Fintepla Connect
The Fintepla Connect program is a unique educational opportunity to learn about FINTEPLA from experts who have experience using FINTEPLA to treat patients with Dravet syndrome or Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS). You can sign up for a 30- to 60-minute virtual or live session based on your schedule.
Learn about the FINTEPLA clinical program from experts in Dravet syndrome and LGS.
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Patricia McGoldrick, NP
Boston Children’s Health Physicians
Hawthorne, NY
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Jesus Piña-Garza, MD
Children’s Hospital at Centennial Medical Center
Nashville, TN
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Selim Benbadis, MD, is a professor of neurology at the University of South Florida and the director of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Program and the Clinical Neurophysiology Laboratory at Tampa General Hospital. He earned his medical degree from the University of Nice in France. Dr. Benbadis completed a residency in neurology and a fellowship in epilepsy, clinical neurophysiology, and sleep medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Ohio. He is an attending neurologist at both Tampa General Hospital and James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Benbadis has won the Best Doctors for Tampa Bay Area Award every year for over a decade. He is a fellow of the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society, the American Epilepsy Society, and the American Academy of Neurology. Dr. Benbadis is an experienced lecturer with speakerships all around the world. His primary research interests include epilepsy and electroencephalography, medical education, and sleep disorders.
CloseMichael Chez, MD, FAAN, FAES, is a practicing physician in the Sutter Medical Network and a research pediatric neurologist for the Sutter Institute for Medical Research in California. Dr. Chez received his medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine; he completed an internship and a residency in pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore and a fellowship in child neurology at the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and the Cleveland Clinic. He is a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, the American Neurological Association, and the Child Neurology Society. Dr. Chez’s research interests focus on epilepsy, seizure disorders, and hydrocephalus.
CloseRonald Davis, MD, MPH, FAES FAAP, RSM, is the medical director of both Pediatric Neurology PA and the Pediatric Neurology Epilepsy Center in Winter Park, Florida. He received his medical degree from East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. Dr. Davis also completed an internship and a residency, both in pediatrics, at East Carolina University. He went on to serve as a fellow in child neurology at Boston Children’s Hospital in Massachusetts. Dr. Davis is an assistant clinical professor of neurology at Florida State University in Tallahassee. He has experience conducting dozens of clinical research projects, specializing in treatments for epilepsy and migraine. He has more than 25 years of experience treating epilepsy and general pediatric neurology cases.
CloseJulio Robert Flamini, MD, FAES, is a pediatric neurologist at PANDA Neurology and Atlanta Headache Specialists. He received his medical degree from Universidad del Valle in Cali, Colombia. After finishing his residency in California, he moved to Boston and completed a visiting fellowship in pediatric neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School. He then participated in a neurological residency at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. He subsequently completed 2 additional years of pediatric residency at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester, where he earned the title of Chief Resident in his final year. Dr. Flamini then moved to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Epilepsy Branch, where he completed additional training in neurophysiology and clinical and surgical epilepsy. He is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology with a special qualification in child neurology, holds board certification from the American Academy of Pediatrics, and is a fellow of the American Epilepsy Society.
CloseAjay Gupta, MD, is a professor in the Department of Neurology at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine in association with Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. He is also the head of pediatric epilepsy at the Cleveland Clinic Epilepsy Center. Dr. Gupta earned his medical degree from the Government Medical College, Patiala, in Punjab, India. He went on to complete a clinical research fellowship at St. George’s Hospital Medical School in London. Dr. Gupta completed his residency in child neurology at the Cleveland Clinic, where he also completed a fellowship in EEG and epilepsy medicine. He is board certified in pediatrics, clinical neurophysiology, and epilepsy medicine. He is a prolific lecturer and educator with more than 100 visiting professorships and positions as invited faculty at universities around the world. Dr. Gupta has published articles in dozens of peer-reviewed journals and currently serves on the editorial board of Pediatric Neurology. He is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the International Child Neurology Association and is a fellow of the American Epilepsy Society.
CloseKaren Keough, MD, is a founding partner and child neurologist and epileptologist at Child Neurology Consultants of Austin in Texas. She earned her medical degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Keough completed a residency in pediatrics at Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, and she completed a residency in child neurology at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina. She also served as a fellow in neurophysiology at Baylor University School of Medicine in Houston, Texas. Dr. Keough is currently a clinical associate professor of pediatrics at Texas A&M College of Medicine in Round Rock, Texas, and an assistant professor of neurology and pediatrics at Dell Medical School in Austin. She has been granted the peer-selected Austin Monthly Top Doctors Award multiple years in a row, and she is an elected member-at-large of the Texas Neurology Society Board. Moreover, Dr. Keough is a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology and a member of several professional societies, including the American Epilepsy Society and the Child Neurology Society. Dr. Keough is an experienced speaker and presenter with appearances around North America concerning her various research interests, including drug-resistant epilepsy, cannabis as a treatment option, and career development in child neurology.
ClosePaul Lyons, MD, PhD, FAES, is the founder and medical director of the Virginia Epilepsy and Neurodevelopmental Clinic at Winchester Neurological Consultants in Winchester, Virginia, where he also serves as a partner and an attending neurologist. He earned his medical degree and PhD in physiology and biophysics from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Lyons completed a residency in neurology at the University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville, where he also served as a fellow in epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology. Dr. Lyons is a member of the American Epilepsy Society, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Association of Sleep Medicine, Society for Neuroeconomics, American Chemical Society, and International Cannabinoid Research Society. He has various research interests, including cannabis as a treatment option for epilepsy and other neurological conditions and biomarker identification in neurological disease.
ClosePatricia McGoldrick, NP, MPA, MSN, is a clinical instructor at Columbia University School of Nursing in New York City. She graduated cum laude with a bachelor of science in nursing from the College of Mount Saint Vincent in the Bronx, New York. Ms. McGoldrick earned a master of science in nursing, graduating magna cum laude from Columbia University in New York City. She is also an instructor at New York Medical College in Valhalla, New York. Ms. McGoldrick serves as a nurse practitioner at various hospitals and offsite clinics around New York, with a special interest in providing care to children with epilepsy. She also has substantial research experience in the fields of epilepsy, nonepileptic seizures, and the adverse reactions associated with treatment.
CloseJesús Piña-Garza, MD, is the director of the Pediatric Epilepsy Program at Centennial Children’s Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee.
He was born in Monterrey, Mexico, and graduated from the Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon in that city. He completed a year of social service at the Pediatric Epilepsy Clinic followed by a rotating internship at the Hospital Universitario Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez in Monterrey. Dr. Piña-Garza completed his residency in pediatrics at Brackenridge Hospital in Austin, Texas, and finished his training as a neurologist with special qualifications in child neurology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Subsequently, he completed a fellowship in epilepsy and neurophysiology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. Dr. Piña-Garza also served as director of the residency program and chief of the division from 2007 to 2013. He became the second Professor of Child Neurology in the history of the Vanderbilt program.
Dr. Piña-Garza is a diplomat of the American Board of Pediatrics and the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He was inducted into the American Neurological Association (ANA) in 2011. He is a member of numerous professional societies including the ANA, American Academy of Neurology, American Epilepsy Society, and Child Neurology Society. He is the current coeditor of Fenichel’s Clinical Pediatric Neurology and has authored or coauthored more than 100 chapters, publications, and abstracts. Dr. Piña-Garza has been invited as a speaker to present more than 1,000 lectures in the US, Mexico, Argentina, Canada, England, Guatemala, Portugal, Taiwan, Turkey, Germany, Hungary, Russia, and Japan.
CloseBeck Reyes, MSN, CPNP, CNRN, is a pediatric nurse practitioner in the Division of Pediatric Neurology at UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles, California. She received a bachelor of science in nursing degree from California State University Northridge and earned a master of science in nursing degree from UCLA, both in Los Angeles. Ms. Reyes is a mentor for student research programs and a faculty lecturer at the University of California, Los Angeles. She has participated in multiple clinical trials, including “Epilepsy Transition Assessment of Self-Management, Self-Efficacy, and Quality of Life in Adolescents and Young Adults With Epilepsy,” for which she was a principal investigator. Ms. Reyes is a member of the Association of Child Neurology Nurses and the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners. Her research interests include the management of neurological conditions in children and adolescents.
CloseRaman Sankar, MD, PhD, earned his PhD from the University of Washington in Seattle and his medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana. He completed residencies in pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles and in neurology at the UCLA School of Medicine, both in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Sankar is a pediatric neurologist with UCLA Health and a professor of neurology and pediatrics and Chief of Pediatric Neurology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
CloseJohn Schreiber, MD, serves as medical director of electroencephalography and director of the Epilepsy Genetics Program at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC, as well as associate professor of neurology and pediatrics at the George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, DC. His clinical research focuses on the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of genetic epilepsies. He serves on several advisory boards and national committees for rare diseases and epilepsy.
CloseDouglas Smith, MD, is a pediatric epileptologist at the Minnesota Epilepsy Group in Roseville, Minnesota. He earned his medical degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in Newark. Dr. Smith completed a residency in neurology at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia followed by a residency in pediatric neurology and fellowship in pediatric epilepsy at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Smith founded the Epilepsy Diagnostic Clinic within the Minnesota Epilepsy Group in 2016 and continues to serve as its director. He currently is also the director of the Tuberous Sclerosis Center of Excellence based at the Minnesota Epilepsy Group. Dr. Smith is a clinical researcher with experience working on several clinical trials and writing various medical papers for journals such as Neurology and the Journal of Child Neurology.
CloseJohn Stern, MD, FAES, FANA, FAAN, is a professor in the department of neurology at the Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in Los Angeles, California. He is also the medical director of the Seizure Disorder Center and the Epilepsy Fellowship Program at the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles. Dr. Stern earned his medical degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. He then completed his residency in neurology at the Los Angeles Medical Center, where he also served as a fellow in epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology. Dr. Stern is a fellow of the American Neurological Association, the American Academy of Neurology, and the American Epilepsy Society. He has received multiple awards for his service at UCLA, including the Dadone Clinical Teaching Award for his work at the Geffen School of Medicine. Dr. Stern is an experienced medical communicator with appearances at dozens of conferences across the country for both physicians and nonphysicians. He has been published in multiple textbooks on the topic of EEG and the imaging of epilepsy. His other research interests, published in journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine, include nonepileptic seizures and the physician–patient relationship.
CloseJames Wheless, MD, earned his medical degree from the University of Oklahoma, where he also completed a residency in pediatrics. He completed a child neurology fellowship at Children’s Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University, and an EEG/epilepsy fellowship at the Medical College of Georgia. Dr. Wheless is professor and chief of pediatric neurology and Le Bonheur Chair in pediatric neurology at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, and director of the Neuroscience Institute and Le Bonheur Comprehensive Epilepsy Program at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, both in Memphis. His patient care emphasis is on epilepsy, clinical neurophysiology, pediatric neurology, tuberous sclerosis complex, Dravet syndrome, and magnetoencephalography.
CloseSteven Wolf, MD, earned his medical degree from Albany Medical College of Union University in Albany, New York. He completed a residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, New York, where he also completed a fellowship. Dr. Wolf is a pediatric neurologist at Boston Children’s Health Physicians (BCHP) Pediatric Neurology in Hartsdale, New York.
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