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Hanan El Shakankiry, MD, PhD : Bio and credentials

Pediatric Neurologist

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My bio

Dr El Shakankiry is graduated from Ain Shams University, one of the prestigious medical schools in Cairo Egypt, earned MSc and PhD in Pediatrics and MSc in Neuropsychiatry. She has had extensive experience as a pediatric neurologist and epileptologist. In the states she completed Pediatric Neurology fellowship at UT Southwest in Dallas, Texas, as well as Clinical Neurophysiology and Epilepsy fellowships at University of Rochester- NY.

She is board certified in Neurology with special qualifications in Child neurology, Epilepsy, and Clinical Neurophysiology with added competency in in Epilepsy Monitoring and added Competency in Critical Care EEG Monitoring.

Throughout her career Dr El Shakankiry received multiple awards for dedication, teaching, and research. She has many publications, attended, and participated in many national and international conferences.

Board certifications

  • 1- Neurology with special qualifications in Child neurology

    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

  • 2- Epilepsy

    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

  • 3- Clinical Neurophysiology, with added competency in in Epilepsy Monitoring and added Competency in Critical Care EEG Monitoring

    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

My areas of focus

Specialties

Gender

Female

Accomplishments

  • American Epilepsy Society Fellow

    American Epilepsy Soiciety, 2021

  • Excellence in Research and Scholarly Activity Award

    The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Pediatric Epilepsy Research Foundation, 2019

  • International Health Professional of the Year

    the International Biographical Centre of Cambridge, England, 2003