Press Date: 10/16/2009

To help meet the growing demand for the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy, Columbus Neurology & Neurosurgery welcomes the addition of fellowship-trained neurologist Emily Klatte, MD, to the medical staff at Grant Medical Center and to the OhioHealth Medical Specialty Foundation. Columbus Neurology & Neurosurgery provides comprehensive treatment of brain and spinal disorders while providing the highest quality diagnostic, medical, rehabilitative and surgical services.

Dr. Klatte, joins the practice after a two-year tenure as assistant professor in the Department of Neurology, Division of Epilepsy, at The Ohio State University Medical Center. She will treat general neurological disorders, with an emphasis on epilepsy, non-epileptic spells and women's neurological issues such as epilepsy and headaches during pregnancy.

"I'm delighted to call Grant my new home," Dr. Klatte said. "Grant has a friendly environment with excellent resources and a varied patient population. I am especially impressed with the quality of the nursing staff and its concern for patient care, which is very important in the recognition and treatment of neurologic emergencies, including seizures and status epilepticus."

Klatte graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences from the University of Notre Dame. She earned her Doctor of Medicine degree from the OSU Medical Center, where she completed her residency in Neurology in 2006. Her training included an internship in Preliminary Medicine at OhioHealth's Riverside Methodist Hospital.

An accomplished clinician and researcher, Dr. Klatte has contributed to several published studies and academic presentations. Her research focused on depression and other quality of life issues among epilepsy patients and treatment options for non-epileptic spells - alterations of consciousness that mimic epileptic seizures but are thought to be stress-related.

"It's important to differentiate between the two because they require different treatments," she said. "Seizures require medication, but non-epileptic spells can be treated with counseling" and other interventions such as relaxation techniques and behavior modification. 

Dr. Klatte will assist the team at Grant's Level I Trauma Center in the diagnosis and treatment of post-traumatic epilepsy.

Her interest in epilepsy stems from the close physician-patient relationship needed to control seizures. "I love all aspects of neurology, but I especially love working with an outpatient population because you get to know their family members and lifestyles," she said.

Medical Specialty Foundation 
The OhioHealth Medical Specialty Foundation employs more than 200 physicians in primary care and a wide range of specialties, giving patients access to one of the leading health systems in the nation. Members of the OhioHealth Medical Specialty Foundation serve on the medical staffs of OhioHealth's hospitals. Physicians in the Foundation collaborate closely with each other and their medical staff colleagues at OhioHealth's inpatient and outpatient care sites to develop the strategies and plans that result in patients receiving a comprehensive range of affordable, accessible, expert care.

Grant Medical Center
Grant Medical Center is a member of OhioHealth, a nationally recognized, not-for-profit healthcare organization named by FORTUNE Magazine as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" in 2007, 2008 and 2009. Based in Columbus, Ohio, OhioHealth is a family of 18 hospitals, 23 health and surgery centers, home-health providers, medical equipment, and health service suppliers throughout a 40-county area. OhioHealth hospitals in central Ohio are Riverside Methodist Hospital, Grant Medical Center, Doctors Hospital, Grady Memorial Hospital, and Dublin Methodist Hospital. For more information, please visit www.OhioHealth.com.

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