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Fernando Galan, MD, Child Neurology, Jacksonville, FL

FernandoGalanMD

Child Neurology Jacksonville, FL

Epilepsy

Assistant Professor of Neurology (Mayo, Fl) Director Of Epilepsy (Wolfson/Nemours) Director of Pediatric EEG Lab (Wolfson/Nemours) Director of Ketogenic Diet Program (Wolfson/Nemours)

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  • Office

    807 Children's Way
    Jacksonville, FL 32207
    Phone+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.
  • Dr Galan, Neurology, Nemours Children's Health, Jacksonville

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Education & Training

  • Nicklaus Children's Hospital/Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Nicklaus Children's Hospital/Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology, 2018 - 2019
  • Medical University of South Carolina
    Medical University of South CarolinaResidency, Child Neurology, 2013 - 2018
  • Medical University of South Carolina
    Medical University of South CarolinaClass of 2013

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2018 - 2026
  • SC State Medical License
    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

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Pediatric magnetoencephalography  
    Nordli, D.R., Galan, F.N., Annals of the Child Neurology Society, 2/3/2023
  • Pediatric Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis with Epilepsia Partialis Continua  
    CK Rao, LA McLendon, FN Galan, Neuroimmunology Reports, 10/8/2022
  • Fenfluramine for the Treatment of Dravet Syndrome and Lennox Gastaut Syndrome: A Review  
    DR 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 Epilepsy
    K 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 Encephalopathy
    S 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 Allen
    "Ready and waiting" by Juliette AllenJune 28th, 2021
  • Going Keto
    Going KetoDecember 9th, 2021
  • Treating Childhood Epilepsy
    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