Madeline D. Kahan, MD

Dr. Madeline Kahan joins the Division of Neurology at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles as a specialist in the treatment of pediatric epilepsy and neurology. Dr. Kahan received a B.S. in Neuroscience and a B.A. in World Arts and Cultures at UCLA, and earned her M.D. at UCSF. She completed her Pediatrics residency at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital - Oakland and Child Neurology residency at UCSF, after which she completed her Pediatric Epilepsy fellowship at CHLA. Dr. Kahan is especially passionate about the transition from adolescence to adult care, and was the inaugural recipient of the Child Neurology Foundation Excellence in Transitions award. She is an active member of the Children and Youth With Epilepsy Advisory Committee through the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Kahan enjoys caring for neurology and epilepsy patients and their families from birth through adolescence. She accepts epilepsy patient referrals at the CHLA Sunset Campus, and both general child neurology and epilepsy patients at CHLA's Encino location.