
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 facing the multiple challenges of living with this disease.
A willingness to learn and grow along with your family can be as important as experience when choosing a healthcare team to care for a loved one with a rare disease.

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.
Shakti Agrawal, MD
Neurology Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital Birmingham , EnglandVisit Website
Amitha Ananth, MD
Genetics, Neurology Children’s Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AlabamaVisit Website
Saadet Andrews, MD, PhD, FCCMG
Genetics The Hospital for Sick Children Toronto , CanadaJayne Antony, MD, PhD
Neurology Children's Hospital Medical Center Westmead, Australia, AustraliaVisit Website
Vanessa Appleyard, RD
Diet/Nutrition Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital Birmingham, EnglandMarisa Armeno
Diet/Nutrition, Neurology Hospital of Pediatrics S.A.M.I.C. Prof. Dr. Juan P. Garrahan Buenos Aires, ArgentinaVisit Website
Daniel H. Arndt, MD
Epilepsy/Epileptology, Neurology Beaumont Pediatric Epilepsy Royal Oak, MichiganVisit Website
Amanda Aufdermauer
Diet/Nutrition Stanford Children’s Health Palo Alto, CaliforniaDr. Andrea Avellanal
Neurology Asociación Médica de San José Montevideo, UruguayNicole Aylward
Diet/Nutrition Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg, CanadaHolly Baker
Diet/Nutrition Hershey, PennsylvaniaEduardo Barragan
Neurology Hospital Infantil de México, Federico Gómez Mexico City, MexicoLuis E. Bello-Espinosa, MD
Neurology Orlando Health | Arnold Palmer Hospital Orlando, FloridaVisit Website
Tawag Ben-Omran, MD
Genetics Hamad General Hospital Doha, QatarChristina Bergqvis, MD
Neurology Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaVisit Website
Dra. Saskia Bermeo
Diet/Nutrition Omni Hospital Guayaquil, EcuadorStacey K Bessone, RD
Diet/Nutrition Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital St. Petersburg, FloridaVictoria Bittle
Diet/Nutrition Bristol Royal Hospital for Children Bristol, EnglandKara Borcherding, RD
Diet/Nutrition Peyton Manning Children's Hospital at St. Vincent Indianapolis, IndianaDr. Drago Bratkovic
Diet/Nutrition Women and Children's Hospital Adelaide Adelaide, AustraliaJessica Brown, RD, CSP, CNSC
Diet/Nutrition Children's Hospital Orange County Orange, California, CaliforniaVisit Website
Russell J. Butterfield, MD
Neurology Primary Children's Medical Center Salt Lake City, UtahVisit Website
Juan Francisco Cabello
Neurology INTA Santiago, ChileTracy Cameron
Diet/Nutrition Ninewells Hospital Dundee, ScotlandConsuelo Carmen
Diet/NutritionCamilla D. Caroe
Diet/Nutrition University hospital of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet Copenhagen, DenmarkMackenzie Cervenka, MD
G1DF Medical Advisory Board Members, Neurology Johns Hopkins Baltimore, MarylandVisit Website
Richard Chang, MD
Metabolics Children's Hospital Orange County Orange, California, CaliforniaVisit Website
Beth Chatfield, MS, RD, CD-N
Diet/Nutrition Connecticut Children’s Medical Center Hartford, ConnecticutVisit Website
Manali Chitre, MD
Neurology Addenbrookes Hospital Cambridge, EnglandJean Cibula, MD
Epilepsy/Epileptology, Neurology University of Florida Gainesville, FloridaVisit Website
Kerry Clark
Diet/Nutrition Spokane, WashingtonDr. Damian Clarke
Neurology Women and Children's Hospital Adelaide Adelaide, South Australia, AustraliaVisit Website
Heidi Munger Clary, MD, MPH
Epilepsy/Epileptology Wake Forest Baptist Health Winston-Salem, North CarolinaVisit Website
Prof. Miguel Coelho
Neurology Hospital de Santa Maria Lisbon, PortugalStephanie Criteser, RD, CSP, CNSC
Diet/Nutrition Children’s Hospital Colorado Parker, ColoradoGenevieve Cruz, MD
Neurology Cottage Health Grotenhuis Pediatric Clinic Santa Barbara, California, CaliforniaVisit Website
Edward Dabrowski, MD
Pediatric Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Beaumont Pediatric Gross Pointe, MichiganVisit Website
Darryl De Vivo, MD
G1DF Medical Advisory Board Members, Neurology Columbia University Irving Medical Center New York, New YorkVisit Website
Jennifer De Wolfe, DO
Epilepsy/Epileptology University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital Birmingham, AlabamaVisit Website
Archana Desurkar, MD
Neurology Sheffield Children's Hospital Sheffield, EnglandMariana Diaz
Diet/Nutrition Querétaro Arteaga, MexicoJohn Dickson
Diet/Nutrition The Hospital for Sick Children Toronto, CanadaMarissa P. DiGiovine, MD
Neurology Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaVisit Website
Francis DiMaurio, MD
Neurology Connecticut Children's Medical Center Hartford, ConnecticutVisit Website
Rachel Doody, RD
Diet/Nutrition St. George’s University Hospital London, EnglandMary Kay Dyes, MD
Neurology Miller Children's and Women's Hospital Long Beach, CaliforniaVisit Website
Sarah Efklides
Diet/Nutrition Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Australia, AustraliaVisit Website
Christin Eltze, MRCPH, MSc, MD Res
Neurology Great Ormand Street Hospital London, EnglandKris Engelstad, MS, CGC
Genetics Columbia University Medical Center New York , New YorkVerónica Cornejo Espinoza
Diet/Nutrition Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos de la Universidad de Chile Macul, ChileVisit Website
Jennifer Fabe BSc, MSc, RD
Diet/Nutrition McMaster Children’s Hospital Hamilton, CanadaVisit Website
Kelly Faltersack, MS, RD, CD
Diet/Nutrition University of Wisconsin Hospital Madison, WisconsinElizabeth A. Felton MD, PhD
Neurology University of Wisconsin Hospital Madison, WisconsinVisit Website
Cagla Fenton, RD, LDN
Diet/Nutrition Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaVisit Website
Tara Finnerty RDN, CSP, CD
Diet/Nutrition Primary Children’s Hospital Salt Lake City, UtahDr. Footitt
Neurology Great Ormand Street Hospital London, EnglandCandice Forbes, MPH, RD,LD
Diet/Nutrition Advent Health Orlando Orlando, FloridaEimear Forbes
Diet/Nutrition Children's University Hospital Dublin, IrelandMichael D. Frost, MD
Epilepsy/Epileptology MN Epilepsy Group Saint Paul, MinnesotaMaria del Pilar Gennaro, ARNP
Diet/Nutrition, Epilepsy/Epileptology, Neurology Nicklaus Children's Hospital Miami, FloridaVisit Website
Dr. Boyd Ghosh
Neurology Salisbury and Southampton University Hospital Southampton, EnglandVisit Website
Dr. Giarvarsi
Neurology Kingsmill Hospital Sutton-In-Ashfield, EnglandDr. Frances Gibbon
Neurology University Hospital of Wales Cardiff, WalesCynthia Gillogly, RD
Diet/Nutrition Women's and Children's Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, New YorkDr. Daniel Gomes
Neurology Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte Lisbon, PortugalAnnette Grefe, MD
Neurology Wake Forrest Baptist Hospital Winston Salem, North CarolinaVisit Website
Marcela Gregório
Diet/Nutrition Federal Univeristy of São Paulo São Paulo, Brazil, BrazilVisit Website
Dr. Andrea Gropman, MD
Neurology Children's Hospital Washington , District of ColumbiaVisit Website
Sue Groveman, MS, RD, LDN
Diet/Nutrition Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaVisit Website
Dr. Laura Guio
Neurology Bogotá, ColombiaSuresh Govindram Gurbani, MD
Neurology Anaheim Kraemer | Kaiser Permanente Anaheim, CaliforniaVisit Website
Luis Gonzalez Gutierrez-Solana, MD
Neurology Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús Madrid, SpainKathrine Cammermeyer Haavardsholm
Neurology Oslo University Hospital Oslo , NorwayKathrine C. Haavardsholm, RD
Diet/Nutrition Oslo University Hospital Oslo, NorwayNicole Haggerty, MS, RD, LDN
Diet/Nutrition Lurie Children's Hospital Chicago, Illinois, IllinoisVisit Website
Jessica Hamilton
Diet/Nutrition Austin Hospital Melbourne, AustraliaJessica Hamilton
Diet/Nutrition Austin Hospital Melburne, AustraliaLindsay Hammond-Schumacher RD
Diet/Nutrition Goryeb Children's Hospital Morristown, New JerseyJessica C. Harvey, MS, RD, CSP LD
Diet/Nutrition Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OhioVisit Website
Cherie Herren, MD
Neurology The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Oklahoma City, OklahomaVisit Website
George E. Hoganson, MD
Genetics University of Illinois Hospital & Health Services Chicago, IllinoisVisit Website
Jessica Holy, LD
Diet/Nutrition Cook Children's Jane and John Justin Neurosciences Center Fort Worth, TexasDr. David Hsu, MD PhD
Neurology UW Madison and American Family Children's Hospital Madison, WisconsinVisit Website
Khalid Ibrahim, MD
Neurology Sidra Medical and Research Center Doha, QatarTrine Ingebrigsen
Epilepsy/Epileptology SSE Spesialsykehuset for epilepsy Sandvika, NorwayKatherine Ingle, RD
Diet/Nutrition University of Illinois Hospital & Health Services Chicago, IllinoisTrupti Jadhav, MBBS, DNB, FRACP
Neurology Royal Chldren's Hospital Melbourne, Australia, AustraliaVisit Website
Vilas Jadhav, MD
Neurology Aarya Child Epilepsy and Neurology Clinic Maharashtra, India, IndiaShilpa Jadhav, MD
Diet/Nutrition Pune, India, IndiaDr. Sandeep Jayawant
Neurology Oxford Children’s Hospital Oxford , EnglandMeredith Johnson
Diet/Nutrition Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Ketogenic Diet Clinic Atlanta, GeorgiaLeslie K. Johnson
Diet/Nutrition Children’s Mercy Hospital Kansas City Kansas City, MissouriVisit Website
Dr. Alice Jollands
Neurology Ninewells Hospital Dundee, ScotlandNeelam Katyal
Diet/Nutrition Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPaul Kazimiroff, MD
Neurology Kaiser Permanenta West Los Angeles Los Angeles, CaliforniaVisit Website
Cynthia Guadalupe Keator, MD
Neurology Cook Children's Jane and John Justin Neurosciences Center Fort Worth, TexasVisit Website
Tim Kerr, BSc, MBBS
Neurology St. George’s University Hospital London, EnglandKeto Team at Gillette Phalen Clinic
Diet/Nutrition Gillette Phalen Clinic St. Paul, MinnesotaVisit Website
Farzana Khan
Diet/Nutrition University Hospital Southampton Southampton, EnglandHungdong Kim
Neurology Severance Hospital Seoul, South KoreaAshley Kinney, RN, MSN, CPNP
Neurology Stanford Children's Hospital Palo Alto, CaliforniaVisit Website
Prof. Dr. Jörg Klepper
G1DF Medical Advisory Board Members, Neurology Children's Hospital Aschaffenburg Aschaffenburg, GermanyVisit Website
Jeff Kobayashi, MD, FRCPC
Neurology Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Toronto, CanadaVisit Website
Ewa Korecka
Diet/Nutrition Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne w Gdańsku Gdansk, Poland, PolandEric Kossoff, MD
G1DF Medical Advisory Board Members, Neurology Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore, MarylandVisit Website
Jenny Kramer, MS, RD, CDE
Diet/Nutrition Riley Children’s Hospital Indianapolis, IndianaDr. Robin Lachmann
Neurology National Hospital for Neurology and Neuroscience London , EnglandAdrian Lacy, MD
Neurology Cook Children's Jane and John Justin Neurosciences Center Fort Worth, TexasVisit Website
Geneviève Lafrance
Diet/Nutrition Department of Genetics of Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke Quebec City, CanadaVisit Website
Troy Lawrence, NP
Neurology University of Wisconsin Health - Madison Madison, Wisconsin, WisconsinVisit Website
Linda Leary, MD
Neurology University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio, TexasVisit Website
Heather Levine
Diet/Nutrition Arnold Palmer Hospital Orlando, FloridaMarcia Listik
Neurology Hospital Sírio-Libanês São Paulo , BrazilRachel D. Livingston, CPNP
Neurology Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU Children's Pavilion Richmond, VirginiaVisit Website
Jessica Lowe, MPH, RDN, CSP
Diet/Nutrition Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California and LAC+USC Medical CenterVisit Website
Wesley Lowman, RDN, LDN
Diet/Nutrition Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IllinoisDinesh Lulla, MD
Neurology Boys Town National Research Hospital Omaha, Nebraska, NebraskaVisit Website
Allan Meldgaard Lund
Diet/Nutrition Rigshospitalet Copenhagen, DenmarkMark Mackay, MD
Neurology The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne Melbourne, AustraliaVisit Website
Antonio Marcelo Di Blasi, MD
Neurology Villegas 436- consultorio privado Bariloche, ArgentinaEric Marsh, MD, PhD
Neurology Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaVisit Website
Rebecca D Martinez
Diet/Nutrition Beaumont Hospital- Farmington Hills Livonia, MichiganHannah Maxbauer MS, RD
Diet/Nutrition Seattle Children’s Hospital Seattle, WashingtonDanielle K. McBrian, MD
Neurology Columbia University Medical Center New York, New YorkVisit Website
Monica McChesney, MS, RDN, LD
Diet/Nutrition Children’s Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AlabamaLisa McGuire, MD
Neurology Ascension Indiana | Peyton Manning Children's Hospital at St. Vincent's Indianapolis, IndianaVisit Website
Jose Tomas Mesa
Neurology Hospital Regional de Magallanes Natales, ChileSarah Metzger, MS, RD, LDN, CDCES
Diet/Nutrition Atlanta Pediatric Nutrition Atlanta, Georgia,Visit Website
Ellen Molteberg, MD
Neurology Oslo University Hospital Oslo , NorwayAndrew Morris, MD
Neurometabolics The Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital Manchester, EnglandVisit Website
Richard P. Morse, MD
Neurology Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Lebanon, New HampshireVisit Website
Morgan Mueller, RD
Diet/Nutrition St. Louis Children’s Hospital St. Louis, MissouriDaniela Kawamoto Murakami
Diet/Nutrition Clínica Vita Sao Paulo, BrazilKristina K Murata, NP
Neurology Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Los Angeles, CaliforniaVisit Website
Dr. Elaine Murphy
Neurometabolics University College London Hospital London , EnglandDr. Silvana Mutarelli
Neurology Asociación Médica de San José Montevideo, UruguayKenneth Myers, MD, PhD
Neurology Montreal Children's Hospital Montreal, Canada, CanadaVisit Website
Dr. Johann te Water Naude
Neurology University Hospital of Wales Cardiff, WalesPatty Nguyen
Diet/Nutrition National Hospital for Neurology and Neuroscience London, EnglandCarrie Nielsen, RD
Diet/Nutrition Boys Town National Research Hospital Omaha, Nebraska, NebraskaDanielle A. Nolan, MD
Epilepsy/Epileptology Beaumont Pediatric Epilepsy Royal Oak, MichiganDr. Patrícia Almeida Nunes
Diet/Nutrition Hospital de Santa Maria Faculdade Medicina Lisboa Lisboa, PortugalTherese O’Flaugherty, MS, RD, LD, CSP
Diet/Nutrition Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OhioDr. Anabela Oliveira
Neurology Hospital de Santa Maria Lisbon, PortugalPamela C. Paguio, MS, OTR
Therapy Neurodevelopmental Therapy Services, Inc. Katy, TexasJames Hunter Parrott, MD
Neurology Prisma Health Children's Hospital Columbia, South CarolinaVisit Website
Arthur Partikian, MD
Neurology Children's Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles, CaliforniaVisit Website
Juan Pascual, MD, PhD
G1DF Medical Advisory Board Members, Neurology Children's Medical Center Dallas Dallas, TexasVisit Website
Sita Paudel, MD
Neurology Penn State Health Pediatric Specialties Hershey, PennsylvaniaVisit Website
Toni Pearson, MBBS, MD
G1DF Medical Advisory Board Members, Neurology St. Louis Children's Hospital St. Louis, MissouriVisit Website
Consuelo C. Pedrón Giner
Diet/Nutrition Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús Madrid, SpainChalongchai Phitsanuwong, MD
Epilepsy/Epileptology Comer Children's Hospital Chicago, Illinois, IllinoisVisit Website
Chalongchai Phitsanuwong, MD
Neurology Comer Children's Hospital - Hyde Park Chicago, IllinoisVisit Website
Dr. Gabriel González Rabelino
Neurology Asociación Médica de San José Montevideo, UruguayErin Reeves
Diet/Nutrition Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GeorgiaDr. Emilie Riou
Neurology CHUS Hôpital Fleurimont Neurologie pédiatrique Sherbrooke, CanadaVisit Website
Alicia Roberts, MS, RD
Diet/Nutrition University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital Birmingham, AlabamaErin Marie Fedak Romanowski, DO
Neurology C.S. Mott Children's Medical Center Ann Arbor, MichiganVisit Website
Ian Rosemergy, MBChB FRACP
Neurology Riddiford Medical Wellington, New Zealand, New ZealandVisit Website
Carolina Sadano
Diet/Nutrition UNC Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina,Leticia Brito Sampaio
Neurology Instituto da Criança - Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina USP São Paulo, BrazilEmily Samuels, RD, CSP, LP
Diet/Nutrition Texas Children's Hospital/Blue Bird Circle Clinic Houston, TexasDr. Anabella Santoro
Neurology Asociación Médica de San José Montevideo, UruguayDr. n med. Agnieszka Sawicka
Neurology Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne w Gdańsku Gdansk, Poland, PolandVisit Website
Fernando Scaglia, MD
Genetics Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TexasStephanie Schimpf, RD, LDN, CNSC
Diet/Nutrition Comer Children's Hospital Chicago, Illinois, IllinoisStephanie Schimpf
Diet/Nutrition University of Chicago Chicago, IllinoisSabine Scholl-Bürgi
Diet/Nutrition, Metabolics Uniklinik Innsbruck Innsbruck, AustriaRebecca J. Schultz, Ph.D., RN, CPNP
Epilepsy/Epileptology Texas Children's Hospital/Blue Bird Circle Clinic Houston, TexasJoo Hee Seo, MD
Epilepsy/Epileptology AdventHealth Medical Group Epilepsy Orlando, FloridaVisit Website
Mark Sharrard, MD
Neurometabolics Sheffield Children's Hospital Sheffield, EnglandMary E Shilling, LDN
Diet/Nutrition The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Oklahoma City, OklahomaCasey Siegel MS, RD, CDN, CNSC
Diet/Nutrition Mount Sinai Health System New York, New YorkRachel Skeath
Diet/Nutrition Great Ormand Street Hospital London, EnglandSonia Slegtenhorst
Diet/Nutrition Addenbrookes Hospital Cambridge, EnglandPatricia Smeyers, MD
Neurology Hospital La Fè Valencia, SpainMałgorzata Średzińska, MD
Neurology CZD Warszawa Warsaw, PolandDari C. Starkey, RD
Diet/Nutrition Wake Forest Baptist Health Winston-Salem, North CarolinaVisit Website
Danielle Starkman, MS, RD, CSP, CDN
Diet/Nutrition Columbia University Medical Center New York , New YorkVisit Website
Annabel L Sweeney
Diet/Nutrition Women and Children's Hospital Adelaide Adelaide, AustraliaDaniel C. Tarquinio, DO
Neurology Center for Rare Neurological Diseases Norcross, GeorgiaVisit Website
Liu Lin Thio, MD
Epilepsy/Epileptology St. Louis Children’s Hospital St. Louis, MissouriVisit Website
Dr. Brynja Thórarinsdóttir
Pediatrics National University Hospital of Iceland Reykjavik, IcelandVisit Website
Rebecca Thorwall
Diet/Nutrition University of Michigan Medical Center Ann Arbor, MichiganMichele M. Turner, MSN, APRN, CNS
Neurology Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OhioVisit Website
Lisa Vanatta, MS, RDN, CSP
Diet/Nutrition Phoenix Children’s Hospital Phoenix, ArizonaPierangelo Veggiotti
Neurology Neurologia Pediatrica del Buzzi Milan, ItalyCristina Visona, CSP
Diet/Nutrition Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Miami, FloridaThuy-Anh Vu, MD
Neurology Children’s National Hospital Washington, District of ColumbiaVisit Website
Shana Dale Wallace, MD
Neurology Novant Health Pediatric Neurology Charlotte, North CarolinaVisit Website
Prof. Peter Weber, MD
Neurology University Children's Hospital Basel Basel, SwitzerlandVisit Website
Andrea Werder
Diet/Nutrition Kinderspital Basel Baselland, SwitzerlandVictoria Whiteley
Diet/Nutrition The Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital Manchester, EnglandAnna Winczewska Wiktor
Neurology Szpital Kliniczny im. Heliodora Święcickiego w Poznaniu Poznań, PolandBernd Wilken, MD
Neurology Klinikum Kassel Kassel, GermanyProf. Dr. Michél Willemsen
G1DF Medical Advisory Board Members, Neurology, Neurometabolics Amelia Children's Hospital | Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen, NetherlandsVisit Website
Shelley Williams, MD
Neurology UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaVisit Website
Fung Cheuk Wing, MD
Neurology Hong Kong Children’s Hospital Ngau Tau Kok, ChinaSteven M. Wolf, MD
Neurology BCHP Pediatric Neurology at Hartsdale Hartsdale, New YorkVisit Website
Jennifer De Wolfe, DO
Epilepsy/Epileptology University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital Brimingham , AlabamaVisit Website
Joy Zajac
Neurology Cook Childrens Jane and John Justin Neurosciences Center Fort Worth, TexasVisit Website
Jordan Zuccarelli, DPT
Therapy Overland Park Kansas City, MissouriMary Zupanc, MD
Neurology Children's Hospital Orange County | UC Irvine Orange, CaliforniaVisit Website
Beth Zupec-Kania, RDN, CD
Diet/Nutrition, G1DF Medical Advisory Board Members consultant to The Charlie Foundation Elm Grove, WisconsinVisit Website