BrianLeonardAppavuMD

Child Neurology • Phoenix, AZ

Neurophysiology, Epilepsy, Pediatric Vascular Neurology, Clinical Informatics

Neurocritical Care / Epilepsy/ Vascular Neurology / Child Neurology

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

Fax+1 602-933-4253

Education & Training

New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Fellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology, 2016 - 2017
Phoenix Children's HospitalFellowship, Child Neurology, 2013 - 2016
Phoenix Children's HospitalResidency, Pediatrics, 2011 - 2014
Medical College of WisconsinClass of 2011
University of Illinois at ChicagoBS, Biochemistry, 2002 - 2006

Certifications & Licensure

AZ State Medical License 2017 - 2026
NY State Medical License 2016 - 2018
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Epilepsy

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Resident Scholarship American Academy of Neurology Institute, 2014
Phi Beta Kappa Member University of Illinois

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

37 citations
Electroencephalogram in the intensive care unit: a focused look at acute brain injury.
Ayham Alkhachroum, Brian Appavu, Satoshi Egawa, Brandon Foreman, Nicolas Gaspard
Intensive Care Medicine. 2022-10-01
9 citations
Development of Expert-Level Classification of Seizures and Rhythmic and Periodic Patterns During EEG Interpretation.
Jin Jing, Wendong Ge, Shenda Hong, Marta Bento Fernandes, Zhen Lin
Neurology. 2023-04-25
26 citations
Implementation of Multimodality Neurologic Monitoring Reporting in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury Management
Brian Appavu, Brian T Burrows, Todd Nickoles, Varina L. Boerwinkle, Anthony Willyerd
Neurocritical Care. 2021-03-31

Journal Articles

Electroencephalographic Patterns in Neurocritical Care: Pathologic Contributors or Epiphenomena?
Brian Appavu, Jim Riviello, Neurocritical Care, 6/28/2017

Abstracts/Posters

Electroclinical Phenotypes and Outcomes in TBC1D24-Related Epilepsy.
Appavu B, Guido-Estrada N, Lindstrom K, Kerrigan JF, Troester M, American Academy of Neurology, 1/1/2016
Ketogenic Diet Treatment for Super-Refractory Status Epilepticus in Pediatric Patients.
Appavu B, Vanatta V, Condie J, Jarrar R, American Epilepsy Society Annual Conference, 1/1/2015
Glucose Transporter 1 Deficiency: A Protean Condition that can present with Opsoclonus or Mimic Benign Myoclonic Epilepsy of Infancy (BMEI).
Appavu B, Mangum T, Obeid T, American Epilepsy Society Annual Conference, 1/1/2015
The Protective Effects of Lesaurtinib (CEP-701) Against Long-Term Behavioral Deficits Following Early Life Hypoxic Seizures.
Goenaga J, Appavu B, Fox J, Oelze J, Kuk R, Fox D, Burke K, Miguel J, Ryan J, Adelson P, Treiman DM, Obeid M, American Epilepsy Society Annual Conference, 1/1/2015
Reflex Epilepsy, Triggered by Exiting the Shower: A Case Report.
Fox J, Appavu B, Little R, Kerrigan J, American Epilepsy Society Annual Conference, 1/1/2015
Refractory Focal-Onset Seizures as a Consequence of Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy-Related Inflammation: A Case Study.
Appavu BL, Seif-Eddeine, H, American Epilepsy Society Annual Conference, 1/1/2014
West Nile Encephalitis in a Breast-Fed Newborn Infant.
Appavu BL, Condie J, Child Neurology Society Annual Conference, 1/1/2014
Evaluation of the Performance of a Brain-Computer Interface Under Two Biofeedback Paradigms.
Appavu BL, Lancaster J, Wahnoun R, Adelson PD, American Academy of Neurology Annual Conference, 1/1/2014
Transient Extra-Axial Fluid in Neonate on High-Frequency Oscillator-A Case of Possible CSF Impedance.
Appavu BL, Lilien, LD, Arizona Neurological Society Annual Conference, 1/1/2012
NIR-LED Pretreatment for Parkinson's Disease in an In Vitro Model.
Appavu BL, Whelan HT, Medical College of Wisconsin Summer Research Poster Session, 1/1/2008
Role of actin binding to HPS6, associated with Hermansky Pudlak Syndrome.
Appavu BL, Wooley A, Gahl W, National Human Genome Research Institute Retreat Poster Session, 1/1/2007
Crystal structure of phosphoglucose isomearse from Trypanosoma brucei complexed with glucose-6-phosphate at 1.6 A resolution.
Appavu BL, Arsenieva D, Mazock GH, Jeffrey CJ, Proteins, American Physician Scientist Association Annual Poster Session, 1/1/2006
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Lectures

Introduction to Epilepsy.
Columbia University Medical Center - 1/3/2017
Status Epilepticus in the ICU.
Phoenix, AZ - 1/1/2017
Pediatric Electroencephalography.
Columbia University Medical Center - 1/1/2017
Ketogenic Diet Therapy in Super-Refractory Status Epilepticus.
Phoenix, AZ - 1/1/2016
TBC1D24-Related Epilepsy.
Phoenix Children's Hospital - 1/28/2015
Neonatal Electroencephalogram.
Gateway Community College, Phoenix, AZ - 1/27/2015
Pediatric Movement Disorders.
Phoenix Children's Hospital - 1/17/2015
Ketogenic Diet Therapy in Status Epilepticus.
Barrow Neurological Institute - 1/16/2015
Malignant Migrating Partial Seizures in Infancy.
Phoenix Children's Hospital - 1/16/2015
Pediatric Neurology.
Phoenix Children's Hospital - 1/15/2015
Common Pediatric Epilepsy Syndromes.
Phoenix Children's Hospital - 1/11/2015
Pediatric Neurology for Occupational Therapists.
Brown Mackie College, Phoenix, AZ - 1/11/2015
West Nile Encephalitis in the Pediatric Population.
Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ - 1/15/2014
Hypothermia for Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy in Neonates.
Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ - 1/28/2013
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