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2024
Eileen M. Murray, MM, CAE Announces Departure from American Epilepsy Society
Eileen Murray, chief executive officer of AES, has announced that she plans to step down at the end of 2024, after 11 years of leadership.
April 10, 2024
AES Retains Top Rating from Charity Navigator
AES has again earned the highest achievable rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest and most-utilized independent charity evaluator.
February 22, 2024
AES Hosts Best Annual Meeting to Date, Conference Focused on Advancing Research and Education in Epilepsy
AES 2023 – the world’s largest gathering of epilepsy professionals – has returned to pre-pandemic attendance levels with more than 5,950 attendees.
January 29, 2024
2023
Jack M. Parent, MD, Elected Second Vice President of the American Epilepsy Society
December 02, 2023
Renee Shellhaas, MD, MS, FAES, Elected to American Epilepsy Society Board of Directors
December 02, 2023
Surgery Helps Children with Drug-Resistant Epilepsy Live Longer But Those Who are Black, Hispanic or on Medicaid Less Likely to Get It
December 02, 2023
Brenda E. Porter, MD, PhD, FAES, Receives 2023 J. Kiffin Penry Award for Excellence in Epilepsy Care
December 01, 2023
Dave Clarke, MBBS, ABPN, ABCN, FAES, Receives 2023 J. Kiffin Penry Award for Excellence in Epilepsy Care
December 01, 2023
Karen L. Secore, MS, APRN, CNRN, Receives 2023 Rebecca Goldberg Kaufman Clinical Award in Ethical Neuropsychiatry
December 01, 2023
Barbara C. Jobst, MD, Dr. med, FAAN, FAES, Elected to American Epilepsy Society Board of Directors
December 02, 2023
Dimitri M. Kullmann, D.Phil., FRS, FMedSci, MAE, Receives 2023 Basic Science Research Award
December 01, 2023
Epilepsy Associated with Early Cognitive Decline, Study Finds
December 02, 2023
Elson L. So, MD, Receives 2023 Distinguished Service Award
December 01, 2023
Mary Anne Meskis, Receives the 2023 Extraordinary Contributions to the Field of Epilepsy Award
December 01, 2023
More than Four in 10 Adults with Epilepsy Have a Genetic Link, Adults with Unknown Cause of Condition Should Get Tested, Study Suggests
December 02, 2023
William H. Theodore, MD, Installed as President of the American Epilepsy Society
December 02, 2023
Early Research Pinpoints Area of the Brain Where Epileptic Activity May Occur in Some Alzheimer’s Disease Patients, Finding Could Lead to Targeted Treatments
December 02, 2023
Bruce Hermann, PhD, FAES, Receives 2023 Founders Award
December 01, 2023
Elinor Ben-Menachem, MD, PhD, Elected to Nominating Committee of the American Epilepsy Society
December 02, 2023
Howard P. Goodkin, MD, PhD, Elected First Vice President of the American Epilepsy Society
December 03, 2023
Matthias J. Koepp, MD, PhD, Receives 2023 Clinical Science Research Award
December 01, 2023
Kelly G. Knupp, MD, MSCS, FAES, Receives 2023 Fritz E. Dreifuss Award
December 01, 2023
AES Awarded Grant to Improve Diagnostic Excellence by the CMSS
November 01, 2023
2022
Manisha N. Patel, PhD, FAES, Installed as President of the American Epilepsy Society
December 04, 2022
William H. Theodore, MD, Installed as First Vice President of the American Epilepsy Society
December 04, 2022
Howard P. Goodkin, MD, PhD, Elected Second Vice President of the American Epilepsy Society
December 04, 2022
Fred A. Lado, MD, PhD, Treasurer-Elect of the American Epilepsy Society
December 04, 2022
Mary Lou Smith, PhD, CPsych, Elected to Nominating Committee of the American Epilepsy Society
December 04, 2022
Zachary Grinspan, MD, MS, Elected to Nominating Committee of the American Epilepsy Society
December 04, 2022
Viji Santhakumar, PhD, Elected to American Epilepsy Society Board of Directors
December 04, 2022
Kelly Knupp, MD, Elected to American Epilepsy Society Board of Directors
December 04, 2022
Samuel Wiebe, MSc, MD, FRCPC, FCAHS, Receives the American Epilepsy Society's 2022 Distinguished Service Award
December 03, 2022
Elaine Wyllie, MD, FAES, Receives American Epilepsy Society's 2022 J. Kiffin Penry Award for Excellence in Epilepsy Care
December 03, 2022
Jasmine A. Kwasa, PhD, Presented 2022 Rebecca Goldberg Kaufman AES Clinical Lecture in Ethical Neuropsychiatry Award
December 03, 2022
Lori L. Isom PhD, FAES, Receives the American Epilepsy Society's 2022 Basic Science Research Award
December 13, 2022
Terence J. O’Brien, MB, BS, MD, FRACPE, FAHMS, FAES, Receives American Epilepsy Society's 2022 Fritz E. Dreifuss Award
December 13, 2022
Elinor Ben-Menachem, MD, PhD, FAES, Receives the American Epilepsy Society's 2022 Founders Award
December 05, 2022
Gregory A. Worrell, MD, PhD, Receives the American Epilepsy Society's 2022 Clinical Science Research Award
December 13, 2022
Fernando Cendes, MD, PhD, FAAN, FAES Receives the American Epilepsy Society's 2022 Lombroso Lecturer Award
December 05, 2022
George A. Ojemann, MD, Receives the American Epilepsy Society’s 2022 Extraordinary Contributions to the Field of Epilepsy Award
December 03, 2022
Seizures Cause Unhealthy Formation of Myelin, Prompting More Seizures, Suggests First-of-its-Kind Study
December 02, 2022
Hospitalizations of Patients with Life-Threatening Seizures on the Rise: Largest Increase Among Black Patients
December 02, 2022
Dementia Patients Who Have Seizures Decline Faster and Die Younger, Study Shows
December 02, 2022
Some Antiseizure Medications Taken During Pregnancy Associated with Low Birth Weight in Babies, Large Study Finds
December 02, 2022
AES Announces First Recipients of the Sergievsky Award for Epilepsy Health Equity and Diversity
June 22, 2022
AES Executive Director Eileen Murray Receives Top Honor
June 10, 2022
AES Announces 2022 Summer Research Interns
August 01, 2022
2021
Jeannie Chin, PhD Receives the 2021 Lombroso Lecturer Award
December 06, 2021
Neda Bernasconi, MD, PhD and Andrea Bernasconi, MD Receive the 2021 Clinical Science Research Award
December 06, 2021
Massimo Avoli, MD, PhD Receives the 2021 Basic Science Research Award
December 06, 2021
Elaine Wirrell, MD Receives the 2021 J. Kiffin Penry Award for Excellence in Epilepsy Care
December 06, 2021
Carl E. Stafstrom, MD, PhD, FAES, Receives the American Epilepsy Society's 2021 Founders Award
December 05, 2021
Manisha N. Patel, PhD Installed as First Vice President of the American Epilepsy Society
December 05, 2021
Amy L. Brewster, PhD Elected to Nominating Committee of the American Epilepsy Society
December 05, 2021
Annapurna Poduri, MD, MPH Elected to American Epilepsy Society Board of Directors
December 05, 2021
Jorge Gonzalez-Martinez, MD, PhD Elected to American Epilepsy Society Board of Directors
December 05, 2021
R. Edward Hogan, MD, FAES Installed as President of the American Epilepsy Society
December 05, 2021
William H. Theodore, MD, Elected Second Vice President of the American Epilepsy Society
December 05, 2021
Fred A. Lado, MD, PhD Treasurer-Elect of the American Epilepsy Society
December 05, 2021
Tanjala Gipson, MD Presents 2021 Rebecca Goldberg Kaufman AES Clinical Lecture in Ethical Neuropsychiatry Award
December 04, 2021
Adolescents with Focal Epilepsy Waited Nearly a Year to be Diagnosed, Study Found Early Recognition and Treatment Can Improve Care, Prevent Injury
December 04, 2021
Childhood-Onset Epilepsy Speeds Up Brain Aging Study Shows Adverse Changes More Common in Those with Active Epilepsy
December 04, 2021
Genetic Diagnosis in Pediatric Epilepsy Impacts Medical Management
December 04, 2021
People with Epilepsy More Likely to Have Anxiety and Mood Disorders, Hypertension Large Study Shows Racial Disparities, Medicaid Status Increase Risk
December 04, 2021
Ethan M. Goldberg, MD, PhD Receives 2021 Fritz E. Dreifuss Award
December 04, 2021
Gardiner Lapham, MPH, RN Receives the 2021 Extraordinary Contributions to the Field of Epilepsy Award
December 03, 2021
David M. Labiner, MD, FAES Receives the 2021 Distinguished Service Award
December 03, 2021
AES Awarded $1.5M Grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
July 26, 2021
AES Awards $1.06M in Research Grants
July 06, 2021
Sergievsky Research Fund for Epilepsy Health Equity and Diversity
The Sergievsky Award for Epilepsy Health Equity & Diversity is a grant for clinicians & scientists who are members of underrepresented minority groups
May 14, 2021
2020
Gregory L. Barkley, M.D. Receives American Epilepsy Society 2020 J. Kiffin Penry Award for Excellence in Epilepsy Care
December 07, 2020
Professor Graeme Jackson, Bsc (Hons), MBBS, FRACP, MD Receives the American Epilepsy Society's 2020 Lombroso Lecturer Award
December 07, 2020
Jay A. Salpekar, M.D. Presents 2020 Rebecca Goldberg Kaufman AES Clinical Lecture in Ethical Neuropsychiatry Award
December 07, 2020
Karen S. Wilcox, Ph.D., Receives the American Epilepsy Society's 2020 Founders Award
December 07, 2020
Mary Lou Smith, Ph.D., C.Psych Receives American Epilepsy Society 2020 Fritz E. Dreifuss Award
December 07, 2020
Miriam Meisler, PhD. Receives the American Epilepsy Society's 2020 Basic Science Research Award
December 07, 2020
Ruben I. Kuzniecky, M.D. Receives the American Epilepsy Society's 2020 Clinical Science Research Award
December 07, 2020
H. Steve White, R.Ph., Ph.D., Receives the American Epilepsy Society's 2020 Extraordinary Contributions to the Field of Epilepsy Award
December 07, 2020
Vicky H. Whittemore, Ph.D., Receives the American Epilepsy Society's 2020 Distinguished Service Award
December 07, 2020
All Youths with Epilepsy Would Benefit from Mental Health Screening
December 04, 2020
Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy More Common in Younger Ages Than Thought
December 04, 2020
Sexual Assault Trauma May Partly Explain Why Women More Likely to Develop Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures, Large Study Shows
December 04, 2020
MRI-Guided Laser Therapy Zaps Brain Lesions that Cause Seizures
December 04, 2020
Epilepsy Leadership Council Elects New Steering Committee
July 13, 2020
American Epilepsy Society Awards $1.1 Million in Epilepsy Research Grants
June 22, 2020
Stroke increases risk of seizures – survivors need to recognize symptoms
February 26, 2020
2019
Angela Vincent, M.Sc., Honored for Excellence in Epilepsy Research at the American Epilepsy Society’s Annual Meeting
December 07, 2019
Barbara C. Jobst, M.D., Ph.D., Honored for Excellence in Epilepsy Care at the American Epilepsy Society’s Annual Meeting
December 07, 2019
Amy R. Brooks-Kayal, M.D., FAES, FANA, FAAN Receives the American Epilepsy Society’s 2019 Founders Award
December 07, 2019
Torbjörn Tomson, M.D., Ph.D., Honored with Fritz E. Dreifuss Lecture award at the American Epilepsy Society’s Annual Meeting
December 07, 2019
Michael Privitera, M.D., Receives the American Epilepsy Society’s 2019 Distinguished Service Award
December 06, 2019
Karen S. Wilcox, Ph.D., Honored for Excellence in Epilepsy Research at the American Epilepsy Society’s Annual Meeting
December 09, 2019
Josep Dalmau, M.D., Ph.D., Honored for Excellence in Epilepsy Research at the American Epilepsy Society’s Annual Meeting
December 07, 2019
Helen E. Scharfman, Ph.D., Honored for Excellence in Epilepsy Research at the American Epilepsy Society’s Annual Meeting
December 07, 2019
Aimee W. Smith, Ph.D., Honored for Excellence in Addressing Psychiatric Aspects of Epilepsy at the American Epilepsy Society’s Annual Meeting
December 07, 2019
Chaotic Brainwaves Caused by Infantile Spasms Increase Risk of Autism, Study Suggests
December 09, 2019
William D. Gaillard, M.D., Elected President of the American Epilepsy Society
December 08, 2019
Douglas Coulter, Ph.D., Named President-elect of the American Epilepsy Society
December 08, 2019
R. Edward Hogan, M.D., Elected Second Vice President of the American Epilepsy Society
December 08, 2019
Barbara A. Dworetzky, M.D., Elected to American Epilepsy Society Board of Directors
December 08, 2019
Kevin Chapman, M.D., Elected to the Board of Directors of the American Epilepsy Society
December 08, 2020
Trial Shows CBD Helpful for Tuberous Sclerosis Complex-Related Seizures
December 07, 2019
Teens With Epilepsy Much More Likely Than Adults to Discuss Suicide Online
December 07, 2019
Breastfeeding Rates Significantly Lower in Women with Epilepsy
December 07, 2019
American Epilepsy Society Announces Epilepsy Research Awards
June 14, 2019
Epilepsy and Motherhood Not Mutually Exclusive
May 08, 2019
2018
Lori Isom, PhD, Elected to the Board of Directors of the American Epilepsy Society
December 20, 2018
Elinor Ben-Menachem, MD, PhD, Elected to the Board of Directors of the American Epilepsy Society
December 20, 2018
Howard Goodkin, MD, PhD, Appointed Treasurer-Elect of the American Epilepsy Society
December 20, 2018
Douglas Coulter, PhD, Elected to Second Vice President of the American Epilepsy Society
December 20, 2018
William Gaillard, MD, Begins Term As President-Elect of the American Epilepsy Society
December 20, 2018
Page Pennell, MD, Elected President of the American Epilepsy Society
December 20, 2018
Brandy Fureman, PhD, Received the American Epilepsy Society's 2018 Distinguished Service Award at December Annual Meeting
December 20, 2018
Professor Helen Cross Honored for Excellence in Epilepsy Research at the American Epilepsy Society's Annual Meeting
December 20, 2018
Jack Parent, MD, to be Honored for Excellence in Epilepsy Research at the American Epilepsy Society's Annual Meeting
December 20, 2018
Michael Sperling, MD, Receives J. Kiffin Penry Award for His Impact on Patient Care
December 20, 2018
Raman Sankar, MD, PhD, Honored for Lifetime Accomplishments in Epilepsy at the American Epilepsy Society's Annual Meeting
December 20, 2018
Untreated Epilepsy Exists Even in Wealthy Countries, Research Shows
December 03, 2018
Women with Frontal Lobe Epilepsy Most Likely to Have More Seizures While Pregnant
December 03, 2018
Cannabidiol-Enriched Oil (CBD) Effectiveness Wanes in a Third of Children and Adults with Treatment-Resistant Epilepsy
December 02, 2018
Study Suggests Risk of Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) May Decrease Over Time
December 02, 2018
Teens and Adults with Epilepsy at Increased Risk for Depression, Studies Show
December 01, 2018
SAGE Publishing to Publish Epilepsy Currents
November 08, 2018
American Epilepsy Society Journal Impact Factor Increases for Second Year in a Row
July 12, 2018
American Epilepsy Society Announces Epilepsy Research Awards
June 11, 2018
Epilepsy, Medical Marijuana and CBD: Myths and Facts
May 08, 2018
2017
Sheryl Haut, M.D., Elected to the Board of Directors of the American Epilepsy Society
December 13, 2017
Manisha Patel, Ph.D., Elected to the American Epilepsy Society's Board of Directors
December 13, 2017
William Gaillard, M.D., Elected Second Vice President of the American Epilepsy Society
December 13, 2017
Page Pennell, M.D., Elected President-Elect of the American Epilepsy Society
December 13, 2017
Shlomo Shinnar, M.D., Ph.D., Elected President of the American Epilepsy Society
December 13, 2017
High-fat, Low-carb Ketogenic Diet, Other Non-Drug Therapies May Provide Seizure Relief in Children with Hard-to-treat Epilepsy
December 04, 2017
Multiple Medications, Surgery and Lengthy Seizures Increase Risk of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) in Children, Study Finds
December 04, 2017
MRI Holds Promise for Detecting Potentially Life-Threatening Brainstem Damage, Identifying Those at Risk for Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP)
December 04, 2017
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Overlooked in People with Epilepsy
December 02, 2017
In Women with Epilepsy, Seizures Often Begin During Puberty, Suggests Analysis of National Registry
December 02, 2017
Nihon Kohden Backs Epilepsy Research
December 01, 2017
Heinz Beck, MD, to Be Honored for Excellence in Epilepsy Research at the American Epilepsy Society's Annual Meeting
November 27, 2017
Hal Blumenfeld, MD, PhD, to Be Honored for Excellence in Epilepsy Research at the American Epilepsy Society's Annual Meeting
November 27, 2017
José Enrique Cavazos, MD, PhD, to Receive the American Epilepsy Society’s 2017 Distinguished Service Award at December Annual Meeting
November 27, 2017
James Cloyd, PharmD, to Receive J. Kiffin Penry Award for His Impact on Patient Care
November 27, 2017
Jacqueline A. French, MD, to Be Honored for Lifetime Accomplishments in Epilepsy at the American Epilepsy Society's Annual Meeting
November 27, 2017
American Epilepsy Society Journal Impact Factor More than Doubles
July 25, 2017
American Epilepsy Society Announces Epilepsy Research Awards
June 12, 2017
2016
Dr. Eli Mizrahi Elected President of the American Epilepsy Society
December 13, 2016
Siblings of Children with Epilepsy Tend to have Protective Rather than Negative Feelings Toward Them, Study Shows
December 05, 2016
Families, Doctors, Advocates Urgently Seeking Answers in Epilepsy Deaths
April 29, 2016
Few Answers in Understanding Death from Epilepsy
March 01, 2016
New Guideline for Treatment of Prolonged Seizures in Children and Adults
February 09, 2016
American Epilepsy Society Awarded Six-Year ACCME Accreditation with Commendation
January 08, 2016