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Ammar Kheder, MD

Gender
Male
Language
English

Primary Specialty

Neurology


Education

Medical School:
Damascus University
Residency:
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals (Royal Hallamshire Hosp)
Fellowship:
Massachusetts General Hosptial
Cleveland Clinic

Publications

Pubmed Profile

Network


Introduction

Ammar Kheder, MD, MRCP, serves as Medical Director of Epilepsy Surgery and Stereo EEG at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and is an Assistant Professor at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Kheder joined Children’s in 2019. He received training in medicine and neurology in England prior to completing two years of fellowship training in epilepsy and neurophysiology at Harvard Medical School–Massachusetts General Hospital. He also performed an additional one-year advanced fellowship in epilepsy surgery and stereo EEG at the Cleveland Clinic.

Dr. Kheder is a member of the Royal College of Physicians and holds diplomas in medicine and neurology.

Focus of Practice

  • Pediatric neurology
  • Pediatric epilepsy

Areas of Interest

  • Epilepsy
  • Epilepsy surgery and minimally invasive procedures
  • EEG and intracranial EEG
  • First seizure evaluation
  • Brain mapping and connectivity

Locations

Childrens Physician Group - Neurology

Center for Advanced Pediatrics, 2174 North Druid Hills Road NE 4th Floor Atlanta, GA 30329 Get Directions 404-785-5437

Childrens Physician Group - Neurology

Egleston hospital, 1405 Clifton Rd NE Atlanta, GA 30322 Get Directions 404-785-6000

Childrens Physician Group - Neurology

Scottish Rite hospital, 1001 Johnson Ferry Rd NE Atlanta, GA 30342 Get Directions

Research & Publications

Dr. Kheder’s research interests include stereo EEG, epilepsy surgery, multimodal investigations in epilepsy patients, intracranial EEG monitoring, brain mapping, brain connectivity, seizure semiology, functional neuroimaging, cognitive neurology and first seizure evaluation.