Cincinnati Epilepsy Center Again Designated Level 4
The Epilepsy Center at the UC Neuroscience Institute has again been designated a Level 4 Epilepsy Centerthe highest levelby the National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC). The center, directed by Michael Privitera, MD, a professor in the UC College of Medicines Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, has held this designation consistently since 2005.
The NAEC is a nonprofit trade association with a membership of more than 170 epilepsy centers. The organization defines Level 4 epilepsy centers as "having the professional expertise and facilities to provide the highest level medical and surgical evaluation and treatment of patients with complex epilepsy. The designation of Level 4 or the NAECs other level, Level 3, is made as a result of member centers responses to a self-designation survey.
The UC Neuroscience Institute is one of four institutes of the UC College of Medicine and UC Health. It includes 14 centers and programs.
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