HEP Clinical Centers
HEP consisted of 28 clinical centers in the United States and 8 around the world. Each clinical center had a study doctor and coordinator who helped HEP participants complete the HEP study. Please note, the HEP study is now closed for enrollment.

HEP2 consisted of 10 clinical centers in the United States: NYU, UCSF, Mayo Rochester, Minnesota Epilepsy Group, Yale University, University of Pennsylvania, Northwell Health, Vanderbilt University, University of Miami, and Idaho Comprehensive Epilepsy Center. Please note, the HEP2 study is now closed for enrollment.

HEP3 is currently opened to enrollment and consists of 17 clinical centers in the United States and 1 clinical center in Australia: NYU, Maine Medical Center, Georgetown University, Mayo Rochester, Mid-Atlantic Epilepsy Sleep Center, Minnesota Epilepsy Group, Monash University (AUS), Northwell Health, St. Barnabas Medical Center, UCSF, University of Miami, University of Pennsylvania, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Washington University in St. Louis, Utah, Mt. Sinai, Johns Hopkins and Yale University.

You can reach out to the study team to join HEP3 or get help finding a clinical center on our Participate page.

Participants can reach out directly to the study coordinator at each clinical center at the email below to find out if they are eligible for HEP3.

 

HEP 1 Centers:

Birmingham, AL

University of Alabama, Birmingham
Martina Bebin, MD

San Francisco, CA

University of California, San Francisco
Manu Hegde, MD

Denver, CO

Children’s Hospital Colorado
Kristen Park, MD

New Haven, CT

Yale University
Hamada Hamid, MD

Miami, FL

University of Miami
Andrew Kanner, MD

Boston, MA

Massachusetts General Hospital
Andrew Cole, MD

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Joon Kang, MD

Bethesda, MD

Mid-Atlantic Epilepsy Sleep Center
Pavel Klein, MD

 Ann Arbor, MI

University of Michigan
Simon Glynn, MD

Rochester, MN

Mayo Clinic Rochester
Greg Cascino, MD

Saint Paul, MN

Minnesota Epilepsy Group
Paul Atkinson, MD

St Louis, MO

Washington University
Liu Lin Thio, MD

Livingston, NJ

St. Barnabas Medical Center
Andy Rodriguez, MD

New York, NY

Columbia University
Melodie Winawer, MD

New York, NY

New York University Medical Center
Jacqueline French, MD

New York, NY

Northwell Health
Ruben Kuzniecky, MD

New York, NY

Montefiore Health System: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Sheryl Haut, MD

Charleston, SC

Medical University of South Carolina
John Halford, MD

Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University
Bassel Abou-Khalil, MD

Houston, TX

University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Hope Omatola, MD

San Antonio, TX

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Charles Akos Szabo, MD

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania
Michael Gelfand, MD

Melbourne, Australia

St. Vincent’s Hospital
Mark Cook, MD  

Melbourne, Australia

Austin Hospital, University of Melbourne
Ingrid Scheffer, MD and Sam Berkovic, MD  

Parkville VIC, Australia

Royal Melbourne Hospital
Terrence O'Brien, MD

Sydney, Australia

Prince of Wales Hospital, University of New South Wales
Ernest Somerville, MD

London, Ontario, Canada

University of Western Ontario
Jorge Burneo, MD

Dublin, Ireland

Beaumont Hospital
Peter Widdess-Walsh, MD

Kuopio, Finland

Kuopio University Hospital
Reeta Kalviainen, MD

Salzburg, Austria

Paracelsus Medical University
Eugen Trinka, MD

Boston, MA

Beth Israel Deaconess
Susan Herman, MD

Baltimore, MD

University of Maryland
Joon-Yi Kang, MD

Atlanta, GA

Emory
Edward Faught, MD

Philadelphia, PA

Thomas Jefferson University
Michael Sperling, MD

 

HEP 2 Centers:

San Francisco, CA

University of California, San Francisco
Manu Hegde, MD

New Haven, CT

Yale University
Hamada Hamid, MD

Miami, FL

University of Miami
Kamil Detyniecki, MD

Rochester, MN

Mayo Clinic Rochester
Greg Cascino, MD

Saint Paul, MN

Minnesota Epilepsy Group
Paul Atkinson, MD

New York, NY

New York University Medical Center
Jacqueline French, MD

New York, NY

Northwell Health
Ruben Kuzniecky, MD

Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University
Bassel Abou-Khalil, MD

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania
Michael Gelfand, MD

Boise, ID

Idaho Comprehensive Epilepsy Center
Robert Wechsler, MD

 

HEP 3 Centers:

San Francisco, CA

University of California, San Francisco
Manu Hegde, MD
Coordinator: Sandya Krishna

New Haven, CT

Yale University
Hamada Hamid, MD
Coordinators: Chinenye Okafor

Miami, FL

University of Miami
Kamil Detyniecki, MD
Coordinator: Klennisson Brenner

Rochester, MN

Mayo Clinic Rochester
Greg Cascino, MD
Coordinator: Sherry Klingerman

Saint Paul, MN

Minnesota Epilepsy Group
Paul Atkinson, MD
Coordinator: Sarah Ellis

New York, NY

New York University Medical Center
Jacqueline French, MD
Coordinator: Gabriella Foca

New York, NY

Northwell Health
Ruben Kuzniecky, MD
Coordinator: Andrea La Bella

Bethesda, MD

Mid-Atlantic Epilepsy Sleep Center
Pavel Klein, MD
Coordinators: Ivana Tyrlikova

Livingston, NJ

St. Barnabas Medical Center
Andy Rodriguez, MD
Coordinator: Munazza Malik

St Louis, MO

Washington University
Liu Lin Thio, MD
Coordinator: Olga Novak

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania
Michael Gelfand, MD
Coordinator: Melissa Johnston-Esparza

Scarborough, ME

Maine Medical Center
Heidi Henninger, MD
Coordinator: Jackie LaPointe, RN

San Antonio, TX

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Charles Akos Szabo, MD
Coordinator: Samantha Lewis

Washington D.C.

Georgetown University
Tricia Ting, MD
Coordinator: Michelle Umali

Australia

Monash University
Terrence O'Brien, MD
Coordinator: Jack Germaine

New York, NY

Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai
Ji Yeoun Yoo, MD
Coordinator: Onome Eka

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah
Amir Arain, MD
Coordinator: Marissa Castillo

Baltimore, MD

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Joon-Yi Kang, MD
Coordinator: Haley Rue