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Pediatric Neurology Clinic

Your care may include multiple team members across a variety of specialties within the Pediatric Neurology Clinic. It's how we provide whole-person, multidisciplinary care, planning, and treatment for our patients.

Pediatric Neurology Clinic

Steve Roach, MD

Chief
UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children’s

Pediatric Neurologist
UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children’s

Specialization(s)

  • Autism
  • Brain tumors
  • Epilepsy
  • Headache
  • Movement disorders
  • Neuromuscular disease
  • Spina bifida
  • Stroke

Dave Clarke, MD

Chief of the Dell Children’s Comprehensive Pediatric Epilepsy Center
UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children’s

Pediatric Epileptologist
UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children’s

Specialization(s)

  • Clinical research in medical and surgical management of drug resistant epilepsy
  • Epilepsy
  • Medical dietary and surgical management of drug resistant epilepsy

Kristina Jülich, MD

Chief of the Pediatric Neurogenetics Center
UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children’s

Pediatric Epileptologist
UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children’s

Specialization(s)

  • Child epilepsy

Sara Pavitt, MD

Chief of the Dell Children’s Pediatric Headache Center
UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children’s

Pediatric Neurologist
UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children’s

Specialization(s)

  • Pediatric headache

Kristen Arredondo, MD

Pediatric Neurologist
UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences​at Dell Children’s

Specialization(s)

  • Drug-resistant epilepsy
  • Pediatric epilepsy
  • Surgical epilepsy evaluation
  • Tuberous sclerosis

Audrey Brumback, MD, PhD

Pediatric Neurologist
UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children’s

Specialization(s)

  • Autism and neurodevelopmental disorders

Clifford Calley, MD

Pediatric Neurologist
UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children’s

Specialization(s)

  • Pediatric epilepsy
  • Pediatric neurology

Sireesha Chinthaparthi, MD

Pediatric Neurologist
UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children’s

Stephen R. Deputy, MD

Pediatric Neurologist
UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children’s

Specialization(s)

  • Child neurology education
  • Pediatric movement disorders

Lindsey Elliott, PhD

Pediatric Psychologist
UT Health Austin Pediatric Psychiatry at Dell Children’s

Pediatric Psychologist
UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children’s

Specialization(s)

  • Somatic symptom and related disorders

Leah Ferrante, MD

Pediatric Neurologist
UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children’s

Specialization(s)

  • Fetal and neonatal neurology
  • Neurodevelopmental disabilities
  • Pediatric neurology

Daniel Freedman, DO

Pediatric Neurologist
UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children’s

Specialization(s)

  • Epilepsy
  • Pediatric neurology

Duriel Hardy, MD

Pediatric Neurologist
UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children’s

Adult Neurologist, Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology Center
Mulva Clinic for the Neurosciences

Specialization(s)

  • Pediatric Neurology
  • Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis and related neuroimmune disorders
  • Adult Multiple Sclerosis and related neuroimmune disorders

Samantha Irwin, MSc, MB BCh BAO, FRCPC

Pediatric Neurologist
UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children’s

Specialization(s)

  • Concussion headaches
  • Headache disorders
  • Migraine
  • Post-traumatic
  • Tension-type headaches
  • Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias

Louisa Keith, MD

Pediatric Neurologist
UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children’s

Chelsey Ortman, MD

Pediatric Epileptologist
UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children’s

Specialization(s)

  • Pediatric neurology
  • Pediatric epilepsy
  • Clinical neurophysiology

Emily Ramirez, DO

Pediatric Epileptologist
UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children’s

Specialization(s)

  • Pediatric epilepsy
  • Neurogenetics

Ashley Stanley-Copeland, MD

Pediatric Neurologist
UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children’s

Specialization(s)

  • Pediatric neuromuscular disease

Vandana Vedanarayanan, MD

Pediatric Neurologist
UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children’s

Specialization(s)

  • Pediatric neurology

Vettaikorumakankav “Veda” Vedanarayanan, MD, FRCPC

Pediatric Neurologist
UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children’s

Specialization(s)

  • Autonomic disorders
  • Pediatric neurology
  • Pediatric neuromuscular medicine

Ligiola Aranaga Sanchez, MSN, APRN, CPNP-PC

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children’s

Specialization(s)

  • Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
  • Autism
  • Pediatric epilepsy

Laura Catalano, MSN, CPNP-PC

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children’s

Ariel Conners, DNP, CPNP-PC, PMHNP-BC

Pediatric Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children’s

Specialization(s)

  • Neurology
  • Pediatrics
  • Psychiatry

Jamie Fitzgerald, CPNP-PC

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children’s

Margaret “Maggie” Goss, MSN, CPNP-PC

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children’s

Specialization(s)

  • Cardiac and neurodevelopment
  • Neonatal intensive care follow-up

Olivia P. Martino, MSN, BS, APRN, CPNP-PC

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children’s

Specialization(s)

  • Pediatric epilepsy
  • Medical, dietary, and surgical management of refractory epilepsy

Michelle McCartney, MSN, BSN, APRN, CPNP-PC

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children’s

Specialization(s)

  • Epilepsy

Sally Monahan, DNP-CPNP-PC

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children’s

Specialization(s)

  • Epilepsy

Kimberly Mooney, MSN, APRN, CPNP-PC

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children’s

Specialization(s)

  • Concussion

Janet Wilson, MSN, CPNP-PC

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children’s

Mary Beth Joy, MS, RD, LD

Registered Dietitian
UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children’s

Specialization(s)

  • Low Glycemic Index Diet or LGIT
  • Medium Chain Triglyceride Diet
  • Modified Atkins Diet or MAD
  • Modified Ketogenic Diet
  • Traditional Ketogenic Diet

Shellie Loxterkamp, RD, LD

Registered Dietitian
UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children’s

Specialization(s)

  • Ketogenic Diet: Classic and Modified
  • Low Glycemic Index Diet
  • Modified Atkins Diet

Karrie Stuhlsatz, RD, CSP, LD

Registered Dietitian
UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children’s

Specialization(s)

  • Ketogenic Diet: Classic and Modified
  • Low Glycemic Index Therapy
  • Modified Atkins Diet

Avia Sutton, MPH, MS, GC

Genetic Counselor
UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children’s

Specialization(s)

  • Genetic counseling for neurogenetic disorders

Jacqueline Frausto, LCSW

Social Worker
UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children’s

Specialization(s)

  • Ketogenic diet
  • Pediatric neurology
  • Neurogenetics
  • Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC)

Abby Glock, LCSW-S

Social Worker
UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children’s

Specialization(s)

  • Support for families of children with chronic illness

Suzanne Pekarek, LMSW

Social Worker
UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children’s

Specialization(s)

  • Social work
  • Patient and family support

Keshayka "Kiki" Williams, LCSW-S

Social Worker
UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children’s

Specialization(s)

  • Case management
  • Crisis intervention
  • Individual and group counseling
  • School advocacy