Why This Doctor Became an Epileptologist
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Jun 02, 2016
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I work on malformations of cerebral cortical development. These are congenital abnormalities of brain development that are highly associated with epilepsy, intellectual disabilities, and autism. My lab works on figuring out the genes that are responsible for these malformations and trying to understand new strategies for therapy to treat them.
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Peter Crino, MD, PhD
Peter Crino is a professor and chair of neurology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Previously, he was a professor and vice chair for research at Temple University School of Medicine’s Shriners Hospital Pediatric Research Center and director of the Temple University Comprehensive Epilepsy Center. Crino specializes in epilepsy and is studying mechanisms of abnormal brain development that lead to brain malformations, epilepsy, autism, and intellectual disability. Crino received his MD from Yale University and PhD from Boston University. He completed his residency in neurology and fellowship in epilepsy at the University of Pennsylvania.
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