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Office
3401 Civic Center Blvd
Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia Neurology
Philadelphia, PA 19104Phone+1 215-590-1719Fax+1 215-590-1771
Education & Training
Mayo Clinic College of MedicinePost-Doctoral Fellowship, 1997 - 1999
University of Western OntarioClass of 1991, MD, Pediatrics
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
MD State Medical License 2024 - 2026
NY State Medical License 2022 - 2024
PA State Medical License 2012 - 2024
VA State Medical License 2021 - 2024
NC State Medical License 2020 - 2023
MN State Medical License 1997 - 2000
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Doctors 2018, Child Neurology Philadelphia Magazine, 2018
- 2nd Annual Lillian Pardo, MD, Lectureship Award Pediatric Neurology Professorship Lecture, Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, 2018
Clinical Trials
- Adherence in Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Start of enrollment: 2013 Jan 01
- ATOMIC (Active Teens Multiple Sclerosis) Physical Activity Research Program Start of enrollment: 2020 Dec 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 177 citationsNeuromyelitis optica and multiple sclerosis: Seeing differences through optical coherence tomographyJeffrey Bennett, J. de Seze, Marco Aurélio Lana-Peixoto, J. Palace, Amy Waldman
Multiple Sclerosis. 2015-02-06 - 7536 citationsDiagnostic criteria for multiple sclerosis: 2010 Revisions to the McDonald criteriaChris H. Polman, Stephen C. Reingold, Brenda Banwell, Michel Clanet, Jeffrey A. Cohen
Annals of Neurology. 2011-02-01 - 1823 citationsDefining the clinical course of multiple sclerosis: The 2013 revisionsFred D. Lublin, Stephen C. Reingold, Jeffrey A. Cohen, Gary Cutter, Per Soelberg Sørensen
Neurology. 2014-07-15
Journal Articles
- Diagnosis of Progressive Multiple Sclerosis from the Imaging PerspectiveBrian G Weinshenker, Brenda L Banwell, JAMA Neurology
- Author Correction: Neuroimmune Disorders of the Central Nervous System in Children in the Molecular EraAdeline Vanderver, Beau Ances, Benjamin Greenberg, Ann Hyslop, Mark Gorman, Elizabeth Wells, Sean Pittock, Amy Waldman, Brenda Banwell, Nature
- Trial of Fingolimod Versus Interferon Beta-1a in Pediatric Multiple SclerosisJerry S Wolinsky, Lauren Krupp, Emmanuelle Waubant, Tanuja Chitnis, Brenda Banwell, Kevin Rostasy, The New England Journal of Medicine
Press Mentions
#CMSC2018 — Advances Made in Care of Children with MS, but Challenges Remain, Expert SaysJune 5th, 2018- Gilenya Approved by FDA as First DMT for Children, Ages 10 and Older, with Relapsing MSMay 15th, 2018
FDA Approves Gilenya to Treat Relapsing MS in Pediatric PatientsMay 15th, 2018- Join now to see all
Committees
- Member, Eagles Autism Challenge Advisory, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia 2018 - Present
- Member, NeuroNEXT Education Committee, University of Pennsylvania 2018 - Present
- Member, LiBl Steering Committee, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia 2017 - Present
- Member, Internal Advisory Committee of The Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Research Center. The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia 2015 - Present
- Chairperson, Neurology High School Scholars Selection Committee 2014 - Present
- Chairperson, Neurology Executive Committee 2012 - Present
- Member, Resident Selection Committee 2012 - Present
- Chairperson, Neurology Faculty Search Committee, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia 2012 - Present
- PhD Thesis, Collaborative Program, Institute of Medical Sciences 2010 - Present
- Collaborative Program in Neuroscience, Institute of Medical Science 2006 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis CentersMember
- Xth International Congress of Neuromuscular DiseasesYoung Investigator Advisory Board, Appointed Member
- Myositis Support Group UKInternational Juvenile Dermatomyositis Biopsy Consensus Group, Invited Member
- International Child Neurology SocietyMember
- International Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Study GroupResearch Chair
- International Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Study GroupSteering Committee)
- International Advisory Committee on Clinical Trials of New Drugs in MSMember
- Multiple International Federation, McDonald Diagnostic CriteriaMember
- The Lancet NeurologyThe Lancet Child & Adolescent Health - International Advisory Board Member
- International Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Study GroupChair
- American Academy of PediatricsMember
- American Academy of NeurologyMember
- American Academy of NeurologyNominated to the Board of Directors
- American Academy of NeurologyLeadership Program Development Committee, Invited member
- American Academy of NeurologyMeeting Management Committee, Invited Member
- Canadian Association of Child NeurologyMember
- Canadian Multiple Sclerosis SocietyendMS Campaign Steering Committee, Invited Member
- Canadian Multiple Sclerosis SocietyMedical Advisory Committee, Invited Member
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of HealthMember
- American Neurological AssociationFellow
- American Neurological AssociationAnnuals/ACTN Oversight Committee Member
- Society for Pediatric ResearchMember
- Child Neurology SocietyScientific Planning Committee
- American Academy of NeurologyDirector, Board of Directors)
- American Brain FoundationBoard Member, Expert Review Panel for Autism & Neurodevelopment
- Americas Committee for Treatment & Research in MS (ACTRIMS)Board Member
- Philadelphia Neurology SocietyMember
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