Professional Advisory Board

The Epilepsy Foundation Eastern PA’s Professional Advisory Board (PAB) is composed of neurologists, medical professionals, specialists, and experts in the epilepsy space with representation from epilepsy centers across our 18-county service area. The PAB provides insight, strategic planning, and direction for the Epilepsy Foundation Eastern PA’s wide range of educational programs, conferences, webinars, trainings, support services, resources, referrals and patient outreach initiatives. The PAB also provides expert advice and support for mission-focused state and federal advocacy issues involving people with epilepsy, including access to care and regulatory concerns.

The term for a member of the Professional Advisory Board is three years and is renewable.

Greater Philadelphia Area:

Carla LoPinto-Khoury, MD – Chair, Lewis Katz Temple School of Medicine

Natalie Allman, DO – Lewis Katz Temple School of Medicine

Kathryn Davis, MD, MS, FAES – Penn Epilepsy Center

Dennis Dlugos, MD – Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Thomas Flynn, PhD – Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Larry Fried, MD – Bayer

Van Hellerslia, PharmD, BCPS – Temple University School of Pharmacy

Lindsay Higdon, MD – Thomas Jefferson University

Mercedes P. Jacobson, MD – Lewis Katz Temple School of Medicine

Joyce Liporace, MD – Imogene Bassett Medical Center

Megan Margiotta, MD – Main Line Health

Kelly Pearson-Carvetta, CRNP – Thomas Jefferson University

Armina Omole, MD, PhD – GSK

Amanda Riisen, PsyD – Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Christopher Skidmore, MD – Jefferson Neurology Associates

Sarah Tefft, CRNP – Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Bethany Thomas, CRNP – Penn Medicine

Ignacio Valencia, MD – Cooper University Health Care

Kevin Hines, MD – Thomas Jefferson University

Caio Matias, MD – Thomas Jefferson University

Maromi Nei, MD – Thomas Jefferson University

April Powell, DNP – Thomas Jefferson University

Yoon Ji Moon, MD – Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Jennifer Hubbard, DNP – Nemour Children’s Health

Benjamin Kennedy, MD – Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Kristina DiPaolo – Neuropace

Rebecca Stainman, MD – Nemours Children’s Health

Nicole Betti – UCB

Sue Livingston – Retired EFEPA staff

Courtney Jograj – LivaNova

Lancaster/Berks/Hershey/Pittsburgh:

Vinita Acharya, MD – Penn State Hershey

Heather Harle, MD – Penn Medicine Lancaster

Jyoti Pillai, MD – Reading Hospital

Joanna Fong-isariyawongse, MD – University of Pittsburgh

Lehigh Valley:

Scott Kohler, MD – St. Luke’s

Shannon Kelley, PsyD – LVHN

Northeast PA:

Akila Venkataraman, MD – Geisinger

Dana Vanino, MD – Geisinger

Philip Lee, MD – Geisinger