MOBILE, Alabama -- Finding a cure for epilepsy and new treatments for the neurological disorder is the topic of a community talk planned for 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Via! Health, Fitness & Enrichment Center in Mobile.
The University of South Alabama July Med School Caf lecture will feature Dr. Juan G. Ochoa, associate professor of neurology at the USA College of Medicine. Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. The presentation begins at noon.
Ochoa, who is the medical director for the epilepsy monitoring unit at USA, will talk about epilepsy, a disorder that results from the generation of electrical signals inside the brain, causing recurring seizures, organizers said.
He is expected to provide the latest information on the causes of epilepsy, as well as available treatment options, school officials said.
The Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, located at the USA Medical Center, provides highly specialized care with state-of-the-art technology for patients with epilepsy and other neurological conditions.
Ochoa received his medical degree from Universidad Javeriana in Bogota, Columbia. He conducted his family practice residency at Jamaica Hospital in New York and his neurology residency at State University of New York. In addition, he completed a fellowship in clinical neurophysiology and epilepsy at Montefiore Hospital Medical Center in New York and a fellowship in medical education at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida.
The Via! Health, Fitness & Enrichment Center is located at 1717 Dauphin St. in Mobile.
The Med School Caf lecture and lunch are provided free of charge, but reservations are required. For more information or to make reservations, call Kim Partridge at 251- 460-7770 or email kepartridge@usouthal.edu.
Med School Caf is a free community lecture series sponsored by the USA Physicians Group. Each month, faculty from the USA College of Medicine share their expertise on a specific medical condition, providing insight on the latest treatment available.
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Finding a cure for epilepsy lecture comes with free lunch