Howard P. Goodkin MD PhD
Professor of Pediatric Neurology, University of Virginia School of Medicine
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1221 Hospital DrCharlottesville, VA 22908
Phone+1 434-924-2706
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Summary
- Dr. Howard Goodkin is a Child Neurologist based in Charlottesville, VA, currently serving as the Shure Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics and the Director of Pediatric Neurology at the University of Virginia Medical Center. After his pediatric residency at St. Louis Children's Hospital/Washington University, he completed his residency in child neurology and his fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology/Epilepsy at Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School. Dr. Goodkin's expertise spans child neurology and epilepsy. His recent publications address topics such as status epilepticus management. He has won multiple awards and served as President of the American Epilepsy Society.
Education & Training
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Pediatrics, 1995 - 1998- Washington University in St. Louis School of MedicineClass of 1995
Boston Children’s Hospital/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Child Neurology
Certifications & Licensure
VA State Medical License 2002 - 2026
MA State Medical License 1997 - 2004
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Clinical Neurophysiology
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Epilepsy
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Somatosensory cortical progesterone receptor signaling regulates the episodic to chronic migraine transformation.Suchitra Joshi, John Williamson, Daniel Etcheberrigaray, Howard P Goodkin, Jaideep Kapur
Neurobiology of Disease. 2026-01-01 - "William G. Lennox: A legacy of compassion and controversy".Pedro Weisleder, John R Mytinger, Howard P Goodkin
Seminars in Pediatric Neurology. 2025-12-01 - Leveraging longitudinal in-school assessments to understand reading risk in SeLECTs: a proof-of-concept cohort.Anna Youngkin, Tanya M Evans, Carlin Conner, Kerry A Shea, Erika T Axeen
Epilepsy & Behavior. 2025-10-01
Lectures
- 32nd Annual McLemore Birdsong Pediatric Conferencecmetracker, Charlottesville, Virginia - 3/23/2012
Other
- The ???choking game??? and other strangulation activities in children and adolescentsGoodkin HP, Ullrich NJ
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UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-08-29
Press Mentions
AI Can Improve Epilepsy Treatment, Experts ArgueDecember 10th, 2025- Depression Linked to Higher Risk of Epilepsy, Difficulty TreatingDecember 8th, 2025
Colin Derdeyn, MD, Appointed Interim Dean of UVA School of MedicineAugust 12th, 2025
Grant Support
- Mechanisms Compromising Gabaergic Synaptic Transmission During Status EpiletpicusNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2009–2011
- Synaptic Transmission During Status EpilepticusNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2005–2009
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