Maria Gieron-Korthals, M.D.
Dr. Gieron has served on the faculty at USF since 1981. Presently, she is a Professor of Pediatrics, Neurology and Psychiatry/Behavioral Medicine, and the Child Neurology Program Director. She developed the child neurology teaching program for medical students, pediatric, neurology, and child psychiatry residents, and she actively teaches trainees in each of these disciplines. Dr. Gieron formed a link with community child neurologists, many of whom subsequently became voluntary faculty in the Department of Pediatrics, and who continue to contribute to the educational mission of the College.
Dr. Gieron's clinical and research interests include childhood epilepsy and electrophysiology (EEG and EEG-vide monitoring), as well as neuromuscular disorders and headaches.
Education & Training
| M.D. | Medical School, Warsaw, Poland, 1971 |
| Pediatric Residency | The Bronx Lebanon Hospital and Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, 1977 |
| Pediatric Neurology Residency | Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, 1980 |
| Electrophysiology Fellowship | USF College of Medicine/James A. HaleyVA Hospital, 1981 and Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 1987 |
Board Certifications
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Special Qualification in Child Neurology
Selected Publications
Gieron-Korthals, M., Gill, J.K.: Febrile convulsions: an ever changing story. What every pediatrician should know about it. Contemporary Pediatrics, 19(5):139-144, 2002.
Benbadis, S.R., Tatum, W.O. IV, Gieron, M.: Idiopathic generalized epilepsy and choice of antiepileptic drugs. Neurology, 61:1793-1795, 2003.
Gieron-Korthals, M., Lacson, A., Pomerance, H.H.: Clinico-Pathologic Conference: Congenital hypomyelinating neuropathy in two infants of a triplet birth. Fetal and Pediatric Pathology, 23:51-64, 2004.
Gieron-Korthals, M., Colón, J.: Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy in Infants: New Challenges. Fetal and Pediatric Pathology, 24:105-120, 2005.
Toufexis, M., Gieron-Korthals, M: Early Testing for Huntington Disease in Children, Pros and Cons. J Child Neurol OnlineFirst, doi: 10.1177/0883073809343315, published October 6, 2009.
Chang, T., Gieron-Korthals, M.: Spinal muscular atrophy, an update. Fetal & Pediatric Pathology, accepted for publication 2010.
