Dell Children’s Comprehensive Pediatric Epilepsy Center

The Dell Children’s Comprehensive Pediatric Epilepsy Center is a specialty program within UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children’s, a clinical partnership between Dell Children’s Medical Center and UT Health Austin.

The Comprehensive Pediatric Epilepsy Center diagnoses, treats, and manages the care for children and adolescents with seizures and epilepsy. With access to expert staff and advanced technology for treating both acute and chronic neurological conditions, our nationally and internationally recognized and highly specialized physicians provide a wide range of services from evaluation, testing, and diagnosis to surgical treatment, disease management, rehabilitation, and more to give patients and their families the best quality of life.

The Dell Children’s Comprehensive Pediatric Epilepsy Center is the only dedicated pediatric epilepsy center in Central Texas.

In addition to offering the best pediatric neurology services, the Dell Children’s Comprehensive Pediatric Epilepsy Center houses the only dedicated pediatric Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) in Central Texas.

To reach the EMU Coordinator, please call 1-512-324-0903.

The Dell Children’s Comprehensive Pediatric Epilepsy Center is ranked among the nation's best Neurology and Neurosurgery specialty programs by U.S. News & World Report in 2024-2025.

The Dell Children's Comprehensive Pediatric Epilepsy Center offers expert epilepsy care that focuses on complex populations.

Multidisciplinary Clinics within the Dell Children's Comprehensive Pediatric Epilepsy Center include:

Clínica de Epilepsia en Español (Epilepsy Clinic for Spanish Speakers)
Genetic Epilepsy Clinic
Infant Epilepsy Clinic
International Epilepsy Clinic
Ketogenic Therapies Clinic
New Onset Seizure Clinic
Psychogenic Nonepileptic Events Clinic
Surgical Epilepsy Clinic
Tuberous Sclerosis Clinic

Dell Children’s Comprehensive Pediatric Epilepsy Center is recognized as a Level 4 Epilepsy Center by the National Association of Epilepsy. This designation is reserved for programs that meet the highest standards for providing more complex forms of intensive neurodiagnostic evaluation and monitoring as well as more extensive medical, neuropsychological, and psychosocial treatment. Level 4 centers also offer a broad range of surgical procedures for epilepsy, including implantation of neuromodulatory devices.

The Dell Children’s Comprehensive Pediatric Epilepsy Center care team excels in the medical, dietary, and surgical management of children and adolescents with epilepsy. Our team is also capable of addressing the full range of neurological, neuropsychological, and psychosocial needs in children and adolescents with seizures and epilepsy. We understand epilepsy is complex and there are many different types of epilepsy that can develop at any age, which is why we do not limit our care to medications or surgery but may recommend a combination of treatment approaches unique to your child’s situation. We also conduct clinical trials to ensure we offer the most up-to-date, proven treatments.

Patients are cared for by a dedicated multidisciplinary care team, meaning your child will benefit from the expertise of multiple specialists across a variety of disciplines. Our board-certified and fellowship-trained pediatric epileptologists have extensive experience treating conditions of the central nervous system in children of all ages and work alongside a team of pediatric neuroscience experts, including neurologists, neurosurgeons, neuropsychologists, neuro-ophthalmologists, physician assistants, physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists, physiatrists, hospitalists, anesthesiologists, nurses, advanced practice providers, EEG/MEG technologists, social workers, psychologists, child life specialists, dietitians, physical and occupational therapists, pharmacists, and more, providing unparalleled care for patients and their families every step of the way.

We also collaborate closely with referring physicians, pediatricians, and other partners in the community to schedule and coordinate any additional care services your child may need.

For more information about the Dell Children’s Comprehensive Pediatric Epilepsy Center or to refer a patient, please call 1-512-628-1855.

To expedite the referral and scheduling, please print, complete, and fax the Dell Children’s Comprehensive Pediatric Epilepsy Center Referral Form to 1-512-380-7544.

To reach the EMU Coordinator, please call 1-512-324-0903.