Sutter Pacific Epilepsy Program
Our Team of Experts
Kenneth D. Laxer, M.D.
Medical Director, Epilepsy Program
415-600-7880
Medical Training: University of California, Irvine, Pacific Medical Center, McGill University, Neurological Sciences Institute
Board Certification: Adult Neurology, Psychiatry, Neurology, Electroencephalography, Clinical Neurophysiology
Special Interests: Epilepsy Research
Dr. Laxer has been involved in epilepsy research since the early 1970’s, playing an active role in the development of neuroimaging techniques for the evaluation of epilepsy, temporal lobe epilepsy treatment, and vagus nerve stimulation for seizure control. His primary areas of interest are epilepsy research and development, seeking new diagnostic and treatment options for uncontrollable seizures. Prior to joining California Pacific he taught and practiced at the University of California, San Francisco where he was Professor of Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery and the Director of the Northern California Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, developing and directing their Epilepsy Center. He was also the Director of the Department of Clinical Neurophysiology and Director of the Oregon Comprehensive Epilepsy Program at Good Samaritan Hospital and Medial Center in Portland.
David King-Stephens, M.D.
Director of Clinical Neurophysiology
415-600-7880
Medical Training: Columbia University, Yale University
Board Certification: Neurology
Special Interests: Epilepsy, Epilepsy-Surgical Treatments, seizure classification, video-EEG monitoring technology, and innovative medical therapy for epilepsy
Bilingual: Spanish
Dr. King-Stephens completed his fellowship in Epilepsy/EEG at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut after which he became the Director of the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He specializes in neurological treatments for uncontrolled epilepsy and seizure disorders.
Peter B. Weber, M.D.
Surgical Director, Epilepsy Program
415-885-8628
Medical Training: Emory University School of Medicine, University of Texas Galveston, University of Washington Medical Center
Board Certification: Neurosurgery
Special Interests: Surgical Treatments of Epilepsy
Dr. Weber specializes in neurological surgery for epilepsy, and other brain disorders. Using brain mapping with intracranial electrodes, Dr. Weber is able to record the brain's electrical activity to map brain function. Surgeries such as temporal lobe resections, hemispherectomies or tumor removal can be performed with minimal risk. Dr. Weber was director of the Surgical Epilepsy Program at the University of California before moving his practice to California Pacific.
William J. McMullen, Jr., Ph.D., ABCN, ABPP
Director of Neuropsychological Services, Epilepsy Program
415-600-7880
Medical Training: Neuropsychiatric Institute and Hospital, UCLA Center for the Health Sciences, Wayne State University, Johns Hopkins School of Continuing Studies
Board Certification: Clinical Neuropsychology
Special Interests: Epilepsy Studies
Dr. McMullen is Board Certified in Clinical Neuropsychology with a special interest in epilepsy studies. Prior to joining the California Pacific Epilepsy Program Dr. McMullen was a Clinical Neuropsychologist at NYU Comprehensive Epilepsy Center in New York.
Farhad Sahebkar, M.D.
415-600-0750
Medical Training: University of Witten/Herdecke;University of Illinois at Chicago; Stanford Unversity Medical Center : UCSF Medical Center
Board Certification: Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology
Special Interests: Pediatric Neurology; Epilepsy, TIC disorder, Migrane headache, Developmental delay, Autism.
Bilingual: Farsi and German
Dr. Sahebkar joined Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation following a position as attending physician in the Department of Neurology at Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland. He completed his residency in child neurology at Stanford University Medical Center and pediatric residency at University of Illinois at Chicago. He was also a postdoctoral clinical Research fellow at UCSF Medical Center’s Department of Neurology.
Dr. Sahebkar is certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology with a special qualification in child neurology. His special
skills include the use of Botox in patients with migraine and/or chronic headaches, movement disorders or spasticity. Other interests include epilepsy and neonatal neurology.