The University of Florida Comprehensive Epilepsy Program is comprised of a team of healthcare providers committed to delivering advanced care to patients with epilepsy and other paroxysmal neurological disorders. These specialists include neurologists, neuropsychologists, neuropathologists, neuroradiologists, neurosurgeons and nurse practitioners.

Steven N. Roper, MD, performs all diagnostic and therapeutic epilepsy surgery procedures on adults and teens, and David W. Pincus, MD, PhD, performs epilepsy procedures on children. Program resources include the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) at Shands at UF, a state-of-the-art facility designed for long-term monitoring and evaluation of patients with epileptic seizures. The unit features four adult and two pediatric rooms equipped for comprehensive telemetric video EEG monitoring.

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Since 1992, UF neurosurgeons have performed more than 1,300 epilepsy surgical procedures – more than any other epilepsy treatment program in Florida. For the 20 to 30 percent of patients who suffer from medically intractable epilepsy, UF neurosurgeons perform a careful evaluation to determine the most appropriate surgical treatment option. Once the seizure focus has been identified, surgical removal of that area can be performed.

The UF Epilepsy Program offers all types of surgical procedures for treatment. The goal is to remove the smallest possible amount of brain tissue to achieve a significant decrease in the frequency or severity of seizures, or to cure seizures completely.

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For more information or to schedule a new patient appointment, please call 352-273-9000 or visit the UF Department of Neurosurgery.

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