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Office
444 Executive Center Blvd
Ste 203
El Paso, TX 79902Phone+1 915-223-2020Fax+1 254-549-9557
Summary
- Dr. Karen Skjei is a Pediatric Epileptologist in El Paso, TX and is the director of the El Paso Center for Seizures in Epilepsy. She received her medical degree from University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine, followed by a Child Neurology residency at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. She completed a 2 year fellowship in Epilepsy/Clinical Neurophysiology at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and has been in practice 12 years. She specializes in epilepsy and is experienced in child neurology, epilepsy, and refractory epilepsy.
Education & Training
Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaFellowship, Epilepsy, 2010 - 2012
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Fellowship, Child Neurology, 2007 - 2010- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Pediatrics, 2005 - 2007
University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 2005
Certifications & Licensure
NM State Medical License 2022 - 2026
AZ State Medical License 2021 - 2025
CO State Medical License 2021 - 2025
GA State Medical License 2022 - 2025
IA State Medical License 2021 - 2025
TX State Medical License 2019 - 2025
OR State Medical License 2022 - 2025- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Epilepsy
- American Board of Clinical NeurophysiologyClinical Neurophysiology
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 176 citationsBupropion enhances brain reward function and reverses the affective and somatic aspects of nicotine withdrawal in the ratJohn F. Cryan, Adrie W. Bruijnzeel, Karen L. Skjei, Athina Markou
Psychopharmacology. 2003-04-16 - 31 citationsClinical and histopathological outcomes in patients with SCN1A mutations undergoing surgery for epilepsyKaren L. Skjei, Ephraim W. Church, Brian Harding, Mariarita Santi, Katherine Holland-Bouley
Journal of Neurosurgery. Pediatrics. 2015-09-04 - 6 citationsSeizure semiology, localization, and the 2017 ILAE seizure classification.Grant Turek, Karen Skjei
Epilepsy & Behavior. 2022-01-01
Journal Articles
- Fulminant vigabatrin toxicity during combination therapy with adrenocorticotropic hormone for infantile spasms: Three cases and review of the literatureBhalla S and Skjei K, Epilepsia, 9/17/2020
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
Other Languages
- Spanish
External Links
- El Paso Center for Seizures and Epilepsyhttp://www.elpasoepilepsy.com
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