Top U.S. Specialists in Epilepsy

PALO ALTO, Calif. - Dec. 11, 2013 - PRLog -- As part of its continued effort to highlight excellence in healthcare, Expertscape.com would like to recognize the top American institutions and individual specialists focusing on the research and treatment of epilepsy.  The term "epilepsy" refers to a group of different disorders in which seizures recur.  Affecting an estimated 2.2 million Americans, epilepsy is one of the most prevalent neurological disorders.

Expertscape.com would like to recognize the accomplishments of these five individual experts and institutions (http://www.expertscape.com/leaders/epilepsy-usa) have made to advance our ability to understand and respond to the challenge of epilepsy:

     Leading Experts in Epilepsy - USA
     1.     Dr. Jacqueline French - New York University
     2.     Dr. Andrés Kanner - University of Miami
     3.     Dr. Kimford Meador - Stanford University
     4.     Dr. Cynthia Harden - Hofstra University
     5.     Dr. Orrin Devinsky - New York University

     Leading Institutions in Epilepsy - USA
     1.     Columbia University
     2.     UCLA
     3.     University of Pennsylvania
     4.     Johns Hopkins University
     5.     Yale University

To view Expertscape’s comprehensive results for epilepsy, covering hundreds of institutions and thousands of specialists worldwide, visit http://expertscape.com/ex/epilepsy-usa

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