Amy Brooks-Kayal, MD, FANA, FAAN, FAES
University of California, Davis, School of Medicine
Dr. Amy Brooks-Kayal, MD is Professor and Chair of the Department of Neurology and the Andrew John Gabor, M.D., Ph.D., Presidential Chair in Neurology at University of California Davis School of Medicine. Clinically, she is a pediatric epileptologist. Her research focuses on the effects of epileptogenic brain injury on neuronal signaling pathways and neurotransmitter systems with particular emphasis on understanding the molecular regulation of GABA(A) receptor expression, and on development of novel therapeutics for the prevention, treatment and cure of epilepsy. Dr. Brooks-Kayal has held numerous leadership roles including as president of the American Epilepsy Society (AES), member of NINDS Advisory Council and Chair of CNNT review panel. She is currently a co-director of the Child Neurology Career Development K12 program, a member of NST-1 study section, a Neurology director of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and Associate Editor of Epilepsy for the Annals of Neurology. She was the recipient of the 2019 recipient of the AES Founders Award, the 2021 International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) Ambassador for Epilepsy award and the 2023 recipient of the Child Neurology Society Bernard Sachs Award for her leading research in neuroscience relevant to the care of children with neurological disorders.