Pediatric Epilepsy

Our program is a one-year, ACGME accredited fellowship in pediatric epilepsy beginning on July 1 annually. The program offers extensive training in all aspects of clinical pediatric epilepsy.

The fellowship includes a weekly half-day continuity clinic and rotations in the outpatient EEG laboratory, the epilepsy monitoring unit (EMU) and in adult epilepsy. It also offers a month elective in an area of relevance to pediatric epilepsy and a one-week selective in any of the subspecialty clinics in the Pediatric Epilepsy Center.

Fellows will gain expertise in the clinical management of pediatric epilepsy, the evaluation of children for epilepsy surgery and neurostimulation, the interpretation of EEG-video monitoring in the EMU and critically ill neonates and children and the interpretation of stereo EEG.

Fellows will interact with pediatric epilepsy faculty including 11 pediatric epileptologists with expertise in different areas of pediatric epilepsy, a pediatric neurosurgeon and two pediatric neuropsychologists. The center also has two nurse practitioners and a dietitian.

St. Louis Children’s Hospital, the primary clinical site, is a 390 bed tertiary and quaternary pediatric hospital that is the pediatric teaching hospital for WUSM and has a 41 bed pediatric intensive care unit and a 125 bed newborn intensive care unit. We received accreditation as a Level IV center by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers. We offer advanced imaging including PET and SPECT scans; epilepsy surgery using open procedures and laser ablation; dietary therapy; neurostimulation such as vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) and responsive neurostimulation (RNS); and clinical trials.

Current fellows

Past fellows

Year	Name
2024	Emily Walsh, MD
2021	Regina Triplett, MD
2021	Kimberly Wiltrout, MD
2020	Oleg Lobanov, MD
2019	Robert Rudock, MD
2018	Jennifer Griffith, MD

Application process

Two positions are available each year for a one-year Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) – accredited Pediatric Epilepsy Fellowship. Preference is given to graduates of United States pediatric neurology training programs who are board-eligible in pediatric neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and who wish to obtain training that qualifies them to sit for the ABPN exam in epilepsy. Highly qualified international graduates of pediatric neurology training programs are encouraged to apply, though they must have certification from the Educational Commission of Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG).

Interested applicants must complete the following:

• Completed ERAS application
• Current CV
• A personal statement (indicating their interest in Pediatric Epilepsy)
• USMLE scores (Step 3 must be completed, prior to beginning your fellowship training)
• Three letters of recommendation, with at least one from a faculty member from the applicant’s primary residency program.

The Clinical Competency and Program Evaluation Committees will review all applications prior to extending an interview offer to qualified candidates. These committees and other faculty will review all interviewed candidates prior to submitting our rank list via NRMP.