Scott Mintzer, MD

Professor
Medical Director, Epilepsy Monitoring Unit

Scott Mintzer, MD

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Scott Mintzer, MD

Professor
Medical Director, Epilepsy Monitoring Unit

Education

Medical School

University of Chicago/Pritzker School of Medicine

Residency

University of Michigan Medical Center 

Fellowship

UCLA Medical Center

Publications

Board Certifications

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Epilepsy

Hospital Appointment

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Methodist Hospital Division of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Research & Clinical Interests

Clinical expertise: seizures, including epilepsy surgery evaluation, epilepsy in pregnancy, and antiepileptic drug management, including metabolic effects of seizure medication.

Research interests: metabolic effects of anticonvulsant drugs (currently funded by NIH for work in this area). Other research interests include clinical use of anticonvulsant drugs, epilepsy surgery evaluation, and psychiatric comorbidity in epilepsy.

Industrial Relevance

This work is highly relevant to the development of new drugs for the treatment of seizures, and is also applicable to some non-neurologic drugs.