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Deepa Sirsi, MD, Child Neurology, Dallas, TX

DeepaSirsiMD

Child Neurology Dallas, TX

Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Neurology and Neurotherapeutics University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.

Overview of Dr. Sirsi

Deepa Sirsi, M.D. is the Medical Director of the Comprehensive Level IV Epilepsy Center at Children's HealthSM. She is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Specializing in pediatric neurology and epilepsy, she serves as Program Director for the Pediatric Epilepsy Fellowship program at UT Southwestern. Dr. Sirsi’s research focuses on clinical trials for intractable epilepsy and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. Her clinical interests include pediatric genetic epilepsy syndromes, dietary treatments for epilepsy, and surgery for medically intractable epilepsy.

Education & Training

  • Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineFellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology, 2007 - 2008
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Child Neurology, 2005 - 2007
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Neurology, 2004 - 2005
  • Rutgers Health/Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
    Rutgers Health/Newark Beth Israel Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 2002 - 2004
  • Bangalore Medical College
    Bangalore Medical CollegeClass of 1997

Certifications & Licensure

  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2008 - 2025
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2006 - 2008
  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 2003 - 2007
  • 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

  • FELLOW AMERICAN EPILEPSY SOCIETY AMERICAN EPILEPSY SOCIETY, 2017
  • BEST DOCTOR DALLAS D MAGAZINE, 2016-2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Kannada, Hindi

Insurance Accepted

  • Aetna Choice POS II
    Aetna HMO
    BCBS Blue Card PPO
    BCBS Texas BlueChoice
    CIGNA HMO
    CIGNA Open Access
    CIGNA PPO
    First Health PPO
    Great West PPO
    Multiplan PHCS PPO
    Multiplan PPO
    United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
    United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
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