Epilepsy

Program Description:

The University of Kentucky HealthCare (UKHC) Comprehensive Epilepsy Program maintains a Level 4 National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC) accreditation for both adult and pediatric populations. Located in the heart of Lexington, Ky., it the only Level 4 Center outside of Louisville in the state and is the designated Level 4 center supporting for the only Level 3 NAEC accredited center in Kentucky at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. 

The UKHC Epilepsy Program (UK Epilepsy) provides state-of-the-art specialized care to children, adolescents and adults living with epilepsy.  The program includes a 12-bed adult Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) housed in the new neurosciences' unit of Albert B. Chandler Hospital.  The 3-bed pediatric EMU is located in the Kentucky Children's Hospital nested within the Chandler Hospital complex.  Patients may undergo either phase I monitoring (noninvasive video-EEG monitoring) or phase II (invasive) monitoring in the EMU. Outpatient ambulatory EEG studies are offered through the UK EEG laboratory.  We also provide consultation and telemetry for patients across the Chandler Hospital complex and a remote EEG read service for select partner hospitals outside of the Lexington area.  

UK Epilepsy is served by 9 fellowship-trained epileptologists, including 2 pediatric epileptologists, a specialty trained APP, and a dedicated nurse coordinator who work closely with neurosurgeons, neuropsychologists, neuroradiologists, social workers, and dedicated pharmacists to offer the full range of therapeutic options to patients including the latest anti-epileptic drugs, DBS and VNS therapy, ketogenic diets, and epilepsy surgery.

As an academic center, UK Epilepsy is highly involved in clinical trials involving epilepsy and anti-epileptic medications for infants, children and adults. We are extensively involved in research, both at UK and in collaboration with other prominent epilepsy centers regionally and nationally. The epilepsy care team is working in collaboration with scientists with a special interest in epilepsy and has formed multi-disciplinary research alliances funded by the College of Medicine.

To stay at the forefront of epilepsy care, we partner with organizations such as the Epilepsy Foundation of Kentuckiana to better engage with and serve people living with epilepsy in the region. In 2022, we joined the Epilepsy Learning Healthcare system (ELHS) becoming just one of 15 epilepsy programs in the country.

Adult Epilepsy Providers

Child Epilepsy