Professional Advisory Board

The Professional Advisory Board for the Epilepsy Foundation Northwest is composed of health care professionals (neurologists, epileptologists, nuerophychologists, nurses and social workers) who provide guidance on epilepsy related health topics, help with public education and information, support EFNW fundraising activities and programs, and is the lead committee for the annual Camp Discovery.

Professional Advisory Board – Washington

Gail Anderson, Ph.D., University of Washington, Dept. of Pharmacy (Seattle, WA)

David Cawthon, M.D. (Walla Walla, WA)

Lisa Caylor, M.D., Swedish Neuroscience Institute (Seattle, WA)

Michael Doherty, M.D., Swedish Neuroscience Institute (Seattle, WA)

Peggy Friel, MSW, Swedish Neuroscience Institute (Seattle, WA)

Ryder Gwinn, M.D., Swedish Neuroscience Institute (Seattle, WA)

Alan Haltiner, Ph.D., Swedish Neuroscience Institute (Seattle, WA)

Laura Jansen, M.D., Ph.D., Seattle Children’s Hospital (Seattle, WA)

Nancy Johnson, R.N., UW Regional Epilepsy Center (Seattle, WA)

Laura Lynam, M.D., MultiCare Neuroscience Center of Washington (Tacoma, WA)

Greg MacDonald, M.D., Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital (Spokane, WA)

John W. Miller,M.D., Ph.D., UW Regional Epilepsy Center (Seattle, WA)

Edward J. Novotny, Jr., M.D., Seattle Children’s Hospital (Seattle, WA) 

Jeff Ojemann, M.D., Seattle Children’s Hospital (Seattle, WA)

Nicholas Poolos, M.D. Ph.D., UW Regional Epilepsy Center (Seattle, WA)

Russell Saneto, M.D., Seattle Children’s Hospital (Seattle, WA)

Jehuda Sepkuty, M.D., Swedish Neuroscience Institute (Seattle, WA)

Hillary Shurtleff, Ph.D., ABPP/CN, Seattle Children’s Hospital (Seattle, WA)

Justin Stahl, M.D., Virginia Mason Clinic (Seattle, WA)

David Vossler, M.D., Washington Neuroscience Institute-Valley Medical Center (Renton, WA)

Joyce Zhao, M.D., Washington Neuroscience Institute-Valley Medical Center (Renton, WA)

Professional Advisory Board – Oregon

Paula Gerber-Gore, M.D., Providence Medical Center – The Oregon Clinic (Portland, OR)

Amy Kao, M.D., Oregon Health & Science University – Doernbecher Epilepsy Center (Portland, OR)

Richard Konkol, M.D., Kaiser Permanente – Interstate West (Portland, OR)

Colin Roberts, M.D., Oregon Health & Science University – Doernbecher Epilepsy Center (Portland, OR)

Martin C. Salinsky, M.D., Oregon Health & Science University Epilepsy Center (Portland, OR)

W. Brewster Smith, M.D., Oregon Health & Science University Epilepsy Center (Portland, OR)

David Spencer, M.D., Oregon Health & Science University Epilepsy Center (Portland, OR)

Mark Yerby, M.D., (Portland, OR)