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Office
807 Children's Way
Jacksonville, FL 32207Phone+1 904-697-3665
Summary
- Dr. Fernando Galan is a Child Neurologist in Jacksonville, Fl. He graduated medical school and completed a Child Neurology residency at the Medical University of South Carolina. After residency, he completed two years of additional training in neurophysiology and the management of refractory epilepsy including surgical options at Nicklaus Children's Hospital (Miami, Fl). He specializes in Epilepsy and is experienced in seizures and epilepsy, refractory epilepsy, epilepsy surgery, and pediatric clinical neurophysiology.
Education & Training
- Nicklaus Children's Hospital/Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology, 2018 - 2019
- Medical University of South CarolinaResidency, Child Neurology, 2013 - 2018
- Medical University of South CarolinaClass of 2013
Certifications & Licensure
- FL State Medical License 2018 - 2026
- SC State Medical License 2013 - 2018
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Clinical Neurophysiology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- "Best New Attending" as voted by Pediatrics Residents University of Florida, Jacksonville - Wolfson Children's Hospital, 2021
- "Best Noon Conference Presenter" as voted by Pediatrics residents MUSC, Department of Pediatrics, 2018
- "Best Pediatric Resident Teacher (February)" as voted by medical students MUSC, Department of Pediatrics, 2014
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Clinical Trials
- Lacosamide in Neonatal Status Epilepticus Start of enrollment: 2022 Mar 01
- Adjunctive GNX Treatment Compared With Placebo in Children and Adults With TSC-related Epilepsy Start of enrollment: 2022 Apr 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 20 citationsPost-COVID-19 Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis in a 17-Month-Old.Loren A. McLendon, Chethan K. Rao, Cintia Carla Da Hora, Florinda Islamovic, Fernando N. Galan
Pediatrics. 2021-06-01 - 1 citationsPortable Headband Electroencephalogram in the Detection of Absence Epilepsy.Douglas R Nordli 3rd, Douglas R Nordli 3rd, Kaila Fives, Fernando Galan, Fernando Galan
Clinical EEG and Neuroscience. 2024-09-01 - 6 citationsAdvances in Epilepsy Surgery.Fernando N. Galan, Alexandra D Beier, Raj D. Sheth
Pediatric Neurology. 2021-09-01
Journal Articles
- Pediatric magnetoencephalographyNordli, D.R., Galan, F.N., Annals of the Child Neurology Society, 2/3/2023
- Pediatric Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis with Epilepsia Partialis ContinuaCK Rao, LA McLendon, FN Galan, Neuroimmunology Reports, 10/8/2022
- Fenfluramine for the Treatment of Dravet Syndrome and Lennox Gastaut Syndrome: A ReviewDR Nordli, FN Galan, Current Treatment Options in Neurology, 9/24/2022
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Portable Headband EEG in the Detection of Absence EpilepsyK Fives, DR Nordli III, FN Galan, American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting, Orlando, Fl, 12/5/2023
- A Dramatic Response to Fenfluramine in a Patient with Epileptic EncephalopathyS Burkhalter, DR Nordli III, K Fives, FN Galan, American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting, Orlando, Fl, 12/5/2023
- Genetic Testing in Presurgical Workup for Pediatric Drug-Resistant Focal Epilepsy: A Systematic Review.Rao, CK; Nordli, DR; Galan, FN; Sheth, RD, American Epilepsy Society, Nashville, Tennessee, 12/3/2022
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Authored Content
- Harlequin SyndromeOctober 2023
Press Mentions
- "Ready and waiting" by Juliette AllenJune 28th, 2021
- Going KetoDecember 9th, 2021
- Treating Childhood EpilepsyMarch 30th, 2022
Committees
- Admissions Committee, MUSC College of Medicine 2015 - 2018
Research History
- Content Expert Team MemberSelected to participate in committee that assisted in critically reviewing available evidence to create an evidence-based algorithm for the diagnosis and management of pediatric status epilepticus.2015 - 2015
External Links
- Nemours Children's Health - Dr. Galanhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaGM_dqUARE&t=13s
- Saving Johnny: Treating Untreatable Epilepsyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hecI9o7uT_w
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