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Office
444 Executive Ctr Blvd
Suite 203
El Paso, TX 79902Phone+1 915-223-2020- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Karen Skjei is a Pediatric Epileptologist in El Paso, TX and is the director of the El Paso Center for Seizures in Epilepsy. She received her medical degree from University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine, followed by a Child Neurology residency at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. She completed a 2 year fellowship in Epilepsy/Clinical Neurophysiology at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and has been in practice 12 years. She specializes in epilepsy and is experienced in child neurology, epilepsy, and refractory epilepsy.
Education & Training
Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaFellowship, Epilepsy, 2010 - 2012
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Fellowship, Child Neurology, 2007 - 2010- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Pediatrics, 2005 - 2007
University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 2005
Certifications & Licensure
NM State Medical License 2022 - 2026
NJ State Medical License 2022 - 2025
IA State Medical License 2021 - 2025
GA State Medical License 2022 - 2025
AZ State Medical License 2021 - 2025
CO State Medical License 2021 - 2025
TX State Medical License 2019 - 2025- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Epilepsy
- American Board of Clinical NeurophysiologyClinical Neurophysiology
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 3 citationsSeizure semiology, localization, and the 2017 ILAE seizure classification.Grant Turek, Karen Skjei> ;Epilepsy & Behavior. 2022 Jan 1
- 11 citationsFulminant vigabatrin toxicity during combination therapy with adrenocorticotropic hormone for infantile spasms: Three cases and review of the literatureSonam Bhalla, Karen Skjei> ;Epilepsia. 2020 Oct 1
- 1 citationsSpinal Epidural Lipomatosis: A Rare Complication From Hormonal Therapy for Infantile Spasms.Sonam Bhalla, Vinay Puri, Karen L. Skjei> ;Pediatric Neurology. 2019 Dec 1
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Journal Articles
- Fulminant vigabatrin toxicity during combination therapy with adrenocorticotropic hormone for infantile spasms: Three cases and review of the literatureBhalla S and Skjei K, Epilepsia, 9/17/2020
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
Other Languages
- Spanish
Hospital Affiliations
- El Paso Children's HospitalEl Paso, Texas
- Mission Regional Medical CenterMission, Texas
External Links
- El Paso Center for Seizures and Epilepsyhttp://www.elpasoepilepsy.com
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