Madeline Kahan, MD
| Board Certified Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology Epilepsy, American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology |
| Clinical Assistant Professor, Neurology and Pediatrics USC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA |
| Attending Epileptologist and Neurologist Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Comprehensive Epilepsy Center and Neurological Institute, Los Angeles, CA |
Dr. Kahan specializes in the treatment of pediatric epilepsy and neurology in patients from birth through adolescence. She is especially passionate about the transition from adolescence to adult care and was the inaugural recipient of the Child Neurology Foundation Excellence in Transitions award. Dr. Kahan is an active member of the Children and Youth With Epilepsy Advisory Committee through the American Academy of Pediatrics, and she is one of the authors of the chapter on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Social Implications of Childhood Epilepsy in the book, Swaiman’s Pediatric Neurology, 7th edition.
Dr. Kahan earned a B.S. in neuroscience and a B.A.in World Arts and Cultures at UCLA, and her M.D. at UCSF. She then completed her Pediatrics residency at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital – Oakland and her Child Neurology residency at UCSF, after which she completed her Pediatric Epilepsy fellowship at CHLA.
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