Our Experts

The Johns Hopkins Epilepsy Center evaluates and cares for all patients with seizure disorders – children through the elderly.

Pediatric Epilepsy Team

Eileen Vining, MD – Director of the John M. Freeman Pediatric Epilepsy Center, Director of Child Neurology, Director of the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, Child Neurologist, Pediatrician
Joshua Ewen, MD – Child Neurologist, Pediatrician
Adam Hartman, MD – Child Neurologist, Pediatrician
Eric Kossoff, MD – Director of the Pediatric Neurology Residency Program, Child Neurologist, Pediatrician
James Rubenstein, MD – Child Neurologist, Pediatrician
Sarah Doerrer, CRNP - Nurse Practitioner

Adult Epilepsy Team

Gregory Bergey, MD – Director of the Johns Hopkins Epilepsy Center, Neurologist
Peter Kaplan, MD – Director of the Johns Hopkins Bayview EEG/Epilepsy Program, Neurophysiologist
Ronald Lesser, MD – Director of the Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship Program, Neurologist
Dana Boatman, PhD – Auditory Neurophysiologist
Mackenzie Cervenka, MD – Neurologist
Nathan Crone, MD – Neurologist
Gregory Krauss, MD – Neurologist
Eva Ritzl, MD – Director of the Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring, Neurologist
Rebecca Fisher, RN, BSN, CNRN – Nurse Clinician and Research Coordinator
Alison Griffiths, RN, ASN – Nurse Clinician, Research Nurse and Senior Program Coordinator

Epilepsy Surgery Team

William S. Anderson, MD – Neurosurgeon
Frederick Lenz, MD – Director of Epilepsy Surgery, Neurosurgeon
George Jallo, MD – Director of Neurosurgery Residency Program, Neurosurgeon
David Lin, MD – Neurosurgeon

Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) Team

Noelle Stewart, MSN, RN, CNRN – EMU Coordinator

Other members of the EMU include neurologists, neurosurgeons, nurse specialists, EMU technicians, residents, medical students, nursing students, psychologists, counselors, and social workers.

Request an appointment

For more information about seizures or to meet with our doctors, request an appointment at the Epilepsy Center.