Sarah Aminoff Kelley, MD
NeurologyPediatric Epilepsy NeurologyPediatric Neurology
Highlights
Age Groups Seen
- Infant 0-2
- Child 3-12
- Adolescent 13-17
Languages
- English
In-Network Plans
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FemaleJohns Hopkins Affiliations:
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Sarah Aminoff Kelley
Professional Titles
- Director, Pediatric Epilepsy Monitoring Unit
- Co-Director, Epilepsy Fellowship Program
Primary Academic Title
Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology
Johns Hopkins Physician
Background
Dr. Sarah Kelley focuses on treating children with epilepsy with an emphasis on those who continue to have seizures after trying multiple medications.
Dr. Kelley is the director of the Pediatric Epilepsy Monitoring Unit where she oversees the evaluation and management of children with difficult to control or difficult to diagnose epilepsy. She evaluates and manages patients who may be candidates for epilepsy surgery. Dr. Kelley has additional expertise in the treatment of children with electrical status epilepticus of sleep (ESES). Dr. Kelley is also very involved with teaching and education and in addition to attending in the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit is one of the Attending Physicians on the Pediatric Neurology Inpatient Service.
Dr. Kelley received her medical degree from SUNY at Buffalo Medical School in New York. She then went on to complete her pediatrics residency training followed by her Child Neurology training at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. She then completed her fellowship in clinical neurophysiology/pediatric epilepsy at Johns Hopkins.
Dr. Kelley sees patients with seizures/epilepsy on Tuesday afternoons and Wednesday and Thursday mornings in the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center. Telemedicine visits with Dr. Kelley are available in some circumstances.
Centers and Institutes
Recent News Articles and Media Coverage
Innovations in Care for Patients with Pediatric Epilepsy, NeuroLogic (Winter 2021)
Additional Academic Titles
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Electrical Status Epilepticus of Sleep, Epilepsy, Music in Epilepsy, Pediatric Status Epilepticus
PubMed - Publications
Selected Publications
Kelley SA, Knupp KG. Infantile Spasms – Have we made progress? Cur Neurol Neurosci Rep. 2018 Apr 19;18(5):27
Kelley SA, Kossoff EH. How Effective is the Ketogenic Diet for Electrical Status Epilepticus of Sleep? Epilepsy Res. 127 (2016) 339-343.
Kelley Sarah A, Hartman Adam L, Kossoff Eric H. Comorbidity of migraine in children presenting with epilepsy to a tertiary care center. Neurology. 2012 Jul 31; 79(5):468-73.
Kelley Sarah Aminoff. Anticonvulsant Treatment of Epilepsy and Refractory Status Epilepticus: Recent Clinical Trials. The Neurology Report. Winter 2013. Volume 5, Number 3: 14-18.
Lowenstein DB, Cervenka MC, Mitchell L, Stewart N, Kossoff EH, Kelley SA. Child Life Services in an Epilepsy Monitoring Unit. Clin Pediatr. 2018 Oct;57(11):1269-1274
Honors
Baltimore Magazine Top Doctor 2024
Memberships
- American Academy of Neurology
- American Epilepsy Society
- Child Neurology Society
Locations
- Levi Watkins, Jr., M.D., Outpatient Center
- 601 North Caroline Street, Floor 5, Baltimore, MD 21287
- Get Directions
- phone: 410-955-4259
- fax: 410-367-2767
Expertise
Education
- Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Neurology, 2013
- Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Neurology, 2011
- Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Pediatrics, 2008
- Medical Education: Buffalo Niagara Medical Center, MD, 2006
Board Certifications
- Epilepsy: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2013
- Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2011
Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)