KORNBLUM, HARLEY I.

Faculty Member Since:	1994
Degrees:	PhD, MD, University of California, Irvine BA, Washington University
Rank:	Assistant Professor In Residence
Research Interests:	Role of neurotrophic factors in brain development and plasticity Expression of growth factors and receptors in human epileptic cortex
Teaching:	Pharm 212A Grad. Comm.-Clin. Pharmacology Pharm 237 Cellular and Mol. Pharmacology Pediatrics Noon Conference Lectures Teaching Rounds with Pediatrics Residents, Medical Students and Fellows Teaching of Medical Students, Residents and Fellows during outpatient clinic
University Service:	S.T.A.R. Committee Interdepartmental Neuroscience Graduate Program Admissions Committee

KURATANI, JOHN

Faculty Member Since:	1995
Degrees:	MD, Tulane University BS, University of California, Los Angeles
Rank:	Clinical Instructor
Research Interests:	Pediatric Epilepsy
Teaching:	Attending, Pediatric Neurology Ward & Consultation Service Attending, Pediatric Neurology Outpatient Clinic Pediatrics Noon Conference Lectures Pediatric EEG & Telemetry Teaching Rounds

MENKES, JOHN H.

Faculty Member Since:	1971
Degrees:	MD, Johns Hopkins University MS, University of Southern California
Rank:	Professor Emeritus

PHILIPPART, MICHEL

Faculty Member Since:	1967
Degrees:	BS, MD, Free University of Brussels (Belgium)
Rank:	Adjunct Professor
Research Interests:	Inborn disorders Synapse development Rett Syndrome Angelman Syndrome Subacute sclerosing Panencephalitis
Teaching:	Pediatric neurology fellows, trainees
Professional Committees:	Pharmacy & Therapeutics, Lanterman Developmental Center

SANKAR, RAMAN

Faculty Member Since:	1991
Degrees:	PhD, University of Washington MD, Tulane University BS, University of Bombay (India)
Rank:	Assistant Professor
Research Interests:	Neurochemistry of amino acid neurotransmitters Effects of chronic focal epilepsy in the developing rat brain Growth factor (BDNF) expression in developing rat brains subjected to status epilepticus Developmental aspects of neuroimaging in cortical dysplasias - MRI, MRS, and PET Clinical trials
Current Grant Support:	1995-00 PHS/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Teaching:	Attending, UCLA Medical Center Hospital and Clinics Attending Neurologist, Multidisciplinary Clinic for Tuberous Sclerosis Consulting Neurologist, Kern Medical Center, Bakersfield, California Volunteer Consulting Neurologist, Venice Family Clinic, Venice, California Pediatric Critical Care Nursing, UCLA School of Nursing
University Service:	Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee Committee on Information Systems, Master Planning for UCLA Medical Center Education Liaison Committee, Department of Pediatrics
Professional Committees:	Editorial Board, Contemporary Neurology (MIT Press, Peer- reviewed, Electronic) Editorial Board, Frontiers in Bioscience (Peer-reviewed, Electronic) Ad hoc reviewer, Annals of Neurology Epilepsy Research, Epilepsia Brain Research, Journal of Pediatric Research, Biochemical and Molecular Medicine Member, Board of Directors, Epilepsy Foundation of Los Angeles and Orange Counties Consultations provided to law firms in Los Angeles, Detroit Ad hoc grant reviewer for the Medical Research Council of New Zealand Ad hoc grant reviewer for the UCLA AIDS Institute
Honors:	Visiting Professor with the Division of Pediatric Neurology, Tufts University Medical School, New England Medical Center, March 5, 1997, Boston, Massachusetts

SHEWMON, D. ALAN

Faculty Member Since:	1981
Degrees:	MD, New York University BA, Harvard College
Rank:	Clinical Professor
Research Interests:	Pediatric EEG & epilepsy, specifically surgical treatment Infantile spasms Neonatal seizures Brain death Vegetative state
Current Grant Support:	1992-97 NINCDS Program
Teaching:	Fundamentals of Clinical Medicine PE011 Pediatric Core Lectures Teaching rounds for pediatric residents Pediatric admission resident's conference Teaching rounds for pediatric neurology residents EEG training Mentor for EEG/epilepsy fellowship
University Service:	Medical Center Ethics Committee
Professional Committees:	Child Neurology Society Ethics Committee Organizing Committee, Workshop on Myoclonus and Epilepsy in Childhood
Honors:	Pontifical Academy for Life Invited Reviewer, Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology Invited Reviewer, Epilepsia Invited Reviewer, Neurology

SHIELDS, WILLIAM DONALD

Faculty Member Since:	1976
Degrees:	MD, BA, University of Utah
Rank:	Professor

TOURNAY, ANNE E.

Faculty Member Since:	1996
Degrees:	MBBS, University College, Hospital Medical School in London, England
Rank:

DIVISION PUBLICATIONS:

1. Asarnow RF, LoPresti C, Guthrie D, Elliott T, Cynn V, Shields WD, Shewmon DA, Sankar R, Peacock WJ. Developmental outcomes in children receiving resection surgery for medically intractable infantile spasms. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology 39:430-440, 1997.
2. Bronstein JM, Buznikov A, Liau LM, Chen K, Black KL and Kornblum HI. Is oligodendrocyte-specific protein (OSP) a proto-oncogene? Soc. Neurosci. Abst., Vol. 23, 85, 1997.
3. Dyken P, Philippart M and Maertens P. The chronic progressive encephalitides of childhood. Neurological Infections and Epidemiology 2: 145-158, 1997
4. Irvin DK, MacMahon T, Weinmaster G, Lindsell CE, and Kornblum HI. Differential ontogeny of notch 1, notch 2 and notch 3 in the post-natal rat brain: an in situ hybridization study. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., Vol. 23, 1689, 1997.
5. Koo J and Philippart M. Fragile X and autistic syndromes: lorazepam improves behavior and motor abilities. J. Child Neurol. 12 :263, 1997.
6. Kornblum HI, Hussain R, Tatsukawa KT, Bronstein J, Lee D, Gall CM, and Seroogy KB. Prenatal ontogeny of epidermal growth factor receptor and transforming growth factor alpha mRNAs in rat brain. J. Comp. Neurol, Vol. 380, 243-261, 1997.
7. Kornblum HI, Sankar R, Shin D, Wasterlain C, and Gall CM. Induction of brain derived neurotrophic factor mRNA by seizures in neonatal and juvenile rat brain. Mol Brain Res, Vol. 44, 219-228, 1997.
8. Kornblum HI, Zurcher SD, Miettinen PJ, Wiesen J, Werb Z, Opanashuk L, and Seroogy KB. Heparin-binding epidermal growth factor: Effects on pluripotent precursors, neurons and astrocytes from the CNS, Soc. Neurosci. Abst., Vol., 23, 890, 1997.
9. Mathern GW, Pretorius JK, Kornblum HI, Mendoza D, Lozada A, Leite JP, and Leila MC. Human hippocampal AMPA and NMDA mRNA levels in temporal lobe epilepsy, Brain, Vol. 120, 1937-1959, 1997.
10. Minassian A, Delorey TM,Olsen RW, Philippart M, Bronstein Y, Zhang Q, Guerrini R, Van Ness P, Livet MO and Delgado-Escuet, AV. Angelman syndrome: correlations between epilepsy, phenotypes and genotypes. Annals of Neurology. In Press.
11. O'Rawe AM, Mitchison HM, Williams R, Hofman IL, Taschner PEM, Philippart M, Har YM, Andermann E, Gardiner RM and Mole SE. Molecular genetic analysis of a variant form of Batten disease with granular osmiophilic deposits. Neuropediatrics 28: 23-24, 1997.
12. Philippart M, Da Silva E and Chugani HT. The value of PET in the diagnosis and monitoring of NCL. Neuropediatrics 28: 74-75, 1997.
13. Philippart M, Mena I, Wisniewski KE and Pineda G. Impaired temporo-occipital blood flow at the onset of Jansky-Bielschowsky disease. J. Child Neurol. 12:263, 1997.
14. Philippart M. Orofacial and other long-term side effects of diphenylhydantoin therapy. J. Child Neurol.12:263, 1997.
15. Philippart M. Clorazepate: a remarkable agent for the treatment of myoclonus. J. Child Neurol. 12:267, 1997.
16. Philippart M. Koch's postulates of inborn errors of metabolism. Nuova Rivista di Neurologia. In Press.
17. Philippart M. Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis: reduced IgG synthesis after intraventricular treatment with human leukocyte interferon. J. Child Neurol. 12:268, 1997.
18. Seroogy KB, Lundgren KH, Opanashuk LA, Korfhage JR, Davis BM, and Kornblum HI. Cellular expression of amphiregulin, an egf receptor ligand, in mouse nervous system. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., Vol. 22, 1997.
19. Shea CJ, Philippart M and Bateman JB. Cataract and Spielmeyer-Vogt disease. Am. J. Ophthalmology. In Press.
20. Shewmon DA, Peacock WJ. Epilepsy surgery in children with medically controlled seizures and continuous focal interictal discharges: Cognitive and developmental outcomes. 22nd International Epilepsy Congress, Dublin, Ireland, July 2, 1997. Epilepsia 38(Suppl 3):169, 1997.
21. Shewmon DA. Is "brain death" actually death? An autobiographical conceptual itinerary. Aletheia (Vol. 7, 1997, in press).
22. Shewmon DA. Recovery from "brain death": a neurologist's Apologia. Linacre Quarterly 64(1):30-96, 1997.
23. Tatsukawa KJ, Shields SC, and Kornblum HI. Limited corticostriatal plasticity following hemidecortication in the rat. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., Vol. 23, 1447, 1997.
24. Zurcher SD and Kornblum HI. Insulin acts as a survival factor for pluripotent CNS precursors, Soc. Neurosci. Abst., Vol., 23, 1417, 1997.

DIVISION PRESENTATIONS:

1. Shewmon DA. A biological reconsideration of "brain death." Task Force on Brain Death, Pontifical Academy for Life, Rome, June 23, 1997.
2. Shewmon DA. Chronic intracranial EEG recordings are usually not necessary before multilobar resections can be performed on infants and young children with lesions on MRI. 22nd International Epilepsy Congress, Dublin, Ireland, July 2, 1997.
3. Shewmon DA. Definitions of death, the persistent vegetative state and anencephaly. Bishop's Workshop on Critical Issues in Contemporary Health Care, Dallas, TX, February 5, 1997.
4. Shewmon DA. Discussion of brain death criteria in the USA since 1968 and their consequences for transplantation medicine. [Die Diskussion um das Hirntodkriterium in den USA seit 1968 und ihre Konsequenzen für die Transplantationsmedizin]. Theologische Fakultät, Fulda, Germany, November 18, 1997.
5. Shewmon DA. Disputed Question #1: Is it reasonable to use as a basis for diagnosing death the UK protocol for the clinical diagnosis of "brain-stem death"? Linacre Center 20th anniversary Conference on Bioethics. Queens' College, Cambridge, UK, July 28-31, 1997.
6. Shewmon DA. Euthanasia. A medical-philosophical dialogue, co-presented with Prof. Josef Seifert. Internationale Akademie für Philosophie im Fürstentum Liechtenstein. Schaan, Liechtenstein, December 3, 1997.
7. Shewmon DA. Is the vegetative state really vegetative? Distinguishing neurological facts from hypotheses. Interdisciplinary conference: Patienten im Wachkoma, Recht auf Leben und Rehabilitation, sponsored by Humboldt-Universität Berlin and Forum Medizinische Ethik der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. Berlin, Germany, November 20, 1997.