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Olivia Kim McManus, MD, Neurology, La Jolla, CA

OliviaKim McManusMD

Neurology La Jolla, CA

Epilepsy, Interventional Neurology, Neurodegenerative, Child Neurology

Batten’s Disease Precision Therapeutics Neuro-Interventional Program, director- Biweekly Intraventricular Cerliponase-Alfa enzyme replacement therapy via Ommaya reservoir for Late Infantile Ceroid Neuronal Lipofuscinosis type 2, a rare pediatric neurodegenerative disorder. ASO for DEE. Rady Children’s Hospital Div of Neurology Section Vice Chief, Med Staff Exec Committee Rady Children’s Hospital

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  • Office

    University of California San Diego
    Rady Children’s Hospital
    La Jolla, CA 92093

Summary

  • Dr. Olivia Kim-McManus is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Neurosciences UCSD and a pediatric neurologist/epileptologist at Rady Children's Hospital Division of Neurology. She specializes in pediatric epilepsy/clinical neurophysiology and treats children with medically intractable epilepsy due to rare genetic and metabolic etiologies and/or requiring complex epilepsy surgery.

Education & Training

  • University of California (Irvine)
    University of California (Irvine)Fellowship, Epilepsy, 2016 - 2017
  • University of California (Irvine)
    University of California (Irvine)Fellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology, 2015 - 2016
  • Children's Hospital Los Angeles
    Children's Hospital Los AngelesFellowship, Child Neurology, 2012 - 2015
  • Children's Hospital Los Angeles
    Children's Hospital Los AngelesResidency, Pediatrics, 2010 - 2012
  • George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
    George Washington University School of Medicine and Health SciencesClass of 2010
  • Georgetown University - Washington D.C.
    Georgetown University - Washington D.C.M.S., Physiology & Biophysics, 2005 - 2006
  • Columbia University - New York City
    Columbia University - New York CityB.A., Neuroscience

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2012 - 2026
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Clinical Neurophysiology
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Epilepsy

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Grant Support

  • Personalized antisense oligonucleotide therapy for rare pediatric genetic disease: SCN2ACalifornia Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM)2024–Present