AndresMKannerMDFAAN, FANA, FAES

Epilepsy, Neurophysiology

Professor of Clinical Neurology, and Head, Division of Epilepsy, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine as well as Director of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center.

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Office
1475 NW 12th Ave
Miami, FL 33136
Phone+1 305-243-7520

Fax+1 305-243-4678

Education & Training

Cleveland Clinic FoundationResidency, Neurology, 1987 - 1988
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalResidency, Neurology, 1984 - 1987
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia)Fellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1982 - 1984
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)/New York State Psychiatric InstituteResidency, Psychiatry, 1981 - 1982
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Zucker Hillside HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 1977 - 1981
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de MexicoClass of 1976

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1980 - Present
ME State Medical License 1979 - 2026
FL State Medical License 2012 - 2025
IL State Medical License 1991 - 2014
WI State Medical License 1989 - 1991
OH State Medical License 1988 - 1990
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Epilepsy

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Epilepsy Ambassador International League Against Epilepsy, 2012
J KIffin Penry Award for Clinical Excellence American Epilepsy Society, 2010

Clinical Trials

A Quality of Life Study in Patients With Migraines Start of enrollment: 2006 Jan 01
Terminated
Assessment of Suicidality in Epilepsy - Rating Tools Start of enrollment: 2010 Jan 01
Completed

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Resting-State EEG Signature of Early Consciousness Recovery in Comatose Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury.
Ayham Alkhachroum, Emilia Fló, Brian Manolovitz, Holly Cohan, Berje Shammassian
Neurocritical Care. 2024-12-01
Psychiatric Comorbidities in Persons With Epilepsy Compared With Persons Without Epilepsy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Churl-Su Kwon, Ali Rafati, Ruth Ottman, Jakob Christensen, Andres M Kanner
JAMA Neurology. 2024-11-25
Prevalence of Suicidality in Adolescents With Newly Diagnosed Focal Epilepsy at Diagnosis and Over the Following 36 Months.
Hadley T Greenwood, Jacqueline French, Monica Ferrer, Nora Jandhyala, Liu Lin Thio
Neurology. 2024-07-09

Authored Content

Epilepsy as a Network Disorder (2): What Can We Learn from Other Network Disorders Such as Dementia and Schizophrenia, and What Are the Implications for Translational Research?☆October 2017

Press Mentions

UHealth Launches New Deep Brain Stimulation Treatment for EpilepsyJuly 30th, 2019
Highlights from the Annual Meeting of the American Epilepsy Society 2018May 3rd, 2019
Late-Onset Epilepsy Tied to APOE StatusJuly 23rd, 2018
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Committees

Member, Guideline Development Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology 2016 - Present
Author, Guideline Development Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society 2015 - Present