Meet the Team

Child Neurology Leadership

Amy R. Brooks-Kayal, M.D., F.A.A.N., F.A.N.A., F.A.E.S.
Professor and Chair, Department of Neurology

Amy Brooks-Kayal, M.D. is Chair of the Department of Neurology.  She is internationally recognized for her work as a pediatric neurologist and epileptologist, a passionate educator, and a researcher who has led advances in epilepsy, pediatric neurology, and neuroscience. She specializes in the care of children and teens with difficult to manage or complex epilepsy.  Her research focuses on understanding how seizures affect the brain and on the development of novel treatments for the prevention, treatment, and cure of epilepsy. She is also a Neurology Director of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

Courtney J. Wusthoff, M.D., M.S.
Chief of Division, Child Neurology
Program Director, Child Neurology Residency Program

Courtney Wusthoff, M.D., M.S., is Chief of the Division of Child Neurology and Program Director of the Child Neurology Residency. Her clinical and research work focuses on neonatal neurology, and the use of EEG to care for critically ill infants and children. She enjoys working with colleagues across fields, and is active in a number of professional societies. She is the Associate Editor of the Child Neurology portfolio for the journal, Neurology.

Frederick Bassal, D.O.
Co-director, Pediatric Neuroimmunology and Demyelinating Disease Program
Residency Associate Director, Child Neurology Residency Program

Frederick Bassal, D.O. is a general pediatric neurologist offering care for children with various neurologic conditions such as epilepsy, headache, neurodevelopmental disabilities and movement disorders. He has special clinical interest and expertise in the field of neuroimmunology, for which he cares for children affected by acquired demyelinating diseases including multiple sclerosis, in addition to autoantibody encephalitis including anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis.