Comprehensive Epilepsy Center

Mission

Aviva Abosch, M.D., Ph.D.,  Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery,  Director of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
Jeannine Conway, Pharm.D.,  Assistant Professor of Experimental/Clinical Pharmacology
Miguel E. Fiol, M.D.,  Associate Professor of Neurology
Thomas R. Henry, M.D.,  Professor of Neurology,  Director of the Epilepsy Program
Stephen Holloway, M.D., Ph.D.,  Assistant Professor of Neurology
Deborah D. Roman, Psy.D.,  Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Steven Rothman, M.D.,  Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology 
Zhiyi Sha, M.D., Ph.D.,  Assistant Professor of Neurology

Aviva Abosch, M.D., Ph.D., is Director of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, a board-certified neurosurgeon, and Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Minnesota Medical School.  Dr. Abosch trained at the University of Pittsburgh, and completed her neurosurgery residency at the University of California, San Francisco, and completed an epilepsy surgery fellowship at McGill University’s Montreal Neurological Institute and a functional neurosurgery fellowship at Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto.  Clinical specialties include surgical treatment of epilepsy and of movement disorders.  She is a member of University of Minnesota Physicians.

Jeannine Conway, Pharm.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology at the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy, working with the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center.  Dr. Conway trained and completed a fellowship in clinical neuropharmacology at the University of Minnesota.  Research interests include neuropharmacology and adult epilepsy.  Dr. Conway is available for pharmaceutical care consultations and assistance for patients with epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological conditions with complex medication issues.

Miguel E. Fiol, M.D., is a board-certified neurologist and Associate Professor of Neurology at the University of Minnesota Medical School.  Dr. Fiol trained at the University of Puerto Rico, and completed his residency in neurology at the University of Wisconsin, and an epilepsy fellowship at the University of Minnesota. Clinical specialties include genetics of epilepsy, pregnancy and epilepsy, EEG, international collaboration in epilepsy research, and Latino epilepsy/neurology.  He is a member of University of Minnesota Physicians.

Thomas R. Henry, M.D., is Director of the Epilepsy Program and a board-certified adult neurologist and neurophysiologist.  He is an epileptologist and Professor of Neurology at the University of Minnesota Medical School.  Dr. Henry trained at Johns Hopkins University, and completed his residency in internal medicine and neurology at the University of Minnesota, and an epilepsy and neurophysiology fellowship at the University of California, Los Angeles.  Clinical specialties include diagnosis of epilepsy, clinical neurophysiology, memory and cognition in epilepsy, medical and surgical therapy of epilepsy, and brain imaging in epilepsy.  He is a member of University of Minnesota Physicians.

Stephen Holloway, M.D., Ph.D., is a board-certified neurologist and Assistant Professor of Neurology at the University of Minnesota Medical School.  Dr. Holloway trained at Northwestern University Medical School, and completed his residency and fellowship at Yale New Haven Hospital.  Clinical specialties include diagnosis of epilepsy, clinical neurophysiology, and new methods of seizure and EEG analysis utilizing advances in digital and computer technology.  He is a member of University of Minnesota Physicians.

Deborah Roman, Psy.D., is a board-certified neuropsychologist and Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota Medical School.  Dr. Roman trained at Baylor University, and completed her residency in clinical psychology and a clinical neuropsychology fellowship at the University of Minnesota.  Clinical specialties include epilepsy, head trauma, dementia, and cerebrovascular disease.  She is a member of University of Minnesota Physicians.

Steven Rothman, M.D., is Director of the Pediatric Neurology Program and a board-certified pediatric neurologist.  He is an epileptologist and Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology at the University of Minnesota Medical School.  Dr. Rothman trained at the State University of New York in Syracuse, and completed his residency at the University of Minnesota and a neurobiology fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis.  Clinical specialties include diagnosis of epilepsy and seizures in children, and innovative therapeutics.  He is a member of University of Minnesota Physicians.

Zhiyi Sha, M.D., Ph.D., is a board-certified neurologist.  He is an epileptologist and Assistant Professor of Neurology at the University of Minnesota Medical School.  Dr. Sha trained at Shanghai Medical University, and completed his residency at the University of Alabama and an epilepsy fellowship at the University of California, Los Angeles.  Clinical specialties include diagnosis of epilepsy, clinical neurophysiology, and medical and surgical treatment of epilepsy.   He is a member of University of Minnesota Physicians.