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Epilepsy Research Program
FY21 Programmatic Panel

Paul Rutecki, M.D. (Chair)
University of Wisconsin-Madison 

LCDR Joseph Brown, M.D.
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center 

Lt Col Wendy Chao, D.O.
United States Air Force 

Ben Churn, Ph.D.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke 

Jeffrey Goodman, Ph.D.
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center 

Patty Horan
Consumer, CURE Epilepsy 

Amanda Hunt, Ph.D.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs 

Laura Lubbers, Ph.D.
CURE Epilepsy 

Karen Parko, M.D.
US Department of Veterans Affairs, Epilepsy Centers of Excellence 

James B. Phillips, MBA, Ph.D., PMP
Combat Casualty Care Research Program, U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command 

Martha Sajatovic, M.D.
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center; Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine 

Steve White, Ph.D.
University of Washington

Last updated Tuesday, September 2, 2025