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Sudha K. Kessler, MD, MSCE
Pediatric Neurologist
Dr. Kessler is interested in the epileptic mechanisms of the human brain, specifically in children and the effect that transcranial magnetic stimulation has on those neural processes.
Education and Training
MD, Baylor College of Medicine
Residency, Lucille Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford University (Pediatrics)
Residency, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (Neurology)
Fellowship, Columbia University (Epilepsy/EEG)
Titles and Academic Titles
Pediatric Neurologist
Program Director, Child Neurology Residency
Program Director, Pediatric Epilepsy Fellowship
Catherine D. Brown Endowed Chair in Pediatric Epilepsy
Associate Professor of Neurology
Professional Awards
Distinction in the Major (English), Yale University, 1996
Honors in the Basic Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, 1999
Crawford and Hattie Jackson Foundation Merit Scholarship, Baylor College of Medicine, 2000
American Medical Women's Association Janet M. Glasgow Memorial Achievement Citation, 2001
John P. McGovern Award for Excellence in Psychiatry, Baylor College of Medicine, 2001
Alpha Omega Alpha, 2001
Steven L. Galetta Teaching Award, Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania, 2006
Residents Award for Excellence in Teaching, Penn Medicine Department of Neurology, 2013
Stroup Award for Rising Star in Pediatric Epilepsy, 2013
Residents Award for Excellence in Teaching, Penn Medicine Department of Neurology, 2018