Page B. Pennell, MD, FANA
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Dr. Page B. Pennell is the Chair of the Department of Neurology and the Henry B. Higman Professor of Neurology and Neurobiology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. She is a clinician investigator with a focus on women’s health in epilepsy. Her current clinical studies focus on the effects of hormones on seizure provocation, pharmacokinetic changes of anti-seizure medications (ASMs) with exogenous hormones or differing reproductive phases, and maternal and fetal outcomes during pregnancy in women with epilepsy. Collaborative, multi-center studies have included funding from industry, non-profit foundations, and National Institutes of Health (NIH). She is multi-Principal Investigator of the NIH- funded prospective, cohort U01 study across 20 clinical sites, Maternal Outcomes and Neurodevelopmental Effects of AEDs (MONEAD), and the R01 study. “Physiological-based Pharmacokinetics Approach to Determine the Extent of Antiseizure Medications during Pregnancy and Breastfeeding.”Dr. Pennell has served as President of the American Epilepsy Society and on the Board of Directors for several organizations, including the American Epilepsy Society and the Epilepsy Foundation. She has been elected as an Ambassador for Epilepsy by the International League Against Epilepsy. She has over 150 peer-reviewed articles in the field. She has contributed over 15 book chapters and been guest editor of publications focusing on neurology illnesses and pregnancy.