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Nicklaus Children's Hospital Comprehensive Epilepsy Center has received accreditation by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC) as a level 4 epilepsy center. Level 4 epilepsy centers have the professional expertise and facilities to provide the highest level medical and surgical evaluation and treatment for patients with complex epilepsy.
“We are honored to be recognized by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers and look forward to continuing our mission of providing the latest and most advanced treatment options to children with epilepsy,” said Dr. Ian Miller, Pediatric Neurologist and Director of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital.
The Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, part of the Nicklaus Children’s Brain Institute, is an internationally recognized leader in caring for children and infants with epilepsy. The program utilizes leading edge technology for patients seeking specialized treatment and management of epileptic seizures and intractable epilepsy. Nicklaus Children’s team of neurosurgeons are nationally recognized for utilizing the latest technologies and minimally invasive surgical methods such as MRI-guided laser ablation.
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www.nicklauschildrens.org/braininstitute.
About Nicklaus Children's Hospital, Where Children Matter Most ™ (2024)
Nicklaus Children's Hospital is South Florida's #1 nonprofit, freestanding specialty licensed hospital exclusively for children. With more than 850 physicians, including over 500 pediatric subspecialists, the hospital and its network of outpatient centers and offices serve close to 70% of children in the Miami market. The only hospital "where your child matters most™,” Nicklaus Children's is home to the region's most advanced Kenneth C. Griffin Surgical Tower, and its centers of excellence Helen & Jacob Shaham Cancer & Blood Disorders Institute, the Nicklaus Children’s Orthopedics, Sports Health and Spine Institute, Nicklaus Children’s Brain Institute and Nicklaus Children’s Heart Institute. The Nicklaus Children's Hospital's Transfer Center, Nick4Kids, and LifeFlight are responsible for transporting and saving close to 5,000 lives a year. Our 307-bed hospital, which is renowned for excellence in all aspects of pediatric medicine, has many specialty programs routinely ranked among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report since 2008. Nicklaus Children's is also home to the largest pediatric teaching program in the southeastern United States and since 2003 has been designated an American Nursing Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet facility, the nursing profession's most prestigious institutional honor. For more information, please visit www.nicklauschildrens.org.