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Annapurna Poduri, MD, Child Neurology, Boston, MA, Boston Children's Hospital

AnnapurnaPoduriMDMPH

Child Neurology • Boston, MA

Epilepsy

Professor of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School

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Summary

  • Dr. Annapurna Poduri is a Child Neurologist and Epileptologist at Boston Children's Hospital, where she directs the Epilepsy Genetics Program and Program in Neurogenetics. She received her medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, her MPH at the Harvard School of Public Health, and residency training at Boston Children's Hospital and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Her research program in the Boston Children's Hospital Department of Neurology and the F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center focuses on epilepsy genetics, from genetic causes of epilepsy in patients to translational models of neurodevelopmental conditions.

    • FM Kirby Neurobiology Center | Innovation. Collaboration. Translation.

    Welcome to the Poduri Lab! The Poduri Laboratory was launched in 2013 within the Department of Neurology and F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center at Boston Children's

Education & Training

  • Boston Children's Hospital
    Boston Children's HospitalPost-Doctoral Fellowship, Neurogenetics, 2005 - 2012
  • Children's Hospital/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School
    Children's Hospital/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Epilepsy, 2003 - 2005
  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaFellowship, Child Neurology, 2000 - 2003
  • Children's Hospital/Boston Medical Center
    Children's Hospital/Boston Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1998 - 2000
  • Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
    Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1998

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2003 - 2026
  • LA State Medical License
    LA State Medical License 2020 - 2022
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2001 - 2004
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Clinical Neurophysiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Boston's Most Influential Women Awardee Harvard Club of Boston, 2020

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Gain‐of‐Function Variants in the ODC1 Gene Cause a Syndromic Neurodevelopmental Disorder Associated with Macrocephaly, Alopecia, Dysmorphic Features, and Neuroimaging ...  
    Sanjeev V Kothare, Farrah Rajabi, Annapurna Poduri, Lance H Rodan, Ralph J DeBerardinis, American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A
  • The ClinGen Epilepsy Gene Curation Expert Panel—Bridging the Divide Between Clinical Domain Knowledge and Formal Gene Curation Criteria  
    Ghayda Mirzaa, Kristen Park, Tristan T Sands, Erika Axeen, Tanya M Bardakjian, Annapurna Poduri, Katherine L Helbig, Heather C Mefford, Human Mutation
  • Correction: The Landscape of Epilepsy-Related GATOR1 Variants  
    Annapurna Poduri, Nature
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Authored Content

  • Infantile Spasms of Unknown CauseMay 2018
  • Infantile Spasms of Unknown Cause: Predictors of Outcome and Geneotype-Phenotype CorrelationMay 2018

Press Mentions

  • Sudden, Unexplained Child Deaths Often Have a Genetic Cause
    Sudden, Unexplained Child Deaths Often Have a Genetic CauseMarch 8th, 2022
  • Diving Deep on Epilepsy Genetics
    Diving Deep on Epilepsy GeneticsNovember 3rd, 2021
  • AT THE BENCH: Erik D. Roberson, MD, PhD: On Learning and Memory Formation, and the Role of Tau in Alzheimer's and FTD
    AT THE BENCH: Erik D. Roberson, MD, PhD: On Learning and Memory Formation, and the Role of Tau in Alzheimer's and FTDOctober 22nd, 2015
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Grant Support

  • Genetics Of Familial Epilepsy SyndromesNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2010–2012

Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

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