CigdemInanAkmanMD

Epilepsy

Chief of Child Neurology; Director of Pediatric Epilepsy; Director of Tuberous Sclerosis program; Co-Director of Epilepsy Surgery Program; Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, Columbia University Irwing Medical Center

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Office
180 Fort Washington Ave
New York, NY 10032
Phone+1 646-426-3876

Fax+1 212-342-6865

Education & Training

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityFellowship, Child Neurology, 1996 - 1999
Maimonides Medical Center/Infants and Children's Hospital of BrooklynResidency, Pediatrics, 1995 - 1996
Ankara University FOMClass of 1988

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
CT State Medical License 2018 - 2025
NY State Medical License 2003 - 2025
NJ State Medical License 2010 - 2024
TX State Medical License 2009 - 2010
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

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2014-2021

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

89 citations
Somatic SLC35A2 variants in the brain are associated with intractable neocortical epilepsy.
Melodie R. Winawer, Nicole G. Griffin, Jorge Samanamud, Evan H. Baugh, Dinesh Rathakrishnan
Annals of Neurology. 2018-06-01
119 citations
Glut1 Deficiency Syndrome (Glut1DS): State of the art in 2020 and recommendations of the international Glut1DS study group.
Joerg Klepper, Cigdem I. Akman, Marisa Armeno, Stéphane Auvin, Mackenzie C. Cervenka
Epilepsia Open. 2020-09-01
25 citations
A microRNA-328 binding site in PAX6 is associated with centrotemporal spikes of rolandic epilepsy
Naim Panjwani, Michael D. Wilson, Laura Addis, Jennifer Crosbie, Elaine C. Wirrell
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology. 2016-06-02

Journal Articles

Ictal Onset Patterns of Subdural Intracranial Electroencephalogram in Children: How Helpful for Predicting Epilepsy Surgery Outcome?
Danielle K McBrian, Arthur M Mandel, Neil A Feldstein, Aliza S Alter, Cigdem I Akman, Tiffani L McDonough, Guy M McKhann, ScienceDirect