Shavonne L Massey, MD, MSCE
Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending Physician, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending Physician, Pennsylvania Hospital
Attending Physician, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Attending Physician, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Clinical Associate, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending Physician, Lancaster General Hospital
Attending Physician, Virtua Hospital
Director of Neonatal Neurophysiology , Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Neurology
Contact information
3501 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Publications
Links
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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
Charting Pediatrics Podcast, "Seizures or Something Else", recorded at the American Academic of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition, Denver, CO, September 2025
Search PubMed for articles
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
Charting Pediatrics Podcast, "Seizures or Something Else", recorded at the American Academic of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition, Denver, CO, September 2025
Education
AB (Psychology)
Princeton University, 2005.
MD (Medicine)
University of Maryland School of Medicine, 2009.
MSCE (Epidemiology)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2018.
AB (Psychology)
Princeton University, 2005.
MD (Medicine)
University of Maryland School of Medicine, 2009.
MSCE (Epidemiology)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2018.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern, Pediatrics, Drexel University College of Medicine; St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, 2009-2010.
Resident, Pediatrics, Drexel University College of Medicine; St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children , 2010-2011.
Resident, Child Neurology, New York University School of Medicine; Langone Medical Center and Bellevue Hospital Center , 2011-2014.
Fellow, Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine; Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia , 2014-2015.
Postgraduate Trainee, Neuroepidemiology, University of Pennsylvania Department of Neurology, 2015-2017.
Intern, Pediatrics, Drexel University College of Medicine; St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, 2009-2010.
Resident, Pediatrics, Drexel University College of Medicine; St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children , 2010-2011.
Resident, Child Neurology, New York University School of Medicine; Langone Medical Center and Bellevue Hospital Center , 2011-2014.
Fellow, Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine; Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia , 2014-2015.
Postgraduate Trainee, Neuroepidemiology, University of Pennsylvania Department of Neurology, 2015-2017.
Certifications
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Neurology (with special qualifications in child neurology) , 2014.
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Epilepsy, 2016.
Permanent linkAmerican Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Neurology (with special qualifications in child neurology) , 2014.
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Epilepsy, 2016.
Description of Clinical Expertise
EEGEpilepsy
Neonatal brain injury
Neonatal seizures
Neurocritical care
Neurogenetics
Description of Research Expertise
Diagnosis and Management of Seizures in High Risk Neonatal PopulationsEEG Biomarker Development
Selected Publications
Ellis CA, Copeland J, Velez I, Oliver KL, Shalaby H, Baldwin A, Armstrong C, Back A, Berlin B, Cohen S, Cuddapah VA, deCampo D, Dubbs H, Ginn N, Harrison AG, Lewin N, Lusk L, Marsh ED, Massey SL, McDonnell PP, McKee JL, Ortiz-Gonzalez X, Prentice AJ, Sullivan KR, Ruggiero SM, Fitzgerald MP, Goldberg EM, Helbig I.: Genetic testing for familial epilepsies: Diagnostic yield and genetic findings. Epilepsia 67(6), June 2026.Glass HC, Numis AL, Soul JS, Wusthoff CJ, Lemmon ME, Chu CJ, Massey SL, Thomas C, Anwar T, Berl MM, Larson JG, Sturza J, Annis D, Rogers EE, Franck LS, McCulloch CE, Shellhaas RA.: Long-term safety of early discontinuation of antiseizure medication after resolution of acute provoked neonatal seizures. Epilepsia 67(6), June 2026.
Fitts W, Sandoval Karamian AG, Anto MM, Massey SL, Fung FW, Abend NS, Fitzgerald MP. : Racial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Associations with Outcomes in Neonatal Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J Child Neurol. June 2026.
Sandoval Karamian AG, Zhu T, Huang H, Massey SL, Fitzgerald MP, Parikh D, Vossough A, Helbig I, Abend NS.: White Matter Microstructural Abnormalities in Neonatal Onset Genetic Epilepsy. Ann Clin Transl Neurol. May 2026.
Numis AL, Shellhaas RA, Soul JS, Gardner MA, Wusthoff CJ, Benedetti GM, Di Germanio C, Bammler TK, Erle DJ, Eckalbar WL, McCulloch CE, Heagerty PJ, Wood TR, Wu YW, Juul SE, Lowenstein DH, Glass HC; Neonatal Seizure Registry Study Group; HEAL Consortium: Mechanistically informed circulating biomarkers are associated with acquired epilepsy after neonatal brain injury. J Neuroinflammation 23(1), May 2026.
Glass HC, Numis AL, Soul JS, Wusthoff CJ, Lemmon ME, Benedetti GM, Chu CJ, Massey SL, Thomas C, Anwar T, Sturza J, Berl MM, Li Y, Rogers EE, Rau S, Gidley Larson JC, Guerrero JL, Franck LS, McCulloch CE, Shellhaas RA. : Profiles and Predictors of Neurodevelopmental Outcome at 5-6 Years in Children With a History of Acute Provoked Neonatal Seizures. Annals of Neurology January 2026 Notes: Epub ahead of print.
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 66(12): 4844-4856, December 2025.
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.
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.
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.