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The Epilepsy Exchange Meeting at the Texas Medical Center (EpiEx)

Join us for the bimonthly Epilepsy Exchange Meeting at the Texas Medical Center (EpiEx), proudly hosted by the McGovern Medical School of UTHealth Houston.

Set within the heart of medical innovation, the Texas Medical Center (TMC) is renowned for its vibrant community of medical experts. With a dedicated cohort of over 200 specialists committed to epilepsy care and research, Houston stands as a global hub of medical excellence, encompassing prestigious hospitals, universities, research institutions, and healthcare facilities.

Our EpiEx research initiative unites luminaries from esteemed institutions across the TMC and beyond including UTHealth Houston, Memorial Hermann Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Rice University, Houston Methodist, St. Luke's Medical Center, and Texas Children's Hospital, and UTMB Health. Collaboratively, we confront research and development barriers head-on. Each EpiEx meeting revolves around a crucial challenge within the realm of epilepsy.

Research subjects span optimized care, neurostimulation techniques, genetic susceptibility, brain imaging innovations, biomarker discovery, novel anti-epileptic drugs, epilepsy surgery advancements, comorbidities, neurobiology insights, clinical trial progress, and global epidemiological studies.

Accreditation Statement:

• McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation:

• McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
• McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 Hour(s) Attendance w/ No Credit. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.Join Our Mailing List

Our doors are open wide to the expansive TMC epilepsy community and the wider Houston-Galveston metropolitan area, embracing neurologists, neurosurgeons, radiologists, pathologists, neuropsychologists, scientists, clinical staff, technicians, and all levels of trainees.

Each gathering will begin with 30 minutes of networking with refreshments from 5:00-5:30pm, followed by a program of two presenters who will unveil their groundbreaking epilepsy research and/or illuminating case studies. With a 30-minute presentation slot per speaker, followed by 15 minutes of engaging Q&A, our platform encourages vibrant discussions. Our speaker lineup is a tapestry of diversity, interweaving clinical presenters with basic scientists and pairing emerging researchers with seasoned investigators, fostering a fertile exchange of perspectives.

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Please take note that our meetings currently thrive through in-person interactions, forging a robust epilepsy community, and we take pleasure in providing refreshments to all attendees.

Concurrently, we are hoping to foster cross-institutional dialogues between trainees in the epilepsy field. We want to arrange an informal space for the future leaders in epilepsy.

Upcoming Speaker Sessions

Location:

Meetings will be held at UTHealth Houston's McGovern Medical School Building, Room 1.006 (Floor 1 Auditorium - note that Floor 1 is one story above the Ground Floor "G")

Building Address:
6431 Fannin St. Houston, TX 77030

Non-UTHealth Houston employees or individuals without badge access should enter the McGovern Medical School Building through the Webber Plaza entrance. 

Date & Time:

1st Thursday of every other month from 5:00 to 7:00 pm:

• Nov 7, 2024; Jan 2, 2025; Mar 27, 2025; May 1, 2025

5:00 - 5:30 pm - Networking and Refreshments

5:30 - 7:00 pm - Speaker Presentations, Q&A, and Discussion

Scheduled Speakers

Please contact [email protected] to learn about exhibitor and sponsorship opportunities for this event.

For speaker/scientific inquiries, please contact Jay Gavvala, [email protected], and Dennis Lal, [email protected].

EpiEx Steering Committee:

• Jay Gavvala, MD, MSCI, UTHealth Houston
• Muhammad Ubaid Hafeez, MD, University of Texas Medical Branch – Galveston
• Mohamed Hegazy, MD, UTHealth Houston
• Dennis Lal, PhD, UTHealth Houston
• Steven Lee, MD, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine - Texas Children’s Hospital
• Lu Lin, MD, PhD,  Baylor College of Medicine
• Brandy Ma, MD, MPH, Houston Methodist Hospital
• Deepankar Mohanty, MD, Baylor College of Medicine Texas Children’s Hospital
• Brigitte Reina, MD, UTHealth Houston
• Gabriela Tantillo Sepulveda, MD, MPH, Baylor College of Medicine
  

2025 Early Career Epilepsy Research Award and Conference

We are delighted to invite early career epilepsy researchers to submit a 200-word abstract for consideration to present at the upcoming EpiEx Conference for Young Researchers on May 1, 2025. This conference will highlight the best epilepsy-related research within the Texas Medical Center. The invitation is open to but not limited to medical students, undergraduate students, graduate students, residents/fellows, post-doctoral students and early career faculty (within 2 years of starting positions).

Presenting at our conference will provide you with the opportunity to showcase your work, engage with peers in the field, and contribute to the advancement of knowledge and understanding of epilepsy. We encourage you to submit your abstract for consideration and look forward to potentially welcoming you as a presenter at our conference. We will also be offering a cash prize for those chosen to participate.

The submission deadline for the 200-word abstract is March 1, 2025. Please submit to [email protected]. If you have any questions or require further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.