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Carl E. Stafstrom

Carl E. Stafstrom, MD, PhD

Pediatric Epilepsy NeurologyPediatric Neurology

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Highlights

Age Groups Seen

  • Child 3-12
  • Young Adult 18-25
  • Adult 26-64

Languages

  • English

Gender

Male

Johns Hopkins Affiliations:

  • Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty

About Carl E. Stafstrom

Primary Academic Title

Professor of Neurology

Johns Hopkins Physician

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Background

Carl E. Stafstrom is a pediatric neurologist, caring for children with epilepsy.

Dr. Stafstrom received his medical degree from the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, with residencies at the University of Washington Medical Center and Tufts New England Medical Center, as well as fellowships at Harvard for neurology research and Boston Children’s Hospital in clinical neurophysiology, electroencephalography, and epilepsy.

Dr. Stafstrom previously served as Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health and Chief of Pediatric Neurology at American Family Children’s Hospital at UW Madison.

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Additional Academic Titles

Professor of Pediatrics

Research Interests

Childrens self-perceptions of neurologic disorders through art, Dietary approaches to epilepsy management, EEG characteristics and development, Effects of seizures in the immature brain on subsequent cognitive function and seizure susceptibility, Epilepsy syndromes in children, Mechanisms of age-related susceptibility to various seizure types, Mechanisms of epileptogenesis and neuronal excitability in the developing brain, Response to therapy and long-term outcome

Honors

  • 2021 Founders Award, American Epilepsy Society, 12/1/21
  • Top Doctor 2017, Baltimore Magazine, 1/1/17
  • Distinguished Neurology Teacher Award, American Neurological Association, 1/1/12
  • Selected for American Neurological Association, 1/1/11
  • 2010: Residents' Teaching Award, University of Wisconsin, 1/1/10
  • The Lily Epilepsy Research Prize, 1/1/08
  • Citation for Excellence in Medical Student Teaching, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, 1/1/07

Locations

  1. Levi Watkins, Jr., M.D., Outpatient Center

Expertise

Education

  • Fellowship: Boston Children's Hospital, Neurology, 1992
  • Residency: Tufts Medical Center, Neurology, 1990
  • Residency: University of Washington School of Medicine, Pediatrics, 1987
  • Medical Education: University of Washington Medical Center, MD PhD, 1985

Board Certifications

  • Epilepsy: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2013
  • Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1994

Insurance

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