Epilepsy Center Providers and Staff

The Brain Care Institute’s multidisciplinary Epilepsy Center features a team of talented and knowledgeable pediatric epileptologists, behavioral health specialists, neuropsychologists, neuroradiologists, and others.

Learn more about Child Neurology and the Epilepsy Foundation of Western and Central PA.

Ruba Al-Ramadhani, MD

Associate Director, Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Program
Division of Child Neurology
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Patricia Crumrine, MD

Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Luis Fernandez, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Christina Patterson, MD

Director, Epilepsy Center
Director, Epilepsy Monitoring Unit
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Yoshimi Sogawa, MD

Director, Clinical Research, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Inna Vaisleib, MD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
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William Welch, MD

Medical Director, Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Program, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Shelley Williams, MD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Child Neurology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Nurse Practitioner

Nancy D'Agostino, CRNP
Victoria Fischer, CRNP
Frances Urmann, CRNP

Physician Assistants

Kaitlyn Badaczewski, PA-C
Lyndsey Graham, PA-C
Kristin Horosko, PA-C
Kiersten Reznik Schaefer, PA-C
Kristen Ann Beatrice Jarvis, PA-C

Nurse Coordinator

Geraldine VonHofen, RN, BSN