Epilepsy Services

Epilepsy Education

Did you know? 1% of people in the United States have epilepsy. In a school of 2,000 students, that means it’s possible for as many as 20 students who may have a seizure without warning in a classroom, cafeteria, gym, hallway or bus.
Epilepsy Education can help develop a more accepting and nurturing environment for the 300,000 school children in the United States diagnosed with seizure disorder. Schools throughout Maryland and Virginia have found success from these programs in their schools
Abilities Network/Epilepsy Foundation of the Chesapeake Region offers a variety of FREE presentations on epilepsy to fit the need for students, faculty, parents, school nurses, bus drivers, and other school personnel.

Click here to view our “Epilepsy Education Goes to School” brochure, and to learn more about how to schedule a presentation for your school.

Professional Advisory Board

Since beginning services in 1964, Abilities Network/Epilepsy Foundation of the Chesapeake Region (EFCR) has sought the advice of professionals to assist us in providing quality services to people with disabilities.

The main role of the EFCR’s Professional Advisory Board (PAB) is to guide policies particular to reliable evaluation of EFCR’s programs. Members of the PAB serve as liaisons to other professional associations in the community served by EFCR.  They also counsel on the maintenance of appropriate communication, with a relationship to various fields of professional practice related to the major undertakings of EFCR.

The board meets twice a year. Throughout the year members of the board are called on to assist with epilepsy education as well as public relations issues.

Elizabeth Barry, M.D.
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Neurology

Gregory K. Bergey, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Jason Brandt, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins Medicine, Department of Psychiatry

Nathan Crone, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Joshua Ewen, M.D.
Kennedy Krieger Institute

Perry Jay Foreman, M.D.
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Department of Neurology

John M. Freeman, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Jahli Galloway, R.N.
 Johns Hopkins Hospital

Edwards S. Gratz, M.D.
Hoffberger Professional Bldg.

Adam Hartman, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Pediatric Epilepsy & Child Neurology

Jennifer Hopp, M.D.
Maryland Epilepsy Center

Peter Kaplan, M.D.
Francis Scott Key Medical Center, Department of Neurology

Eric H. Kossoff, M.D., Chair
Johns Hopkins Hospital

Greg Krauss, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Hospital. Department of Neurology

Allan Krumholz, M.D.
Department of Neurology

Ronald P. Lesser, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Department of Neurology

Faith Muigai, R.N., BSN.
The Brain & Spine Institute of Lifebridge Health

Saurabh R. Sinha, M.D.
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Department of Neurology

Cynthia Smith, Ph.D
Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital

Tricia Ting, M.D.
Maryland Epilepsy Center

Eileen P.G. Vining, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Kim West, Pharm.D.
Ortho-McNeil