Ching Tsao, MD

Clinical Interests

• Epilepsy
• Seizures in the critically ill
• Refractory epilepsy
• Women's issues in epilepsy
• Epilepsy surgery
• Dipole source localization

Research Interests

• Seizures in the critically ill
• Women's issues in epilepsy
• Epilepsy surgery
• Dipole source localization

Educational Background

• Fellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology, Epilepsy Track, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 2014
• Residency, Neurology, New York Presbyterian Weill-Cornell, New York, NY, 2013
• Internship, Internal Medicine, New York Presbyterian Weill-Cornell, New York, NY, 2010
• MD, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, 2009
• BA, Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY, 2004

Certifications

• Subspecialty in Epilepsy, 2016
• American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2013

Memberships

• American Clinical Neurophysiology Society, Member, 2015-present
• American Epilepsy Society, Member, 2014-present
• American Academy of Neurology, Member, 2009-present

Honors & Awards

• Ty Cobb Educational Foundation Scholarship, Medical College of Georgia, 2005-2009
• Alpha Omega Alpha, Medical College of Georgia, 2008
• Southern Medical Association Scholarship, Medical College of Georgia, 2008
• Peacock Family Award for Neuroscience, Medical College of Georgia, 2007
• American Heart Association Research Grant, Medical College of Georgia, 2006

Additional Publications

• Maciel CB, Morawo AO, Tsao, CY, Youn TS, Labar DR, Rubems EO, Greer DM. SSEP in Therapeutic Hypothermia Era. J Clin Neurophysiol 2017 May 25. Epub ahead of print.
• Julie C. Tsao. "Status Epilepticus-what we all need to know." Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group Newsletter 20. December 2015.
• Ching Y. Tsao. "Treating the New-Onset Epilepsy Patient." The Neurology Report. 2014; 6: 10-18

Abstracts

• Julie C. Tsao, Shanaz Merchant, Suzette LaRoche. A Novel Seizure Pattern on Quantitative EEG (QEEG). Poster presentation. American Clinical Neurophysiology Society (ACNS), Atlanta, GA, February 2014
• Carolina Maciel, Julie C. Tsao, Elayna Rubens. SSEP in Therapeutic Hypothermia Era: Still a Valuable Tool. Poster presentation. American Clinical Neurophysiology Society (ACNS), Atlanta, GA, February 2014
• Julie C. Tsao, Christiana E. Hall, Fenwick T. Nichols, Hartmut Gross, Askiel Bruno, David C. Hess, and Jeffrey A. Switzer. Neurologists Opinions Regarding Telestroke. Poster presentation. International Stroke Conference, San Antonio, TX, February 2010.