Dr. Karkare is the director of the Pediatric Epilepsy Center at Cohen Children’s Medical Center, designated as a level 4 center by the NAEC (National Association of Epilepsy Centers). She is board certified in Epilepsy, Child Neurology and Pediatrics. She completed her training from Children’s Hospital of Michigan, University of Michigan and New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center. Before joining Northwell, Dr. Karkare was the director of pediatric epilepsy surgery program at Kosair Children’s Hospital in Louisville, KY where she successfully established a pediatric surgical program and streamlined complex diagnostic testing that was previously not available in the region. She served on the professional advisory committee of Epilepsy Foundation of Kentuckiana and continues to serve on the advisory board of EPICLI (exceptional partners in care Long Island). Dr. Karkare is the principal co-investigator on HEP-3 ( Human Epilepsy Project-3) trial. She has authored book chapters and has multiple publications and presentations pertaining to pediatric epilepsy. As an assistant professor at Hofstra University Medical School and the program director for Child Neurology residency, Dr. Karkare takes avid interest in teaching and training future child neurologists.

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