Elaine Wyllie, MD

Appointed
1985

Education & Fellowships

Fellowship - Cleveland Clinic
Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology
Cleveland, OH USA
1985

Residency - Cleveland Clinic
Pediatric Neurology
Cleveland, OH USA
1982

Residency - Case Western Reserve University - University Hospitals of Cleveland
Neurology
Cleveland, OH USA
1981

Residency - Indiana University Medical Center
Pediatrics
Indianapolis, IN USA
1980

Medical Education - Indiana University School of Medicine
MD
Indianapolis, IN USA
1978

Professional Highlights

• Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine with Case Western University.
• Certified by the American Boards of Pediatrics and Psychiatry and Neurology, with Special Competencies in Pediatric Neurology and Epilepsy
• Editor of the leading medical textbook in the field, Wyllie’s Treatment of Epilepsy, now in its sixth edition.
• Author of The Cleveland Clinic Guide to Epilepsy, an authoritative book for the lay public.
• A world renowned thought leader in epilepsy medicine who lectures widely and has published over 250 reports on her research in epilepsy in scientific journals.
• Recipient of many honors and awards, including the prestigious Career Award for Outstanding Work in Epilepsy Research from the American Epilepsy Society.
• An active clinician who cares for children with all forms of epilepsy and attracts personal referrals from physicians worldwide for consultation on the most challenging cases.
• A champion for recognizing opportunities for offering early epilepsy surgery to infants and children with uncontrolled seizures, to reduce suffering and maximize developmental potential.

Certifications

• Pediatrics
• Psychiatry and Neurology - Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology
• Psychiatry and Neurology - Epilepsy
• Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
• - Pediatrics - General Cert
• - Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology - G

Specialty Interests

Children with complex epilepsies, children with epilepsy and Sturge Weber Syndrome, children with first seizure, clinical drug trials, clinical neurophysiology, diagnostic video EEG for pediatric seizure disorders, EEG, Epilepsy, epilepsy and epilepsy surgery in children and adolescents, Epilepsy surgery and medical treatment of epilepsy in children, invasive EEG monitoring for pre-surgical evaluations, Pediatric Epilepsy, pediatric epilepsy and epilepsy surgery, Rasmussen's encephalitis and medically refractory status epilepticus., Seizure disorder treatment and surgery in brain malformations, seizure manifestations, Sturge Weber syndrome, Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, vagus nerve stimulation, Video EEG, brain malformations causing epilepsy

Awards & Honors

• Epilepsy Association Legacy Award, 2015
• Cambridge Who's Who Executive and Professional Registry, since 2006
• Honorary Membership, Canadian Association for Child Neurology, 1999
• Marquis Who's Who in Science and Engineering, since 1998
• America’s Top Doctors, Castle Connolly Medical Ltd, since 1998
• Marquis Who's Who in America, since 1995
• Marquis Who's Who in the World, since 1995
• Best Doctors in America, since 1994
• US News and World Report, Best Doctors in America, since 1994
• US News and World Report, Best Doctors in Ohio, since 1994
• Milken Family Foundation / American Epilepsy Society Award for Outstanding Work in Epilepsy Research, 1994

Innovations & Patents

• Expansion of the pool of pediatric candidates for epilepsy surgery to include carefully selected children and adolescents who have focal lesion seen on MRI, but lack well-localized abnormalities on EEG

Memberships

• American Academy of Neurology
• American Epilepsy Society
• International League Against Epilepsy   
• Child Neurology Society

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