SECRETARY OF THE FACULTY
2011-2013
Alfred (Tom) Frontera, MD
Academic Positions: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Neurology, USF College of Medicine; Director, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital; Associate Residency Program Director, Dept. of Neurology, USF College of Medicine; Associate Medical Student Clerkship Director, Dept. of Neurology, USF College of Medicine; Advisor, Medical Student Interest Group in Neurology, USF College of Medicine.
Teaching Responsibilities:
Lecturer, MS III Neurology Clerkship; Lecturer, Neurology Resident Board Review Series; Lecturer, Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship Lecture Series; Lecturer, Neuropsychology Post-doctoral Program; Facilitator, Weekly Neurology Morning Report (Medical Students and Residents).
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Education: BA, Biology, Harvard University; MD, University at Buffalo School of Medicine; Internship, Columbia University; Residency, Neurology, Columbia University; Fellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology and Epilepsy, Columbia University; American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Certification in Adult Neurology
Professional Activities:
I am an Attending Physician on the USF Neurology teaching services including the inpatient neurology, consult neurology, stroke and epilepsy services at TGH and the James A. Haley VA. While I enjoy seeing patients with all varieties of neurological disorders, my particular expertise lies in the medical and surgical management of patients with epilepsy. My research interests include post-traumatic epilepsy, management of status epilepticus, long term EEG monitoring in critically brain injured patients and sudden unexplained death in epilepsy (SUDEP). I am a member of the American Academy of Neurology, the Florida Society of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society.
Faculty Council Goals:
To provide a voice for the faculty and ensure faculty input regarding COM administrative policies (i.e. this year’s faculty driven revisions of Pharma III policies).
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