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9500 Euclid AveCleveland, OH 44195
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Summary
- Dr. Elia Pestana Knight is a child epileptologist based in Cleveland, Ohio. She enriched her expertise through fellowships and residencies at the University of Michigan Health System, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Case Western Reserve Univ/Univ Hosps Cleveland Med Ctr/Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital and Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Pestana Knight specializes in medically refractory pediatric epilepsy and developmental and epileptic encephalopathy. She has contributed significantly to her field with several publications in notable medical journals like Epilepsia, Neurology, Lancet Neurology, Epileptic Disorders, Epilepsy Research, and Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, etc. Many of her papers have been frequently cited, reflecting their relevance to her field.
Education & Training
University of MichiganResidency, Child Neurology, 2007 - 2010- University of MichiganFellowship, Child Neurology, 2010
Case Western Reserve Univ/Univ Hosps Cleveland Med Ctr/Rainbow Babies and Childrens HospitalResidency, Pediatrics, 2005 - 2007
Children's Hospital of MichiganResidency, Pediatrics, 2004 - 2005
Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Epilepsy, 1999 - 2004
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2023 - 2026
OH State Medical License 2005 - 2026
IN State Medical License 2024 - 2025
MN State Medical License 2024 - 2025
TX State Medical License 2024 - 2025
MI State Medical License 2004 - 2013
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Epilepsy
Clinical Trials
- International CDKL5 Clinical Research Network Start of enrollment: 2021 Feb 15
- A Study of EPX-100 (Clemizole Hydrochloride) in Participants With Dravet Syndrome Start of enrollment: 2020 Sep 15
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 12 citationsInfluences on the trajectory and subsequent outcomes in CDKL5 deficiency disorder.Helen Leonard, Mohammed Junaid, Kingsley Wong, Alex A Aimetti, Elia M. Pestana Knight
Epilepsia. 2021-11-27 - Asymmetric eye movement artifacts on EEG, secondary to unilateral retinal detachment in patients with focal epilepsy.Karlo Toljan, Elia Pestana-Knight, Ahsan N.V. Moosa
Epileptic Disorders. 2021-10-12 - 14 citationsSurgical candidates in children with epileptic spasms can be selected without invasive monitoring: A report of 70 casesGozde Erdemir, Elia Pestana-Knight, Ryan Honomichl, Nicolas R. Thompson, Deepak Lachhwani
Epilepsy Research. 2021-10-01
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Child Neurology SocietyMember
- American Epilepsy SocietyFellow
- American Clinical Neurophysiology SocietyFellow
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