Program Providers

Edward J. Novotny, Jr., M.D.
Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics, Alvord, Gerlich, and Rhodes Family Endowed Chair in Pediatric Epilepsy

Clinical Interests: Pediatric Epilepsy
Research Interests: Use of functional MRI and MR spectroscopy in the evaluation of children for epilepsy surgery
Email: edward.novotny@seattlechildrens.org

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Lisa Akiyama, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology

Clinical Interests: Refractory epilepsy, epilepsy surgery, and brain mapping.
Research Interests: Neurocognitive outcomes of patients with epilepsy
Email: Lisa.Akiyama@seattlechildrens.org

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Patricia Berry, ARNP

Clinical Interests: General pediatric neurology, pediatric epilepsy, refractory epilepsy, ketogenic diet
Email: Pat.Berry@seattlechildrens.org

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Carlos Castillo-Pinto, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurology

Clinical Interests: Neurocritical care, refractory epilepsy, and epilepsy surgery.
Research Interests: Cerebral autoregulation, neurovascular coupling, cerebral hemodynamics, quantitative EEG, artificial intelligence in the ICU.
Email: carlos.castillopinto@seattlechildrens.org

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Quinn Crosta, ARNP, DNP

Clinical Interests: General pediatric neurology, pediatric epilepsy, epilepsy monitoring unit
Email: quinn.crosta@seattlechildrens.org

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Benjamin Edmonds, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurology

Clinical Interests: Pediatric Epilepsy and Neuromodulation
Research Interests: Use of intracranial neurostimulation for patients with drug-resistant epilepsy, functional mapping of epilepsy networks.
Email: benjamin.edmonds@seattlechildrens.org

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Susanna Fenstermacher, ARNP

Clinical Interests: General pediatric neurology, pediatric epilepsy, refractory epilepsy, ketogenic diet, epilepsy monitoring unit
Email: Susanna.fenstermacher@seattlechildrens.org

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Lorie D. Hamiwka, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Neurology

Clinical Interests: Pediatric epilepsy
Research Interests: Pediatric epilepsy and quality of life
Email: lorie.hamiwka@seattlechildrens.org

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Mi-Ae Johnson, ARNP

Clinical Interests: General pediatric neurology, pediatric epilepsy, epilepsy monitoring unit
Email: mi-ae.johnson@seattlechildrens.org

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Jason Lockrow, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurology

Clinical Interests: Pediatric epilepsy, ketogenic diet, infantile spasms
Research Interests: Genetics of pediatric epilepsies
Email: Jason.lockrow@seattlechildrens.org

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Priya Monrad, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology

Clinical Interests: Refractory epilepsy, genetic syndromes, and neonatal neurology.
Research Interests: NIRS and other non-invasive seizure localization methods.
Email: priya.monrad@seattlechildrens.org

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Lindsey Morgan, M.D.
Associate Professor of Neurology

Clinical Interests: Hospital, based pediatric neurology, clinical neurophysiology
Research Interests: Pediatric neurology outcomes and clinical effectiveness research
Email: lindsey.morgan@seattlechildrens.org

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Delia Nickolaus, DNP, CPNP-PC/AC

Clinical Interests: General neurology
Email: delia.nickolaus@seattlechildrens.org

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Stephanie Randle, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology

Clinical Interests: General pediatric neurology, pediatric epilepsy, tuberous sclerosis complex
Research Interests: Neurologic outcomes and novel treatments for tuberous sclerosis complex
Email: stephanie.randle@seattlechildrens.org

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Russell Saneto, Ph.D., D.O.
Professor of Neurology

Clinical Interests: Pediatric epilepsy, Epilepsy surgery, Mitochondrial disease, Neurometabolic disease
Research Interests: Mitochondrial disease and epilepsy, Mitochondrial disease, Epilepsy surgery outcomes, Infantile spasms, Ketogenic diet
Email: russ.saneto@seattlechildrens.org

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Haley Sittner, PA-C, MPAP

Clinical Interests: General pediatric neurology, pediatric epilepsy, refractory epilepsy, ketogenic diet
Email: Haley.Sittner@seattlechildrens.org

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Brynna Slater, PA-C

Clinical Interests: General pediatric neurology, pediatric epilepsy, epilepsy monitoring unit
Email: brynna.slater@seattlechildrens.org

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Meghan Smith, DNP, ARNP

Clinical Interests: Epilepsy monitoring unit, general neurology, neuromodulation (VNS), ketogenic diet
Email: meghan.smith@seattlechildrens.org

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Taylor Wasserman, PA-C

Clinical Interests: Complex epilepsy, general neurology, infantile spasms
Email: taylor.wasserman@seattlechildrens.org

John Jay Alexander, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Neurology

Clinical Interests: General pediatric neurology, headache
Research Interests:
Email: john.alexander@seattlechildrens.org

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Patricia Berry, ARNP

Clinical Interests: General pediatric neurology, pediatric epilepsy, refractory epilepsy, ketogenic diet
Email: pat.berry@seattlechildrens.org

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Quinn Crosta, ARNP, DNP

Clinical Interests: General pediatric neurology, pediatric epilepsy, epilepsy monitoring unit
Email: quinn.crosta@seattlechildrens.org

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Susanna Fenstermacher, ARNP

Clinical Interests: General pediatric neurology, pediatric epilepsy, refractory epilepsy, ketogenic diet, epilepsy monitoring unit
Email: susanna.fenstermacher@seattlechildrens.org

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Jessica Hauser Chatterjee, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurology

Clinical Interests: General child neurology and headache medicine
Research Interests: Childhood and adolescent headache, childhood migraine
Research focus area: Management of acute migraine in the emergency department. Synaptic physiology and developmental brain plasticity.
Email: jessica.hauserchatterjee@seattlechildrens.org

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Mi-Ae Johnson, ARNP

Clinical Interests: General pediatric neurology, headache program, pediatric epilepsy, epilepsy monitoring unit
Email: mi-ae.johnson@seattlechildrens.org

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Peter Kollros, M.D., Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology

Clinical Interests: General child neurology, Cognitive behavioral child neurology, Landau Kleffner syndrome, Autism, Neurological complications of cancer
Research Interests: Cognitive behavioral child neurology, Landau Kleffner syndrome, Autism, Neurological complications of cancer
Email: peter.kollros@seattlechildrens.org

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Lauren Levesque, ARNP

Clinical Interests: Neurofibromatosis Type 1, pediatric neuro-oncology, pediatric epilepsy
Email: lauren.levesque@seattlechildrens.org

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Amanda March, D.O.
Assistant Professor of Neurology

Clinical Interests: Neurocritical Care, Neuropalliative Medicine, General Neurology
Research Interests: Long-term outcomes in neurocritical care
Email: amanda.march@seattlechildrens.org

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Dararat (Pam) Mingbunjerdsuk, M.D.
Associate Professor of Neurology

Clinical Interests: General pediatric neurology, movement disorders
Research Interests: Movement disorders
Email: dararat.mingbunjerdsuk@seattlechildrens.org

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Niranjana (Nina) Natarajan, M.D.
Associate Professor of Neurology

Clinical Interests: Neonatal neurology, general pediatric neurology
Research Interests: Neonatal neurology
Email: nina.natarajan@seattlechildrens.org

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Delia Nickolaus, ARNP, DNP

Clinical Interests: Pediatric neurology inpatient transitional care
Email: delia.nickolaus@seattlechildrens.org

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Catherine Otten, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology

Clinical Interests: General pediatric neurology, multiple sclerosis
Research Interests: Pediatric multiple sclerosis
Email: catherine.otten@seattlechildrens.org

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Payal Patel, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurology

Clinical interests: autoimmune and infectious encephalitis, post-infectious and parainfectious neurologic sequelae, CNS infections
Research interests: cognitive outcomes following CNS infections and autoimmune encephalitis, group-based trajectory analyses, immunologic and radiographic biomarkers of neurologic injury.
Email: payal.patel@seattlechildrens.org

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Wesleigh Richardson, ARNP

Clinical Interests: General neurology, movement disorders
Email: wesleigh.richardson@seattlechildrens.org

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Haley Sittner, PA-C
Lumbar Puncture Program Director

Clinical Interests: General pediatric neurology, pediatric epilepsy, refractory epilepsy, ketogenic diet, infantile spasms
Email: haley.sittner@seattlechildrens.org

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Brynna Slater, PA-C

Clinical Interests: General pediatric neurology, pediatric epilepsy, epilepsy monitoring unit
Email: brynna.slater@seattlechildrens.org

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Meghan Smith, DNP, ARNP

Clinical interests: Epilepsy monitoring unit, general neurology, neuromodulation (VNS), ketogenic diet
Email: meghan.smith@seattlechildrens.org

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Kyle Steinman, M.D, M.A.S.
Professor of Neurology

Clinical Interests: Developmental speech and language disorders, autistic spectrum disorders, learning disorders in neurologic disease, other neurologic conditions with associated cognitive and behavioral dysfunction.
Research Interests: Understanding brain differences that underlie language and cognitive functioning in individuals with autism and other neurologic disorders.
Email: kylejs@uw.edu

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Mark S. Wainwright, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics, Herman and Faye Sarkowksy Endowed Chair in Child Neurology

Clinical Interests: Pediatric neurocritical care; cardiac arrest, refractory status epilepticus, acute stroke, traumatic brain injury; neurologic complications of critical illness including sepsis and acute liver failure.
Research Interests: Application of big data in pediatric critical care; role of neuroinflammation in acute brain injuries; non-invasive neuromonitoring in the ICU
Email: mark.wainwright@seattlechildrens.org

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Taylor Wasserman, PA-C

Clinical interests: Complex epilepsy, general neurology, infantile spasms
Email: taylor.wasserman@seattlechildrens.org

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Heidi Blume, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor of Neurology

Clinical Interests: Headache, general pediatric neurology
Research Interests: Epidemiology of pediatric headache
Email: heidi.blume@seattlechildrens.org

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John Jay Alexander, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Neurology

Clinical Interests: General pediatric neurology, headache
Research Interests:
Email: john.alexander@seattlechildrens.org

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Joyce George, ARNP

Clinical Interests: Pediatric headache, Botox therapy
Email: joyce.george@seattlechildrens.org

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Jessica Hauser Chatterjee, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurology

Clinical Interests: General child neurology and headache medicine
Research Interests: Childhood and adolescent headache, childhood migraine
Research focus area: Management of acute migraine in the emergency department. Synaptic physiology and developmental brain plasticity.
Email:  jessica.hauserchatterjee@seattlechildrens.org

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Mi-Ae Johnson, ARNP

Clinical Interests: General pediatric neurology, headache program, pediatric epilepsy, epilepsy monitoring unit
Email: mi-ae.johnson@seattlechildrens.org

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Katherine Slettvet, ARNP

Clinical Interests: Pediatric headache, Botox therapy
Email: katherine.slettvet@seattlechildrens.org

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Jason Lockrow, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurology

Clinical Interests: Pediatric epilepsy, ketogenic diet, infantile spasms
Research Interests: Genetics of pediatric epilepsies
Email: Jason.lockrow@seattlechildrens.org

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Patricia Berry, ARNP

Clinical Interests: General pediatric neurology, pediatric epilepsy, refractory epilepsy, ketogenic diet
Email: pat.berry@seattlechildrens.org

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Russell Saneto, Ph.D., D.O.
Professor of Neurology

Clinical Interests: Pediatric epilepsy, Epilepsy surgery, Mitochondrial disease, Neurometabolic disease
Research Interests: Mitochondrial disease and epilepsy, Mitochondrial disease, Epilepsy surgery outcomes, Infantile spasms, Ketogenic diet
Email: russ.saneto@seattlechildrens.org

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Haley Sittner, PA-C, MPAP

Clinical Interests: General pediatric neurology, pediatric epilepsy, refractory epilepsy, ketogenic diet
Email: haley.sittner@seattlechildrens.org

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Kyle Steinman, M.D, M.A.S.
Professor of Neurology

Clinical Interests:  Developmental speech and language disorders, autistic spectrum disorders, learning disorders in neurologic disease, other neurologic conditions with associated cognitive and behavioral dysfunction.
Research Interests: Understanding brain differences that underlie language and cognitive functioning in individuals with autism and other neurologic disorders.
Email: kylejs@uw.edu

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Russell Saneto, Ph.D., D.O.
Professor of Neurology

Clinical Interests: Pediatric epilepsy, Epilepsy surgery, Mitochondrial disease, Neurometabolic disease
Research Interests: Mitochondrial disease and epilepsy, Mitochondrial disease, Epilepsy surgery outcomes, Infantile spasms, Ketogenic diet
Email: russ.saneto@seattlechildrens.org

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Dararat (Pam) Mingbunjerdsuk, M.D.
Associate Professor of Neurology

Clinical Interests: General pediatric neurology, movement disorders
Research Interests: Movement disorders
Email: dararat.mingbunjerdsuk@seattlechildrens.org

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Wesleigh Richardson, ARNP

Clinical Interests: General neurology, movement disorders
Email: Wesleigh.richardson@seattlechildrens.org

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Niranjana (Nina) Natarajan, M.D.
Associate Professor of Neurology

Clinical Interests: Neonatal neurology, general pediatric neurology
Research Interests: Neonatal neurology
Email: nina.natarajan@seattlechildrens.org 

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Jan Martin, M.D.
Associate Professor of Neurology

Clinical Interests: Neonatal Neurology, Neurocritical Care, General Neurology
Research Interests: Neonatal Neurology, Quality Improvement, Medical Education
Email: jan.martin@seattlechildrens.org 

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Hannah Tully, M.D.
Associate Professor of Neurology, Director of Education

Clinical Interests: General pediatric neurology, neurogenetics
Research Interests: Neurogenetics of hydrocephalus
Email: hmtully@uw.edu 

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Catherine Amlie-Lefond, M.D.
Professor of Neurology, Director Pediatric Vascular Neurology Program

Clinical Interests: Pediatric stroke, cerebrovascular disease, and general pediatric neurology
Research Interests: Pediatric stroke
Email: calefond@uw.edu 

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Carlos Castillo-Pinto, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology

Clinical Interests: neurocritical care, refractory epilepsy, and epilepsy surgery
Research Interests: cerebral autoregulation, neurovascular coupling, cerebral hemodynamics, quantitative EEG, artificial intelligence in the ICU
Email: carlos.castillopinto@seattlechildrens.org

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Amanda March, D.O.
Assistant Professor of Neurology

Clinical Interests: Neurocritical Care, Neuropalliative Medicine, General Neurology
Research Interests: Long-term outcomes in neurocritical care
Email: amanda.march@seattlechildrens.org

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Lindsey Morgan, M.D.
Associate Professor of Neurology

Clinical Interests: Hospital, based pediatric neurology, clinical neurophysiology
Research Interests: Pediatric neurology outcomes and clinical effectiveness research
Email: lindsey.morgan@seattlechildrens.org

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Niranjana (Nina) Natarajan, M.D.
Associate Professor of Neurology

Clinical Interests: Neonatal neurology, general pediatric neurology
Research Interests: Neonatal neurology
Email: nina.natarajan@seattlechildrens.org

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Mark S. Wainwright, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics, Herman and Faye Sarkowksy Endowed Chair in Child Neurology

Clinical Interests: Pediatric neurocritical care; cardiac arrest, refractory status epilepticus, acute stroke, traumatic brain injury; neurologic complications of critical illness including sepsis and acute liver failure
Research Interests: Application of big data in pediatric critical care; role of neuroinflammation in acute brain injuries; non-invasive neuromonitoring in the ICU
Email: mark.wainwright@seattlechildrens.org

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Seth Perlman, M.D.
Associate Professor of Neurology

Clinical Interests: Neuromuscular disorders, electrodiagnostic evaluation (electromyography and nerve conduction studies)
Research Interests: EMG, neurodiagnostics, neurotherapeutics, treatment of neuromuscular disorders
Email: seth.perlman@seattlechildrens.org

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Alicia Henriquez, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology

Clinical interests: neuromuscular disorders, electrodiagnostic evaluation, and general neurology.
Research interests: treatment of neuromuscular disorders.
Email: Alicia.henriquez@seattlechildrens.org

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Daniel Hurwitz, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurology

Clinical interests: General neurology, neuromuscular disorders, neuromuscular ultrasound, electrodiagnostics (EMG and nerve conduction studies)
Research interests: Clinical trials for neuromuscular disorders, neuromuscular ultrasound.
Email: daniel.hurwitz@seattlechildrens.org

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Aimee Sato, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurology

Clinical Interests: Neurofibromatosis Type 1 and Type 2, Neuro-oncology
Research Interests: Neurologic complications of brain tumors and their treatments in children
Email: aimee.sato@seattlechildrens.org 

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Juliane Gust, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurology

Clinical Interests: pediatric neuro–oncology, general pediatric neurology
Research Interests: neurological complications of CAR–T cell immunotherapy
Email: juliane.gust@seattlechildrens.org

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Peter Kollros, M.D., Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology

Clinical Interests: General child neurology, Cognitive behavioral child neurology, Landau Kleffner syndrome, Autism, Neurological complications of cancer
Research Interests: Cognitive behavioral child neurology, Landau Kleffner syndrome, Autism, Neurological complications of cancer
Email: peter.kollros@seattlechildrens.org

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Lauren Levesque, ARNP

Clinical Interests: Neurofibromatosis Type 1, pediatric neuro-oncology, pediatric epilepsy
Email: lauren.levesque@seattlechildrens.org

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Kristina Patrick, Ph.D., BCBA
Assistant Professor of Neurology

Clinical Interests: Epilepsy, neurocritical care, neurofibromatosis, acquired brain injury, language disorders
Research Interests: Neurocognitive screening, pediatric epilepsy, autism spectrum disorder, stroke, traumatic brain injury
Email: kristina.patrick@seattlechildrens.org

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Gabrielle Alvarez, PSYD, ABPP
Neuropsychologist

Clinical Interests: acquired brain injury (TBI, stroke), brain tumors, inpatient neuropsychology, cognitive rehabilitation
Research Interests: TBI, inpatient neuropsychological assessment
Email: gabielle.alvarez@seattlehildrens.org

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Sharon B. Ashman, PhD, ABPP
Neuropsychologist

Clinical Interests: acquired brain injury (e.g., traumatic brain injury, stroke, encephalitis, hypoxic brain injury), multiple sclerosis/demyelinating diseases of the CNS
Research Interests: acquired brain injury, MS / demyelinating disease, pediatric neuropsychological intervention
Email: sharon.ashman@seattlechildrens.org

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Katherine S. Bowen, PhD
Neuropsychologist

Clinical Interests: general pediatric neuropsychology, epilepsy, stroke, multiple sclerosis, neurocutaneous disorders
Research Interests: acquired brain injury (TBI, stroke), ADHD, epilepsy, the role of environmental factors on neuropsychological development
Email: kate.bowen@seattlechildrens.org

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Jackson Gray, Ph.D
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology

Clinical Interests: General pediatric neuropsychology, epilepsy, neurocritical care, spina bifida, acquired brain injury
Email: jackson.gray@seattlechildrens.org

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Skyler Leonard, PhD, ABPP
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology

Clinical Interests: Brain tumors, epilepsy, acquired brain injuries, and genetic disorders
Research Interests: Neurocognitive outcomes of brain tumors, epilepsy, and treatment
Email: skyler.leonard@seattlechildrens.org

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Sandy Rodgin, PhD
Neuropsychologist

Clinical Interests: neurocritical care, acquired brain injury, sickle cell disease, epilepsy
Research Interests: cognitive sequelae of severe brain injury
Email: sandy.rodgin@seattlechildrens.org

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Ashley Roy, Ph.D.
Neuropsychologist

Clinical Interests: acquired brain injury, concussion management (acute injury and prolonged recovery, return-to-play guidance for athletes)
Research Interests: concussion (sports-related, as well as other mechanisms of injury)
Email: ashley.roy@seattlechildrens.org

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Stephanie Randle, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology

Clinical Interests: General pediatric neurology, pediatric epilepsy, tuberous sclerosis complex
Research Interests: Neurologic outcomes and novel treatments for tuberous sclerosis complex
Email: stephanie.randle@seattlechildrens.org