James Valeriano, MD, is a neurologist who provides comprehensive care of patients with epilepsy, seizures, and other neurological issues. He is skilled at vagus nerve stimulation and NeuroPace® responsive neurostimulation and offers expert interpretations of electroencephalograms. Dr. Valeriano is the Director of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Program at AHN.
Dr. Valeriano earned his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He completed his residency and a fellowship in clinical neurophysiology at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, DC. He is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and the American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology.
Dr. Valeriano is an associate professor at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia. He also serves on the board of directors for the Epilepsy Foundation of Western and Central Pennsylvania.
He is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, Allegheny County and Pennsylvania Medical Societies, the American Epilepsy Society, the American Electroencephalographic Society, and the National Association of Epilepsy Centers.
Dr. Valeriano welcomes patients ages 12 and older.
Age Groups Seen
Adult, Older Adult
Languages Spoken*
English
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Expertise
epilepsy monitoring unit evaluation (emu)
status epilepticus
generalized seizures
familial epilepsy
video electroencephalogram (veeg)
vagal nerve stimulator
epilepsy
parietal lobe epilepsy
temporal lobe epilepsy
maternal seizures
new onset seizure
frontal lobe epilepsy
tonic clonic seizure
epilepsy surgery evaluation
petit mal seizure
post traumatic seizures
progressive myoclonic epilepsy
focal seizures
vagus nerve stimulation
grand mal status epilepticus
post traumatic epilepsy
simple partial seizures
occipital lobe epilepsy
abnormal eeg
epilepsy medication management
Credentials
Fellowship
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Residency
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Internship
Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals
Education
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Board Certification
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology - Neurology
Position
Chairperson, Department of Neurology, AHN
Publications
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