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Nicholas S. Abend, MD
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Associate Scholar, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (Epidemiology Unit, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics)
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Director, Strategy and Inpatient Operations, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (Division of Neurology)
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Senior Medical Director, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (Neuroscience Center)
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Core Faculty, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (Clinical Futures Center of Excellence; Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness)
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Distinguished Endowed Chair in the Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Department: Neurology
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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39 3501 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
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28 Division of Neurology, HUB 10548
39 3501 Civic Center Blvd
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Office: 215-590-1719
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Education:
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3e EEG Monitoring in Critically Ill Children and Neonates
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Description of Research Expertise
23 Pediatric Epilepsy3e EEG Monitoring in Critically Ill Children and Neonates
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Description of Clinical Expertise
23 Pediatric Epilepsy27 Pediatric Electroencephalography
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Description of Other Expertise
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115 Fung FW, Parikh DS, Donnelly M, Xiao R, Topjian AA, Abend NS.: Electrographic Seizure Characteristics and Electrographic Status Epilepticus Prediction. Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology 42: 64-72, 2025.
197 Silver MR, Caffee L, Fried LE, Gonzalez AK, Huber R, Kaufman MC, Means M, Patel N, Ramos M, Witzman S, Beam K, Zook J, Abend NS, Press C, Molisani S.: A Quality Improvement Initiative to Reduce Underdosing of Rectal Diazepam as Home Seizure Rescue Medication after Hospitalization. Neurology in Clinical Practice 15(5): e200529, 2025.
168 Massey SL, Sandoval Karamanian AG, Fitzgerald MP, Fung FW, Abramson A, Salmon MK, Parikh D, Abend NS.: Development of a Model to Predict Electroencephalographic Seizures in Neonates with Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy Treated with Therapeutic Hypothermia. Epilepsia 66(2), 518-530 2025.
179 Nunes ML, Yozawitz EG, Wusthoff CJ, Shellhaas RA, Olivas-Peña E, Wilmshurst JM, Pressler RM, Triki CC, Hartmann H, Inder T, Boylan GB, Valente K, Moshe SL, Mizrahi EM, Abend NS.: Defining Neonatal Status Epilepticus: A Scoping Review from the ILAE Neonatal Task Force. Epilepsia Open 10(1): 40-54, 2025.
d9 Ostendorf AP, Loddenkemper T, Morgan LA, Appavu B, Farias-Moeller R, Harrar D, Press C, Abend NS, Gaillard WD, Bai S, Eisner M, McHenry L, Kroshus E, Vannatta K, Goodkin HP. ef : Treating seizures faster: The quality improvement in time to treat status epilepticus (QuITT-SE) multicenter randomized stepped-wedge clinical trial protocol. Contemporary Clinical Trials 151: 107831, 2025.
179 Murphy C, Molisani SE, Riisen AC, Scotti-Degnan CM, Karvounides D, Witzman S, Kaufman MC, Gonzalez AK, Ramos, MO, Szperka CL, Abend NS. : A Quality Improvement Initiative to Implement Anxiety Screening to Children and Teens with Headache and Epilepsy. Neurology in Clinical Practice 15(3): e200458, 2025.
128 Fung FW, Parikh DS, Walsh K, Fitzgerald MP, Massey SL, Topjian AA, Abend NS.: Late-Onset Findings During Extended EEG Monitoring Are Rare in Critically Ill Children. Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology 42(2): 149-155, 2025.
17d Kellier D, Anto M, Hal M, Nash K, Hutchinson M, Wells E, Moharir M, Abend NS, Messer R, Palaganas J, Piantino J, Marin J, Szperka C, Press C. : Association of race and ethnicity with emergency room rate of migraine diagnosis, testing, and management in children with headache. Neurology 104(5), e213351 2025.
138 Fung FW, Parikh DS, Massey SL, Fitzgerald MP, Vala L, Donnelly M, Jacobwitz M, Kessler SK, Xiao R, Topjian AA, Abend NS.: Periodic Discharges and Outcome in Critically Ill Children. Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology 41(4): 297-304, 2024.
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15d Pojomovsky McDonnell P, Ortiz Y, Abend NS, Kaufman MC, Xian J, Gonzalez A, Molisani S, Helbig I. : A simple intervention improves access to telemedicine for Spanish-speaking families in an outpatient pediatric neurology clinic. Journal of Child Neurology 40(9): 767-771, 2025.115 Fung FW, Parikh DS, Donnelly M, Xiao R, Topjian AA, Abend NS.: Electrographic Seizure Characteristics and Electrographic Status Epilepticus Prediction. Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology 42: 64-72, 2025.
197 Silver MR, Caffee L, Fried LE, Gonzalez AK, Huber R, Kaufman MC, Means M, Patel N, Ramos M, Witzman S, Beam K, Zook J, Abend NS, Press C, Molisani S.: A Quality Improvement Initiative to Reduce Underdosing of Rectal Diazepam as Home Seizure Rescue Medication after Hospitalization. Neurology in Clinical Practice 15(5): e200529, 2025.
168 Massey SL, Sandoval Karamanian AG, Fitzgerald MP, Fung FW, Abramson A, Salmon MK, Parikh D, Abend NS.: Development of a Model to Predict Electroencephalographic Seizures in Neonates with Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy Treated with Therapeutic Hypothermia. Epilepsia 66(2), 518-530 2025.
179 Nunes ML, Yozawitz EG, Wusthoff CJ, Shellhaas RA, Olivas-Peña E, Wilmshurst JM, Pressler RM, Triki CC, Hartmann H, Inder T, Boylan GB, Valente K, Moshe SL, Mizrahi EM, Abend NS.: Defining Neonatal Status Epilepticus: A Scoping Review from the ILAE Neonatal Task Force. Epilepsia Open 10(1): 40-54, 2025.
d9 Ostendorf AP, Loddenkemper T, Morgan LA, Appavu B, Farias-Moeller R, Harrar D, Press C, Abend NS, Gaillard WD, Bai S, Eisner M, McHenry L, Kroshus E, Vannatta K, Goodkin HP. ef : Treating seizures faster: The quality improvement in time to treat status epilepticus (QuITT-SE) multicenter randomized stepped-wedge clinical trial protocol. Contemporary Clinical Trials 151: 107831, 2025.
179 Murphy C, Molisani SE, Riisen AC, Scotti-Degnan CM, Karvounides D, Witzman S, Kaufman MC, Gonzalez AK, Ramos, MO, Szperka CL, Abend NS. : A Quality Improvement Initiative to Implement Anxiety Screening to Children and Teens with Headache and Epilepsy. Neurology in Clinical Practice 15(3): e200458, 2025.
128 Fung FW, Parikh DS, Walsh K, Fitzgerald MP, Massey SL, Topjian AA, Abend NS.: Late-Onset Findings During Extended EEG Monitoring Are Rare in Critically Ill Children. Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology 42(2): 149-155, 2025.
17d Kellier D, Anto M, Hal M, Nash K, Hutchinson M, Wells E, Moharir M, Abend NS, Messer R, Palaganas J, Piantino J, Marin J, Szperka C, Press C. : Association of race and ethnicity with emergency room rate of migraine diagnosis, testing, and management in children with headache. Neurology 104(5), e213351 2025.
138 Fung FW, Parikh DS, Massey SL, Fitzgerald MP, Vala L, Donnelly M, Jacobwitz M, Kessler SK, Xiao R, Topjian AA, Abend NS.: Periodic Discharges and Outcome in Critically Ill Children. Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology 41(4): 297-304, 2024.
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