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* (Please note: the physicans in this article are no longer affliated with CHOC)

“We are very pleased to have Drs. Moorjani* and Morkous* join our Division of Neurology. These important recruitments expand our capacity to provide general neurology and advanced epilepsy care for children.”
Ira T. Lott , M.D., Division Chief of PSF Neurology and Medical Dir ect or of Neurology at CHOC Children’s

Two fellowship-trained pediatric neurologists with clinical interests in neonatology, critical care and intractable seizures have joined the CHOC Children’s staff. They are seeing patients at both CHOC Children’s Orange and Mission Viejo campuses. For more information or to arrange a referral, please call (714) 532-7601.

Bhagwan Moorjani, M.D., F.A.A.P., F.A.A.N.
Fellowship: Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit
Pediatric and Pediatric Neurology Residency: Cleveland Clinic, Ohio
Board Certifications: Pediatric, Child Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology

Dr. Moorjani provides care for the full range of pediatric neurological conditions, with a special emphasis in seizure disorders and epilepsy. He is working with the hospital epilepsy surgery program in identifying and evaluating patients whose intractable seizures may be better controlled by epilepsy surgery.

“My role is to make sure these children fit the necessary criteria to have the seizure focus removed,” Dr. Moorjani said. He is also working with CHOC staff to re-establish the ketogenic diet as an option for patients who are not candidates for epilepsy surgery.

Dr. Moorjani joined CHOC from Children’s National Medical Center, in Washington, D.C., where he directed the Evoked Response Laboratory. Prior to that, he was assistant professor of neurology and pediatrics and program director at Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University College of Medicine, in Detroit, for pediatric neurology.

Sameh Morkous, M.D.
Adult and Child Neurology Fellowship: Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pediatric Residency: Tod Children’s Hospital, North Eastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Youngstown
Board Certifications: Pediatrics, Child Neurology

Dr. Morkous’ clinical interests focus on neonatal neurology and seizures, including headaches, autism, developmental delay, microencephaly and macroencephaly.

“My goal is to implement a critical care program, especially a formal neonatal neurology program,” he said. “We’re also working on expanding general child neurology services.” Dr. Morkous is teaching at UC Irvine, and providing nurse and parent education at CHOC.