Checks payable in US funds only to Signature______to working with Exp Date Darryl’s______committeeChild Neurology Award Fund. to complete research which gives us and our families renewed this goal. I asked Darryl to comment on this new hope for our young patients. development… Darryl De Vivo, MD – Chair Donors for all of the Dodge awards have come from “We are pleased that CNF will assist the PRDYIA a good share of our membership and we hope and Nigel Bamford, MD Endowment Committee in completing our goal, need that to continue and be even more inclusive. Gary Clark, MD the CNS membership and other contributors have We also have had important contributions from the W. Edwin Dodson, MD gotten us to the halfway mark. Now, with CNF’s Pediatric Epilepsy Research Foundation. Questcor Marvin Fishman, MD help it’s time for us to realize our goal and make this has made a long-term commitment to make annual Sidney Gospe, MD, PhD award permanent as a testament to the life work of contributions supporting the awards on the current Robert Greenwood, MD Philip Dodge. ” annual basis, thus allowing us to dedicate every Stanley Johnsen, MD dollar from other donors to be designated for the It has been the shared goal by both organizations Mary Johnson, MD endowment. Questcor’s help has allowed us to not to launch research careers within our ranks. There is Edward Kaye, MD fund the awards hand-to-mouth and we are very no better hope to find causes, treatments and cures Jonathan Mink, MD, PhD grateful for that integral support. for the neurologic disorders we diagnose and treat Vinodh Narayanan, MD than researchers who have been trained as child The campaign slogan has been and will continue Michael Noetzel, MD neurologists. We have identified and helped dozens to be “honor a Founding Giant…help find and Scott Pomeroy, MD, PhD of young investigators and in the case of all of our fund new ones.” I believe Phil Dodge would have Arthur Prensky, MD award recipients we’ve observed a success rate of been well pleased with all of these young doctors Robert Rust, MD 100%. All of our past research award recipients following in his footsteps. Bradley Schlaggar, MD, PhD have gone on to receive NIh or equivalent research Joseph Volpe, MD awards. Each of them is continuing with important Endowment is the highest form of fiscal responsibility huda Zoghbi, MD child neurology research today. to an award. Please join me in making a contribution consummate to the importance of this award.

>> “We are pleased that CNF has determined to assist us in completing our goal. The CNS membership and other contributors have gotten us to the halfway mark. Now, with CNF’s help it’s time for us to realize our goal to make this award permanent as a testament to Philip Dodge’s life’s work. ” – Dr. Darryl De Vivo, Philip R. Dodge Endowment Steering Committee Chair

Child Neurology Society | Fall 2013 37 Contributions 2009 to October 1, 2013 [LIST OF CONTRIBuTOR, SuPPLIED BY CNS]

Joan Cracco, MD $100,000 $2,000+ $500+ Carl Crosley, MD William De Bassio, MD Pediatric Epilepsy Research Amy R. Brooks-Kayal, MD, PhD Walter C. Allan, MD Martha Denckla MD Foundation (PERF) Donna Ferriero, MD Denis Altman, MD Salvatore DiMauro, MD Bennett Lavenstein, MD Catherine Amlie-Lefond, MD Marc DiSabella, DO Jonathan Mink, MD, PhD Stephen Back, MD, PhD Elizabeth Dooling, MD Michael Painter, MD Nigel Bamford, MD, PhD Laurie Douglass MD $40,000+ James Riviello, MD Charles B Brill, MD Joseph & Carolyn Nina Schor, MD, PhD Claudia Chiriboga, MD Drage, MD Children’s hospital Boston – Ann Tilton, MD Carol DeLine, MD Patricia Duffner, MD Neurology Foundation Jean Thurston, MD Robert Egel, MD Mary Elizabeth Duggan Edwin Trevathan, MD Leon Epstein, MD (Lell), MD Francis Filloux, MD Leon Dure, MD Andrea Gropman MD Frederick Edelman, MD $10,000+ Terry hutchinson, MD Robert Eiben, MD $1,000+ Michael Johnston, MD Murray Engel, MD Peter Berman, MD Raymond Kandt, MD Gerald Erenberg, MD Darryl & Alicia De Vivo, MD Richard Allen, MD Edward Kovnar. MD Michel Fayad, MD Texas Children’s hospital Steven Ashwal, MD Elfrida Malkin, MD Gerald Fenichel, MD James Bale, MD Warren Marks, MD Paul Fisher, MD John Bodensteiner, MD Suzanne L. Miller, MD L. Matthew Frank, MD Verne S. Caviness, MD Mark Mintz, MD Robert Fryer, MD $5,000+ Raymond Chun, MD Sakkubai Naidu, MD Yukio Fukuyama, MD Gary Clark, MD & Douglas Nordli, MD harris Gelbard, MD Maureen Clark William Powers, MD Radha Giridharan, MD Roger Brumback, MD Patricia Crumrine, MD Barry Russman, MD Felicia Gliksman, DO, MPh Child Neurology Foundation Trevor DeSouza, MD Mustafa Sahin MD, PhD Arnold Gold, MD Marvin Fishman, MD Edwin Dodson, MD Jay E. Selman, MD Zachary Grinspan MD Pamela Follett, MD Richard Finkel, MD Katherine B. Sims, MD Mary Anne Guggenheim, Sidney Gospe, MD, PhD Glut1 Deficiency Foundation harvey Singer, MD MD Robert Greenwood, MD Sandra holmes, MD Russell Snyder, MD Maria Gumbinas, MD Stanley Johnsen, MD James h. Johnson, Jr., MD John Stephenson, Prof. Rebecca hanson, MD Mary Johnson, MD Warren Lo, MD G. Dean Timmons, MD h. huntley hardison, MD Edward Kaye, MD Ira Lott, MD William Trescher, MD henry hasson, MD Medical Neurogenetics Gary McAbee, MD Sarah hopkins, MD Vinodh Narayanan, MD Margaret McBride, MD Rebecca Ichord, MD Michael Noetzel, MD Keith Meloff, MD J.T. Jabbour, MD Arthur Prensky, MD Walter J. Molofsky, MD $250+ Laura Jansen, MD, PhD huda Zoghbi, MD Riaz Naseer, MD Ahmad Kaddurah, MD SAGE - Journal of Child Jayoung Pak, MD Ram Kairam, MD Neurology Israel Abroms, MD Marc Patterson, MD, PhD Gulay Alper, MD Li Kan, MD Phillip Pearl, MD Arayamparambil Anilkumar, howard Kelfer, MD Michael Pranzatelli, MD MD Karen Keough, MD $4,000+ Jim & Janet Rohrbaugh Ellis Arnstein, MD Yasmin Khakoo, MD N.Paul Rosman, MD Alan Aron, MD Omar Khwaja, MD Robert S. Rust, MD Brenda Banwell, MD Barry Kosofsky, MD, PhD Bradley Schlaggar, MD, PhD Raman Sankar, MD Nancy Bass, MD Suresh Kotagal, MD Simulconsult harvey Bennett, MD K.S. Krishnamoorthy, MD Juan Sotos, MD Alma Bicknese, MD Romana Kulikova, MD $3,000+ Charles N. Swisher, MD Daniel J. Bonthius, MD, PhD hal Landy, MD Doris Trauner, MD Leslie h. Boyce, MD Steven Leber, MD university of North Carolina Kevin Chapman, MD Agustin Legido, MD Gwendolyn hogan, MD David urion, MD Amy R. Chappell, MD David Leszczyszyn, MD,PhD Scott Pomeroy, MD, PhD Robert Wolff, MD Mary Chu, MD Susan Levy, MD E. Steve Roach, MD & Lisa Elizabeth O. Chung, MD Daniel Licht, MD Roach Michael E. Cohen, MD xrlin Lim, MD Joseph Volpe, MD Kevin Collins, MD William Logan, MD Anne Comi, MD Saleem Malik, MD

38 Child Neurology Society | Fall 2013 Bernard Maria, MD Cynthia Rooney, MD Imad Jarjour, MD Jennifer Markowitz, MD Stanley Rothman, MD $100+ Richard Koenisberger, MD Deepa Menon, MD Frederick J. Samaha, MD Richard Konkol, MD Laura Ment, MD Bruce Shapiro, MD Jennifer Accardo, MD William Landau, MD Nancy Minshew, MD Steven Shapiro, MD Jeffrey C. Allen, MD Lenora Lehwald, MD Judith Morales, MD Sally Shaywitz, MD Miya Asato, MD Mia MacCollin, MD John C. Morrris, MD Elliott Sherr, MD, PhD Russell Bailey, MD Elizabeth Magno, MD Ruth Nass, MD Cynthia Stack, MD Tonya Balmakund, MD J. Gordon Millichap, MD Mark Nespeca, MD Rose Marrie Sy-Kho, MD Tallie Baram, MD, PhD Wendy Mitchell, MD Jayne Ness, MD, PhD Carmela L. Tardo, MD Peter Bingham, MD Teresita Nelson, MD Sada Okumura, MD Gihan Tennekoon, MD Lawrence Brown, MD Richard Nordgren, MD Edgar Oppenheimer, MD Francine Testa, MD Jonathan Bui, MD Sonia Partap, MD Wendy Osterling, MD Jill Trice, MD Anne Connolly, MD Carolyn Pizoli, MD M.Cecilia Pinto-Lord, MD Tammy Tsuchida, MD Desiree Czapansky-Beilman, Praxis Communications LLC Judith Prestifilippo, MD Rafael Villalobos, MD MD Stephanie Robinette, MD Praveen Raju, MD Spencer Weig, MD Ruthmary Deuel, MD Tena Rosser, MD Isabelle Rapin, MD Steven Wolf, MD Michael Dowling, MD Alfred Scherzer, MD Thomas Reynolds , DO Jan Wollack, MD,PhD David Dunn, MD Steven Sparagana, MD Stephen Rioux, MD Michael Wong, MD Timothy Gershon, MD Kevin J. Staley, MD Blas Zelaya, MD Aliya Fisher Shannon Standridge, MD Mark harris, MD Kenneth Swaiman, MD & Kenton R. holden, MD Phyllis Sher, MD David hsieh, MD C. Lynn VanAntwerpen, MD Kenneth huff, MD Sherry Vinson, MD Pedro Weisleder, MD Max Wiznitzer, MD Morton Weichsel Jr., MD Andrew Zimmerman, MD

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Child Neurology Society | Fall 2013 39 Claire Chee Excellence in Child Neurology Nursing Award CheryL fiSCher, rN, MSN, CpNp pediatric oncology allows her to independently function as a practitioner, delivering high PrOfIlE WrITTEN by quality care while incorporating the expertise of AMy VIErhIlE, rN, MS, C-PNP others into her daily practice. Several patients sent in recommendation letters as well. They The recipient of the 2013 Association of describe Cheryl as meticulous and detail Child Neurology Nurses Claire Chee Nursing oriented with a drive to obtain the best care Excellence Award is Cheryl Fischer, RN, MSN, for her patients and their families. One mother CPNP. Ms. Fischer is currently a pediatric nurse stated that Cheryl treats her son “as if he is practitioner at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer her only patient” and describes Cheryl as the Center in the outpatient Child Neurology/ “go to” person for any questions or concerns Oncology Department. Cheryl began her regarding her son’s neuro-oncology diagnosis. career at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center on the inpatient unit in 2003 and In addition to her outstanding clinical care, CheryL fiSCher, rN, after earning her Master’s Degree in 2006, MSN, CpNp Cheryl also finds time to act as a study she remained at the institution, moving coordinator for numerous clinical trials into the outpatient clinic, seeing involving new treatments for childhood patients with a variety of cancers and survivor revaccination. pediatric neuro-oncologic She has published several articles disorders. She has also Dr. yasmin Khakoo (one as first author) in peer- recently joined the describes Ms. fischer as reviewed journals, presents Neurofibromatosis Clinic posters and teaches classes, and has taken over the “a true leader and a joy to work with; (her) clinical and Cheryl also precepts management of the nurse practitioner students. Retinoblastoma Clinic at strengths include emergency Cheryl has even established her institution as well. neurologic care, end-of-life a journal club for pediatric transitioning and education advanced practice nurses Cheryl was nominated by at her institution. She is a Dr. Yasmin Khakoo who of patients and member of the Association of describes her as their families.” Child Neurology Nurses, NAPNAP “a true leader and a joy and the Association of Pediatric to work with; (her) clinical hematology Oncology Nurses. strengths include emergency neurologic care, end-of-life transitioning It is apparent from the supportive letters and education of patients and their families.” submitted that Cheryl is an extremely valued Other colleagues submitted testimonials member of the Child Neurology team at describing Cheryl’s commitment to the care of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. children and her ability to individualize care and her colleagues were effusive in their praise understand each child’s journey as a separate of Cheryl and strongly recommended her experience. She is praised for her calm and for this award. It is with great honor that the compassionate demeanor and her reassuring Association of Child Neurology Nurses awards manner in dealing with families undergoing the 2013 Claire Chee Nursing Excellence extraordinary stress. Cheryl’s knowledge in Award to Cheryl Fischer.

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The 43rd Annual Meeting of the Child Neurology Society, October 22-25, 2014 CHILD NeUROLOGY sOCIeTY Personnel Registry

CNS PERSONNEL REGISTRY For full consideration, applications Co-Medical Director Pediatric CALfoRNIA should be received by November 15, Neurology at the university of 2013. however, positions will be open Colorado Pediatric Neurologists until filled February 28, 2014. Children’s hospital Colorado and the The Department of Neurology, university university of Colorado School of Medicine of California, Davis, is seeking two board The university of California, Davis is an are searching for an Assistant or Associate eligible/certified child neurologists for full affirmative action/equal opportunity Professor of Pediatric Neurology in the time positions. The positions will be faculty employer with a strong institutional Department of Pediatrics, to act as the in the uC Davis School of Medicine with commitment to the achievement of Co-Medical Director. offices and clinics located in Sacramento, diversity among its faculty, staff, and California. students. Co-Medical Director will receive 30-40% time for clinical operations oversight, One position is at the Assistant/Associate 50-60% for delivery of inpatient and Professor level in the health Sciences outpatient clinical care and 10-20% Clinical Professor or Clinical Neurology CNS PERSONNEL REGISTRY academic development. series; the other position is a mid-career CoLoRADo or senior level position at the Associate/ university of Colorado Instructor, Children’s hospital Colorado main Full Professor level in the health Sciences Assistant or Associate Professor of campus is located in the Denver metro Clinical Professor, Clinical Neurology or In Clinical Pediatric Neurology in the area near the Rocky Mountains, on Residence series. Department of Pediatrics, Section of the Anschutz Medical Campus which Child Neurology integrates patient care, research and Candidates will participate as consultants education in the nation’s newest health on pediatric inpatients, education of Childrens hospital Colorado and sciences city. residents, fellows, medical students, and the university of Colorado School of Medicine are searching for Child participation in care of regular outpatient For more information, please contact Neurologists including Epileptologists for clinic settings. The successful candidates Children’s hospital Colorado Section of their new locations in Colorado Springs must possess an MD degree and a valid Pediatric Neurology at 720-777-8572. California Medical License or be eligible for and South Denver. licensure in the State of California; have completed an ACGME approved residency Colorado Springs campus is nestled at the base of Pikes Peak, Colorado Springs program in neurology, be board certified CNS PERSONNEL REGISTRY or eligible in child neurology, combined is a vibrant community of more than CoNNECTICuT clinical interest in pediatric neurology 500,000 people. Pediatric Neurology Opportunity and epilepsy is desirable; it is desirable South Campus is located in highlands Connecticut Childrens Medical Center that the candidates be board certified or Ranch area, in the southern metro Hartford, Connecticut board eligible in epilepsy with expertise Denver area and will have 12 inpatient in reading pediatric EEGs. The level of The Division of Pediatric Neurology beds and new state of the art outpatient appointment will be commensurate with of Connecticut Childrens Medical clinics. credentials. Responsibilities will include: Center seeks an additional BC Pediatric Neurologist. clinical care, clinical teaching, research, For more information, please contact (depending on series), and university/ Children’s hospital Colorado Section of Currently, the Division consists of 7 public service; candidates should have Child Neurology at 720-777-8572 or the ability to work cooperatively and Pediatric Neurologists, 3 RNs, and a Nurse apply online at https://www.jobsatcu. Practitioner. The inpatient service includes collegially within a diverse environment com/ position # F00242 & F00245 and the ability to adhere to policies and a 2-bed EEG monitoring unit. They have specialty programs that include epilepsy, procedures. ———————— neuromuscular diseases, neurogenetic/ Qualified applicants should upload a CV, metabolic and neurocutaneious diseases names and contact information of three and headaches. references online at https://recruit.ucdavis. edu/

Child Neurology Society | Fall 2013 43 CNS PERSONNEL REGISTRY CNS PERSONNEL REGISTRY CoNNECTICuT DISTRICT of CoLuMBIA DELAWARE continued (WASHINGToN, DC) Director of Epilepsy, Nemours Alfred Interested candidates should be Hiring Two Pediatric Neurologists I. duPont Hospital Pediatric Epilepsy trained in Pediatric Neurology Center and possess fellowship training in Childrens National Medical Center EEG and Electrophysiology. The is seeking two outstanding pediatric Nemours is seeking a Director of Epilepsy to opportunity exists to participate in neurologists, eligible at the Assistant join our team in Delaware. teaching and/or clinical research. or Associate Professor level, to join one of the nations largest clinical and As one of the nation’s premier pediatric The position offers a competitive research programs. The Divisions of health care systems, Nemours provides salary with a full and comprehensive Child Neurology and Epilepsy/Clinical world-class clinical care in four states: benefits package. An academic Neurophysiology, along with the Gilbert Delaware, Florida, New Jersey and appointment is available from the Neurofibromatosis Center, Brain Tumor Pennsylvania. Located in Wilmington, university of Connecticut. Institute, and Neuro-intensive Care (PICu, Delaware, the Nemours/Alfred I. duPont NICu, CICu) Programs, have more than hospital for Children offers intensive and According to u.S. News and World 30 pediatric neurologists who participate acute inpatient and outpatient services Report, Connecticut Childrens in patient care, research, medical covering more than 30 pediatric specialties. Medical Center has been named education, and advocacy. Ranked among the nation’s best in pediatric in the top 30 in the specialty areas specialty care by u.S. News & World Report, of orthopedics, endocrinology and Requirements include an MD or equivalent this world-renowned teaching hospital urology. degree, eligibility for medical licensure in has served children from 42 states and 14 the District of Columbia, Maryland, and nations. Extending the world-class care of Connecticut Childrens is a 187-bed Virginia, and certification (or eligibility for the Nemours/Alfred I. duPont hospital, free standing hospital with an 18-bed certification) by the American Board of Nemours duPont Pediatrics provides PICu and a 32-bed NICu. They are Psychiatry and Neurology in Neurology expert care for even more children across committed with families to provide with Special Qualification in Child the Delaware Valley through community- outstanding clinical care for children, Neurology. based physician services and collaborative and perform cutting edge clinical and partnerships with health and hospital basic research. Applicants with expertise in epilepsy systems. should also hold certification (or Connecticut Childrens maintains eligibility for certification) in clinical To keep pace with the changing health care a Division of Research, a Research neurophysiology. Those with interest environment and build a healthier future for Center, a Childhood database Center and/or experience in clinical/translational our children, Nemours has embarked on a for the university of Connecticut research are encouraged to apply. multi-phase expansion to create a children’s School of Medicine residency Applicants should address a letter of hospital like no other in the region. upon program in pediatrics. Connecticut interest and curriculum vitae to: completion in June 2014, the hospital Childrens Specialty Group, Inc. is will include private patient rooms, a new a 140+ physician, multi-specialty Roger J. Packer, MD Senior Vice Pediatric Intensive Care unit and a new pediatric group (medical and President, Center for Neuroscience and expanded Emergency Department. surgical), which is a subsidiary of Behavioral Medicine Director, Gilbert Connecticut Childrens. Neurofibromatosis Institute Director, Ranked among the top 50 children’s Brain Tumor Institute Children’s National hospitals for neurology and neurosurgery Please visit: www. Medical Center Professor of Neurology care by U.S. News & World Report, the connecticutchildrens.org. and Pediatrics with Tenure The George Pediatric Neuroscience Center at Nemours Washington university School of Medicine Alfred I. duPont hospital in Wilmington, DE To learn more about this position, offers patients and families a disease-specific, please contact: Beth Briggs at 800- Please send all correspondence to patient-centered approach from diagnosis 678-7858 or ebriggs@cejkasearch. Abby Ralph: Abby Ralph Center for and treatment to rehabilitation through the com. Neuroscience and Behavioral Medicine integration of specialists from many different Children’s National Medical Center 111 fields. We are seeking a Medical Director of Connecticut Childrens is an Equal Michigan Avenue NW Washington, DC Epilepsy to expand and lead our Pediatric Opportunity Affirmative Action 20010 Email: [email protected] Epilepsy Center. The Medical Director for Employer. ID#149839C1. Pediatric Epilepsy should be clinically superb and entrepreneurial, have a broad and deep understanding of epilepsy and EEG, and be passionately committed to patient care and resident education.

44 Child Neurology Society | Fall 2013 The Medical Director will lead the clinical center for children in northern Florida with Psychiatry, Psychology, Psychiatry, and and research programs of our Epilepsy robust clinical and research programs. hematology-Oncology. Center, will ensure the achievement of Level IV designation for the Epilepsy Gainesville, Florida is a wonderful college Top 5-goals of the Neuroscience Center by NAEC, and will be an active town, with numerous cultural offerings, director will be: advocate for the Nemours Alfred I. easy commutes, excellent school districts, 1. Lead the growth of research efforts duPont hospital Pediatric Epilepsy access to numerous outdoor activities, and related to the neurosciences at ACh Center throughout the community. The spectacular weather year-round. and promotion of academic efforts Level IV Epilepsy Center will provide 2. Development of integrated care Interested candidates should submit comprehensive patient-centered care networks for the treatment of patients a letter of interest and CV via e-mail through the expansion of our current across the continuum of care to: Scott A. Rivkees, MD Chairman, services, which include outpatient 3. Recruitment of faculty and clinical Department of Pediatrics SRIVKEES@uFL. diagnosis and therapy, inpatient physicians to expand the mission of EDu monitoring and diagnosis, medical ACh and the Neurosciences Institute management, advanced surgical 4. Identify care delivery protocols to The university of Florida is an equal decrease variation in treatment treatments for the most severe cases, opportunity institution dedicated to rehabilitation and community outreach. outcomes building a broadly diverse and inclusive 5. Lead ACh in becoming the preeminent faculty and staff. Job requirements location for pediatric neurosciences in the state of Florida Applicants should be Board Certified in ———————— Pediatrics and in Neurology with special About All Childrens hospital: Children are competence in Child Neurology and Director, Neuroscience Institute in Neurophysiology. Experience in an the sole focus of All Childrens hospital On behalf of All Childrens hospital (ACh) epilepsy program and in managing and and its new, one-million-square-foot and the Johns hopkins health System, developing physicians and staff, along St. Petersburg, FL campus devoted to MillicanSolutions, Inc. is pleased to inform with substantial research conducted in pediatric specialty care. The ten-story you of the inception of a national search epilepsy care, is strongly preferred. All Childrens hospital and its adjacent for physician leadership candidates for Outpatient Care Center (dedicated This individual will be eligible for faculty the Director, Neuroscience Institute role in January 2010) replaced an existing appointment at Jefferson Medical School. located in St. Petersburg, FL. 42-year-old facility. All Children’s hospital is a leader in pediatric treatment, For more information, please visit http:// The goals of the Neuroscience education, research and advocacy. It is careers.nemours.org/jobs/58071/ Institute is to provide comprehensive, the only specialty-licensed freestanding multidisciplinary care for patients with childrens hospital on Floridas west coast, As an equal opportunity employer, neurological disorders, to develop and one of three statewide. As a regional Nemours is committed to focusing on meaningful patient and student referral center for children with some of the best-qualified applicants for our education programs, and to establish an the most challenging medical problems, openings. environment that will foster the growth of clinical and basics science research. All Childrens draws patients from Apply here: http://www.Click2Apply. The neurosurgeons and neurologists throughout Florida, all 50 states and 36 net/td53srg work closely with All Childrens specialists foreign countries. Even the most fragile in pediatric neuro-oncology, pediatric patients benefit from All Childrens highly neuroradiology, and neuropathology, specialized staff, services and facilities, along with the full range of pediatric including heart transplantation, blood CNS PERSONNEL REGISTRY fLoRIDA subspecialty care. The multidisciplinary and marrow transplantation, pediatric care team includes skilled physician trauma services and one of the largest Pediatric Neurology Faculty assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses and Neonatal Intensive Care programs in the The Division of Pediatric Neurology technologists, working together to provide Southeastern united States. All Childrens in the Department of Pediatrics at the comprehensive care before, during hospital became part of the Johns university of Florida is seeking faculty and after hospitalization and handling hopkins health System (JhhS) and a fully candidates with expertise in general approximately 1,300 inpatient discharges integrated member of Johns hopkins neurology or neurology subspecialties per year. The new Director will benefit Medicine (JhM) on April 1, 2011. including neuro-immunology, movement from significant opportunities for personal disorders, neuromotor disorders, or and professional development. Efforts will All Childrens is the first u.S. hospital epilepsy. be bolstered by an enriching collaborative outside of the Baltimore/Washington, relationship with JhM Baltimore for the D.C. region to become integrated with The Department of Pediatrics at uF and continued development of cutting-edge JhM, which includes the Johns hopkins Shands is the premier academic medical educational and research programs university School of Medicine and The in Autism, Developmental Medicine, Johns hopkins hospital and health System.

Child Neurology Society | Fall 2013 45 for itself to those interested in great communities, fLoRIDA a rewarding lifestyle, and access to varied cultural continued and recreational activities. We offer very competitive Additionally, after working with a consortium of Johns hopkins compensation, a comprehensive benefits package and university School of Medicine faculty members, the design of a new collegial work environment. This is NOT a J-1 waiver pediatric residency program is underway with the first class of trainees position. expected to enter the program in July 2014. CoNTACT: We would appreciate the opportunity to discuss this opportunity with [email protected] you in detail. Inquiries should be directed to Marcel Barbey at 817-707- ———————— 9034 or via e-mail at [email protected]. All inquiries will remain confidential without your prior approval. The university of Illinois at Chicago (uIC) Department of Pediatrics is seeking a Pediatric Neurologist to join the Division of CNS PERSONNEL REGISTRY Pediatric Neurology. ILLINoIS This division occupies a central role within the Alexian Pediatric Specialty Group is recruiting a fourth Department of Pediatrics. We seek neurologists pediatric neurologist to join an expanding pediatric who will help expand the clinical, educational neurosciences program. and scholarly missions of the department. The department is situated within a large urban public Candidates must be BC/CE in Pediatric Neurology by the American medical school on a campus with intellectually rich Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. high priority will be placed on resources that include schools of public health and having a specific area of clinical and research interest. This is an excellent pharmacy, programs in clinical and health services opportunity for an enthusiastic pediatric neurologist to join a dynamic research, and a nationally recognized Department team that includes neuropsychology, developmental pediatrics and of Medical Education. Candidates with an area of neurosurgery. The Alexian Brothers health System can help you build special interest such as epilepsy and neuromuscular an exciting career as a key physician in our new free standing childrens diseases are preferred. Rank and salary will be hospital (PICu, level III NICu, state of the art neuroimaging) in the commensurate with experience and qualifications. beautiful Northwest suburbs of Chicago. The Chicago land area speaks Qualified candidates must be MD and BC/BE in pediatric neurology. Review of candidates will begin immediately.

If you have any questions, please contact: usha Raj, Department head, (312) 413-2867. To apply, email letter of interest with CV to [email protected]. Please be sure to include PN905016 in the subject line of the email. uS Mail: Nivid Thakar, human Resources Office, Department of Pediatrics at uIC (m/c 856), 840 S. Wood Street, Chicago IL 60612.

uIC is AA/EOE.

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Pediatric Neurologist Faculty Position – Loyola university Chicago Loyola university Chicago-Stritch School of Medicine seeks fellowship trained Pediatric Neurologist for full-time faculty appointment in the Department of Neurology. Responsibilities include clinical care and training of residents and fellows.

Loyola university health System (LuhS) is a private, Catholic-Jesuit healthcare provider based in the western suburbs of Chicago. With 800 licensed beds and over $1 billion in revenues, LuhS is a nationally recognized academic medical center with a rich tradition of going beyond the illness to treat the

46 Child Neurology Society | Summer 2013 whole person. LuhS believes that its opportunity to further develop an of Pediatric Neurology including Catholic heritage and Jesuit traditions established neurology program and epilepsy, neurophysiology, genetic and of excellence, leadership, inclusiveness, participate in training residents and metabolic disorders, neuro-oncology, respect and concern for others, and medical students. Leadership and neuroimaging, cerebrovascular, desire to help those who are less research opportunities exist within neonatal neurology. Separate privileged in live advances the healing the division and department and are positions are available for clinician mission in the communities it serves. encouraged and supported. and physician-scientist at an academic LuhS also believes that thoughtful level appropriate to each individual stewardship; learning and constant The Department of Pediatrics is rapidly qualifications and experience. Successful reflection on experience improves all it expanding and has added numerous applicants should demonstrate does as it strives to provide the highest sub-specialists. Their main affiliate, St. excellence in clinical care, teaching, quality healthcare. LuhS is a member Johns Childrens hospital is a member and institutional service and willing of Trinity health, one of the largest of the National Association of Childrens to collaborate with university of Catholic health Systems in the united hospitals and Related Institutions, the Minnesota’ s clinical, translational and States. only facility in their region dedicated basic science programs. to the well-being of children. They are LuhS includes a core academic hospital also committed to education and have duties & responsibilities: (Loyola university hospital) located a fully accredited Pediatric residency This is a dual hospital clinic-based on its main campus in Maywood, a training program. position in a new tertiary state of the community hospital (Gottlieb Memorial art teaching hospital. The successful hospital) located three miles from the Southern Illinois university School candidate will participate in the care main campus in Melrose Park, and an of Medicine is located in beautiful of patients with various neurological extensive network of more than 28 Springfield, the state capital. With conditions supporting well-established specialty and primary care centers in a service area of 500,000 in central multidisciplinary programs including the Chicago suburbs. LuhS is home Illinois, Springfield accounts for more cardiovascular, bone marrow to approximately 7000 staff members, than 25 percent of the total population. transplantation, neonatology, oncology 650 full-time faculty members, and 600 Local residents have access to a wide and others. The individual will actively residents/fellows. variety of social, educational, artistic, participate in the teaching of medical historic and recreational activities students, residents and fellows at the Send current curriculum vitae and three that serve to enhance quality of university of Minnesota. The individual letters of reference to Jose Biller, MD, life. Springfield has had the unique will be provided with opportunity Chairman of Neurology, LuC Stritch opportunity to capture a surprisingly and support for development or School of Medicine, Loyola university urban business and social climate. continuation of specific research Medical Center Campus 2160 S. First interests in various aspects of neurology. Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153, email: The SIu School of Medicine values a [email protected] www.LoyolaMedicine. racially and culturally diverse workforce. program description: org Southern Illinois university is an The Department of Neurology at the affirmative action/equal opportunity university of Minnesota is expanding Loyola is an equal opportunity and employer. ID#138888C1. its clinical and research capabilities affirmative action employer/educator in pediatric neurology in conjunction CoNTACT: with a strong commitment to with the new university of Minnesota Beth Briggs at 800-678-7858 diversifying its faculty. Children’s hospital. The Medical School [email protected]. is located on the Minneapolis campus ———————— of the university and is physically and administratively situated to interact with Pediatric Neurology Opportunity - the enormous resources of the entire Southern Illinois university School CNS PERSONNEL REGISTRY university. The Twin Cities community of Medicine MINNESoTA is culturally rich and diverse, with The Department of Pediatrics, Division Pediatric Neurologist Faculty extensive artistic, literary and natural of Neurology, at Southern Illinois Position resources close by. university seeks an additional board The section of Pediatric Neurology certified/board eligible Pediatric at university of Minnesota Amplatz Interested applicants must apply online: Neurologist. Children’s hospital at Minneapolis For tenure track position For clinical and Department of Neurology is scholar position Position offers competitive salary along seeking a Pediatric Neurologist. We with a full and comprehensive benefits seek ABPN Board certified/eligible For additional information please package. A faculty appointment is enthusiastic pediatric neurologist who contact: Gerald Raymond, MD Professor available at the Assistant or Associate has general pediatric neurology skills Department of Neurology university of Professor Level based upon experience and has or wants to develop further Minnesota [email protected] and track record. This is a tremendous expertise in various subspecialties

Child Neurology Society | Fall 2013 47 CNS PERSONNEL REGISTRY Please contact me or our physician MINNESoTA NEBRASkA recruiter, Brenda Krull. Brenda can be continued reached at 402-955-6971 orbkrull@ Child Neurologist In Omaha childrensomaha.org. Pediatric Neurologist The university of Nebraska Medical ChILDRENS hOSPITALS AND CLINICS OF Center College of Medicine and Paul D. Larsen, MD Division head, MINNESOTA, one of the top ten largest Children’s hospital & Medical Center are Pediatric Neurology Department of childrens hospitals in North America actively recruiting a board certified/board Pediatrics university of Nebraska College and the largest in the upper Midwest, eligible Child Neurologist to join our of Medicine Omaha, Nebraska 68198- is looking to add a third neurologist team of 5 Child Neurologists. 2163 402-559-9539 [email protected] to our established and developing neurology department comprised of two The Division of Child Neurology is ———————— neurologists and three pediatric nurse seeking an individual with a passion Epileptologist/Child Neurology practitioners. for providing world class patient care and teaching. An active research Opportunity in Omaha, Nebraska Our Neurology Division provides both interest would be welcome. A faculty The university of Nebraska Medical inpatient and outpatient general pediatric appointment would be commensurate Center College of Medicine and neurology coverage for the full scope of with experience. Our division attracts Children’s hospital & Medical Center are diagnoses including movement disorders, patients from a large five-state region actively recruiting a board certified/board neuro-oncology, seizures, stroke, and has highly active outpatient clinics, eligible Epileptologist/ Child Neurologist headaches, neurodegenerative disease, a busy inpatient service as well as several to join our team of 6 Child Neurologists. congenital malformations and cerebral outreach clinics throughout Nebraska. palsy. We draw patients from a 5 state The Division of Child Neurology is region. Located in Omaha, Children’s hospital seeking a physician that will aid in the & Medical Center provides expertise in development of our comprehensive Childrens is committed to a vision more than 30 pediatric specialty services Epilepsy program. We are seeking an of a regional center of excellence to children and families across a five-state individual with a passion for providing around pediatric neurosciences. This region and beyond. The 145-bed, non- world class patient care, teaching and Neuroscience Center will bring all key profit hospital houses the only dedicated research. A faculty appointment would subspecialties together under one roof, pediatric emergency department in the be commensurate with experience. including epilepsy, all championing region and offers 24-hour, in-house This is the perfect opportunity to a highly integrated care model. This services by pediatric critical care join a professional environment for evolving program will have a dedicated specialists and neonatalogists. breakthrough educational, research and inpatient unit targeted to open in late clinical outcomes. Our team attracts 2013 for epilepsy, and medical/surgical Omaha is a vibrant city with a patients from a large five-state region neurology, with state of the art video metropolitan population of 800,000. and has highly active outpatient clinics, monitoring capability. The opening Offering excellent schools, Omaha is a a busy inpatient service as well as several of our new PICu in 2012 has also safe, family-oriented town. Entertainment outreach clinics throughout Nebraska. increased our ability to do state of the art options are nearly endless with a new monitoring, and we are in the process of large convention center and arena that Located in Omaha, Children’s hospital expanding the neonatal neurointensive attracts the biggest names in music and & Medical Center provides expertise in care program. sports. Omaha has become a major more than 30 pediatric specialty services center for NCAA events including the to children and families across a five-state Childrens has over 380 beds, including College World Series, Volleyball Final region and beyond. The 145-bed, non- 100 NICu beds. Yearly, there are over Four, Regional Division I Basketball, and profit hospital houses the only dedicated 13,000 admissions, 22,000 surgeries, the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Swimming pediatric emergency department in the and 90,000 emergency room visits. The Trials. Omaha is the home of the largest region and offers 24-hour, in-house hospitals professional staff numbers more community theater in the country, has an services by pediatric critical care than 1,600 and represents all pediatric excellent symphony and opera, hosts top specialists and neonatalogists. subspecialties. We offer an exciting touring Broadway shows and concerts, opportunity in an organization that is and our own world class zoo. Property Omaha is a vibrant city with a 100% dedicated to serving children. values are among the most affordable in metropolitan population of 800,000. the country for a city of this size. Omaha Offering excellent schools, Omaha is a CoNTACT: is consistently ranked as one of the most safe, family-oriented town. Entertainment Judy Brown, Manager of Physician livable and family-friendly cities in the options are nearly endless with a new Recruitment, Childrens hospitals and united States. large convention center and arena that Clinics of Minnesota, 612-813-8133 or attracts the biggest names in music and [email protected] Website = sports. Omaha has become a major www.childrensmn.org center for NCAA events including the

48 Child Neurology Society | Fall 2013 College World Series, Volleyball Final a busy inpatient service as well as several • MD/DO Four, Regional Division I Basketball, and outreach clinics throughout Nebraska. • Pediatric Neurology Residency the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Swimming • BC/BE by the American Board of Trials. Omaha is the home of the largest Located in Omaha, Children’s hospital Psychiatry and Neurology community theater in the country, has an & Medical Center provides expertise in • Successful record of clinical excellence; excellent symphony and opera, hosts top more than 30 pediatric specialty services research experience,leadership; a touring Broadway shows and concerts, to children and families across a five-state strong interest in graduate medical and our own world class zoo. Property region and beyond. The 145-bed, non- education values are among the most affordable in profit hospital houses the only dedicated • North Carolina licensure or eligible the country for a city of this size. Omaha pediatric emergency department in the • Rank will be commensurate with is consistently ranked as one of the most region and offers 24-hour, in-house credentials and experience. livable and family-friendly cities in the services by pediatric critical care united States. specialists and neonatalogists. The department of Neurology is a multi-specialty, well-established and Please contact me or our physician Omaha is a vibrant city with a highly regarded academic department. recruiter, Brenda Krull. Brenda can be metropolitan population of 800,000. Our Pediatric Neurology team includes reached at 402-955-6971 orbkrull@ Offering excellent schools, Omaha is a a new 15 room clinic, five Pediatric childrensomaha.org. safe, family-oriented town. Entertainment Neurologists, two Nurse Practitioners and options are nearly endless with a new other dedicated healthcare professionals. Paul D. Larsen, MD Division head, large convention center and arena that The division also supports a competitive Pediatric Neurology Department of attracts the biggest names in music and Pediatric Neurology Residency program. Pediatrics university of Nebraska College sports. Omaha has become a major Responsibilities will focus on outpatient of Medicine Omaha, Nebraska 68198- center for NCAA events including the clinic activities but will include inpatient/ 2163 402-559-9539 [email protected] College World Series, Volleyball Final consult care, clinical research, and Four, Regional Division I Basketball, and teaching medical students, and residents ———————— the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Swimming during rounds or in faculty and resident Trials. Omaha is the home of the largest continuity clinics. Opportunity for Division Head, Child community theater in the country, has an Neurology in Omaha Nebraska excellent symphony and opera, hosts top It is the policy of Wake Forest Baptist The university of Nebraska Medical touring Broadway shows and concerts, Medical Center to administer all Center College of Medicine and and our own world class zoo. Property educational and employment activities Children’s hospital & Medical Center values are among the most affordable in without discrimination because of are actively recruiting a board certified the country for a city of this size. Omaha race, sex, age, religion, national origin, Division head to lead the Child is consistently ranked as one of the most disability, sexual orientation or veteran Neurology division. This physician will livable and family-friendly cities in the status (except where sex is a bona fide join our team of 5 Child Neurologists. We united States. occupational qualification or a statutory are also actively recruiting an additional requirement) in accordance with all local, Child Neurologist and a new position for state, national laws, executive orders, an Epileptologist. regulations, and guidelines. CNS PERSONNEL REGISTRY The Division head position is available NoRTH CARoLINA If you are an individual with a disability due to a recent promotion within the Assistant Professor, Pediatric and need reasonable accommodation College of Medicine. We are seeking an Neurologist to participate in the application process, individual with a passion for providing please contact the Office of Physician & world class patient care, teaching and We are seeking to expand and looking Faculty Recruitment by phone (336) 716- providing leadership to advance our for an exceptional BC/BE Pediatric 7580. division to the next level. Research Neurologist to join us in our Mission to interest would be welcome. A faculty Care, Mission to Cure at Wake Forest Apply here: http://www.Click2Apply.net/ appointment would be commensurate Baptist health. tvjk2z2 with experience. Our division attracts This is an open-rank, faculty opportunity patients from a large five-state region with the ideal candidate possessing the and has highly active outpatient clinics, following qualifications

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Child Neurology Society | Fall 2013 49 Carolina Neurological Clinic - & World Reports 2012-13 Best Childrens north carolina Employed, out-patient position! Hospitals rankings including neurology continued Carolina Neurological Clinic (CNC), a and neurosurgery! Carolinas Pediatric Neurology Care - part of Carolinas Physicians Network CONTACT: Charlotte/Concord, NC (CPN) is seeking a BE/BC general child Shawna Roach neurologist for their Ballantyne location. Carolinas Pediatric Neurology Care, Email: [email protected] This opportunity is to replace a retiring a Carolinas HealthCare System (CHS) physician. The practice is predominantly practice, is currently seeking, Pediatric outpatient based with some hospital/ Neurologists in the areas of General inpatient work. CNC is a well-established CNS PERSONNEL REGISTRY Neurology, Epilepsy and Sleep for both practice with 10 providers (8 adult, 2 oregon their Charlotte and Concord locations. pediatric) who provide high-quality Jeff Gordon Childrens Hospital in Pediatric Neurologist general neurology services with some Concord, an affiliate of Levine Childrens specialty care. The current pediatric Help Build a Gateway for Better Health Hospital in Charlotte, has the states call expectation is 1:6, sharing call with only Level 3 Pediatric Dedicated EMU, other pediatric neurologists within the When you join Northwest Permanente, a 6 bed unit. The unit has recently community. P.C., a physician-managed, multi- received Disease Specific Certification specialty group of approximately 1,150 in Epilepsy from the Joint Commission. CPN is a network of physicians dedicated physicians providing care to 485,000 Epileptologists are needed to help run to providing high value medical services. members in Oregon and Southwest this established unit, as well as for the CPN has over 600 Board Certified Washington, you’ll have the chance to Pediatric patients in the combined Adult/ Physicians and has established over 80 practice in an environment that offers Peds EMU at Carolinas Medical Center in primary care and specialty practices ample opportunity to pursue and achieve Charlotte. General Pediatric Neurologists located in the Charlotte area and your personal and professional goals. are also needed for both locations due to surrounding communities. All of these Youll also benefit from a comprehensive increasing patient volume. physician practices fall under the umbrella network of support services, a schedule and support of Carolinas HealthCare thats designed to ensure a healthy work/ CHS is one of the largest public, not- System. life balance, and a talented team of for-profit health systems in the nation, colleagues who share your passion for operating more than 39 hospitals, over Carolinas HealthCare System, one of medicine and patient care. 700-plus care locations and employing the nations largest and most innovative more than 2,000 physicians. Carolinas healthcare organizations, provides a full PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGIST Pediatric Neurology Care physicians are a spectrum of healthcare and wellness Portland, Oregon part of over 125 pediatric subspecialists at programs throughout North and South We’re currently seeking a BE/BC Jeff Gordon Childrens Carolina. We operate more than 39 Pediatric Neurologist to join our affiliated hospitals; employ more than collaborative practice. Our practice is Hospital and Levine Childrens Hospital. 2,300 physicians and service patients at outpatient-focused with an emphasis on Jeff Gordon Childrens Hospital has more than 650 care locations. comprehensive care for children with recognized programs in multiple pediatric neurodevelopmental disorders, epilepsy, specialties. Levine Childrens Hospital CONTACT: movement disorders and other general has been ranked among the top 50 Sarah Foster neurological issues. Best Childrens Hospitals in the nation Email: [email protected] by U. S. News & World Report in six We offer sophisticated outpatient pediatric specialties. Both hospitals have neurotechnology services including a PICU and NICU. There are currently routine, ambulatory and video EEG. At over 990 pediatric and family medicine CNS PERSONNEL REGISTRY this time, this opportunity is primarily an referring physicians on medical staffs. ohio outpatient position, but with a goal of CPNS offers a competitive income, Child Neurologist increased hospital coverage. We offer a incentives, scheduling flexibility, and a competitive salary and benefit package, Join a dedicated team of 8 pediatric comprehensive benefits package. including a comprehensive pension neurologists and 4 nurse-practitioners program, professional liability coverage, who are committed to providing quality CONTACT: sabbatical and educational leave, patient care, research and education. The Sarah Foster generous retirement programs and more. candidate we seek will be Board Certified Email: [email protected] Physicians are also eligible for Senior or Board Eligible in Pediatric Neurology. Physician and Shareholder standing after ———————— Akron Childrens Hospital has been ranked approximately 3 years with the group in eight pediatric specialties in U.S. News (must be Board Certified by this time).

50 Child Neurology Society | Fall 2013 To submit your CV and learn more about CNS PERSONNEL REGISTRY GENERAL PEDIATRIC NEuROLOGIST & this opportunity, please visit our website SouTH CARoLINA PEDIATRIC EPILEPTOLOGIST at: http://physiciancareers.kp.org/nw and Greenville, SC Greenville Academic Pediatric Neurology click on Physician Career Opportunities. Columbia, South Carolina This Place Is Amazing So is the difference Or call (800) 813-3762 for more yOu can make information. The Department of Pediatrics at the university of South Carolina School of Greenville health System (GhS), the We are an equal opportunity employer Medicine seeks two Pediatric Neurologists largest healthcare provider in South and value diversity within our with training in general pediatric Carolina, is currently seeking a General organization. No J1 opportunities. neurology. The Division of Pediatric Pediatric Neurologist and a Pediatric Neurology recently moved into newly Epileptologist to join our dynamic team. renovated and expanded clinical areas with on-site outpatient video-EEG This practice has an approximate CNS PERSONNEL REGISTRY PENNSYLvANIA capabilities and an EMu is currently being volume of 1,600 patients annually. This developed. opportunity provides a mix of 80% Seeking 3rd FT BC/BE Pediatric outpatient with 20% inpatient as well as Neurologist The division is composed of one pediatric teaching responsibilities with pediatric neurologist and one PNP. The plan is to pediATriC NeuroLogiST residents, 3rd and 4th year medical expand to three pediatric neurologists students, and developmental/behavioral Lehigh Valley health Network (LVhN), in with 2 to 3 PNPs. An adult neurology fellows. The outpatient practice offers eastern Pennsylvania, is seeking a third residency is scheduled to begin this EEGs and NCVs, performed by certified full-time BC/BE pediatric neurologist. year. The Department is a close partner technicians. For Pediatric Epileptologists, Our award winning health network with Palmetto health and its Childrens this will be an excellent opportunity to is financially strong and committed hospital and programs. In this position, expand the depth of our new Epilepsy to growing our pediatric specialty you will practice purely consultative Monitoring unit. services. Successful candidate will have neurology and patient admissions will be the opportunity to participate in the handled by the hospitalists. The hospital system includes clinically network’s Neuroscience Center and excellent facilities with a total of 1,268 Rated the top teaching department in the with institutionally supported clinical beds on 5 campuses. Our state-of-the School of Medicine for the last 19 years, research activities and medical education art Childrens hospital houses a 50-bed the Department of Pediatrics has a record programs. Opportunities for teaching medical-surgical unit, 79-bed Level-IV of academic achievement, financial medical students and residents, and NICu, 12-bed PICu, 14 hematology- success and high faculty morale. A new, faculty appointment at the university Oncology beds, a 4-bed Level-III Epilepsy free-standing Childrens hospital opened of South Florida are available. Lehigh Monitoring unit, a dedicated Pediatric in the Summer of 2008. Valley hospital is the only hospital ER and pharmacy, as well as outpatient services staffed by hospital-based in our region to be a member of Position is full-time, non-tenure track pediatric specialists. the Children’s hospital Association. and candidates must be board eligible/ Patients admitted to LVh are covered board certified in General Pediatrics and GhS offers 7 residency programs 24/7 by an in-house team of pediatric Pediatric Neurology. Responsibilities (including a top ranked peds residency hospitalists and intensivists. We offer include teaching residents and medical program), 7 fellowships, and a 4-year excellent compensation and benefits. students. A competitive salary and a medical education program: university We are located in the beautiful Lehigh comprehensive benefits package are of South Carolina School of Medicine Valley, with excellent suburban public offered. Rank is commensurate with Greenville, located on GhS Greenville schools, 10 colleges and universities, experience. Memorial Medical Campus, which safe neighborhoods and moderate cost offers the opportunity for many of living. We are conveniently located diverse academic pursuits and further between two great cities - 60 miles north To LeArN More CoNTACT: involvement in medical education. We of Philadelphia and 90 miles west of NYC. Beth Briggs at 800-678-7858 x64454 or [email protected]. are a designated Level-I Emergency CoNTACT: Trauma Center and also have a separate Please email your CV to The university of South Carolina is an research facility. [email protected] or affirmative action/equal opportunity call 610-969-0216 employer. Visit: www.palmettohealth.org. Greenville, SC is a beautiful place to live ID#146258C1. and work and the GhS catchment area is 1.3 million people. Greenville is located ———————— on the I-85 corridor between Atlanta and Charlotte, and is one of the fastest growing areas in the country. We are ideally situated near beautiful mountains,

Child Neurology Society | Fall 2013 51 CNS PERSONNEL REGISTRY Two Child Neurologists-university SouTH CARoLINA WASHINGToN of Washington continued Pediatric Neuromuscular/EMG The university of Washington School beaches and lakes. We are able to enjoy Specialist university of Washington of Medicine and Seattle Childrens hospital are seeking two outstanding a diverse and thriving economy, excellent The university of Washington School pediatric neurologists to join an quality of life, and wonderful cultural and of Medicine and Seattle Childrens expanding program in the Department educational opportunities. hospital are seeking an outstanding of Neurology, Division of Pediatric pediatric neurologist with expertise GhS does not offer sponsorship at this Neurology. Applicants should have in neuromuscular disorders and time. Greenville health System is an strong clinical skills in general pediatric electrodiagnostic medicine (EMG) to equal opportunity employer which neurology, and will be expected to join an expanding program in the proudly values diversity. Candidates of all develop a subspecialty program. Department of Neurology, Division of backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Applicants with clinical expertise in Pediatric Neurology. This is a full-time movement disorders are particularly appointment at the Assistant Professor Please submit letter of interest and encouraged to apply. These are full- rank (without tenure) in the clinician- current CV to Kendra hall, kbhall@ghs. time appointments at the Assistant educator academic pathway, but org, ph: 800-772-6987. Professor rank (without tenure) in the candidates with exceptional qualifications clinician-educator academic pathway, but may be considered for appointment at candidates with exceptional qualifications the rank of Associate Professor (without may be considered for appointment at CNS PERSONNEL REGISTRY tenure) or Professor (without tenure). the rank of Associate Professor (without TEXAS Requirements include an MD or DO tenure) or Professor (without tenure). or foreign equivalent degree, eligibility Texas Pediatric Specialists / Texas Medical Requirements include an MD or DO for medical licensure in the State of & Sleep Specialists is recruiting a pediatric or foreign equivalent degree, eligibility Washington, and certification by the neurologist, neurodevelopmentalist for medical licensure in the State of American Board of Psychiatry and or pediatric PM&R to join its houston Washington, and certification by the Neurology in Neurology with Special practice. Join physician colleagues in a American Board of Psychiatry and Qualification in Child Neurology, as growing regional subspecialty group with Neurology in Neurology with Special well as certification in Neuromuscular neurologists and pulmonologists. Qualification in Child Neurology. In order Medicine and/or Electrodiagnostic to be eligible for university sponsorship Medicine or foreign equivalent. In order For neurologists, a clinical interest in for an h-1B visa, graduates of foreign to be eligible for university sponsorship general pediatric neurology practice is a (non-u.S.) medical schools must show for an h-1B visa, graduates of foreign must. Training in subspecialties such as successful completion of all three steps (non-u.S.) medical schools must show epilepsy is desirable. of the u.S. Medical Licensing Exam successful completion of all three steps (uSMLE), or equivalent as determined The successful candidate must possess of the u.S. Medical Licensing Exam by the Secretary of health and human an MD degree and a valid Texas Medical (uSMLE), or equivalent as determined Services. License or be eligible for licensure in by the Secretary of health and human the State of Texas; have completed an Services. AppLiCANTS ShouLd SeNd A ACGME approved residency program in LeTTer of iNTereST ANd Their neurology, be board certified or eligible AppLiCANTS ShouLd SeNd A CurriCuLuM viTAe To: in child neurology. LeTTer of iNTereST ANd Their Sidney M. Gospe, Jr., M.D., Ph.D. CurriCuLuM viTAe To: herman and Faye Sarkowsky Endowed Jennifer Schaulin MillicanSolutions, Inc. Candidates must be collegial and Chair head, Division of Pediatric [email protected] (972) cooperative within a diverse community Neurology Seattle Childrens hospital 768-5350 oriented environment. Part-time 4800 Sand Point Way NE MB.7.420 applicants are welcome. This position is open until filled. The Seattle, WA 98105 206-987-2078 [email protected] Enjoy the the benefits of a large practice university of Washington is building a culturally diverse faculty and strongly while offering personalized care among These positions are open until filled. The encourages applications from female colleagues. university of Washington is building a and minority candidates. The university culturally diverse faculty and strongly Please contact Josh Rotenberg at of Washington is an affirmative action, encourages applications from female [email protected] with your CV to equal opportunity employer. university of and minority candidates. The university learn more. Washington faculty engage in teaching, of Washington is an affirmative action, research and service. Dr. Rotenberg will be attending the CNS equal opportunity employer. university of meeting in Austin and welcomes the ———————— Washington faculty engage in teaching, chance to meet colleagues. research and service. ————————

52 Child Neurology Society | Fall 2013 Pediatric Epileptologist Faculty encourages applications from female Mary Bridge is the resource for Position and minority candidates. The university pediatric subspecialty care in southwest The Department of Neurology at of Washington is an affirmative action, Washington. It is an 82 bed facility, has the university of Washington and equal opportunity employer. university of a 24 bed PICu in addition to a 70 bed Seattle Childrens hospital is seeking Washington faculty engage in teaching, NICu and ICN. MultiCare employs 550+ an outstanding pediatric neurologist research and service. providers with 130 pediatric subspecialists with expertise in epilepsy and clinical and 250+ primary care and general ———————— neurophysiology to join a growing pediatricians. In addition, Mary Bridge is affiliated with many area pediatric program. The Division of Pediatric Pediatric Neurologist - Seattle Neurology currently consists of 15 full- groups. There is a robust adult neurology time university faculty, with the multi- Seattle suburb - Seeking a second full and epilepsy service for transitioning specialty epilepsy program consisting of time Pediatric Neurologist to join our patients, which utilizes the same EMR four epileptologists, one epilepsy surgeon, Neuroscience Institute...Practice will be and shares EEG and sleep platforms for two clinical neuropsychologists and outpatient general child neurology with a excellent continuity of care. multiple support staff including mid-level focus in Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics... MultiCare health system is a progressive providers, nurse specialists, social workers We support a level 3 NICu & general organization with an innovative practice and registered dieticians. The pediatric pediatrics inpatient service...Pediatric model that provides much needed epilepsy program is a key component services include a full service pediatric support to patients in the region, of the clinical, research and teaching therapy program with expertise in making this the career opportunity of programs of the Division of Pediatric Autism, Video EEG monitoring & sleep your lifetime! As a MultiCare employed Neurology and collaborates with the studies – The Medical Center is a physician you will enjoy system-wide university of Washington Comprehensive component entity of the university (this is support, a competitive salary and a full Epilepsy Program. This full-time not an academic practice)...The dynamic array of benefits. This is an ideal choice appointment will be at the Assistant non profit Medical Center recently for the provider who is looking to Professor rank (without tenure) in the completed a $200 million remodel/ experience the best of Northwest living; clinician-educator academic pathway, but expansion. This is a employee model from big city amenities to the pristine candidates with exceptional qualifications with excellent salary, sign on bonus, beauty and recreational opportunities of may be considered for appointment production income, malpractice insurance the great outdoors. at the rank of Associate Professor includes tail, excellent benefits. (without tenure) or Professor (without Please visit our website to apply online tenure). Requirements include an MD or Our request is for a Child Neurologist at http://blazenewtrails.org/ or on your equivalent degree, eligibility for medical with experience/interest in mobile device at m.blazenewtrails.org licensure in the State of Washington, Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics... or email your CV to blazenewtrails@ and certification by the American multicare.org. Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Washington state does not have a state Neurology with Special Qualification in income tax, enjoy the quality lifestyle MultiCare health System is proud to be a Child Neurology. The candidate should of the Pacific Northwest, year round drug free workplace. also hold board certification in clinical outdoor recreation, all the amenities of a neurophysiology. In order to be eligible major city, professional sports & the very for university sponsorship for an h-1B best seafood. visa, graduates of foreign (non-u.S.) CNS PERSONNEL REGISTRY medical schools must show successful ———————— WEST vIRGINIA completion of all three steps of the u.S. West virginia Pediatric Neurology MultiCare Mary Bridge Pediatric Medical Licensing Exam (uSMLE), or Opening 130703 equivalent as determined by the Secretary Neurology Clinic is seeking a Teaching facility with a four-year of health and human Services. full time BE/BC Neurologist to join a well-established Pediatric medical school university Department of AppLiCANTS ShouLd SeNd A Neurology group of five board Neuroscience Pediatric Neurology LeTTer of iNTereST ANd Their certified physicians. This is a general • Join medical school Department of CurriCuLuM viTAe To: neurology practice with sub-specialization Neuroscience including Neurology, Sidney M. Gospe, Jr., M.D., Ph.D.head, in epilepsy, sleep and neuromuscular Neurosurgery & Neurophysiology Division of Pediatric Neurology Seattle disorders. There are 4 Video EEG • Faculty members including Child Childrens hospital4800 Sand Point Way dedicated monitoring beds and & Adult Neurologists, as well NE Neurology, Box 359300 (B-5552) accredited sleep centers at multiple sites. as Functional, Pediatric & Spine Seattle, WA 98105Email: [email protected] Neurosurgeons As part of Mary Bridge hospital, you will • Established, Accredited Long Term This position is open until filled. The have support from the inpatient service, Epilepsy Monitoring unit university of Washington is building a pediatric ICu and a busy ER staffed by culturally diverse faculty and strongly pediatric emergency medicine physicians.

Child Neurology Society | Fall 2013 53 WEST vIRGINIA practice in the 75 Mayo Clinic health uW Madison Pediatric Neurologist(s) System communities. Eau Claire, metro Applications are invited for three continued area of 161,000, is home to the 11,000 full-time clinical faculty positions in students at the university of Wisconsin- • New Intensive Care Units and New the Department of Neurology in the Eau Claire. Located 90 minutes east of $30 Million Pediatric Tower to be university of Wisconsin School of Minneapolis, Eau Claire is a family friendly completed in 2015 Medicine and Public health. community with the cost of living below • Generous call schedule the national average, a low crime rate • Excellent Salary plus Full Benefits and One position will include 4 days of and strong public schools. Academic Appointment Named One general pediatric neurology activity in Rockford, IL and 1 day in Madison, WI. of Americas Top 10 Best Places to CoNTACT: Clinical duties would include outpatient Practice Medicine Cyndi Edwards and inpatient activities. Other duties • Excellent Public and Private Schools Tel: 715-838-3156 would include teaching activities, and • NCAA Division I Intercollegiate Sports Send CV to: [email protected] Teams participation in community medical • Driving distance for skiing, water EOE education. sports, hiking, etc. Two positions will include 3-4 days of • Short Distance to 4 Major Metro Areas ———————— general pediatric neurology outpatient • Expanding Downtown Area, Concert and inpatient activity in American halls and a Theater Community Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin and the Medical College of Wisconsin Family Children’s hospital, university Rob Rector are seeking pediatric neurology of Wisconsin hospital and Clinics, 800-492-7771 faculty applicants in the area community hospitals and clinics. Other Email: [email protected] of movement disorders, stroke, duties would include teaching activities Fax: 404-591-4269 general neurology, and epilepsy to and participation in community medical Cell/Text: 678-234-6192 join our current eight faculty and education. six advanced practice providers. Mention Code 130703 - ChN - Rector Candidates must be board certified Compensation is competitive, and or board eligible in neurology and Minimum Requirements: MD or DO the current team works in a collegial committed to contributing in an active Medical Degree Eligible to be state mutually supportive environment. The academic department through clinical licensed in the united States united appointment levels are flexible depending and teaching activities. States Residency and / or Fellowship on prior experience and current activities. pLeASe SeNd CurriCuLuM training The Milwaukee suburban area enjoys fine viTAe ANd The NAMeS of AT LeAST Three refereNCeS To: schools, a reasonable cost of living, a new Thomas Sutula, MD, PhD expanded work facility and outstanding Neurology Department Chair CNS PERSONNEL REGISTRY community support for the Childrens Email: [email protected] WISCoNSIN hospital of Wisconsin. Childrens hospital BC/BE Pediatric Neurologist of Wisconsin is one of the largest free unless confidentiality is requested in standing childrens hospitals in the u.S. Mayo Clinic health System in Eau Claire, writing, information regarding the and enjoys strong financial stability. Wisconsin is seeking a BC/BE Pediatric applicants must be released upon request. The university of Wisconsin is Neurologist. We are also seeking an adult The Medical College of Wisconsin and an Affirmative Action /Equal Opportunity neurologist. EEG and EMG available. Full Children’s hospital and health System are Employer. time preferred. Office located in the only an AA/EOE Employer. hospital you cover. Position available due to retirement, with potential for further Interested candidates can contact the growth. Medical Director of Pediatric Neurology, Kurt hecox M.D, PhD by sending CVs to: MAYO CLINIC hEALTh SYSTEM links Childrens hospital of Wisconsin Mayo Clinics respected expertise in 9000 West Wisconsin Avenue patient care, research and education with Kurt hecox c/o Kimberly hughes Mayos community-focused multi-specialty CCC Suite 540 groups in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Milwaukee, WI 53226 Iowa. Today, more than 950 physicians ————————

54 Child Neurology Society | Fall 2013 CHILD NeUROLOGY sOCIeTY Residencies & Fellowships

CNS PERSONNEL REGISTRY NEONATAL NEuROLOGY FELLOW CNS PERSONNEL REGISTRY MASSACHuSETTS The Department of Neurology at Boston WISCoNSIN Pediatric Cerebrovascular Disorders Childrens hospital is seeking a Clinical The university of Wisconsin Department of and Stroke Fellowship Position Research Fellow in Neonatal Neurology. The Neurology is now accepting applications Department of Neurology, Children’s fellow would take part in clinical neonatal for two ACGME-accredited child neurology Hospital Boston neurology training and research projects. residency position to begin July 1, 2014 Clinical training will include participation and July 1 2016. The Cerebrovascular Disorders (CVD) in the outpatient Neonatal Neurology and Stroke Program in the Department The Department of Neurology provides Clinic, and the inpatient Neurocritical Care of Neurology, Children’s hospital Boston, neurological care for children at the Consultation service that provides consults invites applications from candidates American Family Childrens hospital. This to three Newborn Intensive Care units and interested in dedicated fellowship training hospital is a very busy 61-bed regional a large Cardiac ICu, and attendance at in pediatric stroke and cerebrovascular tertiary referral center which provides relevant clinical conferences. The fellow will experience in a wide range of neurological disorders beginning 1 July, 2014. Our play a key role in an ongoing Phase I/II trial conditions. Built in 2007, the facilities are exciting program brings together expertise of a novel anticonvulsant to treat neonatal comfortable and modern. Inpatient units related to cerebrovascular disease and seizures. This is a multicenter trial taking consistently run near capacity, and new, stroke in children from Child Neurology, place in the Newborn Intensive Care units additional intensive care units are being Neurosurgery, hematology, Neuroradiology, of Boston Childrens hospital, Massachusetts built. The pediatric neurology faculty is Interventional Neuroradiology, Emergency consistently rated highly for teaching, and General hospital, Brigham and Womens Medicine and Physical/Occupational neurology residency graduates have an hospital and Tufts Medical Center, all in Therapies. Our program comprises a year exceptionally high rate of passing their Boston. The fellow will participate in subject of clinical training in pediatric stroke and board exams on their first try with very enrollment and monitoring, including EEG cerebrovascular disorders with an option high scores (100% since 2006). data monitoring and analysis. The fellow for an additional year organized around will be primary investigator responsible We seek highly motivated candidates who a clinical research project with limited for subject enrollment on weekdays, and enjoy taking care of children, and who continuing clinical responsibility. The will share weekend call for the study with work well together with others. selected candidate will have appointments other study investigators. Training in as a Clinical Fellow in Neurology at The university of Wisconsin offers research methodology, statistical analysis Children’s hospital Boston and harvard competitive compensation and benefits, and grant/manuscript writing is available Medical School. and the city of Madison is consistently and encouraged as a path to an academic ranked as one of the best places to live in career. the uS, with natural beauty and limitless iNTereSTed AppLiCANTS ShouLd recreational opportunities. Interested WriTe WiTh iNquiry ANd Cv To: The ideal candidate should have completed candidates should apply through the Michael J. Rivkin, M.D. training in pediatric neurology or National Resident Matching Program Children’s hospital Boston neonatology and be interested in pursuing (NRMP). Department of Neurology a career in clinical research in neonatal 300 Longwood Avenue, Pavilion 154 neurology. The start date for this position is queSTioNS ShALL Be AddreSSed To The CoordiNATor: Boston, MA 02115 July 1, 2014. Jenny Broihahn Email: [email protected] ———————— iNTereSTed AppLiCANTS ShouLd direCT iNquirieS To: Janet Soul, MD,CM, FRCPC Email: [email protected]

Boston Children’s hospital and harvard Medical School are Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employers. We strongly encourage applications from women and minorities.

Child Neurology Society | Fall 2013 55 Child Neurology Society PRESORTED STANDARD 1000 West Cty Rd. E, Suite 290 u.S. POSTAGE PAID St. Paul, MN 55126 TWIN CITIES, MN PERMIT NO. 1096

Thank You Sponsors The Child Neurology Society extends a big “Thanks Y’all” to the following for their generous financial support of the CNS Annual Meeting:

$100,000+ $20,000+

Eisai, Inc. • Child Neuro News Forum Dell Children’s Medical Center • Child Neuro News Wrap of Central Texas • Unrestricted Educational Grants: • Hotel Key Cards • Seminar: Refractory Status Epilepticus: An Update • Registration Bags • Seminar: Beyond “Seizure Disorders”: the New Classification of the Epilepsies

$60,000 Nationwide Children’s Hospital • Joint CME Sponsorship • CNS/CNF Appreciation Questcor Pharmaceuticals • Future Leaders Program • Philip R. Dodge Young Investigator Award

Texas Children’s Hospital • Wednesday Welcome Reception

Thanks to the following for their continued support of awards presented at the CNS Annual Meeting:

Akron Children’s Hospital Blue Bird Circle • Hower Award Lecture • Blue Bird Circle Training Program Director Award

Arnold P. Gold Foundation • Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award at the Child Neurology Society