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Sarah Aminoff Kelley

Sarah Aminoff Kelley, MD

Neurology

Pediatric Epilepsy Neurology

Pediatric Neurology

Accepting New Patients
Johns Hopkins Affiliations:
  • Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty

Languages

  • English

14 Insurances Accepted

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Gender

Female

About Sarah Aminoff Kelley

Professional Titles

  • Director, Pediatric Epilepsy Monitoring Unit
  • Co-Director, Epilepsy Fellowship Program

Primary Academic Title

Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology

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.

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

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

  1. Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
    • 601 North Caroline Street, Floor 5, Baltimore, MD 21287

    Expertise

    Education

    Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    Fellowship, Neurology, 2013

    Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    Residency, Neurology, 2011

    Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    Residency, Pediatrics, 2008

    University at Buffalo Niagara Medical Center

    Medical Education, MD, 2006

    Board Certifications

    Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology

    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2022

    Epilepsy

    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2013

    Insurance

    Johns Hopkins providers accept various commercial health insurance plans. However, they may not be included in all of an insurance company's plans or offerings. This may include Exchange, Medicaid, Medicare, and specific limited benefit plans. Exceptions to participation also exist based on your employer’s benefits package and the provider's location or specialty. Please contact your insurer directly to make sure your doctor is covered by your plan. For more details, please review our Insurance Information.
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    • First Health
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    • Humana
    • Johns Hopkins Health Plans
    • MultiPlan
    • Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
    • Point Comfort Underwriters
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    • UnitedHealthcare
    • Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)