Susan Arnold
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Susan Arnold, MD's, academic career has been focused on epilepsy care, clinical research and medical education. She is a national leader in establishing quality guidelines for epilepsy care for both children and adults and serves on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Epilepsy Centers. Prior to joining Yale Medicine, she directed the Pediatric Epilepsy Center at UT Southwestern Medical Center for 17 years and was a director for both Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology fellowship programs there. She has extensive experience with both surgical and medical treatment for children with epilepsy, and with clinical pharmaceutical trials.
Last Updated on January 13, 2026.
Education & Training
- Fellow
- Washington University School of Medicine (1996)
- Resident
- St. Louis Children’s Hospital (1994)
- Resident
- Yale New Haven Hospital (1992)
- Resident
- Yale New Haven Hospital (1991)
- MD
- Weill Cornell Medical College (1988)
Board Certifications
Epilepsy
- Certification Organization
- American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology
- Original Certification Date
- 2013
Clinical Neurophysiology
- Certification Organization
- American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology
- Original Certification Date
- 1999
Neurology with Special Qual in Child Neurology
- Certification Organization
- American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology
- Original Certification Date
- 1997
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Publications Timeline
A big-picture view of Susan Arnold's research output by year.
Imran Quraishi, MD, PhD
10Publications
Publications
2025
Clinical trajectories and medication response in TBC1D24-related epilepsies.
Mondragon E, Magielski JH, Bane B, Nolan J, Ruggiero SM, Armstrong D, Arnold S, Sirsi D, Helbig I, McKee JL. Clinical trajectories and medication response in TBC1D24-related epilepsies. Epilepsia 2025 PMID: 41215607, DOI: 10.1111/epi.70013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRevised Process for ACNS Guidelines Development
Quraishi I, Andrade E, Galloway G, Hyslop A, Selioutski O, Sinha S, Arnold S, Arya R, Bagić A, Drislane F, Gloss D, Hani A, Kobayashi E, Marashly A, Nuwer M, Park J, Sabau D, San-juan D, Shahid A, Skjei K, Tatum W, Vengrow M, Wusthoff C. Revised Process for ACNS Guidelines Development. Journal Of Clinical Neurophysiology 2025, 42: 95-100. PMID: 39883486, DOI: 10.1097/wnp.0000000000001133.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsGuideline development processClinical guidance documentsAmerican Clinical Neurophysiology SocietyDevelopment of clinical practice guidelinesClinical practice guidelinesEvidence-based medical practiceGuidelines CommitteeConsensus statementClinical guidanceClinical guidelinesGuideline developmentClinical neurophysiologyPractice guidelinesMedical practiceClinic
2024
Guidelines for Specialized Epilepsy Centers: Executive Summary of the Report of the National Association of Epilepsy Centers Guideline Panel.
Lado FA, Ahrens SM, Riker E, Muh CR, Richardson RM, Gray J, Small B, Lewis SZ, Schofield TJ, Clarke DF, Hopp JL, Lee RR, Salpekar JA, Arnold ST, National Association of Epilepsy Guidelines for Specialized Epilepsy Centers Panel. Guidelines for Specialized Epilepsy Centers: Executive Summary of the Report of the National Association of Epilepsy Centers Guideline Panel. Neurology 2024, 102: e208087. PMID: 38306606, DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000208087.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Pharmacokinetics and Proposed Dosing of Levetiracetam in Children With Obesity.
Zimmerman KO, Wu H, Maharaj A, Turner A, Chen JY, Hornik CD, Arnold S, Muller W, Al-Uzri A, Meyer M, Shiloh-Malawsky Y, Taravath S, Lakhotia A, Joshi C, Jackman J, Hornik CP. Pharmacokinetics and Proposed Dosing of Levetiracetam in Children With Obesity. J Pediatr Pharmacol Ther 2023, 28: 693-703. PMID: 38094673, DOI: 10.5863/1551-6776-28.8.693.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Epilepsy Center Practice in the United States.
Ahrens SM, Ostendorf AP, Lado FA, Arnold ST, Bai S, Bensalem-Owen MK, Chapman KE, Clarke DF, Eisner M, Fountain NB, Gray JM, Gunduz MT, Hopp JL, Riker E, Schuele SU, Small B, Herman ST. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Epilepsy Center Practice in the United States. Neurology 2022, 98: e1893-e1901. PMID: 35292559, DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000200285.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnited States Epilepsy Center Characteristics: A Data Analysis From the National Association of Epilepsy Centers.
Ostendorf AP, Ahrens SM, Lado FA, Arnold ST, Bai S, Bensalem Owen MK, Chapman KE, Clarke DF, Eisner M, Fountain NB, Gray JM, Hopp JL, Riker E, Schuele SU, Small BV, Herman ST. United States Epilepsy Center Characteristics: A Data Analysis From the National Association of Epilepsy Centers. Neurology 2022, 98: e449-e458. PMID: 34880093, DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000013130.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
High-Frequency Oscillations on Interictal Epileptiform Discharges in Routinely Acquired Scalp EEG: Can It Be Used as a Prognostic Marker?
El Shakankiry H, Arnold ST. High-Frequency Oscillations on Interictal Epileptiform Discharges in Routinely Acquired Scalp EEG: Can It Be Used as a Prognostic Marker? Front Hum Neurosci 2021, 15: 709836. PMID: 34393743, DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2021.709836.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Clinical Utility of Reinterpreting Previously Reported Genomic Epilepsy Test Results for Pediatric Patients.
SoRelle JA, Thodeson DM, Arnold S, Gotway G, Park JY. Clinical Utility of Reinterpreting Previously Reported Genomic Epilepsy Test Results for Pediatric Patients. JAMA Pediatr 2019, 173: e182302. PMID: 30398534, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.2302.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Lafora Disease: A Review of Molecular Mechanisms and Pathology.
Verhalen B, Arnold S, Minassian BA. Lafora Disease: A Review of Molecular Mechanisms and Pathology. Neuropediatrics 2018, 49: 357-362. PMID: 30336494, DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1675238.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIndications and methodology for video-electroencephalographic studies in the epilepsy monitoring unit.
Shih JJ, Fountain NB, Herman ST, Bagic A, Lado F, Arnold S, Zupanc ML, Riker E, Labiner DM. Indications and methodology for video-electroencephalographic studies in the epilepsy monitoring unit. Epilepsia 2018, 59: 27-36. PMID: 29124760, DOI: 10.1111/epi.13938.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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