Epileptologists

THADDEUS WALCZAK, M.D.

Primary Office

MINCEP Epilepsy Care
  5775 Wayzata Boulevard
 Minneapolis, MN 55416
(952) 525-4500

Hospital Affiliations  

Abbott Northwestern Hospital
800 East 28th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55407

Minnesota Children’s Hospital
2525 Chicago Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55404

Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare
200 University Ave East
St. Paul, MN 55101

Education

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
Evanston, IL  60201
Bachelor of Science in Medical Education
Honors Program in Medical Education
September 1975 - June 1978

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL
Chicago, IL
Doctor of Medicine
September 1978 - June 1982

Postgraduate Study

McGAW MEDICAL CENTER OF NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
Chicago, IL  60611
Internship in Internal Medicine
July 1982 - June 1983

McGAW MEDICAL CENTER OF NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
Chicago, IL  60611
Residency in Neurology
July 1983 - June 1986

DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
Durham, NC  27710
Fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology, Epilepsy, and Sleep Disorders
July 1986 - June 1988

Certification and Licensure

LICENSED PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA (1986-1988)

LICENSED PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, STATE OF NEW JERSEY  (1989 to 1991)

LICENSED PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, STATE OF NEW YORK  (1990 to 1998)

LICENSED PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, STATE OF MINNESOTA  (1997 to date)

BOARD CERTIFIED IN EEG AND CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY  (1987)
(American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology)

BOARD CERTIFIED IN CLINICAL POLYSOMNOGRAPHY  (1988)
(American Sleep Disorders Association)

BOARD CERTIFIED IN NEUROLOGY  (1988)
(American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology)

BOARD CERTIFIED IN SLEEP MEDICINE (2010)
(American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology)

Professional Organizations

American Epilepsy Society
American Academy of Neurology
Member of the American EEG Society
American Medical Association
Minnesota Medical Association
National Association of Epilepsy Centers

Honors and Awards

National Merit Scholar, 1975
            Illinois State Scholar, 1975 - 1978
            Victor Horsely Fellow of the Epilepsy Foundation of America, 1988

            Ad hoc reviewer Neurology, Epilepsia, Epilepsy Research, Sleep Medicine, Neuropediatrics.

Specialty Areas and Areas of Interest

Epilepsy Surgery
Bone Health in Epilepsy
Vagal Nerve Stimulation in Epilepsy
Sleep Disorders and Epilepsy

Academic Appointments

Associate in Neurology
Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, Sleep Disorders Center
Clinical Neurophysiology Laboratories
Duke University Medical Center  July 1988 - September 1989

Assistant Professor of Neurology
Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Clinical Neurophysiology Labs
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Lyons VA Medical Center
September 1989 - September 1990

Assistant Professor of Neurology
Director Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, Consultant
Electroencephalographer, Assistant Attending
Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Clinical Neurophysiology Labs,
The Neurological Institute of New York, College of Physicians and Surgeons,
Columbia University, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center  (Sept 1990 –1997)
           

Consultant Helen Hayes Hospital, West Haverstraw NY,  (Sept 1990 – 1995)

Consultant Electroencephalographer, St. Lukes Hospital, New York NY (Jan 1996 - Aug 1997)

Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology, University of Minnesota, (Sept 1997 – Aug 2004)

Adjunct Professor of Clinical Neurology, University of Minnesota, (Sept 2004 – current)

Attending Physician Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Gillette Childrens Hospital

Staff Epileptologist MINCEP Epilepsy Care, (Sept 1997 – current)

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