Epilepsy Surgery Program Care Team

The Epilepsy Surgery Program of UPMC Children's Hospital's Brain Care Institute comprises a team of pediatric specialists including:

  • Child Neurology
  • Pediatric Neurosurgery
  • Pediatric Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology
  • Pediatric Neuroimaging
  • Pediatric Nuclear Medicine
  • Pediatric Neurophysiology

Taylor Abel, MD

Chief, Pediatric Neurosurgery
Chief, Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery
Surgical Director, Epilepsy Center
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery and Bioengineering
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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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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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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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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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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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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Shelley Williams, MD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Child Neurology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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The Epilepsy Surgery Program of UPMC Children's Hospital's Brain Care Institute comprises a team of pediatric specialists including:

  • Child Neurology
  • Pediatric Neurosurgery
  • Pediatric Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology
  • Pediatric Neuroimaging
  • Pediatric Nuclear Medicine
  • Pediatric Neurophysiology

The Epilepsy Surgery Program of UPMC Children's Hospital's Brain Care Institute comprises a team of pediatric specialists including:

  • Child Neurology
  • Pediatric Neurosurgery
  • Pediatric Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology
  • Pediatric Neuroimaging
  • Pediatric Nuclear Medicine
  • Pediatric Neurophysiology