Katherine Susan Taub, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology
Department: Neurology
Contact information
34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-1719
Fax: 215-590-1771
Fax: 215-590-1771
Email:
taubk@chop.edu
taubk@chop.edu
Education:
BS (Biology major and Theology minor)
Georgetown University, 2000.
MD
Georgetown University School of Medicine, 2005.
BS (Biology major and Theology minor)
Georgetown University, 2000.
MD
Georgetown University School of Medicine, 2005.
Post-Graduate Training
Pediatric Residency, University of California, Irvine, 2005-2007.
Child Neurology Residency, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2007-2010.
Epilepsy and Neurophysiology Fellowship, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2010-2011.
Pediatric Residency, University of California, Irvine, 2005-2007.
Child Neurology Residency, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2007-2010.
Epilepsy and Neurophysiology Fellowship, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2010-2011.
Certifications
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology, 2010.
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Board Certification in Epilepsy, 2013.
Permanent linkAmerican Board of Psychiatry and Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology, 2010.
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Board Certification in Epilepsy, 2013.
Description of Research Expertise
PI for the EXIST 3 Trial for Everolimus and Focal Epilepsy in Tuberous SclerosisPI for PREvENT Trial: Preventing Epilepsy using Vigabatrin in Infants with TSC
Description of Clinical Expertise
Tuberous Sclerosis and EpilepsySelected Publications
Katherine S. Taub: Neurocutaneous Disorders. Netter's Pediatrics. Elsevier Saunders (eds.). 2(16): 111, June 2022.Taub, KS: Fox 29 News Interview on Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood Fox 29 News January 2017.
Taub KS, Abend NS: Seizure Disorders. Comprehensive Critical Care Pediatrics 2nd edition. Society of Critical Care Medicine, Page: 329-346, 2015.
Katherine S Taub, Sudha Kilaru Kessler, A G Christina Bergqvist: Risk of seizure recurrence after achieving initial seizure freedom on the ketogenic diet. Epilepsia 55(4): 579-83, April 2014 Notes: doi: 10.1111/epi.12583.
Tara Wenger, Jeffrey Gerdes, Katherine Taub, Daniel Swarr, Matthew Deardorff, and Nicholas Abend: Telemedicine for genetic and neurologic evaluation in the neonatal intensive care unit. J. Perinatol. 34(3): 234-40, March 2014.
Taub KS and Abend NS: Seizure Disorders. Comprehensive Critical Care: Pediatric. Society of Critical Care Medicine, Page: 447-468, August 2012.
Taub KS and Abend NS: Seizures. Clinical Handbook of Pediatrics 5th Edition. LWW, Page: 711-725, April 2012.
Katherine S. Taub and Nicholas Abend: Book review of Atlas of EEG in Critical Care by Lawrence J. Hirsch and Richard P. Brenner. Epilepsy and Behavior. Elsevier, 20: 141, 2010.