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Shavonne L Massey, MD, MSCE
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Director of Neonatal Neurophysiology , Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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179 Charting Pediatrics Podcast, "Seizures and Paroxysmal Events: Diagnosis and Management of Events That Worry Us", American Academic of Pediatrics National Convention and Exhibition, New Orleans, LA, October 2019
149 Charting Pediatrics Podcast, "Seizures or Something Else", recorded at the American Academic of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition, Denver, CO, September 2025
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179 Charting Pediatrics Podcast, "Seizures and Paroxysmal Events: Diagnosis and Management of Events That Worry Us", American Academic of Pediatrics National Convention and Exhibition, New Orleans, LA, October 2019
149 Charting Pediatrics Podcast, "Seizures or Something Else", recorded at the American Academic of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition, Denver, CO, September 2025
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24 82 Intern, Pediatrics, Drexel University College of Medicine; St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, 2009-2010.
24 6b Resident, Pediatrics, Drexel University College of Medicine; St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children 1b , 2010-2011.
24 7b Resident, Child Neurology, New York University School of Medicine; Langone Medical Center and Bellevue Hospital Center 1b , 2011-2014.
24 91 Fellow, Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine; Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia 1b , 2014-2015.
24 79 Postgraduate Trainee, Neuroepidemiology, University of Pennsylvania Department of Neurology, 2015-2017.
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24 7b Resident, Child Neurology, New York University School of Medicine; Langone Medical Center and Bellevue Hospital Center 1b , 2011-2014.
24 91 Fellow, Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine; Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia 1b , 2014-2015.
24 79 Postgraduate Trainee, Neuroepidemiology, University of Pennsylvania Department of Neurology, 2015-2017.
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28 4f American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Epilepsy, 2016.
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28 4f American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Epilepsy, 2016.
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57 Diagnosis and Management of Seizures in High Risk Neonatal Populations20 EEG Biomarker Development
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1e8 Franck LS, Lemmon ME, Grossbauer L, Pawlowski K, Sturza JS, Wusthoff CJ, Massey SL, Chu CJ, Soul JS, Numis AL, Thomas C, Benedetti GM, Anwar T, Berl MM, Gidley Larson JC, Rogers EE, Chen C, McCulloch CE, Glass HC, Shellhaas RA: Parent and Family Well-Being and Associated Risk Factors as Children with Neonatal Seizures Reach Preschool and School-Age: A Longitudinal Cohort Study. J Pediatr Clin Pract 16, May 2025.
169 Shellhaas RA, Franck LS, Pilon B, Wusthoff CJ, Massey SL, Chu CJ, Soul JS, Lemmon ME, Numis AL, Sturza JS, Thomas C, Benedetti GM, Rau SMD, Anwar T, Berl MM, McCulloch CE, Glass HC.: Sleep Disorders Five Years After Acute Provoked Neonatal Seizures. Journal of Pediatrics 278, March 2025.
34d Zerafati-Jahromi G, Oxman E, Hoang HD, Charng WL, Kotla T, Yuan W, Ishibashi K, Sebaoui S, Luedtke K, Winrow B, Ganetzky RD, Ruiz A, Manso-Basúz C, Spataro N, Kannu P, Athey T, Peroutka C, Barnes C, Sidlow R, Anadiotis G, Magnussen K, Valenzuela I, Moles-Fernandez A, Berger S, Grant CL, Vilain E, Arnadottir GA, Sulem P, Sulem TS, Stefansson K, Massey S, Ginn N, Poduri A, D'Gama AM, Valentine R, Trowbridge SK, Murali CN, Franciskovich R, Tran Y, Webb BD, Keppler-Noreuil KM, Hall AL, McGivern B, Monaghan KG, Guillen Sacoto MJ, Baldridge D, Silverman GA, Dahiya S, Turner TN, Schedl T, Corbin JG, Pak SC, Zohn IE, Gurnett CA.: Sequence Variants in HECTD1 Result in a Variable Neurodevelopmental Disorder. American Journal of Human Genetics 112(3): 537-553, March 2025.
1ba Peng GS, Halsey K, Wusthoff CJ, Chu CJ, Massey SL, Lemmon ME, Thomas C, Numis AL, Benedetti GM, Sturza J, Rogers EE, Franck LS, McCulloch CE, Soul JS, Shellhaas RA, Bonifacio SL, Glass HC.: Preferred Parental Language and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes Among Infants With Acute Provoked Neonatal Seizures in the United States. Pediatric Neurology 164: 115-121, March 2025.
170 Massey SL, Sandoval Karamian AG, Fitzgerald MP, Fung FW, Abramson A, Salmon MK, Parikh D, Abend NS.: Development of a Model to Predict Electroencephalographic Seizures in Neonates with Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy Treated with Therapeutic Hypothermia. Epilepsia 66(2): 518-530, February 2025.
1ae Mattes AM, Shellhaas RA, Glass HC, Sturza J, Rau S, Lemmon M, Rogers EE, Numis A, Soul JS, Berl M, Wusthoff CJ, Chu CJ, Massey SL, Thomas C, Franck LS, McCulloch CE, Benedetti GM, Means J, Means K, Anwar T, Gidley Larson JC.: Neonatal Seizures and Associated Neurobehavioral Profiles in Preschool Age Children. Pediatric Neurology 163: 76-81, February 2025.
1b2 Wusthoff CJ, Numis AL, Pressler RM, Chu CJ, Massey S, Clancy RR, Nguyen S, Hahn CD, Scher MS, Pilon B, King DT 3rd, Wong HN, Tsuchida TN, Riviello JJ, Shellhaas RA.: The American Clinical Neurophysiology Society Guideline on Indications for Continuous Electroencephalography Monitoring in Neonates. Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology 42(1): 1-11, January 2025.
1a8 Field NK, Franck LS, Shellhaas RA, Glass HC, Young KA, Dhar S, Hamlett A, Pilon B, Means K, Soul JS, Massey SL, Wusthoff CJ, Chu CJ, Thomas C, Rogers E, Berl MM, Benedetti GM, Anwar T, Lemmon ME; Neonatal Seizure Registry.: Life After Neonatal Seizures: Characterizing the Longitudinal Parent Experience. Pediatric Neurology 161: 76-83, December 2024.
ba Sandoval Karamian AG, DiGiovine MP, Massey SL: Neonatal Seizures. Pediatrics in Review 45(7): 381-393, July 2024.
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1da Numis AL, Glass HC, Soul JS, Wusthoff CJ, Massey SL, Benedetti GM, Chu CJ, Thomas C, Anwar T, Lemmon ME, Franck LS, Berl MM, Pilon B, Rau SMD, Li Y, Sturza J, McCulloch CE, Shellhaas RA: Postneonatal epilepsy after acute provoked neonatal seizures: Incidence, predictors, and clinical burden in a multicenter cohort followed through early childhood. Epilepsia August 2025 Notes: online ahead of print.1e8 Franck LS, Lemmon ME, Grossbauer L, Pawlowski K, Sturza JS, Wusthoff CJ, Massey SL, Chu CJ, Soul JS, Numis AL, Thomas C, Benedetti GM, Anwar T, Berl MM, Gidley Larson JC, Rogers EE, Chen C, McCulloch CE, Glass HC, Shellhaas RA: Parent and Family Well-Being and Associated Risk Factors as Children with Neonatal Seizures Reach Preschool and School-Age: A Longitudinal Cohort Study. J Pediatr Clin Pract 16, May 2025.
169 Shellhaas RA, Franck LS, Pilon B, Wusthoff CJ, Massey SL, Chu CJ, Soul JS, Lemmon ME, Numis AL, Sturza JS, Thomas C, Benedetti GM, Rau SMD, Anwar T, Berl MM, McCulloch CE, Glass HC.: Sleep Disorders Five Years After Acute Provoked Neonatal Seizures. Journal of Pediatrics 278, March 2025.
34d Zerafati-Jahromi G, Oxman E, Hoang HD, Charng WL, Kotla T, Yuan W, Ishibashi K, Sebaoui S, Luedtke K, Winrow B, Ganetzky RD, Ruiz A, Manso-Basúz C, Spataro N, Kannu P, Athey T, Peroutka C, Barnes C, Sidlow R, Anadiotis G, Magnussen K, Valenzuela I, Moles-Fernandez A, Berger S, Grant CL, Vilain E, Arnadottir GA, Sulem P, Sulem TS, Stefansson K, Massey S, Ginn N, Poduri A, D'Gama AM, Valentine R, Trowbridge SK, Murali CN, Franciskovich R, Tran Y, Webb BD, Keppler-Noreuil KM, Hall AL, McGivern B, Monaghan KG, Guillen Sacoto MJ, Baldridge D, Silverman GA, Dahiya S, Turner TN, Schedl T, Corbin JG, Pak SC, Zohn IE, Gurnett CA.: Sequence Variants in HECTD1 Result in a Variable Neurodevelopmental Disorder. American Journal of Human Genetics 112(3): 537-553, March 2025.
1ba Peng GS, Halsey K, Wusthoff CJ, Chu CJ, Massey SL, Lemmon ME, Thomas C, Numis AL, Benedetti GM, Sturza J, Rogers EE, Franck LS, McCulloch CE, Soul JS, Shellhaas RA, Bonifacio SL, Glass HC.: Preferred Parental Language and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes Among Infants With Acute Provoked Neonatal Seizures in the United States. Pediatric Neurology 164: 115-121, March 2025.
170 Massey SL, Sandoval Karamian AG, Fitzgerald MP, Fung FW, Abramson A, Salmon MK, Parikh D, Abend NS.: Development of a Model to Predict Electroencephalographic Seizures in Neonates with Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy Treated with Therapeutic Hypothermia. Epilepsia 66(2): 518-530, February 2025.
1ae Mattes AM, Shellhaas RA, Glass HC, Sturza J, Rau S, Lemmon M, Rogers EE, Numis A, Soul JS, Berl M, Wusthoff CJ, Chu CJ, Massey SL, Thomas C, Franck LS, McCulloch CE, Benedetti GM, Means J, Means K, Anwar T, Gidley Larson JC.: Neonatal Seizures and Associated Neurobehavioral Profiles in Preschool Age Children. Pediatric Neurology 163: 76-81, February 2025.
1b2 Wusthoff CJ, Numis AL, Pressler RM, Chu CJ, Massey S, Clancy RR, Nguyen S, Hahn CD, Scher MS, Pilon B, King DT 3rd, Wong HN, Tsuchida TN, Riviello JJ, Shellhaas RA.: The American Clinical Neurophysiology Society Guideline on Indications for Continuous Electroencephalography Monitoring in Neonates. Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology 42(1): 1-11, January 2025.
1a8 Field NK, Franck LS, Shellhaas RA, Glass HC, Young KA, Dhar S, Hamlett A, Pilon B, Means K, Soul JS, Massey SL, Wusthoff CJ, Chu CJ, Thomas C, Rogers E, Berl MM, Benedetti GM, Anwar T, Lemmon ME; Neonatal Seizure Registry.: Life After Neonatal Seizures: Characterizing the Longitudinal Parent Experience. Pediatric Neurology 161: 76-83, December 2024.
ba Sandoval Karamian AG, DiGiovine MP, Massey SL: Neonatal Seizures. Pediatrics in Review 45(7): 381-393, July 2024.
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