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Marissa P. DiGiovine, MD
Areas of expertise: General Neurology, Pediatric epilepsy
About Marissa P. DiGiovine
Titles
Attending Physician
Associate Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Certifications
Epilepsy – American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Awards and Honors
2008, Sidney J. Sussman, MD, Award in Pediatrics
2007, Distinction in Service to the Community (DISC) - UMDNJ, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
2006-2007, 2006-2007 Coccia Annual Scholarship, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Leadership and Memberships
Memberships in Professional Organizations
- 2013-present, American Epilepsy Society
- 2012-present, Child Neurology Society
- 2010-present, American Academy of Neurology
- 2008-present, American Academy of Pediatrics
- 2017-present, Chair, External Affairs Committee within the Section on Neurology
- 2014-present, Early Career Physicians
- 2008-present, Section on Neurology
Education & training
Medical Degree
MD - UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ
Residency
Pediatrics - Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York City, NY
Pediatric Neurology - Montefiore Medical Center-Albert Einstein School of Medicine, Bronx, NY
Fellowship
Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Research Fellowship - UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ
Publications
Publications
2017
Prelack M and DiGiovine M: Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome: a Current Review. Current Pediatrics Reports 2017.
2016
Bearden D, DiGiovine M, Dlugos D, Goldberg E. Reply. Ann Neurol. 2016 Mar;79(3):503-4.
2014
Rossman IT; Lin L; Morgan KM; DiGiovine M; Van Buskirk EK; Kamdar S; Millonig JH; Dicicco-Bloom E: Engrailed2 modulates cerebellar granule neuron precursor proliferation, differentiation and insulin-like growth factor 1 signaling during postnatal development. Molecular Autism [Mol Autism 5 (1), pp. 9, Feb 2014.
Bearden D, Strong A, Ehnot J, DiGiovine M, Dlugos D, Goldberg EM. Targeted treatment of migrating partial seizures of infancy with quinidine. Ann Neurol. 2014;76(3):457-461.
Abstracts (includes Posters and Scientific Presentations)
2017
Massey S, Clancy R, Digiovine M, Fitzgerald MP, Fung F, Shou H, Farrar J, Abend NS. Inter-rater agreement in neonatal electroencephalogram background scoring. American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting, Dec. 2017, Washington, D.C.
Lectures by Invitation
2018
DiGiovine, M. "Pediatric Epilepsy: Things to Know for the Medical Professional," Central Jersey Speech and Hearing Association, Hopewell, NJ. May 2018.
2017
DiGiovine, M. Pediatric Grand Rounds - AtlantiCare Medical Center - "Pediatric Epilepsy Syndromes". Feb 2017.