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CURRICULUM VITAE

Hema Patel MD
Professor
Department of Neurology
Division of Pediatric Neurology

OFFICE ADDRESS:
Children’s Wisconsin - Milwaukee Hospital
8915 W Connell Court
Milwaukee, WI 53226

EDUCATION:
07/01/1973 - 06/30/1975 Premedical, St Xavier's College, Bombay University, Mumbai, India
06/01/1975 - 01/31/1981 M.B.,B.S., Topiwala National Medical College, Bombay University, Mumbai, India

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
01/01/1981 - 04/30/1984 Residency, Internal Mediicine, B.Y.L.Nair Hospital, Bombay University, Dr. A.L.Nair Road, Mumbai Central (East), Mumbai, 400,008
07/01/1985 - 06/30/1987 Residency, Pediatriccs, St. Lukes's Roosevelt Hospital Center, 1111 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10025
07/01/1987 - 06/30/1990 Residency in Neurology with special competence in Child Neurology, Neurology, Child Neurology, Indiana University School of Medicine, 340 W 10th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202
07/01/1990 - 06/30/1991 Fellowship in EEG and Epilepsy, Neurology, Neurophysiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, 550 University Boulevard, Indianapolis, IN 46202

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
07/01/1991 - 06/30/1998 Assistant Professor, Neurology, Child Neurology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Riley Hospital for Children, 705, Riley Hospital Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46202
07/01/1991 - 06/30/1996 Consultant Electroencephalographer, Neurology, Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center, 800 W 9th St, Jasper, IN 47546
07/01/1998 - 06/30/2007 Associate Professor, Neurology, Child Neurology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Riley Hospital for Children, 705, Riley Hospital Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46202
07/01/2003 - 07/30/2015 Consultant Encephalographer, Neurology, St Francis Hospital (Fransiscan Health Indianapolis), 8111 S Emerson Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46237
07/01/2008 - 07/30/2015 Professor, Neurology, Child Neurology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Riley Hospital, 705, Riley Hospital Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46202
07/01/2014 - 07/30/2015 Consultant Electroencephalographer, Neurology, IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital, 2401 W University Ave, Muncie, IN 47303
11/01/2015 - Present Professor, Neurology, Child Neurology, Children's Wisconsin, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9000, W, Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226

ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
07/01/1991 - 06/30/1996 Consultant Electroencephalographer, Neurology, Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center, 800 W 9th St, Jasper, IN 47546
07/01/2000 - 07/30/2015 Director, Ketogenic Diet Program, Neurology, Child Neurology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Riley Hospital for Children, 705, Riley Hospital Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46202
10/01/2002 - 07/30/2015 Director, Pediatric Epilepsy Monitoring Program, Neurology, Child Neurology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Riley Hospital for Children, 705, Riley Hospital Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46202
07/01/2006 - 07/30/2015 Director, Pediatric Comprehensive Epilepsy program, Neurology, Child Neurology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Riley Hospital for Children, 705, Hospital Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46202
02/01/2019 - 04/30/2020 Interim Medical Director, Child Neurology Children's Wisconsin, Medical College of Wisconsin, Neurology, Child Neurology, Children's Wisconsin, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9000, W, Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226
11/01/2019 - 04/30/2021 Section Chief, Child Neurology, Neurology, Child Neurology, Children's Wisconsin, Medical college of Wisconsin, 9000, W Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226

HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES:
07/01/1991 - 07/30/2015 Active Staff, Neurology, Child Neurology, IU Health University Hospital, 550 N University Blvd, Indianapolis, IN 46202
07/01/1991 - 07/30/2015 Active Staff, Neurology, Child Neurology, Wishard Hospital (Sidney and Lois Eskanazi Hospital), 720 Eskanazi Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46202
07/01/1991 - 07/30/2015 Active Staff, Neurology, Section of Child Neurology, Riley Hospital for Children, 705 Riley Hospital Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46202
11/01/2015 - Present Active Staff, Neurology, Child Neurology, Chilfdren's Wisconsin (Medical College of Wisconsin), 8915 W Connell Ct, Milwaukee, WI 53226

SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION:
Board Certified
Issue DateExpiration
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (M.B.,B.S)
07/01/1981
None
Doctor of Medicine (Internal Medicine - MD)
10/01/1984
None
Neurology with special competence in Child Neurology (permanent certificate # 806) - issued by ABPN
10/01/1991
None
EEG and Epilepsy (certificate # ) - issued by ABCN
10/01/1993
None
Sleep Medicine (certificate#2201) - issued by ABSM
07/01/2003
None
Neurology with special competence in Child Neurology (MOC #806) - issued by ABPN
01/01/2010
None
Sleep Medicine (certficate #1072) - issued by ABPN
01/01/2012
06/30/2022
Epilepsy (certificate #329) -issued by ABPN
10/01/2013
None
   
Licensure
Number Issue DateExpiration
Medical License, State of Washington
023154
07/01/1981
06/30/2009
Medical License, Indiana
1038654
07/01/1991
None
Medical License, Wisconsin
64675-20
07/01/2016
None
    

AWARDS AND HONORS:
07/01/1988 - 06/30/1989 Alexander Treloar Ross Award (most outstanding Resident research), Indiana University Hospital, Department of Neurology
07/01/1989 - 06/30/1990 Alexander Treloar Ross award (most outstanding Resident research), Indiana University Hospital, Department of Neurology
12/01/2012 - 12/30/2012 Red Shoe Award (exceptional family centered care), Riley Hospital for Children
07/01/2016 - 06/30/2017 "Special Recognition Aawrd" - excellence in leadership guidance, mentoring & teaching (nominated by child neurology residents), Chldren's Wisconsin, Medical College of Wisconsin

MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
07/01/1986 - 06/30/1988 American Medical Association (Member)
07/01/1987 - 07/30/2015 Indiana Neurological Society (Member)
07/01/1988 - Present American academy of Neurology (Member)
07/01/1989 - Present Child Neurology Society (Member)
07/01/1996 - 06/30/2006 Indiana State Medical Association (Member)
07/01/1997 - Present American Epilepsy Society (Member)
04/01/2012 - 05/30/2015 Epilepsy Foundation of Indiana (Board member)
01/01/2013 - 07/30/2017 American Neurological Association (Member)

EDITORSHIPS/EDITORIAL BOARDS/JOURNAL REVIEWS:
Editorial Board
01/01/2004 - 12/30/2016 Journal of Child Neurology
Ad-Hoc Reviewer
08/01/1994 - Present Stroke
08/01/2021 - Present Heliyon

NATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
07/01/2005 - Present member, Section on Child Neurology, American Academy of Neurology
07/01/2005 - Present member, Section on Clinical Neurophysiology, American Academy of Neurology
07/01/2005 - Present member, Section on Sleep Medicine, American Academy of Neurology
07/01/2005 - Present member, Section on Epilepsy, American Academy of Neurology
07/01/2006 - 11/30/2011 member, Membership Committee, Child Neurology Society
05/01/2007 - 01/31/2013 member, Membership Committee, American Academy of Neurology
10/01/2007 - 12/30/2010 member, Membership Committee, american Epiepsy Society
04/01/2009 - 11/30/2014 member, Nonepileptic Seizures Task Force, American Epilepsy Society
01/01/2011 - 06/30/2015 member, Neuroscience Prize Committee, American Academy of Neurology

RESEARCH GRANTS/AWARDS/CONTRACTS/PROJECTS:
Prior
Non-Peer Review
Title:
Safety and efficacy of Tiagabine HCL in treatment of partial seizures in children
Source:
Abbott Laboratories
Role:
Co-Investigator (IRB #9606-12)
Dates:
1994
  
Title:
Open randomized comparison of add-on lamotrigine or valproate/carbamazepine withdrawing for monotherapy in treatment resistant epilepsy
Source:
Glaxo-Wellcome (Protocol 105-133, SCAB 3001)
Role:
Coinvestigator
Dates:
1997
  
Title:
"Multicenter, rater-blind randomized, age-stratified, parallel group study comparing 2 doses of oxcarbazepine as adjunctive therapy in pediatric patients with inadequately controlled partial seizures " and "Open label extension phase: Multicenter, rater-blind, randomized, age stratified, parallel group study comparing 2 doses of oxcarbazepine as adjunctive therapy in pediatric patients with inadequately controlled partial seizures".
Source:
Novartis (Protocol CTRI476E2340)
Role:
Co-Investigator
Dates:
2002
  


BIBLIOGRAPHY
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. Dunn DW, Parekh (Patel) H. Ataxia: From the Benign to the ominous, Contemporary Pediatrics. 1991;8:82-96
2. Patel H, Joshi VR. Study of Iatrogenic Diseases in a Medical Acute Care Unit. Drugs and Therapeutics, 1985;1:4-9.
3. Patel H, Garg BP. Increasing irritability with sudden onset of flaccid weakness Semin Pediatr Neurol. 1996;3(3):192-197. (PMID 8883157) .
4. Dunn DW, Parekh H. Theophylline and Status Epilepticus in Children. Neuropediatrics, 1991;22:24-26. PMID:2038423, DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1071410
5. Patel H, Garg BP, Edwards M. MRI in Guillain-Barre Syndrome. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 1992,17(4):651-652. PMID:7605552
6. Harris ML, Patel H, Garg BP. Intractable seizures, developmental delay, and the ketogenic diet. Semin Pediatr Neurol. 2008 Dec;15(4):209-11.
7. Garg BP, Walsh L, Pescovitz M, Patel H, et al.. Neurologic Complications of Pediatric Liver Transplantation. Pediatr Neurol. 1993;9:444-448 PMID:7605552.
8. Salanova V, Markand O, Worth R, Garg B, Patel H, Asconape J, Park H, Hutchins G, Smith R, Azzarelli B.. Presurgical evaluation and surgical outcome of temporal lobe epilepsy in patients under 18 years of age. Pediatr Neurol, 1999;20(3):179-184. PMID:10207924
9. Nievera CC, Salanova V, Markand ON, Worth R, Asconape JJ, Patel H.. Treatment outcome of seizures associated with intracranial cavernous angioma. Ann Ind Acad Neurol. 1999:2:71-77.
10. Sokol DK, McIntyre JA, Wagenknecht DR, Dropcho EJ, Patel H, Salanova V, da Costa G.. Antiphospholipid and Glutamic acid decarboxylase antibodies in patients with focal epilepsy Neurology, 2004;10:62(3):517-518. PMID:14872052
11. Del Caño-Ochoa F, Ng BG, Abedalthagafi M, Almannai M, Cohn RD, Costain G, Elpeleg O, Houlden H, Karimiani EG, Liu P, Manzini MC, Maroofian R, Muriello M, Al-Otaibi A, Patel H, Shimon E, Sutton VR, Toosi MB, Wolfe LA, Rosenfeld JA, Freeze HH, Ramón-Maiques S. Cell-based analysis of CAD variants identifies individuals likely to benefit from uridine therapy. Genet Med. 2020 Oct;22(10):1598-1605. PMCID: PMC7521996
12. Patel H, Garg BP, Markand O.. Bathing Epilepsy: Video/EEG Recording and Literature Review. J Epilepsy, 1994;7:290-294.
13. Patel H, Smith R, Garg BP. Spontaneous Extracranial Carotid Artery Dissection in Children. Pediatr Neurol, 1995;13:55-60. PMID:7575851.
14. Garg BP, Patel H, Markand ON. Clinical Correlation of Periodic Lateralized Epileptiform Discharges in Children Pediatr Neurol, 1995;12:225-229. PMID:7619189.
15. Patel H, Boaz JC, Garg BP. Spontaneous Epidural Hematoma in Children. Pediatr Neurol, 1998;19:302-307. PMID:9831003
16. Patel H, Salanova V, Garg BP, Boaz J, Luerssen T, Kalsbeck J.. Tumor-related Epilepsy in Children. J Child Neurol., 2001:16(2):141-145. PMID:11292223. DOI:10.1177/088307380101600216
17. Patel H, Asconapé JJ, Garg BP. Reversible hemiparesis associated with the use of topiramate. Seizure. 2002 Oct;11(7):460-3.
18. Espay AJ, Bodensteiner JB, Patel H. Episodic coma in a new leukodystrophy. Pediatr Neurol. 2002 Feb;26(2):139-42.
19. Patel H, Smith J, Garg B. Focal cerebral pathology presenting as tonic seizures. J Child Neurol. 2006 Sep;21(9):813-6.
20. Patel H, Scott E, Dunn D, Garg B. Nonepileptic seizures in children. Epilepsia. 2007 Nov;48(11):2086-92.
21. Dunn DW, Parekh H. Ataxia: From the Benign to the Ominous. Contemporary Pediatrics 1991;8:82-96
22. Patel H, Dunn DW, Austin JK, Doss JL, LaFrance WC Jr, Plioplys S, Caplan R. Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (pseudoseizures). Pediatr Rev. 2011 Jun;32(6):e66-72.
23. Patel H, Blake H, Dunn D. Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures in Children and Adolescents. Indian Pediatr. 2021 Mar 15;58(3):259-265.
 
Books, Chapters, and Reviews
1. Patel H, Dunn DW. Epilepsies in Children. In: Biller J. (Ed). Practical Neurology, Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven publishers, 1997; 402-417.
2. Dunn DW, Patel H.. Approach to Common Office Problems of Pediatric Neurology. In: Biller J. (Ed) Practical Neurology, Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven publishers. 1997; 351-366.
3. Patel H, Garg BP. Neurological Complications of Immunization. In: Roos K (Ed) Central Nervous System Infectious Diseases and Therapy, New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1997, 79-98.
4. Patel H, Garg BP. Complications of Immunization. In: J. Biller (Ed) Iatrogenic Neurology, Newton, MA: Butterworth-Heinemann Publishers. 1998;485-500.
5. Patel H, Dunn DW. Epilepsies in Children. In: Biller J.( Ed) Practical Neurology, Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven publishers,2001, 2nd edition, 469-488. .
6. Patel, H, Walsh, LE, Garg, BP. Chapter 13 – Common Problems in Pediatric Neurology, Section 1. In: Martin RA, Bauer D, Moquist DC eds. Family Medicine Curriculum in Neurology. American Academy of Neurology Website, 2001 . https://www.aan.com/uploadedFiles/Website_Library_Assets/Documents/4.CME_and_Training/2.Training/4.Clerkship_and_Course_Director_Resources/FM_Chp13_Sec1%20v001.pdf . Accessed June 4, 2014.
7. Dunn DW, Patel H. Approach to Common Office Problems of Pediatric Neurology. In: Biller J. (Ed) Practical Neurology, Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven publishers, 2001, 2nd edition. 407-425.
8. .. Patel, H, Walsh, LE, Garg, BP. Chapter 13 – Common Problems in Pediatric Neurology, Section 2. In: Martin RA, Bauer D, Moquist DC eds. Family Medicine Curriculum in Neurology. American Academy of Neurology Website, 2009 . https://www.aan.com/uploadedFiles/Website_Library_Assets/Documents/4.CME_and_Training/2.Training/4.Clerkship_and_Course_Director_Resources/FM_Chp13_Sec2%20v001.pdf Accessed June 4, 2014.
9. Neurological Complications of Immunizations. In Roos K. (Ed). Principles of Neurologic Infectious Diseases. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Professional, 2005, 523-544.
10. Patel H, Dunn DW. Epilepsies in Children. In: Biller J.( Ed) Practical Neurology, Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a Wolters Kluwer business publishers, 2009, 3rd edition, 491-510. .
11. Sokol D.K., Patel H. Diagnostic Strategies in Neonates, Children, and Young Adults with Stroke. In Biller J (Ed). Stroke in Children and Young adults (2nd edition). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier – Saunders. 2009, 81-100.
12. Patel H, Dunn DW. Epilepsies in Children. In: Biller J.( Ed) Practical Neurology, Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a Wolters Kluwer business,publishers, 2012, 4th edition, 412-429.
13. Patel H, Dunn DW. Non-epileptic paroxysmal disorders. In: Gupta P, Menon PSN, Ramji S, Lodha R (Eds) Postgraduate Textbook of Pediatrics, India: Jaypee Brothers: Health Science Publisher, 2015, 2119-2123.
14. Patel H, Dunn DW. Epilepsies in Children. In: Biller J.( Ed) Practical Neurology,Philadelphia; Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, a Wolters Kluwer business, publishers, 2016, 5th edition, 510-529.
15. Patel H, Dunn DW. Non-epileptic paroxysmal disorders. In: Gupta P, Menon PSN, Ramji S, Lodha R (Eds) Postgraduate Textbook of Pediatrics, India: Jaypee Brothers: Health Science Publisher, 2017, 2nd edition, 2459-2464.
16. Patel H, Dunn DW. Non-epileptic paroxysmal disorders In: Gupta P, Menon PSN, Ramji S, Lodha R (Eds) Postgraduate Textbook of Pediatrics, India: Jaypee Brothers: Health Science Publisher, 2022 3rd edition, 2653-2657.
 
Non-Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. Patel H, Walsh LE. Bhuwan Garg, MBBS, 1944-2012. Pediatr Neurol. 2012 Sep;47(3):224-5.
2. Walsh LE, Patel H. In Memorium: Bhuwan Garg, MBBS (1944-2012). J Child Neurol. 2012 Oct;27(10):1360-2.
 
Abstracts
1. Parekh H, Dunn DW, Ackerman V. Theophylline Induced Seizures. Ann Neurol 1989;26:457
2. Dunn DW, Parekh H. Theophylline and Status Epilepticus in Children. Neuropediatrics 1989;20:115
3. Parekh H, Dunn DW. Infantile Spasms. Ann Neurol 1990;28:473
4. . Patel H, Garg BP, Markand ON. Water Immersion Epilepsy. Epilepsia 1992;33:126.
5. Patel H, Garg BP. Cerebral Artery Dissection as a cause of Stroke. Pediatr Neurol 1994;11:128
6. Garg BP, Patel H. Clinical Correlation of Periodic Lateralized Epileptiform Discharges in Children. Ann Neurol 1994;36:512
7. 7. Patel H, Garg BP. Spontaneous Epidural Hematomas in Children. Annals of Neurology 1997, 42(3):520
8. 8. Patel H, Salanova V, Markand ON, Luerrsen T, Boaz J, Garg BP. Tumoral Epilepsy in Children. Epilepsia 1997, 38(8):8
9. . Salanova V, Markand ON, Worth R, Garg B, Patel H, Asconape J. Temporal lobe epilepsy under 18 years of age. Cleveland Clinic International epilepsy surgery symposium, 1998. Symposium Proceedings ppp170
10. Garg BP, Parnell KJ, Patel H, Markand ON. Masturbation Presenting as Epilepsy: A Review of Seven Cases. Neurology 1999, 52 (6, Suppl 2):A44-A45
11. Asconape JJ, Geradot JM, Worth RM, Patel H, Sokol DK, Boaz JC, Salanova V, Markand ON. Tolerability of Vagus Nerve stimulation for the treatment of epilepsy. Epilepsia 2000, 41(7):229
12. . da Costa G, Sokol D, Wagenknecht D, McIntyre J, Dropcho E, Salanova V and Patel H. Search for autoantibodies to Glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD-A) and Antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) in patients with medically refractory epilepsy. Neurology 2003, 60(Suppl 1):A451, P06.030
13. . Salanova VS, Markand ON, Worth R, Patel H. Temporal lobe epilepsy surgery: Comparison between older and younger patients. Epilepsia 2005, 46(8):257. .
14. Patel H, Dunn DW, Scott E, Garg BP. Non-epileptic seizures in children. Presented at the American Epilepsy Society, San Diego, December 2006
15. Salanova VS, Markand ON, Worth R, Patel H. Temporal lobe epilepsy surgery: Differences between older and younger patients. Presented at the American Epilepsy Society, Philadelphia, December 2007
16. Jackman C, Patel H, Garg B. Lennox-Gastaut and Independent Multifocal Spike Discharges: Differences in seizure types and MRI abnormalities. Annals of Neurology 2008, 64(suppl12):S115-S116
 
Non-Peer Reviewed Educational Products
1. Patel H, Walsh LE, Garg BP. Common problems in Pediatric Neurology, In AAN sponsored computer based syllabus for Family Practice residents, Martin Raymond (ed) American Academy of Neurology, Minneapolis, 2001. .
2. Patel H, Walsh LE, Garg BP. Common problems in Pediatric Neurology. In Family Practice Curriculum in Neurology (FPCIN)-AAN sponsored computer based syllabus for Family Practice residents, Martin Raymond (ed) American Academy of Neurology. Minneapolis 2006.
3. Patel H.. Paroxysmal non-epileptic disorders in children. In Family Practice Curriculum in Neurology (FPCIN)-AAN sponsored computer based syllabus for Family Practice residents, Martin Raymond (ed) American Academy of Neurology, Minneapolis, 2006.
4. Patel H, Walsh LE, Garg BP. Common problems in Pediatric Neurology. In Family Practice Curriculum in Neurology (FPCIN)-AAN sponsored computer based syllabus for Family Practice residents, Martin Raymond(ed) American Academy of Neurology, Minneapolis, 2nd edition, 2008.
 
Database, Video, or Other Research/Clinical Contributions
1. . “Nurse Orientation to the Video-EEG Program”- includes a lecture series with videos on “Recognition of the different types of Epilepsies”, case presentations, protocols used for acute care and management of patients during seizures and nursing responsibilities. (Lecture series were videoed and are available for nursing education in the office of the Specialty Co-coordinator for the Video-EEG unit). 2001
2. Riley Hospital (Indiana University) - Ketogenic Diet hand book: I have supervised and participated in the development of this handbook which consists of education materials for families of patients treated with the ketogenic diet. It is officially used as Clarian patient education material including (see attachment). These materials are also provided on the Clarian Pulse web page and are thus available to Clarian staff from other hospitals such as Methodist as well.2004
3. Riley Hospital (Indiana University) - Operational tools for initiation of Ketogenic Diet: I have supervised and participated in the development of operational tools that have also been designed to be used by the nurses and neurology staff for the initiation of the ketogenic diet and management of these patients during their initial hospital admission. 2004
4. “Managing your child’s seizures”: lecture series (including video clips) and handouts consisting of information on seizures, how to care for a child during a seizure, how to live safely with seizures and treatment options for epilepsy. May 2006.
5. ‘Safe Care of the Child with Seizures” – lecture with video clips available on the IUMC internet site – www.iuhealth.org/riley/neurology/neurology-services for family education. Dec 18, 2013
6. Children's Wisconsin (MCW) -Operational tools for initiation of Ketogenic Diet: I have supervised and participated in the development of operational tools that have also been designed to be used by the nurses and neurology staff for the initiation of the ketogenic diet and management of these patients during their initial hospital admission. 2017