Howard P Goodkin, MD
Neurology - Pediatric Epilepsy
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Bio & Overview
Shure professor of neurology and pediatrics, Howard P. Goodkin, MD, PhD, served as the former chair of the Department of Neurology and currently the Director of the Division of Pediatric Neurology. He received his undergraduate medical education at Washington University in St. Louis and his postgraduate medical education at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Goodkin joined the UVA Health Children's faculty in 2002. He specializes in the care of children with epilepsy. He also serves as the neurology consultant for the UVA sports teams. He is an educator at the local and national level.
He serves on the board of the American Epilepsy Society. In addition, he has served as a councilor for the Professors of Child Neurology and on several committees for the Child Neurology Society. Other involvements include or have included: membership on NIH study sections, the scientific advisory board for Citizens United in Research (CURE) and the scientific advisory board for the Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance. He is currently an associate editor of Epilepsy Research and on the editorial board of Pediatric Neurology. He’s also an associate editor of Wyllie’s “The Treatment of Epilepsy: Principles and Practices.”
Academic Information
- Department
- Neurology
- Academic Role
- Professor
- Division
- Neurology
- Research Interests
- Status epilepticus, seizures, epilepsy, sports concussion. A founding member of the pediatric Status Epilepticus Research Group (pSERG), he has an ongoing collaboration to better define the epidemiology and treatment of children with refractory status epilepticus.
- Gender
- Male
- Languages
- English
- Age Groups Seen
- Infants (0-2)
Children (2-12)
Adolescents (12-21)
Adults (21-65)
Older Adults (65+)
- Primary Education
- University of Washington School of Medicine (1995)
- Residencies
- St. Louis Children's Hospital (1997), Boston Children's Hospital (2000)
- Fellowship
- Boston Children's Hospital (2002)
- Certification
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Epilepsy), American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Clinical Neurophysiology), American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Neurology)
- Appointment
- Director - Division of Pediatric Neurology
- Additional Specialties
- Neurology, Pediatric Neurology
Highlights
Dr. Howard Goodkin video profile
I'm Howard Goodkin. I'm a pediatric neurologist at the University of Virginia. I see all types of children with neurological diseases that can span from seizures to headaches to developmental delay and concussions. I grew up in a medical household. My father was a neurosurgeon, so I was destined to love the brain and taking care of people with brain disorders. Depending on where you look, probably about two to three percent of the world's population have epilepsy, and I've focused my career on taking care of those children, trying best to prevent their seizures and improving their quality of life. New patients can expect me to take time to get to know them and their children, and really to figure out a very holistic approach to caring for their child's epilepsy, making sure we also touch on ways to improve things at home, improve things at school, and they can just expect that we're going to do our best to help them and their children. I'm passionate about my patients and providing them the best care we can at UVA.
Awards
- 2025 Dean’s Master Clinician Award, University of Virginia
- 2024 Dean’s Award in Faculty Mentorship, University of Virginia
- 2018 Lennox & Lombroso Lecturer (Shared with Jaideep Kapur MBBS, PhD), American Epilepsy Society
- 2017 Named Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology
- 2016 Named Fellow of the American Epilepsy Society
- 2010 Elected to fellowship membership in the American Neurological Association
- 2009 The Bill and Barry Battle Scholar’s Award, University of Virginia School of Medicine, University of Virginia
- 2009 Research Symposium Poster Session First Place, University of Virginia Children’s Hospital Research Day
- 2009 Faculty of 1000, International League Against Epilepsy
- 2008 Dean’s Award for Clinical Excellence, University of Virginia School of Medicine, University of Virginia
- 2008 Best Doctors in America (Multiple years)
- 2006 Academy of Distinguished Educators, University of Virginia School of Medicine, University of Virginia
- 2006 Excellence in Clinical Teaching, Department of Neurology, University of Virginia
- 2004 American Epilepsy Society Young Investigator Travel Award
- 2004 Child Health Research Center Career Development Award
- 1995 Irwin Levy Prize in Neurology and Neurological Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis
- 1995 Alpha Omega Alpha, Washington University in St. Louis
- 1993 Spencer T. Olin Medical Fellowship, Washington University in St. Louis
- 1991 Third International Course in Neuroscience, Fidia Fellow, Abano Terme, Italy
- 1986 Medical Scientist Training Program, Washington University in St. Louis
- 1985 Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, University of Pennsylvania
- 1985 Summa Cum Laude, University of Pennsylvania
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