Epilepsy care that is complete, team-based, and top quality

We are experts in diagnosing and treating patients with the most challenging forms of epilepsy. 

We’re a Level 4 epilepsy center, the highest designation awarded by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers. We’re one of a few hospitals in Oregon with this designation, and one of only 187 in the United States.

We’re one of a few hospitals in Oregon with this designation

• You can work with a large, multidisciplinary  team that includes neurosurgeons, neuroradiologists and neuropsychologists.
• You can work in a patient-centered culture that offers a nurse navigator and a variety of clinical trial options.
• You can work in a high-volume clinic, including a neuropsychiatric clinic, with patients with complex, drug-resistant cases.
• You can take part in an active research program that includes quality improvement, neurostimulation, neuroimaging, and surgery.
• You have access to the latest diagnostic technology and disease management approaches, and multi-site clinical trials.

Meet our faculty.

Epilepsy clinical programs

Our team of physicians, nurse practitioners, psychiatrists, surgeons and pharmacologists  are experts in diagnosing and treating patients with the most challenging forms of epilepsy.

Day to day care:

• Epilepsy clinic featuring expert care
• Epilepsy neuropsychological assessments
• Epilepsy neuropsychiatric clinic

Specialized services:

• Inpatient epilepsy monitoring program
• Comprehensive epilepsy surgery team with clinicians from multiple disciplines
• Epilepsy neurostimulation and neuromodulation program using the latest technology in vagus nerve stimulation, responsive neurostimulation and deep brain stimulation

Epilepsy fellowship

You can join a two-year, accredited epilepsy fellowship that will prepare you for certification in epilepsy by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. 

You’ll work intensively with faculty to learn advanced epilepsy diagnosis and care. You'll also learn how to do research and use it to improve health and quality of life for your patients. 

Robust research on epilepsy

Faculty launch their own studies, including trials testing surgical interventions. 

We also offer clinical trials for patients, giving them access to the latest breakthroughs in epilepsy care.

Responsive neurostimulation: In the NAUTILUS study, we’re testing the safety and effectiveness of the RNS system for generalized seizures.

Regenerative cell therapy: We were one of the first health centers in the nation to test NRTX-1001 cell therapy to treat a drug-resistant form of epilepsy.

Focal epilepsy treatment: We tested cannabidiol, a non-psychoactive compound, to treat temporal lobe epilepsy and focal onset seizures.

Emergency rescue medications trial: Testing the effectiveness of fast-acting drugs to control seizures.

Meet division faculty

Our award-winning team has decades of experience in both clinical care and translational research.

• Thomas Jacobs, A.P.R.N., N.P.
• Jeremiah Lum, Ph.D.

Explore all department faculty.