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Office
10833 Le Conte Ave
# Mdcc
Los Angeles, CA 90095Phone+1 310-825-6196Fax+1 310-825-5834
Education & Training
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Epilepsy, 2011 - 2013- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology, 2011 - 2012
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Child Neurology, 2008 - 2011
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 2006 - 2008
Drexel University College of MedicineClass of 2006
Johns Hopkins UniversityBA, Neuroscience
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2008 - 2026- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Clinical Neurophysiology
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Epilepsy
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Care and Cure Fellow Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Los Angeles, 2011-2013
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Clinical Trials
- A Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Nusinersen (ISIS 396443) in Infants With Spinal Muscular Atrophy Start of enrollment: 2014 Aug 19
- A Study for Participants With Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Who Previously Participated in Nusinersen (ISIS 396443) Investigational Studies Start of enrollment: 2015 Nov 04
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Overnight Electroencephalogram to Forecast Epilepsy Development in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.Atsuro Daida, Shingo Oana, Divya Nadkarni, Beck L Espiritu, Benjamin D Edmonds
The Journal of Pediatrics. 2024-11-01 - 1 citationsBilateral centromedian nucleus of thalamus responsive neurostimulation for pediatric-onset drug-resistant epilepsy.Samuel Ahn, Benjamin Edmonds, Rajsekar R Rajaraman, Lekha M Rao, Shaun A Hussain
Epilepsia. 2024-08-01 - A 15-Month-Old With Developmental Regression and Hypotonia.Alvin P Chan, Esther Jun-Ihn, Gyaneshwar Shrestha, Lekha Rao, Elaheh Vahabnezhad
Clinical Pediatrics. 2023-05-01
Journal Articles
- Seizures in preterm neonatesRao LM and Marcucilli C, Neoreviews, 1/2017
Books/Book Chapters
Professional Memberships
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- Member
- Child Neurology SocietyMember
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