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Faculty Members: 
Dennis J. Dlugos, MD, MSCE
Associate Professor of Neurology at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Director, Fellowship in Epilepsy/Clinical Neurophysiology, Division of Neurology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Course Director, Brain and Behavior, Module 2, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Director, Pediatric Regional Epilepsy Program, Division of Neurology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Director, Module 2, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Department: Neurology
Contact information
Division of Neurology
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Neurology
3501 Civic Center Blvd
Colket Translational Research Building
10th floor, Room 10020
Philadelphia, PA 19104
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Neurology
3501 Civic Center Blvd
Colket Translational Research Building
10th floor, Room 10020
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-1719
Fax: 215-590-2950
Fax: 215-590-2950
Email:
dlugos@email.chop.edu
dlugos@email.chop.edu
Education:
B.A. (Theology)
Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA, 1983.
M.D. (Medicine)
Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY, 1988.
M.S.C.E (Clinical Epidemiology)
Master’s of Science in Clinical Epidemiology, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 2002.
B.A. (Theology)
Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA, 1983.
M.D. (Medicine)
Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY, 1988.
M.S.C.E (Clinical Epidemiology)
Master’s of Science in Clinical Epidemiology, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 2002.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern in Pediatrics, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, 1988-1989.
Resident in Pediatrics, Thomas Jefferson University & Alfred I. Dupont Institute, Philadelphia, PA & Wilmington, DE, 1993-1994.
Resident in Neurology/Child Neurology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center & The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia , 1994-1997.
Fellow in Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 1997-1999.
Intern in Pediatrics, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, 1988-1989.
Resident in Pediatrics, Thomas Jefferson University & Alfred I. Dupont Institute, Philadelphia, PA & Wilmington, DE, 1993-1994.
Resident in Neurology/Child Neurology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center & The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia , 1994-1997.
Fellow in Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 1997-1999.
Certifications
Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics, 1998.
Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1998.
Clinical Neurophysiology with Special Qualifications in Epilepsy Monitoring, American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology, 1999.
Clinical Neurophysiology (1999-2009), American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1999.
Permanent linkPediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics, 1998.
Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1998.
Clinical Neurophysiology with Special Qualifications in Epilepsy Monitoring, American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology, 1999.
Clinical Neurophysiology (1999-2009), American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1999.
Description of Research Expertise
Epilepsy EpidemiologyEpilepsy Genetics
Clinical Prediction Models
Description of Clinical Expertise
Pediatric EpilepsyEpilepsy Genetics
Epilepsy Surgery
EEG
Clinical Neurophysiology
Selected Publications
Abend NS, Topjian AA, Kessler S, Gutierrez-Colina AM, Berg R, Nadkarni V, Dlugos DJ, Clancy RR, Ichord RN. : Outcome prediction by motor and pupillary responses in children treated with therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 13: 32-38, 2012.You X, Gaillard W, Berl M, Smith M, Dlugos D, Donner E, Morris D, Sullivan J, Bjornson B, Adjouadi M: Sub-patterns of language network reorganization in pediatric localization-related epilepsy - a multi-site study. Human Brain Mapping 32: 784-799, 2011.
Jenssen S, Roberts CM, Gracely EJ, Dlugos DJ, Sperling DJ: Focal seizure propagation in the intracranial EEG. Epilepsy Research 93: 25-32, 2011.
Wusthoff CJ, Dlugos DJ, Gutierrez-Colina A, Wang A, Cook N, Donnellly M, Clancy R, Abend NS: Electrographic seizures during therapeutic hypothermia for neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. Journal of Child Neurology 26: 724-728, 2011.
Abend NS, Gutierrez-Colina AM, Topjian AA, Zhao H, Guo R, Donnelly M, Clancy RR, Dlugos DJ: Non-convulsive seizures are common in critically ill children. Neurology 76: 1071-1077, 2011.
Kessler S, Topjian AA, Gutierrez-Colina AM, Ichord RN, Donnelly M, Nadkarni V, Berg R, Dlugos DJ, Clancy RR, Abend NS: Short-term outcome prediction by EEG features in children treated with therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest. Neurocritical Care 14: 37-43, 2011.
Abend NS, Gutierrez-Colina A, Zhao H, Guo R, Marsh E, Clancy RR, Dlugos DJ: Interobserver reproducibility of EEG interpretation in critically ill children. Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology 28: 15-19, 2011.
Abend N, Dlugos D, Hirsch L, Hahn C, Herman S: Use of EEG Monitoring and Management of Non-Convulsive Seizures in Critically Ill Patients: A Survey of Neurologists. Neurocritical Care 12(3): 382-389, 2010.
Glauser TA, Cnaan A, Shinnar S, Hirtz DG, Dlugos D, Masur D, Clark PO, Capparelli EV, Adamson PC, for the Childhood Absence Epilepsy study team: Ethosuximide, Valproic Acid and Lamotrigine in Childhood Absence Epilepsy. New England Journal of Medicine 362: 790-799, 2010.
Abend NS, Topjian A, Gutierrez-Colina AM, Donnelly M, Clancy RR, Dlugos DJ: Impact of Continuous EEG Monitoring on Clinical Management in Critically Ill Children. Neurocritical Care Page: May 25 [Epub] 2010.
