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Varun Kannan

  • Department of Pediatrics
    Assistant Professor
  • varun.kannan@emory.edu
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Education

Degrees

  • BS from Duke University
  • MD from Emory University School of Medicine
  • Child Neurology Residency from Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital
  • Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology Fellowship from Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital

Research

Publications

  • Biallelic variation in the choline and ethanolamine transporter FLVCR1 underlies a severe developmental disorder spectrum.
    Genet Med Volume: 27 Page(s): 101273
    01/01/2025 Authors: Calame DG; Wong JH; Panda P; Nguyen DT; Leong NCP; Sangermano R; Patankar SG; Abdel-Hamid MS; AlAbdi L; Safwat S
  • Differential responses of disease-related GRIN variants located in pore-forming M2 domain of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor to FDA-approved inhibitors.
    J Neurochem Volume: 168 Page(s): 3936 - 3949
    12/01/2024 Authors: Song R; Zhang J; Perszyk RE; Camp CR; Tang W; Kannan V; Li J; Xu Y; Chen J; Li Y
  • Isolated Psychiatric Symptoms in Children With Anti-N-Methyl-d Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis.
    Pediatr Neurol Volume: 159 Page(s): 12 - 15
    10/01/2024 Authors: Gombolay G; Brenton JN; Yang JH; Stredny CM; Kammeyer R; Fisher KS; Sandweiss AJ; Erickson TA; Kannan V; Otten C
  • Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion for the treatment of pediatric Hirayama disease.
    Childs Nerv Syst Volume: 40 Page(s): 1427 - 1434
    05/01/2024 Authors: Prablek M; Reyes G; Kannan V; Gay CT; Lotze TE; Donoho DA; Bauer DF
  • Pediatric neuroinflammatory diseases in the intensive care unit.
    Semin Pediatr Neurol Volume: 49 Page(s): 101118
    04/01/2024 Authors: Fisher KS; Illner A; Kannan V
  • Assessing Needs and Perceptions of Research Participation in Pediatric-Onset Multiple Sclerosis: A Multistakeholder Survey.
    Pediatr Neurol Volume: 151 Page(s): 115 - 120
    02/01/2024 Authors: Gambrah-Lyles C; Kannan V; Lotze T; Abrams A; Schreiner T; Rodriguez M; Casper TC; Rose JW; Gorman MP; Chitnis T
  • Fulminant Anti-Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein-Associated Cerebral Cortical Encephalitis: Case Series of a Severe Pediatric Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease Phenotype.
    Pediatr Neurol Volume: 147 Page(s): 36 - 43
    10/01/2023 Authors: Kannan V; Sandweiss AJ; Erickson TA; Yarimi JM; Ankar A; Hardwick VA; Shukla NM; Lotze TE; Risen SR; Riviello JJ
  • Infectious profiles in pediatric anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor encephalitis.
    J Neuroimmunol Volume: 381 Page(s): 578139
    08/15/2023 Authors: Sandweiss AJ; Erickson TA; Jiang Y; Kannan V; Yarimi JM; Levine JM; Fisher K; Muscal E; Demmler-Harrison G; Murray KO
  • Arterial Spin Labeling Changes Parallel Asymmetric Perisylvian and Perirolandic Symptoms in 3 Pediatric Cases of Anti-NMDAR Encephalitis.
    Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm Volume: 10
    07/01/2023 Authors: Sandweiss AJ; Kannan V; Desai NK; Kralik SF; Muscal E; Fisher KS
  • Refractory Pediatric NMDA Receptor Encephalitis: A Case Series
    Volume: 99 Page(s): S27 - S28
    12/05/2022 Authors: Kannan V; Rospigliosi D; Adeseye V; Lai Y-C; Lotze T; Muscal E; Shukla N
  • Refractory Pediatric NMDA Receptor Encephalitis: A Case Series
    Volume: 92 Page(s): S120 - S121
    10/01/2022 Authors: Rospigliosi D; Kannan V; Adeseye V; Lotze T; Lai YC; Muscal E; Shukla N
  • De novo GRIN variants in NMDA receptor M2 channel pore-forming loop are associated with neurological diseases.
    Hum Mutat Volume: 40 Page(s): 2393 - 2413
    12/01/2019 Authors: Li J; Zhang J; Tang W; Mizu RK; Kusumoto H; XiangWei W; Xu Y; Chen W; Amin JB; Hu C
  • Heterogeneous clinical and functional features of GRIN2D-related developmental and epileptic encephalopathy.
    Brain Volume: 142 Page(s): 3009 - 3027
    10/01/2019 Authors: XiangWei W; Kannan V; Xu Y; Kosobucki GJ; Schulien AJ; Kusumoto H; Moufawad El Achkar C; Bhattacharya S; Lesca G; Nguyen S
  • De novo mutations in GRIN1 cause extensive bilateral polymicrogyria.
    Brain Volume: 141 Page(s): 698 - 712
    03/01/2018 Authors: Fry AE; Fawcett KA; Zelnik N; Yuan H; Thompson BAN; Shemer-Meiri L; Cushion TD; Mugalaasi H; Sims D; Stoodley N
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