Medical Professionals

Ask the Expert

The Women and Epilepsy Initiative's "Ask the Expert" series features experts answering audience-submitted topical questions of interest to women with epilepsy. The experts include health care professionals, social workers and women with epilepsy.

Please note that the opinions expressed are those of the participating expert. Always consult with your physician before making any changes to your treatment.

Links to each month's featured topic and our expert biographies appear below:

Month Expert Topic
July/Aug 2006 Kimford J. Meador, M.D.
Director, Epilepsy Program & Director, Clinical Alzheimer Program at University of Florida Medical Center		 Health Issues for Women Living with Epilepsy
Aug/Sept 2005 Christine O’Dell, RN, MSN
Comprehensive Epilepsy Center
Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York		 The Use of Antiepileptic Drugs During Pregnancy
March/April 2005 Mark Yerby, M.D., MPH
Associate Clinical Professor of OB/GYN, Neurology and Public Health and Preventative Medicine at Oregon Health Sciences University
 Pregnancy & Epilepsy
Oct/Nov 2004 Blanca R. Vazquez, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology at NYU Medical Center
 College-Age Women & Epilepsy
July/Aug 2004 Mark Yerby, M.D., MPH
Associate Clinical Professor of OB/GYN, Neurology and Public Health and Preventative Medicine at Oregon Health Sciences University
 Pregnancy & Epilepsy
Oct/Nov 2003 Patricia Osborne Shafer, R.N., M.N.
Epilepsy nurse specialist
 When Mom Has Epilepsy: Issues in the Family
Sept/Oct 2003 Eileen Salmanson, LICSW
Senior clinical social worker
 Sexuality & Relationships
Aug/Sept 2003 Andrew G. Herzog, M.D.
Director of the Harvard Neuroendocrine Unit at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
 Hormones & Menopause
May/June 2003 Martha J. Morrell, M.D.
Professor of Clinical Neurology
 Seizures and Women Over the Life Span
July/Aug 2003 Georgia D. Montouris, M.D.
Assistant professor of Neurology at Boston University School of Medicine
 Family Planning & Pregnancy
June/July 2003 Jacqueline A. French, M.D.
Professor in the Department of Neurology at the University of Pennsylvania
 Choosing an Effective Therapy for Women and Girls