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Nathan Fountain, MD, Neurology, Charlottesville, VA, University of Virginia Medical Center

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Neurology • Charlottesville, VA

Epilepsy, Neurophysiology

Professor of Neurology

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Summary

  • Nathan B. Fountain, M.D. is the Thomas E. Worrell, Jr Professor of Neurology and Epileptology, Director of the F.E. Dreifuss Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, and Director of EEG and Epilepsy Fellowships at the University of Virginia School of Medicine where he completed neurology residency as well as clinical neurophysiology and clinical and research epilepsy fellowships.

    Dr. Fountain's clinical interests include drug, device, and surgical treatment of epilepsy. His research focuses on clinical trials of new drugs and devices for epilepsy and other clinical research. He was formerly chair of the FDA Advisory Committee for Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs and president of the National Association of Epilepsy Centers and the Epilepsy Foundation Professional Advisory Board and is founding co-chair of the Epilepsy Foundation's Research Roundtable for Epilepsy. He sits on the board of directors for Acumen Pharmaceuticals, is co-founder of Hexokine Therapeutics, and is chair of the scientific advisory board for Shackleford Pharma.

Education & Training

  • University of Virginia Medical Center
    University of Virginia Medical CenterFellowship, Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, 1994 - 1996
  • University of Virginia Medical Center
    University of Virginia Medical CenterFellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology, 1993 - 1994
  • University of Virginia Medical Center
    University of Virginia Medical CenterResidency, Neurology, 1990 - 1993
  • University of Virginia Medical Center
    University of Virginia Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1989 - 1990
  • University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
    University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of MedicineClass of 1989

Certifications & Licensure

  • VA State Medical License
    VA State Medical License 1992 - 2026
  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 1997 - 2005
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Epilepsy

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2011-2022
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Inpatient - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • U.S. FDA Panel Votes Cannot Ignore Unsuccessful Trial Data on Biogen Alzheimer's Drug
    U.S. FDA Panel Votes Cannot Ignore Unsuccessful Trial Data on Biogen Alzheimer's DrugNovember 6th, 2020
  • Epilepsy Foundation and Its Partners Announce Epilepsy Learning Healthcare System
    Epilepsy Foundation and Its Partners Announce Epilepsy Learning Healthcare SystemJune 17th, 2019
  • Can Focused Sound Waves Fix Rare ‘Giggling’ Form of Epilepsy?
    Can Focused Sound Waves Fix Rare ‘Giggling’ Form of Epilepsy?June 2nd, 2018
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Grant Support

  • 2-deoxy-glucose oral pharmacokinetic and tolerability study in patients with epilepsyEpilepsy Foundation2019–2023
  • Focused Ultrasound Treatment of EpilepsyInsightech2019–2023
  • Trial Of Harkoseride For Partial SeizuresNational Center For Research Resources2000–2002
  • New Anticonvulsant (Ucb L059) In ChildrenNational Center For Research Resources1999–2000
  • Inhibition In Enthorhinal Cortex In Chronic EpilepsyNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1998–2000

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Nathan Fountain, Dr. Nathan Fountain, MD, Dr. N Fountain, Dr. Nathan Benj Fountain