Overview of Dr. Poolos Dr. Nicholas Poolos, MD is a board certified neurologist in Seattle, Washington. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Washington, Texas, and Massachusetts. He is affiliated with UW Medicine/Harborview Medical Center and UW Medicine/University of Washington Medical Center.
Certifications & Licensure WA State Medical License 2001 - 2024
TX State Medical License 1998 - 2002
MA State Medical License 1996 - 2002
CA State Medical License 1992 - Present
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology Awards, Honors, & Recognition Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014 Publications & Presentations PubMed
HCN Channel Phosphorylation Sites Mapped by Mass Spectrometry in Human Epilepsy Patients and in an Animal Model of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy.
F.A. Concepcion, M.N. Khan, J-D Ju Wang, Aguan Wei, Jeffrey G. Ojemann, Andrew L. Ko, Y Shi, Jimmy K. Eng, Jan-Marino Ramirez, Nicholas P. Poolos> ;Neuroscience. 2021 Feb 9 Selective hyperactivation of JNK2 in an animal model of temporal lobe epilepsy.
A.N. Parikh, F.A. Concepcion, M.N. Khan, R.D. Boehm, O.C. Poolos, A. Dhami, Nicholas P. Poolos> ;IBRO Reports. 2020 Jan 23 Antiepileptic action of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) inhibition in an animal model of temporal lobe epilepsy.
Tina Y. Tai, Lindsay N. Warner, Terrance D. Jones, Sangwook Jung, Francis A. Concepcion, David W. Skyrud, Jason S. Fender, Yusha Liu, Aaron D. Williams, John F. Neumai...> ;Neuroscience. 2017 May 4 Association between antiepileptic drug dose and long-term response in patients with refractory epilepsy
Nicholas P. Poolos, Christina E. Castagna, Stephen R. Williams, Alison B. Miller, Tyler J. Story> ;Epilepsy & Behavior. 2017 Apr 1 Hyperpolarization-Activated Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated (HCN) Channels in Epilepsy.
Gary P. Brennan, Tallie Z. Baram, Nicholas P. Poolos> ;Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine. 2016 Mar 1 Protein kinase C bidirectionally modulates Ih and hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated (HCN) channel surface expression in hippocampal pyramidal neurons.
Aaron D. Williams, Sangwook Jung, Nicholas P. Poolos> ;The Journal of Physiology. 2015 Jul 1 Stopping epileptogenesis dead in its trks.
Nicholas P. Poolos> ;Epilepsy Currents. 2014 May 1 Dendritic ion channelopathy in acquired epilepsy
Nicholas P. Poolos, Daniel Johnston> ;Epilepsia. 2012 Dec 1 Dephosphorylation proves detrimental to GABAergic inhibition.
Nicholas P. Poolos> ;Epilepsy Currents. 2012 Jan 1 Comparative efficacy of combination drug therapy in refractory epilepsy
Nicholas P. Poolos, Lindsay N. Warner, Sophia Z. Humphreys, Stephen R. Williams> ;Neurology. 2012 Jan 3 Rapid Loss of Dendritic HCN Channel Expression in Hippocampal Pyramidal Neurons following Status Epilepticus
Sangwook Jung, Lindsay N. Warner, Julika Pitsch, Albert J. Becker, Nicholas P. Poolos> ;The Journal of Neuroscience. 2011 Oct 5 Downregulation of Dendritic HCN Channel Gating in Epilepsy Is Mediated by Altered Phosphorylation Signaling
Sangwook Jung, James B. Bullis, Ignatius H. Lau, Terrance D. Jones, Lindsay N. Warner, Nicholas P. Poolos> ;The Journal of Neuroscience. 2010 May 12 Genetic loss of HCN1 channels is exciting, but is it epileptic?
Nicholas P. Poolos> ;Epilepsy Currents. 2010 Mar 1 T-channels: short-term up-regulation causes long-term consequences in epilepsy.
Nicholas P. Poolos> ;Epilepsy Currents. 2009 Jul 1 Seeing the forest and the trees: dendritic injury after status epilepticus.
Nicholas P. Poolos> ;Epilepsy Currents. 2008 May 1 Progressive dendritic HCN channelopathy during epileptogenesis in the rat pilocarpine model of epilepsy.
Sangwook Jung, Terrance D. Jones, Joaquin N. Lugo, Aaron H. Sheerin, John W. Miller, Raimondo D'Ambrosio, Anne E. Anderson, Nicholas P. Poolos> ;The Journal of Neuroscience. 2007 Nov 21 POSITION STATEMENT ON THE COVERAGE OF ANTICONVULSANT DRUGS FOR THE TREATMENT OF EPILEPSY: WHAT’S THE PROBLEM WITH GENERIC ANTIEPILEPTIC DRUGS? A CALL TO ACTION
John W. Miller, Gail D. Anderson, Michael Doherty, Nicholas P. Poolos> ;Neurology. 2007 Oct 30 Glutamate receptors: finally fingered in inherited epilepsy?
Nicholas P. Poolos> ;Epilepsy Currents. 2007 Jul 1 Reversed somatodendritic Ih gradient in a class of rat hippocampal neurons with pyramidal morphology
James B. Bullis, Terrance D. Jones, Nicholas P. Poolos> ;The Journal of Physiology. 2007 Mar 1 Modulation of h-channels in hippocampal pyramidal neurons by p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase.
Nicholas P. Poolos, James B. Bullis, Miranda K. Roth> ;The Journal of Neuroscience. 2006 Jul 26 H-Channel Dysfunction in Generalized Epilepsy: It Takes Two
Nicholas P. Poolos> ;Epilepsy Currents. 2006 May 1 Hypoxia Results in GABAergic Channelopathy
Nicholas P. Poolos> ;Epilepsy Currents. 2005 Nov 1 The h-channel: A potential channelopathy in epilepsy?
Nicholas P. Poolos> ;Epilepsy & Behavior. 2005 Aug 1 h-Channels and seizures: less is more.
Nicholas P. Poolos> ;Epilepsy Currents. 2005 May 1 Patch‐Clamp Recording from Neuronal Dendrites
Nicholas P. Poolos, Terrance D. Jones> ;Current protocols in protein science. 2004 Nov 1 Join now to see all Press Mentions This COVID-19 Practice: Academic Neurology and Hospital-Based Practices Hit by Pay Cuts, Furloughs, and Loss of Job Benefits June 2nd, 2020
Grant Support Epilepsy And Dendritic Excitability National Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke 2005–2011 Epilepsy And Dendritic Excitability National Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke 2009 Modulation Of H-Channels In Hippocampal Dendrities National Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke 2003–2007 Dendritic Excitability In Hippocampus National Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke 2001–2002 Dendritic Excitability In Hippocampus National Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke 1998–2001 Insurance Accepted Aetna Choice POS II
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Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 1991
WA State Medical License 2001 - 2024
TX State Medical License 1998 - 2002
MA State Medical License 1996 - 2002
CA State Medical License 1992 - Present
This COVID-19 Practice: Academic Neurology and Hospital-Based Practices Hit by Pay Cuts, Furloughs, and Loss of Job BenefitsJune 2nd, 2020
UW Medicine/University of Washington Medical CenterSeattle, Washington
UW Medicine/Harborview Medical CenterSeattle, Washington
