Georgia Ramantani

About

I am a Professor of Pediatrics and Neuropediatrics at the University of Zurich and Head of the Pediatric Epilepsy Service at the University Children’s Hospital Zurich. My work sits at the interface of clinical neurophysiology, pediatric epileptology, and epilepsy surgery, with a focus on improving outcomes through better biomarkers and better clinical decision-making.
Over the past years, I have led and collaborated on multicenter studies in pediatric epilepsy surgery (including hemispherotomy outcomes), neonatal seizures and prognosis, and advanced EEG analytics, particularly high-frequency oscillations and the relationship between scalp and intracranial recordings. A major part of my work integrates EEG with advanced neuroimaging to refine presurgical evaluation and risk stratification, including diffusion imaging (DTI), perfusion imaging (ASL), and multimodal approaches that combine EEG, MRI and functional imaging to delineate epileptogenic networks and predict postsurgical seizure freedom.
In parallel, I am involved in clinical and translational work on pediatric status epilepticus, including studies on treatment response and mechanisms of benzodiazepine resistance, as well as technology-enabled pathways that improve acute care (e.g., point-of-care EEG in pediatric emergency settings). I also focus on developmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEEs), with interests spanning natural history, precision-oriented treatment strategies, and multicenter real-world evidence.
I serve on European and ILAE task forces (including prior leadership of the ILAE Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Task Force) and contribute to guideline development in pediatric epileptology and epilepsy surgery. I am Associate Editor at Epilepsia and Epileptic Disorders, and I am actively involved in training and mentoring in pediatric epilepsy research.

Core interests: neonatal seizures, pediatric status epilepticus, DEE natural history and treatment, high-frequency oscillations as a biomarker, advanced MRI/perfusion imaging in presurgical evaluation, pediatric epilepsy surgery outcomes, and technology-enabled clinical neurophysiology.

Employment

• University Children’s Hospital Zurich Head of EEG/Epilepsy
  2015 - Present
• University of Zurich Dozentin
  2015 - Present
• Lengg Clinic Consultant neuropediatrician / epileptologist
  2015 - 2018
• University Medical Centre Freiburg Consultant neuropediatrician / epileptologist
  2009 - 2015
• University Children’s Hospital Dresden Resident in Pediatrics
  2005 - 2009
• University Children’s Hospital Heidelberg Resident in Pediatrics
  2002 - 2005

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