Benjamin C Kennedy, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending Neurosurgeon, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending Neurosurgeon, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Attending Neurosurgeon, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Attending Neurosurgeon, The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Department: Neurosurgery
Contact information
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
34th and Civic Center Blvd.
6th Floor, Wood Building
Philadelphia, PA 19104
34th and Civic Center Blvd.
6th Floor, Wood Building
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-2780
Email:
kennedybc@email.chop.edu
kennedybc@email.chop.edu
Education:
BA
Northwestern University - Evanston, IL, 2003.
MD
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons - New York, NY, 2009.
Permanent linkBA
Northwestern University - Evanston, IL, 2003.
MD
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons - New York, NY, 2009.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Clinical expertise includes- Epilepsy surgery, including stereo-EEG (sEEG), hemispherotomy, responsive neurostimulation (Neuropace), laser ablation, corpus callosotomy, hypothalamic hamartomas, and vagal nerve stimulators.
- Spasticity surgery, including selective dorsal rhizotomy and baclofen pump placement.
- Dystonia surgery, including deep brain stimulation.
- Brain and spine tumors.
- Chiari malformation.
- Tethered spinal cord and other dysraphism.
Description of Research Expertise
Research interests include epilepsy genetics, epilepsy surgery, stereo-EEG (sEEG), brain-machine interface, Chiari malformation, brain tumors.Selected Publications
Galligan K, Boisseau J, Byrd T, Kennedy BC: Epilepsy Surgery with Style: Inclusive Options for All Hair Types After Brain Surgery. Poster, 3rd Annual CHOP DEI Breakthrough Makers Summit May 2025.Tomlinson SB, Galligan K, Kessler SK, Kennedy BC: Two-year outcomes following modified transsylvian peri-insular hemispherotomy. Childs Nerv Syst. Apr 2025.
Singh S, Armstrong C, Melamed S, Galligan K, Han M, DiGiovine M, Kessler SK, Kennedy BC: Safety Profile of Intracranial Neuromodulation for Drug-Resistant Epilepsy in Children. J Neurosurg Pediatr 71(Supplement_1): 183, Apr 2025.
Murugesan R, Kennedy BC: Surgical Complications and Admission Rates After Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Children. American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting Apr 2025 Notes: Poster presentation.
Tomlinson SB, Davis P, Armstrong C, Whitney R, Kennedy BC, Marsh ED: Hypersynchronous Epileptic Network Activity Revealed by Interictal Spike Propagation and Cortico-cortical Evoked Potentials. American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting Apr 2025 Notes: Poster presentation.
Tomlinson SB, Kennedy BC, Marsh ED: Co-activation of interictal epileptiform discharges localizes seizure onset zone and fluctuates with brain state. Brain Commun Apr 2025.
Baumgartner M, Galligan K, Flanders T, Madsen P, Tucker AM, Kennedy BC: Burr Hole Hemispherotomy: Case Series. Oper Neurosurg Page: 10.1227/ons.0000000000001527, Mar 2025.
Ziechmann R, Galligan K, Digiovine M, Marsh ED, Kennedy BC: Multiple subpial transections with concomitant responsive neurostimulation of the insula: illustrative case. J Neurosurg Case Lessons 9(13): CASE24445, Mar 2025.
Samuel B. Tomlinson, Michael Baumgartner, Timothy R. Darlington, Eric D. Marsh, Benjamin C. Kennedy: Mapping the Epileptogenic Brain Using Low-Frequency Stimulation: Two Decades of Advances and Uncertainties. J Clin Med Mar 2025.
Baumgartner M, Galligan K, Baumgartner J, Kessler SK, Kennedy BC: Salvage Trans-Sylvian Peri-Insular Hemispherotomy After Embolic Hemispherectomy. Ann Child Neurol Soc 2025: 1-5, Feb 2025.