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Benjamin C. Kennedy, MD
Benjamin C. Kennedy
Co-Director, Epilepsy NeuroGenetics Initiative Frontier Program

Dr. Kennedy's current research focuses on epilepsy genetics and epilepsy surgery, including stereo-EEG, hemispherotomy, corpus callosotomy, and vagal nerve stimulation.

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Bio

Dr. Kennedy's current and prior research is aligned with his clinical interests of epilepsy genetics and epilepsy surgery. His research includes stereo-EEG, hemispherotomy, corpus callosotomy, and vagal nerve stimulation; dystonia and deep brain stimulation; and spasticity and selective dorsal rhizotomy.

He has published on and led research efforts in his other clinical interests in a variety of pediatric neurosurgical topics, including brain tumors, cervical spine instrumentation, and Chiari malformation.

Among his notable career achivements to date, Dr. Kennedy:

  • Received a grant to study somatic mutations in epileptogenic cortical dysplasia
  • Co-leads on a Frontier Program to study epilepsy genetics
  • Led a multi-institutional study to characterize the growth and alignment effects of upper cervical spine fusion in very young children

 

Education and Training

BA, Northwestern University (Biology and Cognitive Science), 2003

MD, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 2009

Fellowship, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (Pediatric Neurosurgery), 2017

Titles and Academic Titles

Co-Director, Epilepsy NeuroGenetics Initiative Frontier Program

Director, Epilepsy and Functional Neurosurgery

Attending Neurosurgeon

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery

Professional Memberships

American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 2009-

Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 2009-

AANS/CNS Joint Section on Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2013-

Professional Awards

Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award, 2012

Publication Highlights

Heuer GG, Madsen PJ, Flanders TM, Kennedy BC, Storm PB, Taylor JA. Separation of Craniopagus Twins by a Multidisciplinary Team. New Engl J Med. 2019 Jan; 380(4):358-364. PMID: 30673542
Kennedy BC, D'Amico RS, Youngerman BE, McDowell MM, Hooten KG, Couture D, Jea A, Leonard J, Lew S, Pincus D, Rodriguez L, Tuite GF, DiLuna M, Brockmeyer DL, Anderson RCE. Long-term growth and alignment after occipitocervical and atlantoaxial fusion with rigid internal fixation in young children. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2016 Jan; 17(1):94-102. PMID: 26451720
Kennedy BC, Nelp TB, Kelly KM, Phan MQ, Bruce SS, McDowell MM, Feldstein NA, Anderson RCE. Delayed resolution of syrinx after posterior fossa decompression without dural opening in children with Chiari malformation Type I. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2015 Nov; 16(5):599-606. PMID: 26314201
Kennedy BC, Kelly KM, Phan MQ, Bruce SS, McDowell MM, Anderson RC, Feldstein NA. Outcomes after suboccipital decompression without dural opening in children with Chiari malformation Type I. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2015 Aug; 16(2):150-8. PMID: 25932779
Kennedy BC, Maier LM, D'Amico R, Mandigo CE, Fontana EJ, Waziri A, Assanah MC, Canoll P, Anderson RC, Anderson DE, Bruce JN. Dynamics of central and peripheral immunomodulation in a murine glioma model. BMC Immunol. 2009 Feb; 10:11. PMID: 19226468