Brenda Louise Banwell, MD
Professor of Neurology at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Chief of Child Neurology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Co-Director, Neuroscience Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Neurology
Contact information
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Neurology
34th St. & Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Division of Neurology
34th St. & Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-6848
Fax: 215-590-2950
Fax: 215-590-2950
Education:
2 yrs ((Undergraduate, Biology Year I and II))
University of Western Ontario Undergraduate, Biology Year I and II, 1989.
M.D. (Pediatrics)
University of Western Ontario, 1991.
Permanent link2 yrs ((Undergraduate, Biology Year I and II))
University of Western Ontario Undergraduate, Biology Year I and II, 1989.
M.D. (Pediatrics)
University of Western Ontario, 1991.
Selected Publications
Schoeps VA, Zhou X, Horton MK, Zhu F, McCauley KE, Nasr Z, Virupakshaiah A, Gorman MP, Benson LA, Weinstock-Guttman B, Waldman A, Banwell BL, Bar-Or A, Marrie RA, van Domselaar G, O'Mahony J, Mirza AI, Bernstein CN, Yeh EA, Casper TC, Lynch SV, Tremlett H, Baranzini S, Waubant E; US Network of Pediatric MS Centers.: Short-chain fatty acid producers in the gut are associated with pediatric multiple sclerosis onset. Ann Clin Transl Neurol November 2023Andrew J Solomon,Georgina Arrambide,Wallace J Brownlee,Eoin P Flanagan,Maria Pia Amato,Lilyana Amezcua,Brenda L Banwell,Frederik Barkhof,John R Corboy,Jorge Correale,Kazuo Fujihara,Jennifer Graves,Mary Pat Harnegie,Bernhard Hemmer et al.: Differential diagnosis of suspected multiple sclerosis: an updated consensus approach. Lancet Neurol 22(8): 750-768, August 2023
Zhu F, Zhao Y, Arnold DL, Bar-Or A, Bernstein CN, Bonner C, Graham M, Hart J, Knox N, Marrie RA, Mirza AI, O'Mahony J, Van Domselaar G, Yeh EA, Banwell B, Waubant E, Tremlett H; US Network of Pediatric MS Centers, the Canadian Pediatric Demyelinating Disease Network.: A cross-sectional study of MRI features and the gut microbiome in pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis. Ann Clin Transl Neurol Dec 2023.
Fainberg NA, Silver MR, Arena JD, Landzberg EI, Banwell B, Gambrah-Lyles C, Kirschen MP, Madsen PJ, McLendon L, Narula S, Tucker AM, Huh JW, Kienzle MF.: Invasive Multimodality Neuromonitoring to Manage Cerebral Edema in Pediatric Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease. Crit Care Explor 5: e1003, Nov 2023.
Loren A McLendon 1, Claudia Gambrah-Lyles 1, Angela Viaene 1, Nina A Fainberg 1, Elizabeth I Landzberg 1, Alexander M Tucker 1, Peter J Madsen 1, Jimmy Huh 1, Maya R Silver 1, John D Arena 1, Martha F Kienzle 1, Brenda Banwell 2: Dramatic Response to Anti-IL-6 Receptor Therapy in Children With Life-Threatening Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein-Associated Disease. Neurol Neuroimmunol & Neuroinflamm. (eds.). 10(6): e200150, November 2023.
Rost NS, Salinas J, Jordan JT, Banwell B, Correa DJ, Said RR, Selwa LM, Song S, Evans DA; American Academy of Neurology's Committee on Public Engagement.: The Brain Health Imperative in the 21st Century-A Call to Action: The AAN Brain Health Platform and Position Statement. Neurology 101: 570-579, Sep 2023.
Simon Thebault, Amit Bar-Or, Brenda Banwell: NfL is ready for translation into paediatrics. Lancet Neurol. Elena Becker-Barroso (eds.). Elsevier, 22(9): 774-776, September 2023 Notes: Online ahead of print
Emma Wetmore, Diana Lehner-Gulotta, Brian Florenzo, Brenda Banwell, A G Christina Bergqvist, Rachael Coleman, Mark Conaway, Myla D Goldman, J Nicholas Brenton: Ketogenic diet in relapsing multiple sclerosis: Patient perceptions, post-trial diet adherence & outcomes. Clinical Nutrition 42(8): 1427-1435, August 2023.
Giulia Fadda, Alonso Cardenas de la Parra, Julia O'Mahony, Patrick Waters, E Ann Yeh, Amit Bar-Or, Ruth Ann Marrie, Sridar Narayanan, Douglas L Arnold, D Louis Collins, Brenda Banwell; Canadian Pediatric Demyelinating Disease Network: Deviation From Normative Whole Brain and Deep Gray Matter Growth in Children With MOGAD, MS, and Monophasic Seronegative Demyelination. Neurology 101(4): e425-e437, July 2023 Notes: Final form April 4, 2023 First Published May 31, 2023.
Brenda Banwell, MD: Dr. Barry Singer's Podcast. Interview March 2023.