Carl E. Stafstrom, MD, PhD
Pediatric Epilepsy Neurology
Pediatric Neurology
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Carl E. Stafstrom
Professional Titles
- Director of the John M. Freeman Pediatric Epilepsy Center
- Lederer Endowed Chair of Pediatric Epilepsy
- Director, Division of Pediatric Neurology
Primary Academic Title
Professor of Neurology
Background
Carl E. Stafstrom, M.D., Ph.D., is the Lederer Endowed Chair of Pediatric Epilepsy, and serves as the Director of Pediatric Neurology and Director of the John M. Freeman Pediatric Epilepsy Center.
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.
Centers and Institutes
Recent News Articles and Media Coverage
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
- Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
- 601 North Caroline Street, Floor 5, Baltimore, MD 21287
- phone: 410-955-4259
- fax: 410-367-2767
Expertise
Education
Boston Children's Hospital
Fellowship, Neurology, 1992Tufts Medical Center
Residency, Neurology, 1990University of Washington School of Medicine
Residency, Pediatrics, 1987University of Washington Medical Center
Medical Education, MD PhD, 1985Board Certifications
Epilepsy
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2013Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1994Insurance
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