AngusWilfongMD

Child Neurology • Phoenix, AZ

Neurophysiology, Epilepsy

Professor and Chief, Pediatric Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital

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Office
1919 E Thomas Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85016
Phone+1 602-933-0970

Fax+1 602-933-4253

Education & Training

Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Child Neurology, 1988 - 1991
University Saskatchewan Royal HospitalClass of 1986

Certifications & Licensure

AZ State Medical License 2016 - 2026
TX State Medical License 1991 - 2025
WI State Medical License 1995 - 2025
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

Clinical Trials

Innovative Approaches to Gauge Progression of Sturge-Weber Syndrome Start of enrollment: 2010 Sep 01
Active, not recruiting
A Placebo-controlled Study of Efficacy & Safety of 2 Trough-ranges of Everolimus as Adjunctive Therapy in Patients With Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) & Refractory Partial-onset Seizures Start of enrollment: 2013 Apr 29
Completed
Phase 3
Adjunctive Everolimus (RAD 001) Therapy for Epilepsy in Children With Sturge-Weber Syndrome (SWS) Start of enrollment: 2014 Apr 01
Withdrawn
Phase 2
Dose-Escalation Study of Cenobamate (YKP3089) in Pediatric Subjects With Partial-Onset Seizures Start of enrollment: 2021 May 27
Recruiting
Phase 1
Roles: Principal Investigator
A Study of Soticlestat as an Add-on Therapy in Children, Teenagers, and Adults With Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome Start of enrollment: 2021 Nov 08
Completed
Phase 3
Roles: Principal Investigator
A Study of Soticlestat as an Add-on Therapy in Children and Young Adults With Dravet Syndrome Start of enrollment: 2021 Oct 28
Completed
Phase 3
Roles: Principal Investigator
A Study of Soticlestat as an Add-on Therapy in Children and Adults With Dravet Syndrome or Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome Start of enrollment: 2022 Mar 04
Recruiting
Phase 3
Roles: Principal Investigator
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

116 citations
Open-label use of highly purified CBD (Epidiolex®) in patients with CDKL5 deficiency disorder and Aicardi, Dup15q, and Doose syndromes.
Orrin Devinsky, Chloe Verducci, Elizabeth A. Thiele, Linda Laux, Anup D. Patel
Epilepsy & Behavior. 2018-09-01
12 citations
Multicenter Research Data of Epilepsy Management in Patients With Sturge-Weber Syndrome.
Lindsay F. Smegal, Alison J. Sebold, Adrienne M. Hammill, Csaba Juhász, Warren D. Lo
Pediatric Neurology. 2021-03-05
86 citations
Recurrent Muscle Weakness with Rhabdomyolysis, Metabolic Crises, and Cardiac Arrhythmia Due to Bi-allelic TANGO2 Mutations
Seema R. Lalani, Pengfei Liu, Jill A. Rosenfeld, Levi B. Watkin, Theodore Chiang
American Journal of Human Genetics. 2016-02-04

Journal Articles

Subcentimeter Epilepsy Surgery Targets by Resting State Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Can Improve Outcomes in Hypothalamic Hamartoma
Aditya Vedantam, Randa Jarrar, Angus A Wilfong, John F Kerrigan, Virendra R Desai, Sandi Lam, Korwyn Williams, Daniel J Curry, Epilepsia

Other

Clinical and laboratory diagnosis of seizures in infants and children
Wilfong A
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/clinical-and-laboratory-diagnosis-of-seizures-in-infants-and-childr
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-07-24
Clinical features and complications of status epilepticus in children
Wilfong A
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/clinical-features-and-complications-of-status-epilepticus-in-childr
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-01-06
Epilepsy syndromes in children
Wilfong A
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/epilepsy-syndromes-in-children
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-04-03
Management of status epilepticus in children
Wilfong A
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/management-of-status-epilepticus-in-children
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-07-20
Nonepileptic paroxysmal disorders in children
Wilfong A, Kaplan PW, Nguyen TT
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/nonepileptic-paroxysmal-disorders-in-children
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2010-03-31
Nonepileptic paroxysmal disorders in infancy
Wilfong A, Kaplan PW, Nguyen TT
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/nonepileptic-paroxysmal-disorders-in-infancy
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-07-20
Overview of the classification, etiology, and clinical features of pediatric seizures and epilepsy
Wilfong A
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/overview-of-the-classification-etiology-and-clinical-features-of-pe
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-07-20
Overview of the treatment of seizures and epileptic syndromes in children
Wilfong A
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/overview-of-the-treatment-of-seizures-and-epileptic-syndromes-in-ch
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-03-18
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Press Mentions

New Technology Leads to Breakthroughs in Epilepsy TreatmentNovember 28th, 2017
PCH Recruits Epilepsy Specialist WilfongFebruary 11th, 2017
2017 Patient Recommendations for TOP Neurologists…Epileptologists… Neurosurgeons…and Pediatric Doctors | January 14, 2017January 14th, 2017
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