Evelyn Tecoma, MDPHD

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In 1991, Dr. Tecoma was recruited to serve as Associate Director of the UC San Diego Epilepsy Center, a busy tertiary referral center, epilepsy monitoring unit, and comprehensive epilepsy surgery program. Dr. Tecoma spends the majority of time as an active clinician, and is Chief of the Neurology service at the UC San Diego Thornton Hospital, the location of the Will Sally Epilepsy Monitoring Unit. In addition to patient care and teaching, Dr. Tecoma is also active in epilepsy research; she is the author of numerous articles, and lectures widely on areas of her specialty including clinical trials, presurgical evaluation, vagus nerve stimulation therapy, reproductive hormones and epilepsy, and the diagnosis and management of epilepsy.UC San Diego Health LinksFor more information, see http://health.ucsd.edu/specialties/neuro/Pages/default.aspx.