Nancy A McNamara
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Medical Director, Epilepsy Surgery
Pediatrics-Neurology
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Available to mentor
Nancy A McNamara
Clinical Associate Professor
  • Recent Publications
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    • Journal Article
      Pediatric Palliative Epilepsy Surgery: A Report From the Pediatric Epilepsy Research Consortium (PERC) Surgery Database.
      Jeno M, Zimmerman MB, Shandley S, Wong-Kisiel L, Singh RK, McNamara N, Fedak Romanowski E, Grinspan ZM, Eschbach K, Alexander A, McGoldrick P, Wolf S, Nangia S, Bolton J, Olaya J, Shrey DW, Karia S, Karakas C, Tatachar P, Ostendorf AP, Gedela S, Javarayee P, Reddy S, Manuel CM, Gonzalez-Giraldo E, Sullivan J, Coryell J, Depositario-Cabacar DFT, Hauptman JS, Samanta D, Armstrong D, Perry MS, Marashly A, Ciliberto M. Pediatr Neurol, 2024 Aug; 157: 70 - 78. DOI:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2024.04.028
      PMID: 38897096
    • Journal Article
      "Is it a seizure?" Prediction tool for seizure likelihood in children aged 1-24 months admitted for electroencephalographic monitoring of paroxysmal, rhythmic, and repetitive events.
      Carrasco M, Estiphan T, McCaffery H, McNamara N. Epilepsia, 2024 Jul; 65 (7): 2004 - 2016. DOI:10.1111/epi.18018
      PMID: 38808646
    • Journal Article
      Pediatric neuromodulation for drug-resistant epilepsy: Survey of current practices, techniques, and outcomes across US epilepsy centers.
      Joshi CN, Karakas C, Eschbach K, Samanta D, Auguste K, Desai V, Singh R, McGoldrick P, Wolf S, Abel TJ, Novotny E, Oluigbo C, Reddy SB, Alexander A, Price A, Reeders P, Mcnamara N, Romanowski EF, Mutchnick I, Ostendorf AP, Shaikhouni A, Knox A, Aungaroon G, Olaya J, Muh CR. Epilepsia Open, 2024 Apr; 9 (2): 785 - 792. DOI:10.1002/epi4.12902
      PMID: 38421143
    • Journal Article
      A multi-center comparison of surgical techniques for corpus Callosotomy in pediatric drug-resistant epilepsy.
      Hansen D, Shandley S, Olaya J, Hauptman J, Auguste K, Ostendorf AP, Depositario-Cabacar DF, Wong-Kisiel LC, Reddy SB, McCormack MJ, Gonzalez-Giraldo E, Sullivan J, Pradeep J, Singh RK, Romanowski EF, McNamara NA, Ciliberto MA, Tatachar P, Shrey DW, Karakas C, Karia S, Kheder A, Gedela S, Alexander A, Eschbach K, Bolton J, Marashly A, Wolf S, McGoldrick P, Nangia S, Grinspan Z, Coryell J, Samanta D, Armstrong D, Perry MS. Epilepsia, 2024 Feb; 65 (2): 422 - 429. DOI:10.1111/epi.17853
      PMID: 38062633
    • Journal Article
      Epilepsy surgery in children with genetic etiologies: A prospective evaluation of current practices and outcomes.
      Coryell J, Singh R, Ostendorf AP, Eisner M, Alexander A, Eschbach K, Shrey DW, Olaya J, Ciliberto MA, Karakas C, Karia S, McNamara N, Romanowski EF, Kheder A, Pradeep J, Reddy SB, McCormack MJ, Bolton J, Wolf S, McGoldrick P, Hauptman JS, Samanta D, Tatachar P, Sullivan J, Auguste K, Gonzalez-Giraldo E, Marashly A, Depositario-Cabacar DF, Wong-Kisiel LC, Perry S. Seizure, 2023 Dec; 113: 6 - 12. DOI:10.1016/j.seizure.2023.10.011
      PMID: 38189708
    • Journal Article
      Leveraging expertise and optimizing clinical research: Initial success of a pediatric epilepsy surgery collaborative.
      Berl MM, Koop JI, Ailion A, Bearden DJ, Boyer K, Cooper CM, Decrow AM, Duong PH, Espe-Pfeifer P, Gabriel M, Hodges E, Marshall DF, McNally KA, Molnar AE, Olsen EK, Ono KE, Patrick KE, Paul BM, Romain J, Sepeta LN, Stilp RLH, Wilkening GN, Zaccariello M, Zelko F, Perry MS, PERC Surgery Workgroup . Epilepsia, 2023 Jun; 64 (6): 1554 - 1567. DOI:10.1111/epi.17579
      PMID: 36897767
    • Journal Article
      Responsive Neurostimulation in Drug-Resistant Pediatric Epilepsy: Findings From the Epilepsy Surgery Subgroup of the Pediatric Epilepsy Research Consortium.
      Singh RK, Eschbach K, Samanta D, Perry MS, Liu G, Alexander AL, Wong-Kisiel L, Ostendorf A, Tatachar P, Reddy SB, McCormack MJ, Manuel CM, Gonzalez-Giraldo E, Numis AL, Wolf S, Karia S, Karakas C, Olaya J, Shrey D, Auguste KI, Depositario-Cabacar D, PERC Surgery Registry Workgroup . Pediatr Neurol, 2023 Jun; 143: 106 - 112. DOI:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2023.03.001
      PMID: 37084698
    • Chapter
      Child with Microcephaly or Macrocephaly
      Kumar I, McNamara N. 2023 Jan 1; Symptom-Based Approach to Pediatric Neurology, 463 - 485. DOI:10.1007/978-3-031-10494-7_25