Our Team

Emory’s Epilepsy Center includes a multidisciplinary team of experts to ensure our patients receive optimum care and support. Our team includes the following:

Neurologists

The neurologist is the doctor who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy and will manage and direct your neurologic care.

Abdulrahman Alwaki, MD

Katie Bullinger, MD

Brian Cabaniss, MD

Charles Epstein, MD

Rebecca Fasano, MD

Ed Faught, MD

Evan Gedzelman, MD

Hiba Haider, MD

Romy Hoque, MD

Ioannis Karakis, MD

Nigel Pedersen, MD

Andres Rodriquez-Ruiz, MD

Angelica Silva, MD

Daniel Winkel, MD

Neurosurgeons

If needed, a neurosurgeon will perform your epilepsy surgery and supervise your care immediately following your surgery. The neurosurgeon will also follow your progress after you are discharged from the hospital, working closely with the rest of your neurology team.

Robert Gross, MD, PhD

Jon Willie, MD, PhD

Neuropsychologists

If you are being considered for epilepsy surgery, a neuropsychologist will meet with you during the evaluation to obtain a general mental health history, as well as to help clarify any potential risks that may result from the surgery.

Dan Drane, MD

David Loring, MD

Ekaterina Staikova, MD

Advanced Practice Providers

Nurse Practitioners (NPs) are members of the epilepsy team who practice medicine under the supervision of a licensed physician. The NP may obtain your medical history, perform your physical exam and adjust your medications.

Diane Teagarden, NP

Hannah Villarreal, NP

Basic Scientists

Our research involves both basic scientists and clinical researchers. The basic scientists are working on understanding the reasons why people have seizures and epilepsy and how to use that information to prevent them, while our clinical researchers are developing new medications and devices to treat epilepsy.

Annaelle Devergnas

Ray Dingledine

Andrew Escayg

Claire-Anne Gutenkunst

Bbabak Mahmoudi

Stephen Traynelis

David Weinshenker

Pediatric Epilepsy Team

A neurologic team specializing in pediatric epilepsy is based at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

How Can We Help You Today?

Need help? We will be delighted to assist you today, so please call us at 404-778-7777. We look forward to hearing from you.