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Edward Novotny Jr., MD, Child Neurology, Seattle, WA, UW Medicine/University of Washington Medical Center

EdwardJNovotnyJr.MDFACNS, FAES, FAAN(He/Him)

Child Neurology Seattle, WA

Neurophysiology, Epilepsy

Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics, University Wash; Director, Epilepsy Program

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  • Office

    4800 Sand Point Way Ne
    Neurology, M/S MB.7.420
    Seattle, WA 98105
    Phone+1 206-987-2078
    Fax+1 206-987-2649
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Summary

  • Dr. Edward Novotny is a Child Neurologist in Seattle, WA. He received his medical degree from Saint Louis University School of Medicine and has been in practice 38 years. He specializes in neurophysiology and epilepsy and is experienced in general neurology, child neurology, epilepsy, brain mapping, and magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

Education & Training

  • Yale-New Haven Hospital
    Yale-New Haven HospitalPost-Doctoral Fellowship, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, 1987 - 1989
  • Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University
    Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology, 1984 - 1986
  • Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University
    Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Neurology, 1981 - 1984
  • University of California Davis Health
    University of California Davis HealthResidency, Pediatrics, 1979 - 1981
  • Saint Louis University School of Medicine
    Saint Louis University School of MedicineClass of 1979
  • University of California, Irvine
    University of California, IrvineB.S., Biology and Chemistry, Cum Laude, 1971 - 1975

Certifications & Licensure

  • MT State Medical License
    MT State Medical License 2018 - 2026
  • ID State Medical License
    ID State Medical License 2021 - 2025
  • OR State Medical License
    OR State Medical License 2021 - 2025
  • WA State Medical License
    WA State Medical License 2009 - 2025
  • CT State Medical License
    CT State Medical License 1987 - 2009
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Epilepsy
  • American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology Electroencephalography and Evoked Potentials

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Top Doctors, Seattle 2011-2012, 2014-2017
  • Fellow American Epilepsy Society, 2016
  • Fellow American Academy of Neurology, 2015
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Evidence for linkage of migraine in Rolandic epilepsy to known 1q23 FHM2 and novel 17q22 genetic loci  
    Addis L, Chiang T, Clarke T, Hardison H, Kugler S, Mandelbaum DE, Novotny E, Wolf S, Strug LJ, Pal DK, Genes Brain Behav, 1/1/2014
  • Ethosuximide, valproic acid, and lamotrigine in childhood absence epilepsy: initial monotherapy outcomes at 12 months  
    Glauser TA, Cnaan A, Shinnar S, Hirtz DG, Dlugos D, Masur D, Clark PO, Adamson PC; Childhood Absence Epilepsy Study Team, Epilepsia, 1/1/2013
  • Growth hormone-releasing hormone effects on brain ?-aminobutyric acid levels in mild cognitive impairment and healthy aging  
    Friedman SD, Baker LD, Borson S, Jensen JE, Barsness SM, Craft S, Merriam GR, Otto RK, Novotny EJ, Vitiello MV, JAMA Neurol, 1/1/2013
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Outcome Following Focal Epilepsy Surgery in Very Young Intact Children.
    H. Shurtleff, T. Firman, M. Warner, R. P. Saneto, J. Kuratani, R. Ellenbogen, E. Novotny, J. Ojemann, Epilepsia, 1/1/2011
  • Functional connectivity MRI reveals disrupted interhemispheric connectivity in children with diffuse, but lateralized, epilepsy.
    J. G. Ojemann, A. Poliakov, S. Poliachik, , S. McDaniel, R. Saneto, J. Kuratani, K. Weaver, , C. Wray, H. Shurtleff, M. Warner, D. Shaw, E. J. Novotny Jr, Epilepsia, 1/1/2011
  • EEG and fMRI correlates of ictal task performance during childhood absence seizures.
    J. Guo, X. Bai, M. Negishi, N. Danielson, X. Han, J. Gonzalez, E. Loftfield, M. Wang, H. Mistry, R. Berman, C. Vega, M. Spann, E. Novotny, R. T. Constable, H. Blumenfeld, Epilepsia, 1/1/2011
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Lectures

  • Pediatric Epilepsy: What the Clinician Wants. 
    Toronto, Canada - 1/31/2015
  • Neuroimaging in Epilepsy 
    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - 1/1/2014
  • Corticography in Pediatric Tumors –How can it Help? 
    Cleveland Clinic - 1/23/2013
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Other

Authored Content

  • Picturing the Future of Epilepsy CareJanuary 2011

Press Mentions

  • ‘Continuum of Expertise’ of International Researchers Examines Pediatric Epilepsy
    ‘Continuum of Expertise’ of International Researchers Examines Pediatric EpilepsyJanuary 24th, 2022

Grant Support

  • Intensive Neurodiagnostic Monitoring In Pediatric EpilepsyNational Center For Research Resources2005
  • NMR Studies Of Brain Glutamate Turnover In DevelopmentNational Institute On Drug Abuse2002–2004
  • Cerebral GABA In Cryptogenic Generalized EpilepsyNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1999–2002
  • Intensive Neurodiagnostic Monitoring In Pediatric EpilepsyNational Center For Research Resources1996–2002
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy In Pediatric Neurologic IlnessesNational Center For Research Resources1997–2000
  • Homeobox Gene Mutation In Pediatric EpilepsyNational Center For Research Resources1997
  • Risk And Predictors Of Intractable Epilepsy In ChildrenNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1993–1994
  • In Vivo 1H/13C NMR Studies Of Neonatal SeizuresNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1990–1994
  • In Vivo NMR Spectroscopic Investigations In EpilepsyNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1987–1988

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Hospital Affiliations