Strong Epilepsy Center
URMC Neurology Clinical Services
We strive to improve a patient's life (including employment, driving and personal well-being) by identifying, in children and adults, their particular type of seizure, so we can develop an individualized medical and/or surgical treatment plan.
Experts
There are more than 30 different types of epilepsy and each has
different treatment options. Correctly identifying the type of
epilepsy is often complex and untangling its interwoven problems
requires a team of experts. Each member of our faculty has extensive
specialized training in epilepsy. They also have additional training
in subspecialties, such as Neuroimaging, Sleep, Family Therapy,
Clinical or Basic Research.
Multidisciplinary Team
Our team of Neurologists, Neuropsychologists, Neurophysiologists,
Psychiatrists, Neurosurgeons, Nurse Practitioners, Social Workers,
and Registered EEG Technologists meets at least three times
each week to evaluate tests and develop treatment plans for
our patients. Our psychosocial team is unique in the country.
Experienced
Since our founding, we have evaluated
over 4,000 patients and performed over 500 surgeries. We are
the only Comprehensive Epilepsy
Center approved by the New York State Department of Health outside
of the metropolitan New York City area.
The Strong Epilepsy Center was founded in 1989 by two members of the Seizure Unit of Boston Children's Hospital. Part of the Harvard Medical School, the Seizure Unit was the first comprehensive epilepsy center in the United States. Dr. Erba was at the Seizure Unit for twenty-four years and Dr. Burchfiel was at the Seizure Unit for nineteen years.
State-of-the-Art
Using specialized equipment, our specialists perform and interpret
tests that classify the type of seizures an individual patient
experiences. Treatment programs can then be tailored to that
patient's particular needs.
We were asked to participate in two national, multicenter research studies because of our high quality services. Periodically, we have external reviews of our program by other national experts to be sure our center retains its top quality service. We have consistently received high scores in these external reviews. The future for most patients with epilepsy is brighter than ever thanks to new techniques, new equipment, new drugs and improvements in other forms of treatment.
Contact Us
To contact the Strong
Epilepsy Center Clinical Office, please call 585-341-7420.
You will need a referral from your
physician and we must receive a copy of your medical records
before an appointment can be arranged.
Schedule an Appointment
To schedule an appointment or to speak with one of our neurologists, please
call 585-275-1200. If you must cancel your appointment, please do so at least
24 hours in advance.
The Department of Neurology participates with Blue Choice, MVP Healthcare,
Medicare, Medicaid, and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rochester health plans.
Co-payments are collected at time of service. We accept cash or check only for all applicable co-payments and personal balances due at the time of service.
