Kan Ding, M.D.

Kan Ding, M.D., trained as a resident and fellow at UT Southwestern and is now a member of the epilepsy faculty.

As a clinician and researcher, Dr. Ding will focus on post-traumatic epilepsy and critical care EEG monitoring.

“I hope I can improve the outcome of moderate to severe traumatic brain injury survivors and their quality of life,” she said.

Dr. Ding completed her residency at UT Southwestern in 2012 and then trained for two years at UTSW as a fellow in clinical neurophysiology and epilepsy.

“Our program provided outstanding training to prepare me to be a neurologist,” said Dr. Ding.  “We were able to work closely with the attendings on our busy services. Our attendings are very knowledgeable and reachable. From them, I learned not only how to diagnose or treat the neurological conditions, but also how to take care of our patients as human beings.”

With the development of advanced technology, and better understanding of the mechanisms of neurological diseases, Dr. Ding is hopeful that she can offer her patients more therapies than ever before.

“We have more than twenty anti-seizure medications, two types of nerve stimulators, and surgical options to offer our intractable epilepsy patients,” she said. “With further progress in the research of epileptogenesis, we will be able to focus on anti-epileptogenic treatment and offer tailored treatments for each patient in the near future.”

Her decision to continue her career at UT Southwestern was prompted by what she had observed at UT Southwestern as a resident and fellow.

"In the past few years, I have seen the rapid growth of our department and I'd like to stay and contribute to that growth," she said.