Physicians with Expertise in the Ketogenic Diet

Middle East

Hameeda Hamad Al-Shammari RD
Kuwait Hospital for Children
Kuwait
Email: h.dietitian@hotmail.com

Dr. Mohammad Ghofrani
Professor of Paediatric Neurology
Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services:
Mofid Hospital
Shariati St.
Tehran
Iran
Phone: 98 21 22200041

Dr. Bruria Ben’Zeev
Safra Children's Hospital
Sheba Medical Center
Ramat Gan
Israel 52621
Phone: 97235302577
Email: benzeev4@netvision.net.il

Dr. Eli Heyman
Asaf Harofe Medical Center,
Tel Aviv University
Zerifin 70300
Israel.
Phone:00972-8-9778466
Email: eheyman@post.tau.ac.il

Dr. Tally Lerman-Sagie
Director of Pediatric Neurology Unit
Wolfson Medical Center
Holon
Israel
Phone: 97235028458
Fax: 97235028141
Email: asagie@post.tau.ac.il

Dr. Generoso G. Gascon
Dept. of Neuroscience, MBC J-76
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center
P.O. Box 40047 Jeddah 21499
Saudi Arabia
Phone: (966-2) 667-7777, Ext. 5813
Fax: (966-2) 667-7777, Ext. 5819
Email: generoso_gascon@hotmail.com

Mouaz Al-Sbei , MD
Head of Neurology Section
International Medical Center
P.O. Box 2172 Jeddah 21451
Saudi Arabia
Phone +966 2 650 9000 ext: 4712
Fax +966 2 650 9001
Email: msbei@imc.med.sa

Dr. Adel A. H. Mahmoud
Consultant Pediatric Neurologist
Pediatric Neurology Department, Neuroscience Cente
King Fahad Medical City
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
POB 365814, Post Code 11393
Email: amahmoud@kfmc.med.sa

Dr. Mohammed Al-Malik and Ms. Unita Botes (dietitian)
Johns Hopkins - Tawam Hospital
PO Box 15258
Al Ain
United Arab Emirates
Phone: 971-3-767-7444
mmalik@tawam-hosp.gov.ae

This list was created via email and phone contact by Dr. Eric Kossoff and epilepsy.com. It does not necessarily represent all ketogenic diet centers available, but merely the author’s best attempts to find centers that have described an interest in offering the diet and who have internet access. We take no responsibility in the quality of care from these centers. If you have (or are aware of) a center not listed here, please contact Dr. Eric Kossoff at ekossoff@jhmi.edu. It first appeared in Epilepsia in 2005.

List updated 12/22/09