International Ketogenic Diet Centers

Physicians providing the ketogenic diet who participated in this survey, listed alphabetically by country within regional areas.
Current as of 10/13/2020

Regions

North America

Canada:

Dr Salah Almubarak, Pediatric Neurologist, Asst Clinical Prof.
Pediatric Neurology
Royal University Hospital
103 Hospital Dr., Saskatoon, SK 57N 0W8, Canada
Phone: 306-844-2336 | Fax: 306-844-1531
Email: salah.almubarak@saskatoonhealthregion.ca

Juan Pablo (JP) Appendino, MD, CSDN, Clinical Assoc. Prof
Alberta Children's Hospital, 2888 Shaganappi Trail NW
Calgary, Alberta T3B 6A8
Telephone: 403-955-2296 | 403-955-7609
Email: jp.appendino@ahs.ca
Website: www.albertahealthservices.ca

Dr. Eduard Bercovici
Adult Epilepsy Diet Clinic, Toronto Western Hospital
5 West Wing, 399 Bathurst St. Toronto, ON, M5T-2S8
Canada
Tel: 416-603-6452
Fax: 416-603-5768
email: Eduard.bercovici@mail.utoronto.ca
Website: http://www.uhn.ca/KNC/PatientsFamilies/Clinics_Tests/Epilepsy_Diet_Clinic

Drs. Peter and Carol Camfield
Dalhousie University and the IWK Health Centre
PO Box 9700, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3K 6R8
Phone: 902-470-8479 | Fax: 902-470-8486

Dr. Elizabeth J. Donner
Division of Neurology, The Hospital for Sick Children
Dept of Neurology, 555 University Ave, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada
Phone: 416 813-7037 | Fax: 416 813-6334
Email: elizabeth.donner@sickkids.ca

Dr. Kevin Farrell and Linda Huh
British Columbia Children's Hospital
4480 Oak Street, Room A303, Neurology, Vancouver, BC V6H 3V4, Canada
Phone: (604) 875-2121 | Fax: (604) 875-2285
Email: kevin_farrell@telus.net

Drs. Daniel Keene and Sharon Whiting
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
401 Smyth Rd, Ottawa, ON K1H 5L7, Canada
Phone: (613) 523-5140 | Fax: (613) 523-2256
Email: dkeene@exchange.cheo.on.ca

Dr. Jeff Kobayashi
The Bloorview Macillan Children's Centre
25 Buchan Court, Toronto ON M2J 4S9, Canada
Phone: (416) 425-6220 ext 6276 | Fax: (416) 753-6046
Email: jkobayashi@bloorviewmacmillan.on.ca

Dr. Anne Lortie
Hospital St. Justine
3175 Cote-Ste-Catherine, Montreal, PQ H3T 1C5, Canada
Phone: (514) 345-4931 | Fax: (514) 345-4787
Email: lortie.a@sympatico.ca

Rajesh Ramachandran Nair, MD, FRCPC, FAES, CSCN (EEG)
Children only, below 18 years
Medical Director, Comprehensive Epilepsy Program
McMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton, Canada
Phone: +1 905 521 2100 ext 73392
Email: rnair@mcmaster.ca
www.hamiltonhealthsciences.ca

Dr. Richard Tang-Wai
Stollery Children's Hospital
8440-112 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada   T6G 2B7
Phone: 780-407-1083
Email:  Richard.Tang-Wai@capitalhealth.ca

United States:

There are centers at most major hospitals.
Also see this list maintained by the Charlie Foundation.

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Central America & Caribbean

Costa Rica:

Dra. Rocío Quesada Román
Dra. Ana Laura Castro Coronado
Dr. Daniel Ugalde Montero
Max Peralta Hospital
Cartago, Costa Rica
E-mail: cc.analaura@gmail.com
Phone: 506-2550-1999 | Fax: 506-2551-4142

Sixto Bogantes Ledezma, M.D.
National Children's Hospital
San José, Costa Rica
email: sixtobogantes@gmail.com

Cuba:

Dr. Pedro Marrero Martinez
University Hospital Juan Manuel Marquez
Calle E Nº517, Esquina a 23, Apartamento 11-D, Vedado-Plaza, Havana City, Cuba
Phone: 05-2435205
Email: dpduran@infomed.sld.cu

Dr. Chais Calaña Gonzalez, Espec. Nutrition
Pediatric Hospital
Havana City, Cuba
Email: chaiscala@infomed.sld.cu

El Salvador:

Rocio Rivera, MSc, Nutricionista
Centro Integral de Nutricion
Calle Padres Aguillar No. 421, Colonia Escalon, San Salvador, El Salvador
Phone 503-2263-4909
Email: rocioriverac@gmail.com

Honduras:

Dr. Marco T. Medina
Instituto de Neurociencias
Colonia Tepeyac, Calle Yoro, Edificio Mater Dei, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
E-mail: marcotmedina@yahoo.com

West Indies:

Roxanne Melbourne Chambers, MD (roxhmc@yahoo.com)
Judy Tapper, MD (judymtapper@yahoo.com)
Beverley Anthony RD  (bevanthony.79@gmail.com​)
University of West Indies
Bustamante Hosp for Children

Mexico:

Beatriz Romo Pardo, child neurologist
Hospital Español de México
Mexico City
Cellphone +525554384017
Office number +525552554838
draromo.neurodesarrollo@gmail.com

Dr. Debbie Varela, MD, MS
Hospital Ángeles Lomas
Mexico City, Mx
debbie.varela@mac.com
contact number +525580345418

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South America

Argentina:

Dr. Roberto Caraballo
Hospital de Pediatría "Prof Dr Juan P Garrahan,"
Combate de los Pozos 1881, C.P. 1245, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Phone: 5411 4943 6116
Email: rhcaraballo@arnet.com.ar

Dr. Maria Vaccarezza
Hospital Italiano
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Email: mmvaccarezza@gmail.com

Dr. Maria del Rosario
Hospital de Ninos
VJ Vilela, Rosario, Argentina
Phone: 54 341 480 8134
Email: mraldao@arnet.com.ar

Dr. Beatriz Gamboni
Hospital de Ninos
Humberto Notti, Mendoza, Argentina
Phone: 54 261 496 1365
Email: bgamboni@nysnet.com.ar

Dr. Semprino Marcos
Clinica San Lucas
Neuquen, Argentina
Phone: 54 299 443 4730
Email: marcossemprino@yahoo.com

Dr. Sarisjulis Nicolas
Hospital de Ninos
Sor Maria Ludovica, La Plata, Argentina
Phone: 54 221 427 5115
Email: saris@lpsat.com

Brazil:

Dr Marilisa Mantovani Guerreiro
Departamento de Neurologia - FCM - Unicamp
Rua Tessália Vieira de Camargo, 126
13083-887 Campinas - SP, Brazil
Phone: (19) 3521-7372 (Dep. Neurologia)
Mobile: (19) 99793-9773
Email: mmg@fcm.unicamp.br

Dra. Adélia Maria de Miranda Henriques-Souza
IMIP – Instituto de Medicina Integral Professor Fernando Figueira
Rua dos Coelhos | 300 Boa Vista – Recife – PE – Brasil | CEP 50070-550
Phone: 55 (81) 2122.4100
Email: adelianeuro@gmail.com

Laura M. F. Ferreira Guilhoto, Neurologia Infantil
Mestre e Doutora em Medicina (Neurologia) pela FMUSP
Av. Queiroz Filho, 1.700 - Torre E - Cj.510
Alto de Pinheiros - 05319-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Phone: 11-3642-1325
Email: lauragui@apm.org.br
Agendamento: 3082-0466 / 3064-4011

Dr Ana Paula A Hamad
CIREP - Centro de Cirurgia de Epilepsia - HC
Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto - USP
Campus Universitário - Monte Alegre - 14048-900 Ribeirão Preto, SP,
São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Phone: 16.36022613
Email: anahamad@fmrp.usp.br

Claudia Seely Rocco, Nutrition Department
632 Prefeito Lothário Meissner,Av.
Jardim Bolanico, 80210-170, Curjiba, PR, Brazil
Mobile: +55 41 9971-8078 | Phone: +55 41 3360-4014
Email: claudia.rocco@ufpr.br or claudiaseelyrocco@gmail.com

Dr. Letícia Brito Sampaio
Instituto da Criança do Hospital das Clínicas -
Faculdade de Medicina da USP
Av. Dr Enéas de Carvalho Aguiar, 647, 05403-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Phone: 55-11-2661-8673 | Fax:55-11-3069-8503
Email: leticia.sampaio@hc.fm.usp.br

Dr. Marcio M Vasconcelos
Av. das Americas, 700 sl 229 bl 6
Universidad Federal Fluminese
22640-100 Rio de Janeiro – RJ, Brazil
Phone: (55-21) 2132-8080
Email: mmdvascon@gmail.com

Chile:

Clinica Alemana
Pediatric Neurologist: Verónica Burón 
Pediatric Nutrition Specialist: Vivian Rybertt
Registered Dietitian: Camila Kluever
Av Vitacura 5951, Vitacura, Santiago, Región Metropolitana, Chile
Phone: (56) 22210 1015 – (56) 22210 1016
Email: vburon@alemana.cl

Pilar Peredo, Adult Neurologist
Verónica Cornejo, Adult & Child registered dietitian
CEDINTA
Av Líbano 5524, Macul, Santiago, Chile
Skype: verocornejoe
email: vcornejo@inta.uchile.cl

Keryma Acevedo and Tomás Mesa, Pediatric Neurologists
Catalina Le Roy, Pediatric Nutrition Specialist
Silvia Velandia, Registered Dietitian
Hospital Clínico Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Marcoleta 350, Región Metropolitana, Santiago, Chile
Email: kacevedo@med.puc.cl

Jorge Förster, Karina Rosso, Karla Henriquez, Pediatric Neurologists
Cecilia Baeza, Maria Luisa Cordero, Pediatric Nutrition Specialist
Ana Quevedo, Gloria Jimenez, Yohana Betanzo, Registered Dietitian
Hospital Sótero del Río
Av. Concha Y Toro 3459, Puente Alto, Santiago, Chile
phone number: 56 225764632
Email: karinarosso@gmail.com, clbaeza@uc.cl

Dr. Ximena Raimann Tampier and Dr. Francesca Solari
Clinicas Las Condes
Lo Fontecilla 441, Santiago, Chile
Phone: 56-2-6108000
Email: xraimann@mi.cl

Mireya Qiitral Cuevas, Pediatric Neurologist
Elinor Zumelzu, Pediatric Nutrition Specialis
Cristina Beckdorf, Registered Dietitian
Hospital San Martín Quillota
Viña del Mar, Chile
Phone: 56 33 298000
Email: mireya.quitral@gmail.com

Colombia:

Carlos Ernesto Bolaños Almeida
Neurologo Pediatra MD, Medicina del sueño MsC
Profesor Universidad CES - Facultad de Medicina -
Departamento de Pediatria Medellín, Colombia
CENPI centro de atención Neuropediatria integral Carrera 48 B # 10 sur- 76
Teléfono 574-2667354 o 574-2661321
Email: cebolanos@gmail.com

Dr. Luis Carlos Núñez López, Pediatric Neurologist
Carrera 29 # 47-108, Edificio Somes. Consultorio 20.
Bucaramanga, Colombia
Phone: 577 6475723 | Fax: 577 6436124 extension 136
Email: lcnl007@intercable.net.co

Dr. Eugenia Espinosa
Hospital Militar Central
Bogota, Colombia
Phone: 0057 348 6868
Email: eugeniae@hotmail.com

Ecuador:

Dr. Isaac Yepez
Hospital Pediatrico “Dr. Roberto Gilbert E.”
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Phone: 005934 2287572
Email: iyepez@intramed.net

Uruguay:

Dr. Andrea Avellanal and Dr. Alejandro Scaramelli
Centro de Terapia Cetogénica
Hospital Británico
Avda. Italia 2420
11.600 Montevideo, Uruguay
Phone: +598-99268320
Email: avellanalandrea@gmail.com

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Europe

Eastern Europe | Western Europe

Eastern Europe

Dr Artan Haruni
Poliklinica e
Specialeteve nr. 3 Tiranë
Tiranë, Albania
Phone: +355 (0) 68-20-66-561
Email: artanharuni@hotmail.com

Nina Barisic, MD PhD, Professor of Pediatrics and Child Neurology
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology
Clinical Medical Center Zagreb
Zagreb medical school, Rebro,Kispaticeva 12, Zagreb, Croatia
Phone 00 385-1-23-88-531 | Fax 00 385 1 24 21 894
Email: barisic.nina@gmail.com

Dr. Vladimir Komarek
Charles University Prague, 2nd Medical School
Vuvalu 84, 150 06   Praha 5, Czech Republic
Phone: +420 2 2443 3302 | Fax: +420 2 2443 3322
Email: Vladimir.komarek@lfmotol.cuni.cz

Dr. Ulvi Vaher
Childrens Clinic of Tartu University Hospital, Department of Child Neurology
Lunini 6 51014  Tartu, Estonia
Email: ulvi.vaher@kliinikum.ee

Dr. Gia Melikishvili, Child Neurologist, Epileptologist
Dr. Nazi Tabatadze, Pediatrician, Pediatric Nutrition Specialist.
MediclubGeorgia Medical Center
22a Tashkenti str, 0160 Tbilisi, Georgia
Phone: (+995 32) 2251991
Email: melikishviligia@gmail.com

Dr. Athanasios Evangeliou
4th Pediatric Clinic of the Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki
Papageorgiou Hospital
Ring Road, TK 56403, Thessaloniki, Greece
Phone +30-2310-693920
Email: aeevange@auth.gr

Dr. Argirios Dinopoulos
University of Athens, Attico University Hospital
Athens, Greece
Phone: +30 2105831269 | Fax: +30 2105832229
Email: argidino@yahoo.com

Dr. Thanos Covanis
Neurology Department, The Childrens Hospital "Agia Sophia"
Thivon and Levadis, 11527, Athens, Greece
Phone: +302107751637
Email: graaepil@otenet.gr

Dr. Minas Kapetanakis, Ped. Neurologist
Phone: +30 6974446553 | Fax: +302106383073
Email: minas.kapetanakis@yahoo.com
Christina Kondyli, Clinical Nutritionist-Dietitian, RD
Phone: +30 6945564762 | Fax: +302106383073
M: christina.kondyli@gmail.com
Iaso Pediatric Hospital
Kifisias Av. 37-39, P.O.Box:15123, Marousi, Athens, Greece

Dr. Viktor Farkas
University Children’s Hospital,
Semmelweis Medical School, Budapest 
Bókay 53, H-1083 Budapest, Hungary
Email: klissz@yahoo.de

Dr. Diana Fridrihsone and Dr. Jurgis Strautmanis
Children's University Hospital
Vienibas gatva 45, Riga LV 1004, Latvia
Phone:  +371 29832436
Email: diana.fridrihsone@inbox.lv
Email: jurgis.strautmanis@eeg.lv

Dr. Jurgita Grikiniene
Vilnius University Children’s Hospital
Santariskiu st. 4, Vilnius, LT-08406, Lithuania
Phone : +370 68411405 | Fax : +370 52720283
Email : jurgita.grikiniene@mf.vu.lt

Dr. Antonina Gavajuc, Founder & Executive President ASCSN
AO de Susinere a Copiilor cu Cerine Speciale
Ketogenic Diet Treatment Center
ASCSN (Association for Support of Children with Special Needs)
77, Stejarului Str., Durlesti, Chisinau, MD-2003, R. of Moldova
Phone/Fax:  +373 22714799 | Mobile: +373 69137411
Email: antoninagavajuc@yahoo.com

Dr Veronica Cucoş
Spitalul Universitar de Urgență București
Splaiul Independentei, Numar 169, Sector 5, București, Romania
Phone: +4(0)212026132
E-mail address: vera.dobre@gmail.com

Sorina Adam, Dietitian
Cabinet Nutriție și Dietetică Sorina Adam
Address: Aleea Bibliotecii, no 10, 400607 Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania
Phone: +40723141078
Email address: sorina.adam@gmail.com

Dr. Sergey Aivazyan, MD, PhD, Head of Child Neurology
The Child Moscow Research Hospital
"Scientific and Practical Center for Specialized Medical
Care for Children named after V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky"
Aviatorov Street, 38, 119620, Moscow, Russia
Phone:  +79166204051  |  +79031413636
Email: soayvaz@gmail.com ; npcprakt@mail.ru

Natalia Liukshina, MD, PhD
Head of the Epilepsy and Neurology Center
Center of the Ketogenic Diet, Office 16
MIDEAL Medical Clinic
Leningradskaya Str., 43, 445020 Togliatti, Russia
Email: neurologist@yandex.ru

Dr. Bosanka Jocic-Jakubi
Nis Medical University School
Bul. Zorana Dindica 48, 18000 Nis, Serbia
Phone: +381 18 238 706
Email: bosajj@yahoo.com

Dr. Nebojsa J. Jovic
Clinic of Neurology and Psychiatry for Children and Youth
Dr Subotica 6a Street, 11 000 Belgrade, Serbia
Phone:  +381 11 2658 355 | Fax: +381 11 64 50 64

Dr. David Neubauer
Department of Child, Adolescent & Developmental Neurology
University Childrens' Hospital Ljubljana
Bohoričeva 20, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Phone: +386.1.5229.231 | Fax:   +386.1.5224.070
Email: david.neubauer@mf.uni-lj.si  & jasna.orazem@kclj.si

Orkide Guzel MD, Pediatric Neurology Department
Mediterranian Ketojenic Diet Center
1416 sok. No:7 D:31, Kahramanlar /izmir/ Turkey
Phone: +90 234 453035
Email orkideege@hotmail.com

Dr. Meral Topcu, Prof. of Pediatrics and Pediatric Neurologist
Hacettepe Children's Hospital, Dept. of Child Neurology
06100 Ankara, Turkey
Phone: 90-312-3051165 | Fax:  90-312-4266764
Email: mtopcu@hacettepe.edu.tr

Volodymyr Kharytonov
Chief of department No 11, Child psychiatrist, Child neurologist
4th floor, 2nd pavilion, 103a Frunze str., Kyiv, Ukraine
Phone: 044 468 3678
Email: vkharytonov69@gmail.com

Oleg Kruszynski MD
8A Yaremchuka Street, Shypintsy, Chernivtsi Region, UKRAINE  59341
38 0665173676
info@epinet-keto.clinic

Dr. Ziyodakhon Abduyaminova
UZBEKISTAN
992090-902-49-53
z.saidazizova@gmail.com

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Western Europe

Dr. Martha Feucht
Universitatsklinik fur Neuropsychiatrie des Kindes- und Jugendalters
Wahringer Gurtel 18-20, 1090 Wien, Vienna, Austria
Phone: +43-40400-3012 | Fax: +43-40400-2793

Dr. Barbara Plecko
University Klinik für Kinder-und Jugendheilkunde Graz
Auenbruggerplatz 30, A-8036 Graz, Austria
Phone:  +43 316 385 82813 | Fax: +43 316 385 2657
Email: barbara.plecko@meduni-graz.at

Prof. Wolfgang Sperl
Department of Pediatrics, Paracelsus Medical University
Salzburger Landeskliniken (SALK), Müllner Hauptstraße 48, A-5020 Salzburg, Austria
Tel.: 0043-662-4482-2600 | Fax : 0043-662-4482-2604
E-Mail: w.sperl@salk.at

PD Dr. med.Dipl.oec.troph.Sabine Scholl-Burgi
Oberarztin, Universitatsklink fur Padiatrie I
Tirol Kliniken GmbH, Anichstr.35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austrie
Tel: 0043 512 5048 1582 Fax: 0043 512 504 2588 6504

Dr. Lieven Lagae
Kinderneurologie – Epilepsie, Klinische Neurofysiologie
University Hospitals of Gasthuisberg
Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
Phone: +32 16 34 38 45 | Fax: +32 16 34 38 42
Email: Lieven.Lagae@uz.kuleuven.ac.be

Dr. Maria Miranda
Danish Epilepsy Centre, Dianalund
Kolonivej 1, 4293 Dianalund, Denmark
Phone: (+45) 58271062
Email: MariMn@vestamt.dk

Dr. Peter Uldall
University Hospital of Copenhagen
Neuropaed clinic 5004l Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej, 2100, Denmark
Phone  +45 35455096 | Fax +45 35456717
Email: peter.uldall@rh.hosp.dk

Dr. Elina Liukkonen
Helsinki and Vusimaa Hospital, Hospital for Children and Adolescents
PO Box 280, Finland
Phone: 011-358-9-4711-4711 | Fax: 011-358-9-471-80-413
Email: elina.liukkone@hus.fi

Dr. Jarkko Kirjavainen, Dr. Anni Saarela (pediatrics)
Prof Reetta Kälviäinen, Dr. Leena Jutila (adults)
Kuopio Epilepsy Center, Kuopio University Hospital
Puijonlaaksontie 2, 70210 Kuopio Finland
tel. +358 44 717 6974 / +358 44 717 9858
finnhealth@kuh.fi

Dr. Anne de Saint-Martin, Neuropédiatre
Service de Pédiatrie 1
CHU de Hautepierre
67098 Strasbourg Cedex, France
Phone: 33(0)388127734 | Fax: 33(0)388128156
Email: anne.desaintmartin@chru-strasbourg.fr

Pr. Alexis Arzimanoglou, Dr Eleni Panagiotakaki, Dr. Joseph Toulouse,
Mrs. Charlotte Garnier (Dietitian)
Paediatric Epilepsy and Functional Neurology Dpt.
University Hospitals of Lyon, France
Phone: +33 4 27 85 60 40
e-mail: joseph.toulouse@chu-lyon.fr & charlotte.garnier@chu-lyon.fr

Dr. Olivier Dulac, Hôpital Saint Vincent de Paul
and Nadia Bahi-Buisson, MD, PhD, Service de Neuropédiatrie et Maladies Métaboliques
Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades, 149 Rue di Sevres, Paris 75743, France
Phone:  33 140 488111
Email: o.dulac@nck.ap-hop-paris.fr
and nadia.bahi-buisson@nck.ap-hop-paris.fr

Prof Stéphane Auvin, Dr Blandine Dozières-Puyravel
Service de Neurologie Pédiatrique et des Maladies Métaboliques
CHU Hôpital Robert Debré
48, boulevard Sérurier, 75935 PARIS CEDEX 19, France
Phone:  +33 1 40 03 57 07 | Fax: +33 1 40 03 47 74
Email: auvin@invivo.edu

Dr. Laurence Lion Francois
Centre hospitalier Lyon Sud, Département de Neurologie pédiatrique
165 Chemin du grand Revoyet, 69 495 Pierre Bénite Cédex, France
Phone:  04 78 86 14 95 | Fax: 04 78 86 57 16
Email: laurence.lion@chu-lyon.fr

Dr. R. Madeleyn
Filderklinik - Kinderabteilung
Im Haberschlai 7, D-70794 Filderstadt, Germany
Phone: +49-711-7703-0 | Fax: +49-711-7703-1380
Email: t.reckert@filderklinik.de
www.filderklinik.de

Dr. Joerg Klepper
Aschaffenburg Children's Hospital
Am Hasenkopf, 63739 Aschaffenburg, Germany
Phone: ++49/6021/32-3601 | Fax: ++49/6021/32-3699
Email: joerg.klepper@klinikum-aschaffenburg.de

Dr. Adelheid Wiemer-Kruel, leading consultant,
Clinic for Children and Adolescents
Epilepsy Centre Kork
Landstraße 1, D - 77694 Kehl-Kork, Germany
Phone: 0049-7851-84-2230 | Fax: 0049-7851-84-2553
email: awiemer@epilepsiezentrum.de

Priv Doz Dr med.Gerhard Kluger and Dr. Thomas Herberhold,
Paediatric Epilepsy Centre,
Vogtareuth, Dpt. Of Neuropediatrics and Neurorehabilitation,
Krankenhausstraße 20, 83569 Vogtareuth, Germany.
Email: GKluger@schoen-klinik.de or THerberhold@schoen-klinik.de
Tel: 0049 8038 90 1422 (secretary). 0049 8038 90 1411 (Co-ordination) – enquiries for adults.
Fax: 0049 8038 90 3411
www.bhz-vogtareuth.de

Epilepsiezentrum Kleinwachau gemeinnützige GmbH
Wachauer Straße 30, 01454 Radeberg
Tel: (03528) 431-0
Email: kontakt@kleinwachau.de
www.kleinwachau.de
Kinder- und Jugendepileptologie (children and adolescents)
Nils Holert, Facharzt für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Neuropädiater
Tel: (03528) 431-1410
Dr. Tatjana Kovacevic-Preradovic, Stationsärztin Neuropädiatrie, Fachärztin für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin
Tel: (03528) 431-1340
klinische Epileptologie (Erwachsene/ adults)
Dr. med. Frank Brandhoff, Facharzt für Neurologie, Botulinumtoxin-Ambulanz, Ärztliches Qualitätsmanagement
Tel: (03528) 431-1360

Dr. Yr Sigurdardottir
Icelandic diagnostic center
Digranesvegi 5, 200 Kopavogur, Iceland
Phone: (354) 510-8400 | Fax: (354) 510-8401
Email:  yr@greining.is

Dr. Niamh Lynch (Paediatrics)
Dr. Peter Kinirons (Adults)
Bon Secours Hospital, College Road, Cork, Ireland
Tel: (021) 4941930 Bleep 310
Karen Macken, Dietitian Manager: kmacken@bonsecours.ie
Fiona Cregan, Senior Neurology Dietitian: fcregan@bonsecours.ie
Paediatric and Adults; Referrals taken outside area and only via a neurologist
All types of ketogenic diet undertaken; Waiting list system in place

Cork University Hospital
Ireland
Tel: 021 4922169
June.crowley@hse.ie

Temple Street Children's University Hospital
Temple Street North, Dublin 1, Ireland
Tel: 01 878 4200 bleep 872
Eimear Forbes, Senior Paediatric Dietitian : eimear.forbes@cuh.ie

Our Lady's Children's Hospital
Crumlin, Dublin 12, Ireland
Tel: +353 1 409 6100
Carina Kelleher, Senior Dietitian: Carina.Kelleher@olchc.ie

Dr. Colin Doherty (Consultant Neurologist)
St. James Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
Tel: +353 1 4162180
Laura Healy, Senior Dietitian: lhealy@stjames.ie

Dr. Federico Vigevano
Department of Neurology, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital 00165 Rome, Italy
Phone: 0039-06-68592262 | Fax: 0039-06-68592463
Email: vigevano@opbg.net

Dr Elizabetta Cesaroni
Ospedali Riuniti Ancona, SOD Neuropsichiatria Infantile, Italy
Email: elisabettacesaronix@gmail.com

Drs. Tiziana Granata and Francesca Ragona
Istituto Neurologico. C. Besta, Italy
Email: tiziana.granata@istituto-besta.it or francesca.ragona@istituto-besta.it

Dr. Lilia Volpi
Ausl Bo, Bellaria Hospital – Neurology, Bologna, Italy
Phone: +39-0516225111
Email: lilia.volpi@ausl.bo.it

Drs. Barbara Mostacci, Francesca Bisulli and Paolo Tinuper
IRCCS Institute of Science and Neurology, UOC Clinica Neurologica
Bologna (ISNB), Italy
Email: Barbara.mostacci@unibo.it or Francesca.bisulli@unibo.it or paolo.tinuper@unibo.it

Drs. Margherita Santucci, Tullio Messana, Angelo Russo
IRCCS Institute of Science and Neurology UOC NPI – Centro Epilessia Eta Evolutiva
Bologna (ISNB), Italy
Email: margherita.santucci@unibo.it or tullio.messana@ausl.bo.it or angelo.russo@ausl.bo.it

Drs. Serena Pellegrin and Parmeggiani Lucio
Ospedale di Bolzano, Neurologia e Riabilitazione Eta Evolutiva, Italy
Email: serena.pellegrin@sabes.it or lucio.parmeggiani@sabes.it

Professor Renzo Guerrini & Carla Marini, MD, PhD
Pediatric Neurology Unit, Children's Hospital A. Meyer
Viale Pieraccini 24, 50133, Florence, Italy
carla.marini@meyer.it/r.guerrini@meyer.it

Drs. Elvira Verduci, Sabrina Paci, Maria Paola Canevini, Aglaia Vignoli,
Ospedale San Paolo Milano, UO Pediatria E NPI, Italy
Email: Elvira.verduci@unimi.it or sabrina.paci@asst-santipaolocarlo.it or mariapaola.canevini@unimi.it or Aglaia.vignoli@unimi.it

Professors Pierangelo Veggiotti, Simona Bertoli & Elvira Verduci
Vittore Buzzi Hospital, Paediatric Neurology Dept, Milan, Italy
Email: pierangelo.veggiotti@unimi.it & simona.bertoli@unimi.it

Drs Giuseppe Biagini, Assurra Guerra, Elisa Caramaschi, Stefano Meletti and Giovanni Giada,Modena, Azienda Ospedliero Universitaria Policlinico, Laboratoria di Epilettologia
Universita di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Dipartimento di Neruoscienze
UOC Neurologia Pediatrica Policlinico
Email: goiseppe.biagini@unimore.it or assurra.guerra@unimore.it or caramaschi.elisa@policlinio.mo.it or Stefano.meletti@unimore.it or Giovanni.giada@gmail.com

Dr. Giangennaro Coppola
Clinic of Child Neuropsychiatry
Second University of Naples, Italy
Phone: 0039-81-5666695 | Fax: 0039-81-5666694
Email: giangennaro.coppola@unina2.it

Drs. Alberto Burlina and Daniela Guaraldi
Azienda Ospedaliera Universita di Padova, UOC Malattie Metaboliche Ereditarie, Italy
Email: alberto.burlina@unipd.it or Daniela.guaraldi@aopd.veneto.it

Dr. Stefano Sartori (Paediatric Neurologist)
Paediatric Neurology Unit, Paediatric Division
Dr. Giovanna Verlato (Neonatal, paediatrician)
Paediatric Nutrition Service, Neonatal Intensive Care
Department of Women’s Health and Children’s Health, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Via Giustiniani 3, 35128 Padova, Italia.Phone +39 049 8218094
Email: Stefano.sartori@aopd.veneto.it; Giovanna.verlato@aopd.veneto.it; neurologia.pediatria@aopd.veneto.it

Dr Valentina De Giorgis, Prof Anna Tagliabue
Department of Child Neurology and Psichiatry- Fondazione “Istituto Neurologico Nazionale Casimiro Mondino, IRCCS" 
Via Mondino 2 – 27100 – Pavia, Italy
Phone +39 0382 380289 | Fax: +39 0382 380236
Email: valentina.degiorgis@mondino.itanna.tagliabue@unipv.it  |  ambulatorio.chetogenica@unipv.it
unipv.it/unadietaspeciale

Dr Cherubino DiLorenzo
Neurorehabilitation Unit. Sapienza University of Rome, Polo Pontino.
Via Franco Faggiana 1668, 04100 Latina (LT)
Tel. 803333 (booking service). Tel 0773 6513367
Adult Centre Only (including Transition)
Email: cherub@inwind.it

Dr. Francesca Felicia Operto & Grazia Mariagiovanna Pastorino
Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Italy
via San Leonardo, 1 - 84131 Salerno, Italy
Phone: +39 089672578; +39 3471735041
email: opertofrancesca@gmail.comor graziapastorino@gmail.com

Drs. Francesca Darra and Andrea Bordugo
AOUI Verona, UOC Neuropsichiatria Infantile, Italy
Email: Francesca.darra@univr.it or andrea.bordugo@aovr.veneto.it

Drs. Raffaella Cusmai, Paola De Liso, Carlo Dionisi Vici, Arianna Maiorana and Teresa Capriati,Paediatric Hospital Bambino Gesu, Neurologia – Patologia Metabolica
Email: Raffaella.cusmai@opbg.net or paola.deliso@opbg.net or arianna.maiorana@opbg.net or Teresa.capriati@opbg.net

Drs. Duccio Maria Cordelli, Veronica Di Pisa, Emilia Ricci, Rocco Bonfatti,
Policlinico Sant’Orsola, Malpighi, Neuropsichiatria Infantile, Italy
Email; ducciomaria.cordelli@unibo.it or veronica.dipisa2@unibo.it or emilia.ricci2@unibo.it or rocco.bonfatti@stuidio.unibo.it

Dr. Paul Augustijn
Observatie Kliniek voor Kinderen "Primula"
S.E.I.N., Postbus 540, 2130 AM  Heemstede, The Netherlands
Phone: 31(0)23-558800 | Fax: 31(0) 23-558229
Email: paugustijn@sein.nl

Dr Danielle Lambrechts MD PhD, Neurologist
Academisch Centrum voor Epileptologie
Kempenhaeghe & Maastricht UMC+
Phone: +31 (0)40 227 97 77
Email: LambrechtsD@kempenhaeghe.nl
Website: www.kempenhaeghe.nl

Professor Kees Braun
University Medical Center Utrecht (Brain Center Rudolf Magnus), The Netherlands
Email:K.Braun@umcutrecht.nl

Elles van der Louw (dietitian)
Erasmus MC- Sophia
UMC Utrecht Wilhelmina’s Childrens Hospital
PO Box 2060, Room sp2434, 3000 CB Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Phone: 003110-4636290
Website: www.kempenhaeghe.nl

The Royal Hospital for Sick Children
180 Falls Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT12 6BA
Tel: 028 90 633499
Ketogenic Dietitians:
Suzanne Foy, Lead dietitian for KD; suzanne.foy@belfasttrust.hscni.net
Gillian Abernethy: gillian.abernethy@belfasttrust.hscni.net
Zara Graham: zara.graham@belfasttrust.hscni.net
Paediatric centre only; Referrals taken from Northern Ireland
Classical, Modified and MCT Diets

Dr. Björn Bjurulf
Ullevål University Hospital
0407 Oslo, Norway
Phone: 47-22118080 | Fax: 47-22118663
Email: bjorn.bjurulf@ulleval.no

Dr. Anne Våtevik and Dr. Kristine Lossius
RD Kathrine Haavardsholm and RD Sigrid Pedersen
National Centre for epilepsy (SSE), Section for children Division of Clinical Neuro-science,
Oslo University Hospital Postboks 4950 Nydalen, 0424 Oslo, Norway
Phone: +47 91502770/+47 67501661
Email: anvaat@ous-hf.no and kathaa@ous-hf.no

Dr. Ellen Molteberg and RD Magnhild Kverneland
National Centre for epilepsy (SSE), Section for adults Division of Clinical Neuro-science,
Oslo University Hospital Postboks 4950 Nydalen, 0424 Oslo, Norway
Phone: +47 91502770/+47 67501661
Email: ellenm@ous-hf.no and magkve@ous-hf.no

Dr. Ellen Molteberg and RD Magnhild Kverneland
National Centre for epilepsy (SSE), Section for adults Division of Clinical Neuro-science,
Oslo University Hospital Postboks 4950 Nydalen, 0424 Oslo, Norway
Phone: +47 91502770/+47 67501661
Email: ellenm@ous-hf.no and magkve@ous-hf.no

Dr. Maria Zubiel
Dept. of Child Neurology, Institute of Polish Mother Memory Hospital
93-338 Lodz, Rzgowska 281/289, Poland
Phone: 004842 2712080 | Fax:004842 2711412
Email: mzubiel@op.pl

Dr. Sergiusz Jozwiak, Professor and Head, Pediatric Neurology
The Children's Memorial Health Institute
Al.DZieci Polskich 20, 04-736 Warszawa, Poland
Phone: 4822-8153417 | Fax. 4822- 8157402
Email: jozwiak@czd.waw.pl

Dr. Magdalena Dudzinska
Chorzowskie Centrum Pediatrii i Onkologii
Ul. Truchana 7, 41-005 Chorzow, Poland
Phone 032-34-90-005
Email: duzinska@chcpio.pl or mdudzinskapl@yahoo.com

Ana Faria RD and Conceição Robalo MD
Hospital Pediátrico de Coimbra
Avenida Bissaya Barreto, 3000 Coimbra, Portugal
Phone: 351 239 480 606 | Fax  351 239 480 315
Email: anafaria@chc.min-saude.pt

Raquel Sousa, Mafalda Sampaio, Cláudia Melo, Jacinta Fonseca.
Neuropediatrics Unit, Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João,
Alameda Professor Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
Phone: +351-225512100 | Fax: +351-225513648
Email: rccarvalhosousa@gmail.com; mafaldansampaio@gmail.com; crferrao.melo@gmail.com; jacintarodriguesf@gmail.com

Cristina Garrido, Inês Carrilho (Pediatrics); Raquel Samões, Ana Cavalheiro (Adults)
Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto - Centro Materno Infantil do Norte (Pediatrics) and Hospital de Santo António (Adults)
Largo da Maternidade, 4050-371 Porto (Pediatrics); Largo do Prof. Abel Salazar, 4099-001 Porto (Adults)
Phone: +351 222 077 500
Email: u064912@chporto.min-saude.pt (Pediatrics); raquelsamoes.neurologia@chporto.min-saude.pt (Adults)

Dr Martin Kirkpatrick and Dr Alice Jollands
Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital
Foresterhill Road, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZL, Scotland
Tracy Cameron - Paediatric Dietician: tcameron1@nhs.net

Dr. Ailsa McLellan
Royal Hospital for Sick Children
9 Sciennes Road, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH9 1LF
Tel: 0131 536 0302
Emails: Emily.Robinson@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk and lynsey.mavor@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

Dr Andreas Brunklaus (Consultant Paediatric Neurologist)
Royal Hospital for Children
1345 Govan Road, Glasgow, G51 4TF Scotland
Tel: 0141 451 6451
Janette Buttle, Ketogenic dietitian: Janette.buttle@ggc.scot.nhs.uk

Dr. J.Campistol, Cap Servei de Neurologia
Hospital Sant Joan de Déu
Passeig Sant Joan de Déu, 2, 08950-Esplugues (Barcelona)., Spain
Phone: 93 2532153 | Fax: 93 2033959
Email: campistol@hsjdbcn.org

Dr. Antonio Gil-Nage, Servicio de Neurología, Programa de Epilepsia
Hospital Ruber Internacional
La Masó 38, Mirasierra, 28034 Madrid, Spain
Phone: 0034-913875250 | Fax: 0034-913875333
Email: agnagel@ya.com

Daniela Meneses, RD
Diplomada en Nutricion Humana y Dietetica
Madrid, Spain
Email: Daniela.meneses@nutriasesores.es

Consuelo Pedron-Giner MD
Hospital Infantil Nino Jesus
Madrid, Spain
0034607724924
Consuelocarmen.pedron@salud.madrid.org

Dr. Per Amark and Dr. Maria Dahlin
Astrid Lindgrens Childrens Hospital
Karolinska Hospital, S-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
Phone: +46 8 5177 7026 | Fax: +46 8 5177 7608
Email: per.amark@ks.se

Dr. Tove Hallbook
University Hospital
Se-221 85 Lund, Sweden
Phone: 46-46-17-1000 | Fax: 46-46-14-5459
Email: tove.hallbook@telia.com

Dr. Isa Lundstrom, Department of Pediatrics
Nordland University Hospital, SE-901 85 Umeå, Sweden
Email: isa.lundstrom@bredband.net

Dr. Oswald Hasselmann, Neuropediatrics
Ostschweizer Kinderspital
Claudiusstrasse 6, CH-9006 St. Gallen, Switzerland
Phone: +41 (0) 71 243 -7 -363 bzw. -111
E-Mail: oswald.hasselmann@gd-kispi.sg.ch

Dr. Andrea Rüegger, Dr. Sarah Bürki, Prof. Georgia Ramantani
University Children's Hospital Zurich
EEG/Epilepsy – Department of Neuropediatrics

Steinwiesstrasse 75, CH-8032 Zürich
Phone: +41 44 266 75 92
Email: eeg.sekretariat@kispi.uzh.ch 

Dr. Sunny Philip & Dr. Shakti Agrawal (Consultant Neurologists)
Birmingham Children's Hospital
Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham, B4 6NH, UK
Phone +441213338031
Email: bwc.ketogenicdietitians@nhs.net

Dr. Manny Bagary (Consultant Epileptologist)
Epilepsy Dietary Service, Regional Complex Epilepsy Clinic
The Barberry, Dietetic Dept
25 Vincent Drive, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2FG, UK
Tel: 0121 301 2294 | FAX: 0121 301 2327
Email: bsmhft.modifiedketogenicdiet@nhs.net

Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
King David Building
Upper Maudlon Street, Bristol, BS2 8BJ, UK
Phone +44117342 1185
Email: Dietitians: ubh.tr-ketodietitians@nhs.net

Southmead Hospital Bristol
Nutrition & Dietetics Dept, Gate 10 Floor 6
Bristol, BS10 5NB, UK
Tel: 0117 4145428
Katherine Lord – Head of Dietetics: katherine.lord@nbt.nhs.uk

Dr. Alasdair Parker (Consultant Paediatric Neurologist)
Addenbrooke's Hospital, Dept of Nutrition & Dietetics
Box 119, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB1 9EH, UK
Tel: 01223 216655
Ketogenic Dieticians:
Helena Champion: helena.champion@addenbrookes.nhs.uk
Nicole Milles: nicole.mills@addenbrookes.nhs.uk
Genevieve Crowley: Genevieve.crowley@addenbrookes.nhs.uk

Royal Derby Hospital
Uttoxeter Road, Derby, DE22 3NE, UK
Laura Sheldonn, Paediatric Dietician: Laura.sheldon@nhs.net

Dr. Rachel Howells,
Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital
RD&E (Wonford), Barrack Road, Exeter, EX2 5DW, UK
Tel: 01392 406063
Dietitian: Deana Dumbreck: Deana.dumbreck@nhs.net

Dr Helen McCullah (Consultant Paediatric Neurologist)
Leeds Children's Hospital
Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 3EX, UK
Phone: +44113 3928445
Email:Leedsth-tr.leedsketogenicdietitians@nhs.net

Dr. Rajib Samanta
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Leicester Royal Infirmary, Infirmary Square, LE1 5WW, UK
Tel: 0116 258 5564
Moira French, Paediatric metabolic dietitian (Glut 1 & PDH): Moira.french@uhl-tr.nhs.uk
Rachel Fox, Paediatric cystic fibrosis & ketogenic dietitian: Rachel.fox@uhl-tr.nhs.uk

Dr. Rachel Kneen (Consultant Paediatric Neurologist)Sophie Chidlow, Emma Gosling and Joanne Elliot- Advanced Paediatric Dietitians, Ketogenic Diet Treatment
Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Nutrition & Dietetic Dept
Eaton Road, West Derby, Liverpool L12 2AP, UK
Tel: 0151 2525231
Email: ahc-tr.ketogenicdietitians@nhs.net

Dr. Ruth Williams (Consultant Paediatric Neurologist)
Evelina London Children's Hospital, London
Tel: 0207 188 3998
Paediatric Ketogenic Dietitians:
Peri Gershoni: peri.gershoni@gstt.nhs.uk
Anne-Marie McKillup: Anne-Marie.Mckillup@gstt.nhs.uk

Dr Christin Eltze, Dr Suresh Pujar, and Professor J. Helen Cross OBE
Great Ormond Street Hospital, London
Tel: 0207 7626 197
Email: Zoe Simpson, Isobel Steane & Louise Long: Ketogenic@gosh.nhs.uk

Dr Elaine Murphy (Consultant Inborn Errors of Metabolism) ADULT CENTRE ONLY
Charles Dent Metabolic Unit, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
London, WC1N 3BG, UK
Tel: 0203 448 3454
Ketogenic Dietitian: Eva Partridge: evapartridge@nhs.net

Dr Penny Fallon (Consultant Paediatric Neurologist)
St George's Hospital, Blackshaw Road, London, SW17 0QT, UK
Tel: 0208 8672 1255

Dr Jeen Tan, Consultant Paediatric Neurologist
Royal Manchester Childrens Hospital
Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL, UK
Phone: 0161 701 2640
Victoria Whiteley - Clinical Lead Ketogenic Dietitian: victoria.whiteley@nhs.uk
Lindsay Costello - Senior Ketogenic Dietician: lindsay.costello@mft.nhs.uk
Lucy Blackstone - Ketogenic Dietician: lucy.blackstone@mft.nhs.uk

Dr. Anita Devlin (Consultant Paediatric Neurologist)
Great North Children's Hospital, Royal Victoria Infirmary
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, UK
Tel: 0191 282 4812
Imogen Clarke – Lead Paediatric Specialist Dietitian: imogen.clarke@nuth.nhs.uk

Dr. Prasad (Consultant Paediatric Neurologists)
Nottingham Children's Hospital, Paediatric Dietetics, East Block D Floor
Derby Road, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, UK
Tel: 0115 9249924 ext 62081
Naomi Cox - Daisy Garland Ketogenic Dietician: naomi.cox@nuh.nhs.uk

Paediatric Neurology Consultants
The Children's Hospital, John Radcliffe Hospital
Headley Way, Headington, Oxford, OX3 9DU UK
Tel: 01865 231305
Judy Wadsworth: judy.wadsworth@ouh.nhs.uk
Chelsea Edgcumbe: Chelsea.edgcumbe@ouh.nhs.uk

Helen Basu – Consultant Paediatric Neurologist
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Department of Dietetics, Royal Preston Hospital
Sharoe Green Lane, Preston PR2 9HT, UK
Tel: 01772 52 2504
Rachel Strang – Dietitian: Rachel.Strang@lthtr.nhs.uk
Paediatric referrals only. Referrals taken from Lancashire and South Cumbria
All types of KD No wait list

Dr. Archana Desurkar (Consultant Paediatric Neurologist)
Sheffield Children's Centre, Sheffield, Western Bank, S10 2TH, UK
Tel: 0114 2717212
Hannah Taylor, Specialist Ketogenic Dietitian: hannah.taylor2@sch.nhs.uk
Heather Allen, Specialist Ketogenic Dietitian: Heather.Allen@sch.nhs.uk

Southampton General Hospital
Tremona Road, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK
telephone: 023 8120 6667
Teresa Curbishley, Ketogenic Dietitian: Teresa.Curbishley@uhs.nhs.uk
Sian Philips, Ketogenic Dietitian: sian.philips@uhs.nhs.uk
Kim Novell Paediatric Dietitian: kim.novell@uhs.nhs.uk

Dr. Lyvia Dabydeen (Consultant Paediatric Neurologist)
Matthew’s Friends Ketogenic Clinics
St Piers Lane, Lingfield, Surrey, RH7 6PW, UK
Tel: +44342836571
Email:info@mfclinics.com

Wales: No dedicated services; referrals made to other parts of UK

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Middle East

Dr. Omnia Rashidy, Professor of Pediatric Neurology
Ain Shams University Cairo Egypt
Health Care Consultant of Egyptian National Council Of Disability Affaires
Mobile 002 01222164876
omniarashidy@hotmail.com

Hameeda Hamad Al-Shammari RD
Kuwait Hospital for Children, Kuwait
h.dietitian98@hotmail.com

Dr. Bosanka Jocic-Jakubi
Al Sabah Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Email: bosajj@gmail.com

Dr. Mohammad Ghofrani, Professor of Paediatric Neurology
Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services:
Mofid Hospital, Shariati St., Tehran, Iran
Phone: 98 21 22200041

Dr. M. Mohammadi, Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
56, Najm Alley, North Felestin Avenue, Enghelab 14168, Tehran, Iran
Phone: 9821 -9329117568
Email: mohamadi@tums.ac.ir

Dr. Bruria Ben’Zeev
Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center
Ramat Gan, Israel 52621, Phone:  97235302577
Email: benzeev4@netvision.net.il

Dr. Eli Heyman
Asaf Harofe Medical Center, Tel Aviv University
Zerifin 70300, Israel.
Phone:00972-8-9778466
Email: eheyman@post.tau.ac.il

Dr. Tally Lerman-Sagie, Director of Pediatric Neurology Unit
Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel
Phone: 97235028458 | Fax: 97235028141
Email: asagie@post.tau.ac.il

Dr. Hadassa Goldberg
Schneider’s Children’s Hospital, Tel Aviv, Israel
Phone: 0507600865
Email: hagoldberg@clalit.org.it

Dr. Nabil Al-Macki and Sana Al-Yafaey (dietitian)
Pediatric Neurologist, Head of pediatric Neurology
Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman
Phone 0096897330258
Email: nabilalmacki2010@gmail.com

Dr. Generoso G. Gascon, Dept. of Neuroscience, MBC J-76
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center
P.O. Box 40047, Jeddah 21499, Saudi Arabia
Phone: +(966-2) 667-7777, Ext.  5813 | Fax: +(966-2) 667-7777, Ext. 5819
Email: generoso_gascon@hotmail.com

Mouaz Al-Sbei , MD, Head of Neurology Section
International Medical Center
P.O. Box 2172 Jeddah 21451, Saudi Arabia
Phone +966 2 650 9000 ext: 4712 | Fax +966 2 650 9001
Email: msbei@imc.med.sa

Dr. Adel A. H. Mahmoud, Consultant Pediatric Neurologist
Pediatric Neurology Department, Neuroscience Cente
King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, POB 365814, Post Code 11393
amahmoud@kfmc.med.sa

Dr. Mohammed Al-Malik and Ms. Unita Botes (dietitian)
Johns Hopkins - Tawam Hospital
PO Box 15258, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
Phone: 971-3-767-7444
mmalik@tawam-hosp.gov.ae

Dr. Dina Saleh
Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Email: dsaleh@mafraqhospital.ae

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Africa

Dr Eben Badoe
Department of Child Health, College of Medicine and Dentistry
University of Ghana, Korle bu Teaching Hospital
Ghana
Email: benbadoe@gmail.com

Dr Pauline Samia
Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health
Faculty of Health Service, Medical College
The Aga Khan University
3rd Parklands Avenue, Off Limuru Road
PO Box 30270, 00100 Nairobi, Kenya
Telephone: +254 20 366 2591 / 2108
Email: pauline.samia@aku.edu
Website: www.aku.edu

Dr. Satté Amal, Service de Neurophysiologie
Hôpital Militaire d'Instruction
Mohammed V Rabat, Morocco
Email: satteamal@gmail.com

Dr. Tuschka du Toit, Registered Dietician
PO Box 4404, Rietvalleirand, South Africa  0174
Phone and fax: +27 12 345 1392
Email: tuschka@absamail.co.za

Dr James Butler and Kath Megaw (RD)
Constantiaberg mediclinic, Plumstead (Cape Town area)
South Africa , 0861477776
info@nutripaeds.com

Dr. Jo M Wilmshurst, Head of Paed Neurology, 5th Floor ICH
Department of Paediatrics, Red Cross Children's Hospital
Rondebosch, Cape Town  7700, South Africa
Fax: 027 21 689 2187
Email: wilmshur@ich.uct.ac.za

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Asia

Yuwu Jiang MD PhD
No. 1 Xi’an Men Street, West District, Beijing, 100034, CHINA
66551122-3238
jiangyw@263.net
Pediatric

Jianxiang Liao, MD, PhD
Shenzhen Children's Hospital, China Medical University
7019 Yi Tian Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, P R China 518026
Phone:+86-755-83936150 | Fax:+86-755-83936148
Email: epilepsycenter@vip.163.com

Lai-Wah Eva Fung MRCP, Department of Pediatrics
30-32 Ngan Shing Street, Shatin, New Territories
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, CHINA
Phone: 852-2632-2981 | Fax: 852-2636-0020
Email: eva_fung@cuhk.edu.hk

Winsy Leung RD
818 Health Professionals, Suite 818, Central Building, 1 Pedder Street, Hong Kong, CHINA
Phone: 852-2526-6332
Email: winsyleung@children818.com

Dr. Chak Wai Kwong
Tuen Mun Hospital
Tsing Chung Koon Road, Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong, CHINA
Phone 852-2468-5111 | Fax: 852-2456-9111
Email: chakwk@gmail.com

Dr. Ada Yung, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescence Medicine
University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital
Hong Kong SAR
Phone: (852)-2855-4485 | Fax: (852)-2855-1523
Email: vcnwong@hkucc.hku.hk; or ayung@hkucc.hku.hk

Deng Yu Hong
Guangzhou Medical College
Chang-Gang-Dong Road 250, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PR China 510260
Phone:+86-20-34152244 | Fax:+86-20-34153378
Email: Deng3251@yahoo.com.cn

Dr. Janak Nathan
Sanjeev Clinic, Gopi Tank Road
Mahim, Mumbai India 400016
Email: janak.nathan@gmail.com

Dr. Neeta Naik
Epilepsy Research Centre for Children
111, 1st Floor, Sundaram Bldg., Above Indian Bank, Opp Cinemax Sion, Sion (E),
Mumbai  400 022, India
091-24038008
neetanaik@yahoo.com

Dr. Anaita Udwadia-Hegde
106  Doctor House, Opp. Jaslok Hospital, Peddar Road
Wadia Children’s Hospital
Mumbai 400 026, India
Phone +91 22 23517883 | Fax +91 22 23512922
Email: anaitahegde@hotmail.com

Professor Sheffali Gulati, Coordinator, DM Paediatric Neurology Programme
Faculty in-Charge, Center of Excellence & Advanced Research on Childhood Neurodevelopmental disorders
Chief, Child Neurology Division, Department of Pediatrics
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
New Delhi 110029, India
www.pedneuroaiims.org
Phone : 91-11- 26594679
Fax : 91-11-26588641, 26588663
Email: sheffaligulati@gmail.com; sheffalig@yahoo.com ; Sheffaligulati@aiims.edu

Ritu Sudhakar, Chief Dietitian
Dayanand Medical College & Hospital
Tagore Nagar, Ludhiana 141001, India
Email: sudhakar.ritu@gmail.com

Dr. Suvasini Sharma, Department of Pediatrics
Lady Hardinge Medical College
New Delhi  110011, India
Tel No. +91-10234344
E-mail: sharma.suvasini@gmail.com

Dr. Elisabeth Herini
Gadjah Mada University
Dr. Sardjito Hospital, J1.  Kesehatan 1 Yogyakarta 55284, Indonesia
Phone: 62-274-561616 | Fax: 62-274-583745
Email: herini_es@yahoo.com

Dr. Yukio Fukuyama
Child Neurology Institute
6-12-17-201 Minami-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-0004, Japan
Phone: 81-3-5781-7680 | Fax: 81-3-3740-0874
E-mail: yfukuyam@sc4.so-net.ne.jp

Dr. Katsumi Imai
National Epilepsy Center, Japan
886 Urushiyama, Aoi Ward, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka, 420-8688, Japan
Phone: +81-54-245-5446 | Fax: +81-54-246-9781
Email: imaik@szec.hosp.go.jp

Yoshiko Hirano, MD, PhD, Assistant, Dept of Pediatrics
Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine
8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8666, Japan
Phone: +81-3-3353-8112 (ext 31230)| Fax: +81-3-5269-7338
Email: yochi@ped.twmu.ac.jp

Susumu Ito, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Dept of Pediatrics
Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine
8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8666, Japan
Phone: +81-3-3353-8111 | Fax: +81-3-5269-7338
Email: ito.susumu@twmu.ac.jp

Dr. Tomohiro Kumada
Shiga Medical Center for Children
5-7-30 Moriyama, Moriyama City, Shiga, 524-0022, Japan
Phone: +81-77-582-6200 | Fax: +81-77-582-6304
Email: tkumada@mccs.jp

Dr. Hirokazu Oguni, Dept of Pediatrics
Tokyo Women's Medical University
8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8666, Japan
Phone: +81 3 3353 8111 | Fax: +81 3 5269 7338
Email: hoguni@ped.twmu.ac.jp

Dr. Leila Dairbayeva, MD, MBA
Neurology & Epilepsy Center
Tole Be street 289, 050061, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Phone: (727) 375-54-15, (727) 338-56-25
Fax: (727) 399-55-88
E-mail: almatyepicenter@gmail.com
Website: www.neuro.kz

Dr. Teik-Beng Khoo, Consultant Paediatric Neurologist
Paediatric Institute, Hospital Kuala Lumpur
Jalan Pahang, 50586, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Phone: (6)03-261 55555, ext 6938
Email: khootb@gmail.com

Dr. Sui-Yin Ng, Consultant, Paediatric Neurologist
Gleneagles Hospital Kuala Lumpur
282, Jalan Ampang, 55000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Phone: (6)03-42576998
Email: drngsy@gmail.com

Dr. Nor Azni bin Yahya, Consultant Paediatric Neurologist
Department of Paediatrics,
Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab II, Kota Bharu, Jalan Dusun Muda, 15200 Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia
Phone: (6) 09-745-2643
Email: drazni@yahoo.co.uk

Dr. Vigneswari Ganesan, Dr.  Chee-Ming Teh
Consultant Paediatric Neurologist
Department of Paediatrics, Penang Hospital,
Jalan Residensi, 10450 Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia
Phone: (6)04-2225299
Email: cmteh1976@yahoo.com

Dr. Alex Khoo, Consultant Paediatric Neurologist
Department of Paediatrics,
Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun, Jalan Hospital, 30990,
Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Phone: (6)05 -2085208
Email: pengchuan72@gmail.com

Dr. Benilda Sanchez, Head of the Epilepsy Monitoring Program of St.Luke's
Manila, Philippines
Phone: (632)723-0301 ext.5452  | Fax: (632)727-5452
Email: beni779@hotmail.com

Avirmed Tovuudorj MD, PhD
PO Box 48/28, S. Zorig Street, Ulaanbaatar 14210, MONGOLIA
tovuudorj@mnums.edu.mn
Pediatric

Dr. Chaw Su Hlaing
Yangon Children’s Hospital, MYANMAR
9595183101
chawsu@myanmarpaedneuro.org
Pediatric

Dr. Derrick Chan Wei Shih
KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital
100 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 229899
Phone: 065-6293-4044 | Fax: 065-6394-1973
Email: Derrick.Chan.W.S@singhealth.com.sg

Dr. Hian-Tat Ong, Consultant, Paediatric Neurology and Developmental Paediatrics
Children's Medical Institute, National University Hospital
Singapore
Phone: 065-67724391 | Fax: 065-67797486
Email: OngHT@nuh.com.sg

Dr. Yong Seung Hwang, Professor, Pediatrics, Pediatric Neurology
Seoul National University Children’s Hospital
28 Yon Gun Dong, Jong Ro Gu, Seoul, 110-744, South Korea
Phone: 82-2-760-3629 | Fax: 82-2-743-3455
E-mail: childnr@plaza.snu.ac.kr

Dr. Heung Dong Kim, Associate Professor
Dept. of Pediatrics, Director in Child Neurology
Yonsei University College of Medicine, Severance Hospital
134, Shinchondong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-752, South Korea
Phone: 82-2-361-5511 | Fax: 82-2-393-9118
E-mail: hdkimmd@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr

Professor Ranjanie Gamage
Institute of Neurology, Unit One
National Hospital of Sri Lanka
Colombo 10, SRI LANKA
Tel - +094 112691111 ext.2262
Email: ranjaniegamage@gmail.com ; or  oshanif@yahoo.com ; or priyanwada@gmail.com

Dr. Huei-Shyong Wang, Division of Pediatric Neurology
Chang Gung Children's Hospital
Chang Gung University, Taiwan
Phone: 886 (0)968 11026 | Fax:  886 3 3277295
Email: wanghs444@cgmh.org.tw

Dr. Pipop Jirapinyo, Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatric Nutritionist
Nutrition Unit, Department of Pediatrics
Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital
Mahidol University, 2 Prannok Road, Bangkoknoi, Bangkok 10700, Thailand
Phone: (662) 411-2535
Email: sipjr@mahidol.ac.th

Dr. Pongkiat Kankirawatana, Director, Clinical Neurophysiology Lab
Pediatric Neurology, CHB-314
The Children's Hospital of Alabama
1600 7th Ave S., Birmingham, AL 35233-1711, USA
(information regarding Thailand experience)
Phone: 205-996-7850 | Fax : 205-996-7867
Email: PKankirawatana@peds.uab.edu

Nguyen Thuy Minh Thu
University of medicine and pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh city
217 Hong Bang street, 5th district, Ho Chi Minh city, Viet Nam
Tel +84 8 3855 8411
Website http://Yds.edu.vn

Nhi Dong 2 hospital
14 Ly Tu Trong street, 1st district, Ho Chi Minh city, Viet Nam
Tel + 84 8 38295723
Website: http://benhviennhi.org.vn
Email dr.thu.nguyen.neurology@gmail.com

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Australia / New Zealand

Professor Ingrid Scheffer, Director of Paediatrics
University of Melbourne, Austin Health
Burgundy St
Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia 3084
Phone: 03 9035 7344 | Fax: 03 9496 2291
Email: epilepsy-austin@unimelb.edu.au

Monash Children's Ketogenic Diet Service
Paediatric Clinical Specialist Dietitians: Susie Anceschi, Lynsey Bramley and Jacinta Winderlich
Nurse Specialist: Renee McLaren
Lead Keto Neurologist: Dr Shabeed Chelakkadan
Unit Head of Paediatric Neurology: A Prof Michael Fahey
Monash Children's Hospital
246 Clayton Road
Clayton Melbourne VICTORIA 3168
Phone: 03 8572 3003
Website: monashchildrenshospital.org
Email: susannah.anceschi@monashhealth.org
Email: shabeed.chelakkadan@monashhealth.org

Dr. Mark T. Mackay, Consultant Neurologist
Judy Nation (dietitian)
Department of Neurology, Royal Children's Hospital
Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
Phone: +613-9345-5641 | Fax: +613-9345-5977
Email: mark.mackay@rch.org.au
Email: judy.nation@rch.org.au

Dr. Lakshmi Nagarajan
Princess Margaret Hospital for Children
GPO Box D184, Perth WA 6840, Australia
Phone: (08) 9340 8364 | Fax: (08) 9340 7063
Email: Lakshmi.Nagarajan@health.wa.gov.au

Jackie Gao, Dietitian
Dept of Nutrition and Dietetics, Allied Health
Level 0 North Wing
Sydney Children's Hospital
High Street, Randwick NSW 2031
Phone: 61 2 9382 1021 | Fax: 61 2 9382 1200
Email: jackie.gao@health.nsw.gov.au

Dr. Sophie Calvert, Staff Specialist in Paediatric Neurology
Katie Barwick (Dietitian)
Neurosciences Department
Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service
Level 12, Lady Cilento Children's Hospital
South Brisbane QLD 4101, Australia
Phone: 07 3068 2880
Email: Sophie_Calvert@health.qld.gov.au
Email: Katie.Barwick@health.qld.gov.au
Website: www.childrens.health.qld.gov.au

Clare Kreis, Metabolic & Medical Dietitian (APD)
Nutrition and Dietetics, Mater Group
Salmon Building || Raymond Terrace || South Brisbane || Qld 4101
t: 07 3163 6000 e: clare.kreis@mater.org.au
f: 07 3163 2442 w: mater.org.au

Dr. Deepak Gill, Paediatric Neurologist
Children's Hospital at Westmead
Cnr Hawkesbury Rd & Hainsworth St, Westmead, Sydney NSW 2145, Australia
Phone: 02 9845 2694 | Fax: 02 9845 3905
Email: DeepakG@chw.edu.au

Dr. Tania Farrar, Epileptologist
Ketogenic Diet Therapy for Epilepsy Program
Westmead Hospital/Royal North Shore Hospital
Sydney, Australia
Email: Tania.Farrar1@health.nsw.gov.au

Dr. John Lawson, Child Neurologist
Sydney Children's Hospital
Sydney, Australia
Phone: 61 2 93821658 | Fax: 61 2 93821580
Email: Lawson@SESAHS.NSW.GOV.AU

New Zealand

Dr Matthew Phillips, Neurologist
Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand
Email: Matthew.Phillips@waikatodhb.health.nz

Dr. Thorsten Stanley, Senior Lecturer in Paediatrics
Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences
University of Otago
PO Box 7343 Wellington South, Wellington, New Zealand
Phone:  +64 4 3855 999 | Fax:  +64 4 3855 898
Email: paedtvs@wnmeds.ac.nz

Tracey Eccles, BSc, MSc Nutrition and Dietetics, NZRD
Dietitian – Medical Nutrition Specialist
New Zealand
Phone: +64-9-213-3308 | Mobile: +64-21-259-7940 Email: tracey@eatwise4life.co.nz

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