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Family Recommended Specialists


We have created a global list compiled from family recommendations for medical professionals who have experience in treating Glut1 Deficiency patients. We hope this list will be helpful to families in trying to find qualified, quality, and experienced care for their loved ones.

Specialists are listed in the following categories:   ​
G1DF Medical Advisory Board Members
Genetics
Neurology
Neurometabolics
Epilepsy/Epileptology
Diet/Nutrition
Therapy
​Specialists included are not necessarily endorsed by the Glut1 Deficiency Foundation but have been recommended by Glut1 Deficiency families under their care. Please contact us for recommended additions to the list.

Glut1 Deficiency Foundation Medical Advisory Board Members

​Maryland
Eric Kossoff, MD
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland

Mackenzie Cervenka, MD
Johns Hopkins Hospital 
Baltimore, Maryland

Missouri
Toni Pearson, MBBS, MD
St. Louis Children's Hospital
St. Louis, Missouri


New York
Darryl De Vivo, MD
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York

Texas
Juan Pascual, MD, PhD
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Children's Hospital Dallas
Dallas, Texas

Wisconsin
Beth Zupec-Kania   RDN, CD
Ketogenic Therapies, LLC
Consultant to The Charlie Foundation for Ketogenic Therapies
www.bethzupeckania.com

Germany
Prof. Dr. Jörg Klepper
Children's Hospital Aschaffenburg
Aschaffenburg, Germany

Netherlands
Prof. Dr. Michèl Willemsen 
Radboud University Medical Center 
Nijmegen, The Netherlands


Neurology

Alabama
Amitha Ananth, MD
Children’s Hospital of Alabama 
Birmingham Alabama

Arizona
Korwyn L. Williams, MD, PhD
Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Phoenix, Arizona

California
Mary Kay Dyes, MD
Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach
Long Beach, California 

Suresh Govindram Gurbani, MD
Anaheim Kraemer
Anaheim, California

Ashley Kinney, RN, MSN, CPNP
Stanford Children’s Health
Palo Alto, California 

Kristina K Murata, NP
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, California

Gregg Nelson, MD
Roseville Medical Center
Roseville, California

Raman Sankar, MD, PhD
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, California

Colorado
Abigail Collins, MD
The Children's Hospital
Aurora, Colorado


Bradford R. Miller, MD
Children’s Hospital Colorado
Parker, Colorado

Mark Spitz, MD
University of Colorado Hospital
Aurora, Colorado

Connecticut
Francis DeMaurio, MD
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
Hartford, Connecticut

Florida

Maria Pilar Gennaro, ARNP
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
Miami, Florida

Paula Padua Schleifer, MD

Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
Miami, Florida 

Georgia
Philip Holt, MD
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia

Daniel C. Tarquinio, DO
Center for Rare Neurological Diseases
Norcross, Georgia

Illinois
Tracy S. Gertler, MD, PhD
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois 

Indiana
Mandy Harris, MD
Riley Children’s Hospital
Indianapolis, IN 


Lisa M. McGuire, MD
Peyton Manning Children's Hospital at St. Vincent
Indianapolis, Indiana

Lisa Smith, MD
Riley Children’s Hospital
Indianapolis, IN

Maryland
Juan Caceres Noguera, MD
Children's Hospital at Sinai
Baltimore, Maryland


Michigan
Daniel H. Arndt, MD
Beaumont Pediatric Epilepsy
Royal Oak, Michigan

Minnesota
Lily C. Wong-Kisiel, M.D.
Mayo Clinic Hospital 
Rochester, Minnesota

Elaine Wirrell, MD
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN


New Hampshire
Richard P. Morse, MD
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, New Hampshire

New Jersey
Bernard Maria, MD
Goryeb Children's Hospital
Morristown, New Jersey

New York
Sarah Finnegan, MD
University Neurology
Williamsville, New York


Danielle K. McBrian, MD
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York

Steven M. Wolf, MD
BCHP Pediatric Neurology at Hartsdale
Hartsdale, New York

North Carolina
Rani K. Singh, MD
Atrium Health 
Concord, North Carolina

Ohio
Todd Arthur, MD
Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Cincinnati, Ohio


Michele M. Turner, MSN, APRN, CNS
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio

Ingrid Tuxhorn, MD
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio


Pennsylvania
Christina Bergqvis,  MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


Marissa P. DiGiovine, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Eric Marsh, MD
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

South Carolina
James Hunter Parrott, MD
Prisma Health Children's Hospital
Columbia, South Carolina 

Tennessee
Jennifer A. Brault, MD
Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital
Nashville, Tennessee

Texas
Brian Aalbers, MD
Cook Children's Medical Center
Fort Worth, Texas


Adrian Lacy, MD
Cook Children's Medical Center
Fort Worth, Texas

Linda Leary, MD
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas

Gretchen Von Allman, MD
UT Health/Memorial Hermann TMC
Houston, Texas


Utah
Paula R. Peterson, MD
Primary Children’s Hospital 
Salt Lake City, Utah

Virginia

Rachel D. Livingston, CPNP
Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU Children's Pavilion
Richmond, Virginia

Washington
Russell P. Saneto, DO, PhD
Seattle Children’s Hospital 
Seattle, Washington

Washington D.C.
Thuy-Anh Vu, MD
Children’s National Hospital 
Washington, District of Columbia

Wisconsin
Elizabeth A. Felton MD, PhD
University of Wisconsin Hospital
Madison, Wisconsin 

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Argentina
Marisa Armeno 
Hospital of Pediatrics S.A.M.I.C. Prof. Dr. Juan P. Garrahan
Buenos Aires, Argentina 

Australia 
Dr. Damian Clarke
Women and Children's Hospital Adelaide
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Dr. Deepak Gill
Children’s Hospital at Westmead
Sydney, Australia

Ingrid E. Scheffer, AO FAA FAHMS
Austin Hospital 
Melburne, Victoria, Australia

Austria
Dr. Haberlandt
Uniklinik Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria

Brazil
Marcia Listik
Hospital Sírio-Libanês
Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brasil

Canada
Jeffrey G. Barnes, MD
St. Boniface Clinic
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Brandon Meaney, MD
McMaster Children’s Hospital
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Dragos A. Nita, MD, PhD, FRCPC
North York General Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

France
Pr. Vincent Desportes
Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant
Lyon, France

Germany
Bernd Wilken, MD
Klinikum Kassel
Kassel, Germany

Israel
Michal Tzadok, MD
Sheba Medical Center
Tel Hashomer, Israel

Italy
Pierangelo Veggiotti
Neurologia Pediatrica del Buzzi
Milan, Italy 

Hong Kong
Fung Cheuk Wing, MD
Hong Kong Children’s Hospital
Hong Kong, Ngau Tau Kok

Norway
Kathrine Cammermeyer Haavardsholm
Oslo University Hospital 
Oslo, Norway 

Ellen Molteberg, MD
Oslo University Hospital 
Oslo, Norway 

Poland
Anna Winczewska Wiktor
Szpital Kliniczny im. Heliodora Święcickiego w Poznaniu
Poznań, Poland

Qatar
Khalid Ibrahim, MD
Sidra Medical and Research Center
Doha, Qatar

South Africa
Natanya Fourie, MD
Life Wilgers Hospital
Wilgers, Pretoria

Spain
Dra. Àngels Garcia Cazorla
Hospital Sant Joan de Déu
Barcelona, Spain

Luis Gonzalez Gutierrez-Solana, MD
Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús
Madrid, Spain 

United Kingdom
Shakti Agrawal, MD
Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital 
Birmingham, England

Manali Chitre, MD
Addenbrookes Hospital
Cambridge, England


Archana Desurkar, MD
Sheffield Children's Hospital
Sheffield, England

Christin Eltze MRCPH, MSc, MD Res
Great Ormand Street Hospital 
London, England

Dr. Footitt
Great Ormand Street Hospital 
London, England 

Dr. Frances Gibbon
University Hospital of Wales
Cardiff, Wales, UK

Tim Kerr, BSc, MBBS
St. George’s University Hospital
London, England

Dr. Sandeep Jayawant
Oxford Children’s Hospital
Headington, Oxford

Dr. Robin Lachmann 
National Hospital for Neurology and Neuroscience
London, England
 
Dr. Johann te Water Naude
University Hospital of Wales
Cardiff, South Wales

Uruguay
Dra. Anabella Santoro
Asociación Médica de San José
Montevideo, Uruguay
 
Dra. Silvana Mutarelli
Asociación Médica de San José
Montevideo, Uruguay
 
Dra. Andrea Avellanal
Asociación Médica de San José
Montevideo, Uruguay
 
Dr. Gabriel González Rabelino
Asociación Médica de San José
Montevideo, Uruguay

Neurometabolics

Ohio
Sumit Parkikh, MD
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio


United Kingdom
Dr. Elaine Murphy
University College London Hospital
Lonon, England

Mark Sharrard, MD

Sheffield Children's Hospital
Sheffield, England

Genetics

California
Kamer Tezcan, MD
Sacramento Medical Center
Sacramento, California 

Illinois
George E. Hoganson, MD
University of Illinois Hospital & Health Services
Chicago, Illinois

Indiana
Jennifer Weida, MD
Indiana University Hospital
Indianapolis, Indiana


New York
Kris Engelstad, MS, CGC
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York


Texas
Fernando Scaglia, MD
Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, Texas

 
Lilei Zhang, MD, PhD
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center
Houston, Texas

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Canada
Saadet Andrews, MD, PhD, FCCMG
The Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Qatar
Tawag Ben-Omran, MD
Hamad General Hospital
Doha, Qatar

Epilepsy/Epileptology

Alabama
Jennifer De Wolfe, DO
University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital 
Birmingham, Alabama

Florida
Joo Hee Seo, MD
AdventHealth Medical Group Epilepsy
Orlando, Florida

Michigan
Danielle A. Nolan, MD
Beaumont Pediatric Epilepsy 
Royal Oak, Michigan

Missouri
Liu Lin Thio, MD
St. Louis Children’s Hospital 
St. Louis, Missouri

Minnesota
Michael D. Frost, MD
MN Epilepsy Group
Saint Paul, Minnesota

North Carolina
Heidi Munger Clary, MD, MPH
Wake Forest Baptist Health
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Texas
Rebecca J. Schultz, Ph.D., RN, CPNP
Texas Children's Hospital/Blue Bird Circle Clinic
Houston, Texas


​
Norway
Trine Ingebrigsen
SSE Spesialsykehuset for epilepsy
Sandvika, Norway

Diet/Nutrition

Alabama
Monica McChesney, MS, RDN, LD
Children’s Hospital of Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama

Alicia Roberts, MS, RD

University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital 
Birmingham, Alabama

Arizona
Lisa Vanatta, MS, RDN, CSP
Phoenix Children’s Hospital 
Phoenix, Arizona

California
Amanda Aufdermauer
Stanford Children’s Health
Palo Alto, California

Joyce Wong, RD
Oakland Medical Center
Oakland, CA

Colorado
Stephanie Criteser, RD, CSP, CNSC
Children’s Hospital Colorado
Parker, Colorado

Jennifer Oliver, NP
Children’s Hospital of Colorado
Aurora, Colorado

Connecticut
Beth Chatfield, MS, RD, CD-N
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
Hartford, Connecticut

Florida
Candice Forbes, MPH, RD,LD
Advent Health Orlando
Orlando, Florida

Cristina Visona, CSP
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
Miami, Florida
 
Georgia
Meredith Johnson 
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Ketogenic Diet Clinic
Atlanta, Georgia

Erin Reeves
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
 
Illinois

Katherine Ingle, RD
University of Illinois Hospital & Health Services
Chicago, Illinois

Wesley Lowman, RDN, LDN
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
 
Indiana
Kara Borcherding, RD
Peyton Manning Children's Hospital at St. Vincent
Indianapolis, Indiana

Jenny Kramer, MS, RD, CDE
Riley Children’s Hospital
Indianapolis, IN


Minnesota 
Susan Eckert, RD CSP, LD
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN


Minnesota
Keto Team at Gillette Phalen Clinic
Gillette Phalen Clinic
St. Paul, Minnesota

Michigan
Rebecca Thorwall 
University of Michigan Medical Center
Ann Arbor, Michigan 
 
Missouri
Leslie K. Johnson 
Children’s Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri

Morgan Mueller, RD
St. Louis Children’s Hospital
St. Louis, Missouri 

New Jersey
Lindsay Hammond-Schumacher RD
Goryeb Children's Hospital
Morristown, New Jersey
 
New York

Cynthia Gillogly, RD
Women's and Children's Hospital of Buffalo
Buffalo, New York

Danielle Starkman, MS, RD, CSP, CDN
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York

Casey Siegel MS, RD, CDN, CNSC
Mount Sinai Health System
New York, New York

North Carolina
Dari C. Starkey, RD
Wake Forest Baptist Health 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Ohio
Jessica C. Harvey, MS, RD, CSP LD
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio

Therese O'Flaugherty, MS, RD, LD, CSP
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio


Pennsylvania
Sue Groveman, MS, RD, LDN
Cagla Fenton, RD, LDN

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
​
Texas
Emily Samuels, RD, CSP, LP
Texas Children's Hospital/Blue Bird Circle Clinic
Houston, Texas

Utah
Tara Finnerty RDN, CSP, CD
Primary Children’s Hospital 
Salt Lake City, Utah 


Washington
Hannah Maxbauer MS, RD
Seattle Children’s Hospital 
Seattle, Washington
 
Wisconsin 
Kelly Faltersack, MS, RD, CD
University of Wisconsin Hospital 
Madison, Wisconsin

​
Australia
Jessica Hamilton
Austin Hospital 
Melburne, Victoria, Australia
 
Dr. Drago Bratkovic
Women and Children's Hospital Adelaide
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
 
Annabel L Sweeney
Women and Children's Hospital Adelaide
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
 
Austria
Dr. Scholl-Bürgi
Uniklinik Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
 
Brazil
Daniela Kawamoto Murakami
Clínica Vita
Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brasil
 
Canada
Nicole Aylward
Health Sciences Centre 
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Jennifer Fabe 
McMaster Children’s Hospital
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Chile
Verónica Cornejo Espinoza
Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos de la Universidad de Chile
Macul, Chile

Denmark
Allan Meldgaard Lund
Rigshospitalet 
Copenhagen, Denmark
 
Camilla D. Caroe
University hospital of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet
Copenhagen, Denmark
 
Norway
Kathrine C. Haavardsholm, RD
Oslo University Hospital
Oslo, Norway 
 
Spain
Natalia Egea Castillo
Hospital Sant Joan de Déu
Barcelona, Spain

Consuelo C. Pedrón Giner
Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús
Madrid, Spain 

United Kingdom 
Matthew's Friends Clinic
Young Epilepsy
Lingfield, Surrey

Vanessa Appleyard, RD
Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital 
Birmingham, England

Victoria Bittle 
Bristol Royal Hospital for Children 
Bristol, United Kingdom 

Nicol Clayton 
Southmead Childrens Hospital
Bristol, England


Rachel Doody, RD
St. George’s University Hospital
London, England

Patty Nguyen
National Hospital for Neurology and Neuroscience
London, England

Rachel Skeath
Great Ormand Street Hospital 
London, England 

Sonia Slegtenhorst
Addenbrookes Hospital
Cambridge, England

Therapy

Texas
Pamela C. Paguio, MS, OTR
Neurodevelopmental Therapy Services, Inc.
Katy, Texas


Missouri
Jordan Zuccarelli, DPT
Overland Park
Kansas City, Missouri

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  • About Glut1 Deficiency
    • What is Glut1 Deficiency?
    • Key Terms in Glut1 Deficiency
    • About the Ketogenic Diet
    • Newly Diagnosed
    • Research >
      • Research News >
        • Research Grant Program >
          • Research Grant Award Recipients
      • Recent Publications
      • Patient Registry
    • Resources >
      • Cognition and Learning
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      • Resource List
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      • Patient Stories >
        • Stories >
          • Emily
          • Bobby
          • Lilly
          • Allison
          • Katie
          • Tessa
          • Justin
          • Whitney
          • Ryan
          • Erik
          • Pattygrace
          • Chris
          • Sam
          • Collette
          • Phil
          • Joshua
          • DeAndre
          • Matt
          • Jayden
          • Brittany
          • Macie
          • Braden
          • Dalton
          • Jordan
          • Joelle
          • Sabrina
          • Thomas
          • Haley
          • Reed
          • Ben
          • Parys
          • Ronnie-Louise
          • Colin
          • Nathan
          • Lee
          • Dominic
          • Raina
          • Dylan
          • Brayden
          • Elli
          • Jacob
          • Rian
          • Hailey
          • Olivia
          • Addie
          • Drake
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