Neurology Team

Melva Dessenko O'Donnell Endowed Chair in Neurology; Division Director, Neurology; Associate Chair, Department of Pediatrics; Section Chief, Epilepsy & Neurophysiology; Interim Director, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition; Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine; Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Kansas School of Medicine

Director, Neuroscience Research Program; Associate Division Director, Child Neurology; Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine; Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Kansas School of Medicine

Program Director, Child Neurology Residency Program; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine; Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Kansas School of Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine; Education Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Kansas School of Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine; Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Kansas School of Medicine

Director, Epilepsy Surgery Program; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine; Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Kansas School of Medicine

Director, Movement Disorders Program; Director, Tourette Syndrome Center of Excellence; Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine; Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Kansas School of Medicine

Pediatric Fellow

Resident PGY 3

Associate Program Director, Headache Medicine Fellowship; Director, Comprehensive Headache Clinic; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine; Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Kansas School of Medicine

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine; Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Kansas School of Medicine

Associate Program Director, Child Neurology Residency Program; Director, Comprehensive Neurofibromatosis Program; Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine; Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Kansas School of Medicine

Program Director, Child Neurology Residency Program; Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine; Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Kansas School of Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine; Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Kansas School of Medicine

Pediatric Fellow

Neuropsychologist; Program Director, Clinical Neuropsychology Postdoctoral Fellowship; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine

Resident PGY 2

Director, Neonatal Neurology Services; Director, Neurophysiology Lab; Director, Neurodiagnostic Program; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine; Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Kansas School of Medicine

Resident PGY 3

Director, Epilepsy Fellowship Program; Director, Comprehensive Tuberous Sclerosis Program; Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine; Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Kansas School of Medicine

Program Director, Headache Medicine Fellowship; Director, Headache Section; Director, Neurology Clinic; Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine; Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Kansas School of Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine; Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Kansas School of Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine; Education Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Kansas School of Medicine

Pediatric Fellow

Associate Program Director, Epilepsy Fellowship; Director, Intraoperative Monitoring; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine; Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Kansas School of Medicine

Resident PGY 3

Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine; Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Kansas School of Medicine

Pediatric Fellow

Resident PGY 2

Director, Epilepsy Clinic; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine; Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Kansas School of Medicine