Brief Biography

Dr. Weiss is a full time staff neurologist at SickKids and an assistant professor of paediatrics, University of Toronto. Her main areas of interest are epilepsy and sleep disorders. Dr. Weiss' clinical interest in epilepsy includes both the medical and surgical management of paediatric epilepsy and clinical trials of anti-epilpetic drugs. She has been involved in the clinical evaluation of children with sleep disorders for over 10 years, both as a developmental paediatrician and neurologist and currently directs the Neurology/Sleep Clinic at SickKids. Her research interests in sleep include the management of childhood insomnia and the interaction between sleep and epilepsy in children. Dr. Weiss is the Director of Education for Paediatric Neurology at the University of Toronto and is active in the education of post-graduate residents and in continuing education. Dr. Weiss is Vice-President Clinical on the executive board ot the Canadian Sleep Society.

Clinical Care Activities

Epilepsy, paediatric sleep disorders.

Academic Background

Fellow, Developmental Paediatrics
The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 1989-07-01 - 1995-07-01

Fellow, Paediatric Neurology
The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 1991-07-01 - 1998-07-01

Research Interests

Epilepsy, paediatric sleep disorders.

Achievements

William A. Hawke Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching - 1999

Publications

RamachandranNair R, Weiss SK: Incomplete alpha coma pattern in a child (Review). Pediatric Neurology 2005: 33(2): pp 127-130.

Clarke DF, Roberts W, Daraksan M, Dupuis A, McCabe J, Wood H, Snead OC III, Weiss SK: The prevalence of autistic spectrum disorder in children surveyed in a tertiary care epilepsy clinic. Epilepsia 2005: 46(12): pp 1970-1977.

Mackay MT, Weiss SK, Adams-Webber T, Ashwal S, Ballaban-Gill K, Baram TZ, Duchowny M, Glauser TA, Hirtz D, Pellock JM, Shields WD, Shinnar S, Wyllie E, Shead OC III: Practice parameter: medical treatment of infantile spasms. Report of the American Academy of Neurology and the Child Neurology Society. Neurology 2004: 62(10): pp 1668-1681.

Nolan M, Sakuta R, Chuang N, Otsubo H, Rutka J, Snead OC III, Hawkins C, Weiss S: Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumors in childhood: long-term outcome and prognostic features. Neurology 2004: 62: pp 2270-2276.

Kozer E, Scolnik D, Agamata WM, Weiss SK, Verjee ZH, Koren G: Utility of antiepileptic drug monitoring in the paediatric emergency department. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring 2003: 25(1): pp 17-21.

Mackay MJT, Becker LE, Chuang SH, Otsubo H, Chuang NA, Rutka J, Ben-Zeel B, Snead OC III, Weiss SK: Malformations of cortical development with balloon cells: Clinical and radiologic correlates. Neurology 2003: 60(4): pp 580-587.

Askalan R, Mackay M, Brian J, Otsubo H, McDermott C, Bryson S, Boyd J, Snead OC III, Roberts W, Weiss S: Prospective preliminary analysis of the development of autism and epilepsy in children with infantile spasms. Journal of Child Neurology 2003: 18(3): pp 165-170.

Al-Otaibi SF, Minassian BA, Ackerley CA, Logan WJ, Weiss S: Unusual presentation of Lafora's disease. Journal of Child Neurology 2003: 18(7): pp 499-501.

Mackay M, Weiss S, Snead OC: What is (are) the rational basis(es), other than trial-and-error experience for current medical treatments? International Review of Neurobiology Series, Academic Press 2002: 49: pp 157-184.

Fehlings D, Weiss S, Stephens D: Frequent night awakenings in preschool children referred to a sleep disorders clinic: the role of non-adaptive sleep associates. Children's Health Care 2001: 30: pp 43-55.