PongkiatKankirawatanaMDFACNS, FAES

Pediatrics • Birmingham, AL

Child Neurology

Professor, Pediatrics, University of Alabama School of Medicine

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1600 7th Ave S
Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone+1 205-638-2551

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Summary

Medical Director, Pediatric Epilepsy Surgical Program

Education & Training

Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology, 1992 - 1993
University of North Carolina HospitalsFellowship, Child Neurology, 1989 - 1992
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Jersey City)Residency, Pediatrics, 1986 - 1989
Siriraj Medical School/Mahidol UniversityClass of 1984

Certifications & Licensure

AL State Medical License 2001 - 2024
NC State Medical License 1989 - 2006
PA State Medical License 1987 - 2002
NJ State Medical License 1988 - 1991
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Epilepsy
American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Hemispherectomy Outcome Prediction Scale: a validity study.
Andrew T Hale, Dagoberto Estevez-Ordonez, Jana Badrani, Wen Sha, Anastasia Arynchyna-Smith, Monisha Goyal, Ismail Mohamed, Pongkiat Kankirawatana, Curtis J Rozzelle, J...> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Pediatrics. 2023 Oct 1
9 citations
Longitudinal impact of cannabidiol on EEG measures in subjects with treatment-resistant epilepsy.
Leslie E. Grayson, Steve B. Ampah, Kathleen A. Hernando, Pongkiat Kankirawatana, Tyler E. Gaston, Gary Cutter, Jerzy P. Szaflarski, E. M. Bebin, Uab Cbd Program> ;Epilepsy & Behavior. 2021 Jul 14
1 citations
Relative contribution of individual versus combined functional imaging studies in predicting seizure freedom in pediatric epilepsy surgery: an area under the curve ana...
Pongkiat Kankirawatana, Ismail S. Mohamed, Jason Lauer, Inmaculada Aban, Hyunmi Kim, Rong Li, Allan Harrison, As, Monisha Goyal, Curtis J. Rozzelle, Robert C. Knowlton...> ;Neurosurgical Focus. 2020 Apr 1
15 citations
Surgical treatment of epilepsy in Vietnam: program development and international collaboration.
Brandon G. Rocque, Matthew C. Davis, Samuel G. McClugage, Dang Anh Tuan, Donald T King, Nguyen Thi Thanh Huong, Nguyen Thi Bich Van, Pongkiat Kankirawatana, Cao Vu Hun...> ;Neurosurgical Focus. 2018 Oct 1
93 citations
Cannabidiol improves frequency and severity of seizures and reduces adverse events in an open-label add-on prospective study.
Jerzy P. Szaflarski, E. M. Bebin, Gary Cutter, Jennifer L. DeWolfe, Leon S. Dure, Tyler E. Gaston, Pongkiat Kankirawatana, Yuliang Liu, Rani Singh, David G. Standaert,...> ;Epilepsy & Behavior. 2018 Oct 1
82 citations
Effect of EEG electrode number on epileptic source localization in pediatric patients.
Abbas Sohrabpour, Yunfeng Lu, Pongkiat Kankirawatana, Jeffrey P. Blount, Hyunmi Kim, Bin He> ;Clinical Neurophysiology. 2015 Mar 1
2 citations
Lymphatic malformation of the tongue with coexisting intractable epilepsy treated with corpus callosotomy: A case report
Christoph J. Griessenauer, Muhammad Bilal, Pongkiat Kankirawatana, Brian D. Kulbersh, R. Shane Tubbs, Curtis J. Rozzelle> ;Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 2014 Feb 1
13 citations
Magnetic source imaging (MSI) in children with neocortical epilepsy: surgical outcome association with 3D post-resection analysis.
Hyunmi Kim, Pongkiat Kankirawatana, Jeff Killen, Allan Harrison, Ahyuda Oh, Curtis J. Rozzelle, Jeffrey P. Blount, Robert C. Knowlton> ;Epilepsy Research. 2013 Sep 1
Pretreatment EEG in childhood absence epilepsy: associations with attention and treatment outcome.
Dlugos D Shinnar S Cnaan A Hu F Moshe S Mizrahi E Masur D Sogawa Y Le Pichon JB Levine C Hirtz D Clark P Adamson PC Glauser T> ;Neurology. 2013 Jul 9
17 citations
Major white matter fiber changes in medically intractable neocortical epilepsy in children: a diffusion tensor imaging study.
Hyunmi Kim, Allan Harrison, Pongkiat Kankirawatana, Curtis J. Rozzelle, Jeffery Blount, Carinna M. Torgerson, Robert C. Knowlton> ;Epilepsy Research. 2013 Feb 1
Ethosuximide, valproic acid, and lamotrigine in childhood absence epilepsy: initial monotherapy outcomes at 12 months.
Glauser TA Cnaan A Shinnar S Hirtz DG Dlugos D Masur D Clark PO Adamson PC> ;Epilepsia. 2013 Jan
9 citations
Chronic Granulomatous Herpes Encephalitis in a Child with Clinically Intractable Epilepsy
James R. Hackney, D. Keith Harrison, Curtis J. Rozzelle, Suthida Kankirawatana, Pongkiat Kankirawatana, Cheryl A. Palmer> ;Case Reports in Pediatrics. 2012 Aug 7
113 citations
Effect of Epilepsy Magnetic Source Imaging on Intracranial Electrode Placement
Robert C. Knowlton, Shantanu N Razdan, Nita A. Limdi, Rotem A. Elgavish, Jeff Killen, Jeffrey Blount, Jorge G. Burneo, Lawrence W. Ver Hoef, Lebron Paige, Edward Faugh...> ;Annals of Neurology. 2009 Jun 1
30 citations
Advances in intracranial monitoring.
Jeffrey P. Blount, Jason Cormier, Hyunmi Kim, Pongkiat Kankirawatana, Kristen O. Riley, Robert C. Knowlton> ;Neurosurgical Focus. 2008 Sep 1
107 citations
Functional imaging: I. Relative predictive value of intracranial electroencephalography.
Robert C. Knowlton, Rotem A. Elgavish, Nita A. Limdi, Al Bartolucci, Buddhiwardhan Ojha, Jeffrey P. Blount, Jorge G. Burneo, Lawrence W. Ver Hoef, Lebron Paige, Edward...> ;Annals of Neurology. 2008 Jul 1
158 citations
Functional imaging: II. Prediction of epilepsy surgery outcome.
Robert C. Knowlton, Rotem A. Elgavish, Al Bartolucci, Buddhiwardhan Ojha, Nita A. Limdi, Jeffrey P. Blount, Jorge G. Burneo, Lawrence W. Ver Hoef, Lebron Paige, Edward...> ;Annals of Neurology. 2008 Jul 1
65 citations
Early progressive encephalopathy in boys and MECP2 mutations.
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30 citations
Vagus nerve stimulation in children less than 5 years old.
Jeffrey P. Blount, R. Shane Tubbs, Pongkiat Kankirawatana, Sarah Kiel, Robert C. Knowlton, Paul A. Grabb, Martina Bebin> ;Child's Nervous System. 2006 May 23
124 citations
Magnetic source imaging versus intracranial electroencephalogram in epilepsy surgery: a prospective study.
Robert C. Knowlton, Rotem A. Elgavish, Jennifer Howell, Jeffery Blount, Jorge G. Burneo, Edward Faught, Pongkiat Kankirawatana, Kristen O. Riley, Richard Morawetz, Jul...> ;Annals of Neurology. 2006 May 1
1 citations
Chorea as manifestation of epilepsia partialis continua in a child.
Pongkiat Kankirawatana, Leon S. Dure, E. Martina Bebin> ;Pediatric Neurology. 2004 Aug 1
8 citations
High plasma branched-chain amino acids:aromatic amino acids ratio in children on the ketogenic diet: a mechanism in controlling epilepsy.
Pipop Jirapinyo, Pongkiat Kankirawatana, Narumon Densupsoontorn, Nuchnoi Thamonsiri, Renu Wongarn> ;Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand = Chotmaihet Thangphaet. 2004 Apr 1
6 citations
Childhood onset myasthenia gravis.
Natte Raksadawan, Pongkiat Kankirawatana, Kampanad Balankura, Patcharin Prateepratana, Tumtip Sangruchi, La-ongsri Atchaneeyasakul> ;Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand = Chotmaihet Thangphaet. 2002 Aug 1
3 citations
Vigabatrin therapy in infantile spasms.
Pongkiat Kankirawatana, Nattee Raksadawan, Kampanad Balangkura> ;Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand = Chotmaihet Thangphaet. 2002 Feb 1
31 citations
Ketogenic diet: an alternative treatment for refractory epilepsy in children.
Pongkiat Kankirawatana, Pipop Jirapinyo, Suthida Kankirawatana, Renu Wongarn, Thamanasiri N> ;Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand = Chotmaihet Thangphaet. 2001 Jul 1
33 citations
Viral etiologies of encephalitis in Thai children.
Kulkanya Chokephaibulkit, Pongkiat Kankirawatana, Somchai Apintanapong, Viroj Pongthapisit, Sutee Yoksan, Uraiwan Kositanont, Pilaipan Puthavathana> ;The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2001 Feb 1
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