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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
Section Head, Clinical Neurophysiology
Course Director, Brain and Behavior, Module 2
Director, Pediatric Regional Epilepsy Program
Department: Neurology
Contact information
Division of Neurology
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Wood Center - 6th Floor
34th Street & Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Wood Center - 6th Floor
34th Street & Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-4859
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
Resident in Pediatrics, Thomas Jefferson University & Alfred I. Dupont Institute, Philadelphia, PA & Wilmington, DE, 1993-1994.
Intern in Pediatrics, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, 1988-1989.
Fellow in Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 1997-1999.
Resident in Neurology/Child Neurology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center & The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia , 1994-1997.
Resident in Pediatrics, Thomas Jefferson University & Alfred I. Dupont Institute, Philadelphia, PA & Wilmington, DE, 1993-1994.
Intern in Pediatrics, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, 1988-1989.
Fellow in Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 1997-1999.
Resident in Neurology/Child Neurology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center & The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia , 1994-1997.
Certifications
Clinical Neurophysiology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1999.
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.
Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics, 1998.
Permanent linkClinical Neurophysiology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1999.
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.
Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics, 1998.
Description of Research Expertise
Epilepsy EpidemiologyEpilepsy Genetics
Clinical Prediction Models
Description of Clinical Expertise
Pediatric EpilepsyEpilepsy Genetics
Epilepsy Surgery
EEG
Clinical Neurophysiology
Selected Publications
Dlugos DJ: Long term outcome after temporal lobe epilepsy surgery in children. Klinik and Forschung - Journal of Clinical Research in Neurology 9: 10-12, 2003.Dlugos DJ: Cavernous sinus syndrome; Pseudotumor cerebri (Idiopathic intracranial hypertension); Subdural hematoma; Vein of Galen malformations; Neural tube defects. The Five Minute Pediatric Consult, 3nd edition. Schwartz MW (eds.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2003.
Dlugos DJ : Temporal lobe epilepsy surgery in children – current issues. The Ictal Zone 4(1): 6-8, 2003.
Clancy RR, Bergqvist AC, Dlugos DJ: Neonatal EEG. Current Practice of Clinical EEG, 3rd edition. Ebersole JS, Pedley TA (eds.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Page: 160-234, 2003.
Kao A, Dlugos DJ, Mamula P, Hunter J, Thorarensen O: Anticoagulation therapy in cerebral sinovenous thrombosis and ulcerative colitis in children. Journal of Child Neurology 17: 479-482, 2002.
Sigurdardottir LY, Solomon D, Dlugos DJ, Baloh RW, Jen J: A Mutation in CACNA1A causing familial episodic ataxia and epilepsy. Annals of Neurology 52 (Suppl 1): S138, 2002.
Dlugos DJ, Blair KA: Don’t rush to replace ‘cryptogenic’ with ‘probably symptomatic’ in pediatric focal epilepsy – a study of 207 patients. Epilepsia 43 (Suppl 7): 167, 2002.
