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223 E 34th StNew York, NY 10016
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Education & Training
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalResidency, Neurology, 1982 - 1988
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown UniversityClass of 1982
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 1984 - 2027
PA State Medical License 1989 - 2014
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012, 2014, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012, 2014, 2016-2017
- Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2009-2014
Clinical Trials
- Efficacy of YKP3089 in Patients With Photosensitive Epilepsy Start of enrollment: 2007 Aug 01
- Photosensitivity Proof of Concept Trial Start of enrollment: 2009 May 01
- Assessment of Suicidality in Epilepsy - Rating Tools Start of enrollment: 2010 Jan 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Tonic-clonic seizures captured during ambulatory video-EEG are frequently unreported.Ewan S Nurse, Jacqueline French, Victoria Wong, Mark Cook
Epilepsia. 2026-06-20 - Position Statement on Noninvasive Seizure Detection/Alerting Devices: A Joint Statement of the American Epilepsy Society, the Epilepsy Foundation, and the Danny Did Fo...Caitlin Grzeskowiak, Sasha Alick-Lindstrom, Ausaf A Bari, Mark Farrenburg, Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse
Epilepsy Currents. 2026-06-19 - Smartphone videos for infantile epileptic spasms triaging and assessment (VISTA study): Impact of education and standardized clinical history on diagnostic accuracy.Christine L Shrock, Margaret C Savage, Lauren Sham, Christopher Cortina, Kathryn P Gray
Epilepsia Open. 2026-06-12
Journal Articles
- Changes in Seizure Frequency and Antiepileptic Therapy During PregnancyPage B Pennell, Jacqueline A French, Laura Kalayjian, Patricia Penovich, Evan Gedzelman, Alison M Pack, Kimford J Meador, The New England Journal of Medicine
Press Mentions
New Study Offers Hope for People Living with SeizuresNovember 10th, 2025
Seizure Burden in Resistant Epilepsy May Ease with the Tincture of TimeOctober 27th, 2025
Focal Treatment-Resistant Epilepsy Symptoms Improved with Antiseizure MedicationOctober 23rd, 2025
Committees
- AAN Guideline Historian, Ex-Officio, Voting, Guideline Development Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology 2016 - Present
- Author, Guideline Development Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society 2015 - Present
Professional Memberships
- past president
- Fellow
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