Epilepsy center of excellence (ecoe) | veterans affairs
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The Epilepsy Center of Excellence (ECoE) at VA Houston specializes in the evaluation of patients with poorly controlled epilepsy, pre-surgical evaluation of epilepsy patients, consultation
on treatment of difficult to control epilepsy patients, and the evaluation of patients with paroxysmal non-epileptic events. SERVICES OFFERED The Houston Epilepsy Center of Excellence (ECoE)
is the largest center and utilizes state of the art digital diagnostic equipment. Services include electroencephalography (EEG), Video/EEG long-term monitoring (4 bed epilepsy monitoring
unit), ambulatory EEG, comprehensive inpatient care, outpatient Epilepsy Clinics, patient education, neuropsychological evaluations, and neuroradiological imaging including MRI, ictal SPECT,
and PET scans. Specialized treatment options including group therapy and individualized cognitive behavior therapy for psychogenic non-epileptic seizures are available on site. Surgical
capabilities include access to robot assisted surgery (ROSA), intracranial EEG monitoring, epilepsy surgery, epilepsy device implantation including vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), responsive
neurostimulation (RNS), and deep brain stimulation (DBS). ECOE TEAM PITCHAIAH MANDAVA, MD, PHD: Neurology Care Line Executive ZULFI HANEEF, MBBS, MD: Center Director PAUL VAN NESS, MD:
Staff physician KAMAKSHI PATEL, MD: Staff physician MOHAMED HEGAZY, MD: Staff physician FRANCISCA AHN, MD: Staff physician MELISSA FADIPE, NP: Nurse Practitioner BRIAN MILLER, PHD:
Neuropsychologist SAMEER SHETH, MD: Neurosurgeon GARRETT BANKS, MD: Neurosurgeon LOCATION: EEG/EMG TESTING: Room 2B-350, 2nd Floor, main hospital EPILEPSY CLINIC: Room 2B-150, 2nd
Floor, main hospital PHONE: 713-791-1414, ext. 228835 HOURS: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. REFERRALS * Eligible Veterans WITHIN MEDVAMC may be referred to the ECoE by their personal
physician via consult. * Eligible Veterans WITHIN VISN 16 may be referred to the ECoE by their personal physician via Interfacility Consult (IFC). RESOURCES