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Rusty Novotny

Rusty Novotny, MD

Neurology and Pediatrics, Seattle Children's Hospital

Seattle, WA, USA

About

Director of Seattle Children's Epilepsy Program, the only level 4 epilepsy center in the Pacific Northwest dedicated exclusively to pediatrics. Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics at the University of Washington. Received the 2025 Arthur A. Ward, Jr. Award for epilepsy research.

Research Interests

Refractory Epilepsy GeneticsEpilepsy Program Direction
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Publications(5)

Association of guideline publication and delays to treatment in pediatric status epilepticus

Sánchez Fernández I, Abend NS, Amengual-Gual M, Anderson A, Arya R, Barcia Aguilar C, Brenton JN, Carpenter JL, Chapman KE, Clark J, Farias-Moeller R, Gaillard WD, Gaínza-Lein M, Glauser T, Goldstein J, Goodkin HP, Guerriero RM, Lai YC, McDonough T, Mikati MA, Morgan LA, Novotny E, Payne E, Peariso K, Piantino J, Ostendorf A, Sands TT, Sannagowdara K, Tasker RC, Tchapyjnikov D, Topjian AA, Vasquez A, Wainwright MS, Wilfong A, Williams K, Loddenkemper T

Neurology (2020) · DOI → · PubMed

Status EpilepticusPharmacologyOutcomes

Factors associated with long-term outcomes in pediatric refractory status epilepticus

Gaínza-Lein M, Barcia Aguilar C, Piantino J, Chapman KE, Sánchez Fernández I, Amengual-Gual M, Anderson A, Appavu B, Arya R, Brenton JN, Carpenter JL, Clark J, Farias-Moeller R, Gaillard WD, Glauser TA, Goldstein JL, Goodkin HP, Huh L, Kahoud R, Kapur K, Lai YC, McDonough TL, Mikati MA, Morgan LA, Nayak A, Novotny E, Ostendorf AP, Payne ET, Peariso K, Reece L, Riviello J, Sannagowdara K, Sands TT, Sheehan T, Tasker RC, Tchapyjnikov D, Vasquez A, Wainwright MS, Wilfong A, Williams K, Zhang B, Loddenkemper T

Epilepsia (2021) · DOI → · PubMed

Status EpilepticusBiomarkersOutcomes

Early Clinical Variables Associated With Refractory Convulsive Status Epilepticus in Children

Peariso K, Arya R, Glauser T, Abend NS, Barcia Aguilar C, Amengual-Gual M, Anderson A, Appavu BL, Brenton JN, Carpenter J, Chapman KE, Clark J, Gaillard WD, Gaínza-Lein M, Goldstein J, Goodkin H, Grinspan Z, Guerriero RM, Horn PS, Huh L, Kahoud R, Kelley SA, Kossoff EH, Kapur K, Lai YC, Marquis BO, McDonough T, Mikati MA, Morgan L, Novotny E, Ostendorf AP, Payne ET, Piantino J, Riviello J, Sands T, Stafstrom CE, Tasker RC, Tchapyjnikov D, Vasquez A, Wainwright MS, Wilfong A, Williams K, Loddenkemper T

Neurology (2023) · DOI → · PubMed

Status EpilepticusPharmacologyBiomarkers

Time to treatment in pediatric patients with repeated episodes of status epilepticus

Gettings JV, Fernández IS, Anderson A, Brenton JN, Can A, Clark J, Moeller RF, Goodkin HP, Lai YC, Mikati MA, Morgan LA, Novotny E, Ostendorf AP, Piantino J, Riviello JJ, Sannagowdara K, Tasker RC, Tchapyjnikov D, Wainwright MS, Wilfong A, Williams K, Zhang B, Loddenkemper T, Gaínza-Lein M

BMC Neurol (2025) · DOI → · PubMed

Status EpilepticusEducationPharmacologyBiomarkers

Pediatric neuromodulation for drug-resistant epilepsy: Survey of current practices, techniques, and outcomes across US epilepsy centers.

Joshi CN, Karakas C, Eschbach K, Samanta D, Auguste K, Desai V, Singh R, McGoldrick P, Wolf S, Abel TJ, Novotny E, Oluigbo C, Reddy SB, Alexander A, Price A, Reeders P, Mcnamara N, Romanowski EF, Mutchnick I, Ostendorf AP, Shaikhouni A, Knox A, Aungaroon G, Olaya J, Muh CR

Epilepsia Open (2024) · DOI → · PubMed

SeizuresEpilepsyOutcomesPharmacology

Conference Abstracts(1)

Characteristics and Outcomes of Pediatric Patients with Prolonged Convulsive Status Epilepticus

Gettings J, Eschbach K, Farias-Moeller R, Gaillard W, Glauser T, Goldstein J, Goodkin H, Grinspan Z, Guerriero R, Kahoud R, Loddenkemper T, Novotny E, Morgan L, Ostendorf A, Piantino J, Press CA, Sands T, Tasker R, Kielian A, LaRovere K

American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting (2024) · poster

EpilepsyNeurocritical CareOutcomesSeizures