Pediatric Epilepsy Care Team

Pediatric Epileptologists

Fiona Baumer, MD, is board certified in Neurology, Child Neurophysiology and Epilepsy.

Areas of expertise: epilepsy, electroencephalography lab, neurology

William Gallentine, DO, is board certified in Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology, and Epilepsy.

Areas of expertise: epilepsy, electroencephalography lab, neurology

Ann Hyslop Segeren, MD, is board certified in Child Neurology, Epilepsy, and Clinical Neurophysiology.

Areas of expertise: epilepsy, electroencephalography lab, neurology

Hyunmi Kim, MD, PhD, MPH, is board certified in Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology, and Epilepsy.

Areas of expertise: epilepsy, electroencephalography lab, neurology

Juliet Knowles, MD, PhD, is board certified in Neurology and Epilepsy.

Areas of expertise: epilepsy, electroencephalography lab, neurology

Christopher Lee-Messer, MD, PhD, is board certified in Epilepsy and Neurology.

Areas of expertise: epilepsy, electroencephalography lab, neurology

Brenda E. Porter, MD, PhD, is board certified in Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology, and Epilepsy

Areas of expertise: epilepsy, electroencephalography lab, neurology

Emily Spelbrink, MD, PhD, is board certified in Epilepsy and Neurology.

Areas of expertise: epilepsy, electroencephalography lab, neurology

Courtney Wusthoff, MD, is board certified in Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology, Epilepsy and Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise: epilepsy, electroencephalography lab, neurology

Surgical Team

Kelly Mahaney, MD, is a Pediatric Neurosurgeon. She is interested in advancing Neuro-endoscopic techniques in Pediatric Neurosurgical practice.

Areas of expertise: endoscopic treatment of hydrocephalus, myelomeningocele and spinal dysraphism, congenital spinal conditions and craniovertebral junction abnormalities, spasticity, minimally-invasive craniosynostosis surgery, brain and spine tumors and epilepsy surgery

Laura Prolo, MD, PhD, is a Pediatric Neurosurgeon. She is interested in developing novel approaches to treat children with craniosynostosis, brain tumors, and congenital disorders.

Areas of expertise: brain and spinal cord tumors, craniosynostosis (including minimally invasive techniques), treatment of congenital spinal conditions, spina bifida, Chiari malformation, spasticity, moyamoya disease, endoscopic treatment of hydrocephalus, enzyme replacement therapy for congenital disorders

Vivek Buch, MD, is a Neurosurgeon with fellowship training in epilepsy, functional, and minimally invasive neurosurgery.

Areas of expertise: open and minimally invasive epilepsy resections, disconnection surgery, functional brain mapping, robot-assisted and MRI-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy, robotic stereotactic electroencephalography, deep brain stimulation, responsive neurostimulation, focused ultrasound therapy, dystonia surgery