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Dennis Dlugos, MD

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Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Director, Pediatric Epilepsy Program; Director, Section of Clinical Neurophysiology; Associate Dean for UME Science and Discovery Curriculum · Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

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Region🇺🇸 Philadelphia, PA · Northeast · United StatesSpecialtyNeurologyFocusEpilepsy research and treatment+4
Active KOLFindMyKOL type: EliteLatest publication2026Online presenceverified 2026Payments2021–2025NIH fundingNone on fileWhy? →

Dennis Dlugos is Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Director, Pediatric Epilepsy Program; Director, Section of Clinical Neurophysiology; Associate Dean for UME Science and Discovery Curriculum at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. OpenAlex indexes 234 publications with 15,410 citations (h-index 61); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 3 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 10% of Neurology profiles in the FindMyKOL directory.

Data verified 9 Nov 2026

Overview

Updated 10 Nov 2026

Dennis Dlugos, MD, is Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. The public record shows 234 publications with 15,410 citations (h-index 61), centered on Epilepsy research and treatment, Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies, Diet and metabolism studies. It also documents an investigator role on 3 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 17 companies.

  • Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Epilepsia
  • Top research focus: Epilepsy research and treatment
  • 3 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
  • Open Payments reporting from 17 companies

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Indications focus

from trials led + research topics
Brain Diseases2 trialsEpilepsies, Myoclonic2 trialsLennox Gastaut Syndrome2 trialsEpilepsy1 trialAlzheimer's / DementiaBipolar DisorderNeuro-Oncology / GliomaGoutHIVMigraine / HeadacheSepsis / Serious BacterialStrokeTuberculosis

Research focus

OpenAlex concept fingerprint
Epilepsy research and treatmentPharmacological Effects and Toxicity StudiesDiet and metabolism studiesInfectious Encephalopathies and EncephalitisEEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces

Drugs & molecules

across trials, industry payments and publications
Epidiolexgeneric · CannabidiolClinical trials—Industry payments2Publications1DIACOMITClinical trials—Industry payments5Publications—Finteplageneric · FenfluramineClinical trials—Industry payments5Publications—Briviactgeneric · BrivaracetamClinical trials—Industry payments1Publications—FYCOMPAgeneric · PerampanelClinical trials—Industry payments1Publications—Ztalmygeneric · GanaxoloneClinical trials—Industry payments1Publications—

Works with

trial sponsors and companies reporting payments
UCB, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments15Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments10Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments9Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments8Biocodex, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments5GW Research LimitedClinical trials—Industry payments3Longboard PharmaceuticalsClinical trials2Industry payments—Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments2UCB Biosciences Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments2Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments1Brain SentinelClinical trials1Industry payments—DIXI Medical USA CorpClinical trials—Industry payments1Eisai Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments1Lundbeck LLCClinical trials—Industry payments1Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments1Sage Therapeutics, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments1Sage Therapeutics, LLCClinical trials—Industry payments1UCB GmbHClinical trials—Industry payments1Ucb SaClinical trials—Industry payments1

Scholarship

indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
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234publications

Publications indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID. 9 in PubMed. Counts exclude supporting files.

15,410citations

Citations across these publications.

61h-index

H-index from these publications. i10-index 131.

Clinical & industry

trials, payments and federal funding
3clinical trials

Investigator role on registered studies.

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17companies · 2021–2025

Companies reporting payments to CMS. Facts, not judgments.

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0NIH grants

Federally funded research awards.

Contact

An office address from a public listing. This research profile has no federal registry record to draw from.

Office address

The Hub for Clinical Collaboration, 10th floor, Room 10537, Philadelphia, PA 19104

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Clinical trials

Updated 9 Nov 2026

Listed as an investigator on 3 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:

Industry payments

Updated 9 Nov 2026

17 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:

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NIH funding

We didn't find any NIH-funded research awards for this person in NIH RePORTER. Why? →

Congress activity

Updated 9 Nov 2026

6 congress contributions (2023–2026) across AAN per OpenAlex. The most recent:

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Published abstracts are attributed via the same ORCID-disambiguated authorship as publications, so each is DOI-verified. Podium roles (invited talks, session chairs) and oral/poster type are added as program data is confirmed.

Publications

Updated 9 Nov 2026

Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.

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Most-cited works

by citation count (OpenAlex)
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Network

Updated 9 Nov 2026

The people this person publishes with most, by number of co-authored papers. Names link to their own profile when we have one.

Nicholas Scott Abend45Michael R. Sperling44Jacqueline A. French41Russell J. Buono33Thomas N. Ferraro31Ingrid Eileen Scheffer27James W. Wheless23Tracy A. Glauser22Orrin Devinsky21Samuel Frank Berkovic21Patrick Cossette20Sudha Kilaru Kessler20Hakon H. Hakonarson20Alexis Topjian19Erin L. Heinzen19Sanjay M. Sisodiya19Ingo Helbig19Zühal Yapıcı18Ruben Kuzniecky18Terence John O'Brien17Annapurna Poduri17Reetta K. Kälviäinen17Federico Zara17Pasquale Striano17Manu Hegde17Dennis Lal16Daniel H. Lowenstein16Costin Leu16Chantal Depondt16Joseph E. Sullivan16Peter De Jonghe16Christoph Josef Schankin15Anthony Guy Marson15Sarah Weckhuysen15Renée A. Shellhaas15Hiltrud Muhle15David B. Goldstein15Robert Ryan Clancy15Liu Lin Thio15Felicitas Becker15

Online presence

Updated 9 Nov 2026

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Owned accounts

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  • Doximity

    doximity.com/pub/dennis-dlugos-md

    provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →doximity.com ↗

Mentions by others

where others cite or feature them
  • Other

    dravetfoundation.org/dennis-dlugos-md-msce

    verifiedCorroborated by FindMyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →dravetfoundation.org ↗
  • Other

    chop.edu/doctors/dlugos-dennis

    verifiedCorroborated by FindMyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →chop.edu ↗

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Background & recognition

Updated 9 Nov 2026

Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.

Education

degrees and training on record
  • M.S.C.E. in Clinical Epidemiology

    University of Pennsylvania

    2002
    verifiedCorroborated by FindMyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →med.upenn.edu ↗
  • M.D.

    Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

    1988
    verifiedCorroborated by FindMyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →med.upenn.edu ↗
  • B.A. in Theology

    Loyola Marymount University

    1983
    verifiedCorroborated by FindMyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →med.upenn.edu ↗
  • Board Certification in Child Neurology
    verifiedCorroborated by FindMyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →chop.edu ↗
  • Board Certification in Pediatrics
    verifiedCorroborated by FindMyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →chop.edu ↗
  • Board Certification in Clinical Neurophysiology
    verifiedCorroborated by FindMyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →chop.edu ↗
  • Board Certification in Epilepsy Monitoring
    verifiedCorroborated by FindMyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →chop.edu ↗

Editorial & leadership roles

journal and society appointments
  • Vice-President

    Epilepsy Study Consortium, Incorporated (ESCI)

    provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →brightmindsbio.com ↗
  • Member

    Scientific Advisory Board, Dravet Foundation

    provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →dravetfoundation.org ↗
  • Director

    Section of Clinical Neurophysiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    verifiedCorroborated by FindMyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →chop.edu ↗
  • Director

    Epilepsy/Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    verifiedCorroborated by FindMyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →chop.edu ↗

Awards & honors

honors on the public record

Secondary affiliations

appointments beyond the home institution
  • Member

    American Epilepsy Society

    provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →brightmindsbio.com ↗
  • Member

    Epilepsy Study Consortium

    provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →brightmindsbio.com ↗
  • Member

    Pediatric Epilepsy Research Foundation

    provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →med.upenn.edu ↗

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