Medical School
St. Louis University School of Medicine
Residency
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Fellowship
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Christopher Skidmore, MD
Associate Professor
Vice Chair, Neurology Clinical Affairs
Associate Director, Neurology Residency Program
Contact Information
901 Walnut Street
Suite 400
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-955-1222
215-955-0606 fax
Associate Professor
Vice Chair, Neurology Clinical Affairs
Associate Director, Neurology Residency Program
Education
Publications
- Gray Matter Sampling Differences Between Subdural Electrodes and Stereoelectroencephalography Electrodes
- Consequences of mesial temporal sparing temporal lobe surgery in medically refractory epilepsy
- Pregnancy outcomes of refractory epilepsy patients treated with Brain–responsive neurostimulation
- Progressive myoclonic epilepsy: myoclonic epilepsy and ataxia due to KCNC1 mutation (MEAK): a case report and review of the literature
- Nine-year prospective efficacy and safety of brain-responsive neurostimulation for focal epilepsy
Board Certification
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Epilepsy
American Society of Neuroimaging, MRI/CT Certified
Hospital Appointment
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Methodist Hospital Division of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Research & Clinical Interests
Dr. Skidmore completed his Neurology and Epilepsy training at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, Ohio. He joined the Jefferson Comprehensive Epilepsy Center as a faculty member in July 2005. In addition, he was appointed Director of the Neurology Residecy Program in July 2008.
His area of expertise includes medical and surgical management of epilepsy. This includes care for individuals with a new diagnosis, medical treatment for epilepsy, the care of complex medically refractory epilepsy and the surgical management of epilepsy. As a member of the Jefferson Comprehensive Epilepsy center (a certified Comprehensive Epilepsy Center) he has access to the latest in medical and surgical therapy, including many new drugs/devices under development.
Memberships in Professional & Scientific Societies
American Academy of Neurology
American Epilepsy Society
American Clinical Neurophysiology Society
Philadelphia Neurological Society