Faculty and Fellows

The Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowships are designed to give fellows hands-on experience in pediatric neurophysiology, specifically focusing on Electroencephalogram and Epilepsy. This one-year program is provided through collaboration between Children's Mercy Hospitals and the University of Kansas Medical Center.

Program Director

Mohammed Ilyas, MD
Director, Epilepsy Fellowship; Director, Comprehensive Tuberous Sclerosis & Neurofibromatosis Program; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine

Associate Program Director

Kailash T. Pawar, MD
Director, IOM and Co-Director, Epilepsy Fellowship; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine

Program Coordinator

Ty Moore, MS, MBA

Fellow

Julie Gianakon, MD

Faculty and Staff

Meet the full team from the Division of Neurology.

Meet our Epilepsy Specialists

Ahmed Abdelmoity, MD
Director, Division of Child Neurology; Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine

Lalit R. Bansal, MD
Director, Epilepsy Surgery Program; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine

Ara S. Hall, MD
Director, Epilepsy Inpatient Services; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine

Mohammed Ilyas, MD
Director, Epilepsy Fellowship; Director, Comprehensive Tuberous Sclerosis & Neurofibromatosis Program; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine

Kailash T. Pawar, MD
Director, IOM and Co-Director, Epilepsy Fellowship; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine

Lines M. Vargas Collado, MD
Director, Epilepsy Clinic; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine

Mirza Waseem M. Baig, MD
Child Neurology
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine; Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of Kansas School of Medicine