Epilepsy Surgery Program Care Team

The Epilepsy Surgery Program of UPMC Children's Hospital's Brain Care Institute comprises a team of pediatric specialists including:

Child Neurology
Pediatric Neurosurgery
Pediatric Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology
Pediatric Neuroimaging
Pediatric Nuclear Medicine
Pediatric Neurophysiology

Contact the Epilepsy Surgery Program at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

To make a referral, schedule an appointment, or request an evaluation for a child or teen, contact us at 412-692-6928 or email epilepsysurgery@chp.edu.

Taylor Abel, MD

Chief, Pediatric Neurosurgery
Chief, Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery
Surgical Director, Epilepsy Center
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery and Bioengineering
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Ruba Al-Ramadhani, MD

Associate Director, Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Program
Division of Child Neurology
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Christina Patterson, MD

Director, Epilepsy Center
Director, Epilepsy Monitoring Unit
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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William Welch, MD

Medical Director, Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Program, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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