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Deborah L. Holder, MD
Job Title
Medical Director, Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Program, Division of Child Neurology
Job Title
Director, Epilepsy Monitoring Unit
Job Title
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
4401 Penn Avenue, Suite Floor 2
Pittsburgh,
PA
15224
412-692-5520
Phone
412-692-6787
Fax
Education and Training
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Medical School: |
1994 Medical College of Ohio, Toledo |
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Residency: |
1996 Pediatrics Residency Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine |
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Fellowship: |
2001 Clinical Neurophysiology and Epilepsy Fellowship, Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School |
Board Certifications
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology, Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology
- Diplomat, United States Board of Medical Examiners
Publications
- Noyola DE, Holder DH, Fishman MA, Edwards MS, Recurrent Encephalopathy in Cat-Scratch Disease, The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 1999:18:567-8
- Valencia I, Holder DH, Helmers SL, Madsen JR, Riviello JJ, Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Pediatric Epilepsy: A Review, Pediatric Neurology. 2001:25(5)368-376
Research Interests
- Multidrug resistance in pediatric epilepsy: Relationship between ABCB1 gene polymorphisms and refractory epilepsy in children.
- Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery: Preoperative evaluation, outcomes based on age, location and etiology.
Biography Summary
Deborah Holder, MD, whose special interest is in children with epilepsy, received her medical degree at the Medical College of Ohio, Toledo. She completed her residency at Texas Children's Hospital of Baylor College of Medicine, and her fellowship in pediatric EEG and epilepsy at Children's Hospital Boston. She comes to Pittsburgh from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and the University of Cincinnati School of Medicine.
