Our comprehensive offering includes diagnostics, medical treatment, and surgery. Find out more about our Pediatric Epilepsy Program
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She Danced With Lightning, a father's story of a child's struggle with epilepsy -- and how the team at Weill Cornell Medicine changed the family's life
When your child is diagnosed with a seizure disorder, your best strategy is becoming better informed. Get the information you need to understand your child's condition and the medical and surgical options. About Pediatric Seizure Disorders >
The Weill Cornell Difference
Why choose Weill Cornell Medicine for your child's seizure disorder? We have world-class experts who can provide comprehensive care from diagnostics and medical management through palliative or curative surgery. Find out more about our services >
Thanks to advances in laser surgery, neurostimulation, and focused ultrasound, the options for treating epilepsy are expanding. Surgical Options for Epilepsy >
Our Care Team
- Victor and Tara Menezes Clinical Scholar in Neuroscience
- Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery in Pediatrics
Phone: 212-746-2363
- Vice Chair for Clinical Research
- David and Ursel Barnes Professor in Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Professor of Neurosurgery, Neurology, and Otolaryngology
- Director, Center for Epilepsy and Pituitary Surgery
- Co-Director, Surgical Neuro-oncology
Phone: 212-746-5620
- Child Neurologist Director, Pediatric Epilepsy
Phone: 212-746-3278
It was 22 years ago today – November 1, 2000 – that I became the first chair of the newly formed department of neurosurgery and neurosurgeon-in-chief of NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. I suppose I might have been more reflective...