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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
Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1998.
Pediatrics (1998 - 2012), American Board of Pediatrics, 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 linkNeurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1998.
Pediatrics (1998 - 2012), American Board of Pediatrics, 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
Winawer M, Connors R, and the EPGP Investigators (including Dlugos D): Evidence for shared genetic susceptibility to migraine and epilepsy. Epilepsia 54: 288-295, 2013.Glauser T, Cnaan A, Shinnar S, Hirtz D, Dlugos D, Masur D, Clark P, Adamson P and the CAE Study Team: Ethosuximide, Valproic Acid and Lamotrigine in Childhood Absence Epilepsy: Initial Monotherapy Outcomes at 12 months. Epilepsia 54: 141-155, 2013.
Sanchez SM, Carpenter J, Chapman KE, Dlugos DJ, Gallentine W, Giza CC, Goldstein JL, Hahn CD, Kessler SK, Loddenkemper T, Riviello JJ, Abend NS: Pediatric ICU EEG Monitoring: Current Resources and Practice in the United States and Canada. Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology 30: 156-160, 2013.
Topjian AA, Gutierrez-Colina AM, Sanchez SM, Berg RA, Friess SH, Dlugos DJ, Abend NS: Electrographic Status Epilepticus is Associated with Mortality and Worse Short-Term Outcome in Critically Ill Children. Critical Care Medicine 41: epub in advance of publication, 2013.
Smart O, Maus D, Marsh E, Dlugos D, Litt B, Meador K: Mapping and mining interictal pathological gamma (30-100 Hz) oscillations with clinical intracranial EEG in patients with epilepsy. Expert Systems with Applications 39: 7355-7370, 2012.
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.
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 15: 70-75, 2011.
Abend NS, Guteirrez-Colina AM, Monk HM, Dlugos DJ, Clancy RR : Levetiracetam for treatment of neonatal seizures. Journal of Child Neurology 26: 465-470, 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.
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.
