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Dr. Massey's research focuses on epilepsy, diagnosis and management of seizures in high risk neonatal populations, and EEG biomarker development
Bio
Dr. Shavonne Massey is an assistant professor of Neurology and Pediatrics at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. She is a pediatric epileptologist with clinical and research interests in the management of brain injured neonates.
Her specific interests are the use and value of the electroencephalogram in the diagnosis of seizures, development of neurophysiologic biomarkers for brain injury and outcomes, management of seizures, and development of predictive strategies and modeling for acute and chronic outcomes in the neonatal population.
She is interested in better utilizing EEG for diagnosis and management in the following specific high-risk neonatal populations: hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, congenital heart disease, congenital diaphragmatic hernia, and ECMO-exposure.
Education and Training
AB, Princeton University (Psychology), 2005
MD, University of Maryland School of Medicine (Medicine), 2009
MSCE, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania (Epidemiology & Biostatistics), 2018
Intern, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Drexel University College of Medicine (Pediatrics), 2009-2010
Resident, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Drexel University College of Medicine (Pediatrics), 2010-2011
Resident, Langone Medical Center and Bellevue Hospital Center, New York University School of Medicine (Child Neurology), 2011-2014
Fellowship, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology), 2014-2015
Titles and Academic Titles
Pediatric Neurologist
Assistant Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics
Professional Memberships
American Academy of Pediatrics, 2009-
American Academy of Neurology, 2011-
American Epilepsy Society, 2013-
Child Neurology Society, 2013-
American Clinical Neurophysiology Society, 2014-