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Department
LocationTexas Medical Center
Specialty
Neurology
Phone: : 832-822-1750 (Neurology) | 832-822-0959 (Epilepsy Center)
Address
6701 Fannin Street
Suite 1250
Houston, TX 77030
Maureen Handoko, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Epilepsy, Pediatric Neurology & Developmental Neuroscience
Baylor College of Medicine
Education
| School | Education | Degree | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor College of Medicine | Fellowship | Epilepsy | 2020 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Residency | Child Neurology (Chief Resident 2019) | 2019 |
| University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN | Medical School | Doctor of Medicine | 2014 |
| University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN | PhD | Doctor of Philosophy | 2012 |
| College of St. Benedict/St. John’s University, St. Joseph, MN | Bachelors | Bachelor of Arts | 2005 |
About
In my practice I strive to provide comprehensive and compassionate care to my patients and their families, provide treatment guidance based on accurate information, and collaborate with them to decide on the best treatment option that fits their needs.
Clinical Interests:
Medically refractory epilepsy
Responsive neuromodulation
Ketogenic Diet
Research Interests:
New investigational drugs for the treatment of refractory epilepsy
Nonpharmacologic modalities in the treatment of refractory epilepsy
Organizations
| Organization Name | Role |
|---|---|
| American Academy of Neurology | Member |
| American Epilepsy Society | Member |
| Child Neurology Society | Member |
Selected Publications
Handoko M, Hong W, Espineli E, Saxena K, Muscal E, Risen S. (2019) Autoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein astrocytopathy following herpes simplex virus encephalitis in a pediatric patient. Pediatric Neurology 2019 May 22.
Grant MK, Handoko M, Rozga M, Brinkmalm G, Portelius E, Blennow K, Ashe KH, Zahs KR, Liu P. (2019). Human cerebrospinal fluid 6E10-immunoreactive protein species contain amyloid precursor protein fragments. PLoS One 14(2):e0212815.
Handoko M, Emrick LT, Rosenfeld JA, Wang X, Tran AA, Turner A, Belmont JW, Undiagnosed Diseases Network, Lee BH, Bacino CA, Chao HT. (2018) Recurrent mosaic MTOR c.5930C>T (p.Thr1977Ile) variant causing megalencephaly, asymmetric polymicrogyria, and cutaneous pigmentary mosaicism: Case report and review of the literature. American Journal of Medical Genetics A 179(3):475-479.
Handoko M, Grant M, Kuskowski M, Zahs KR, Wallin A, Blennow K, Ashe KH. (2013). Correlation of specific amyloid-β oligomers with tau in cerebrospinal fluid from cognitively normal older adults. JAMA Neurology 70(5):594-599.
Handoko M, Masters LP, Curry DJ, Riviello JJ. Hippocampal origin of the 14-and-6 positive bursts in stereotactic EEG. Clin Neurophysiol 2021 Jan;132(1):23-24. doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2020.10.015. Epub 2020 Nov 6. PMID: 33248431.
Awards
American Epilepsy Society Fellows Program (2019)
American Academy of Neurology Child Neurology Resident Leadership Scholarship Award (2019)
Chief Resident, Baylor College of Medicine Pediatric Neurology (2018 - 2019)
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