Dr. Kara Stuart Lewis is a Child Neurologist at Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital, and the Program Director for the Child Neurology Residency. She received her medical degree from University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson and did her training at Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital. She holds faculty appointments at University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix, Mayo College of Medicine, and Creighton University College of Medicine and greatly enjoys teaching learners at all levels. She is experienced in general child neurology, and is UCNS certified in Headache Medicine. She also has a strong interest in the growing field of fetal neurology, and works closely with the Fetal Care Program at Phoenix Children’s Hospital to provide timely prenatal consults for CNS anomalies discovered in utero.
Education & Training
Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's HospitalFellowship, Child Neurology, 1994 - 1997
St Joseph's Hospital and Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1992 - 1994
University of Arizona College of Medicine - TucsonClass of 1992
Certifications & Licensure
AZ State Medical License1995 - 2022
American Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyNeurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
United Council for Neurologic SubspecialtiesHeadache Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
Top DoctorsPhoenix Magazine, 2015-2019
Elected Fellow of the American Academy of NeurologyAmerican Academy of Neurology, 2016
Fellow of the American Headache Society - FAHSAmerican Headache Society, 2013
Elected Fellow of the American Academy of PediatricsAmerican Academy of Pediatrics, 2004
Alona S. Sukhina, Oliver J. Oatman, Kara Stuart Lewis, Theresa Currier Thomas, Danielle Brown, Rachel K. Rowe, P. David Adelson, Jonathan Lifshitz> ;Pediatrics in Review. 2021 Jan 1
J. Bryce Ortiz, Alona S. Sukhina, Baran Balkan, Gevork Harootunian, P. David Adelson, Kara Stuart Lewis, Oliver J. Oatman, Vignesh Subbian, Rachel K. Rowe, Jonathan Li...> ;Frontiers in Neurology. 2020 Jan 22
Reena Gogia Rastogi, Clarimar Borrero‐Mejias, Carolyn Hickman, Kara Stuart Lewis, Robert Little> ;Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports. 2018 Oct 31