Nathan B Fountain, MD
Epilepsy Neurology
Bio & Overview
Nathan B. Fountain, MD, holds the Thomas E. Worrell, Jr. Professorship of Neurology and Epileptology at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, where he has served as the Director of the F.E. Dreifuss Comprehensive Epilepsy Program since 1998. He completed neurology residency and specialized fellowships in clinical epilepsy and epilepsy research at the University of Virginia.
His clinical practice is dedicated to the comprehensive diagnosis of all forms of epilepsy and making available all forms of management including medications, surgery, and neuromodulation devices. For patients who feel they have exhausted standard treatments, Dr. Fountain’s team offers the option to participate in clinical trials. His research in clinical trials for new anti-seizure medications and innovative medical devices provides patients access to new therapies before they are generally available, and the opportunity to contribute to help find new treatments for others with epilepsy.
Dr. Fountain has advocated for improved access to specialized care and the removal of regulatory hurdles in the development of new treatments for epilepsy as the co-chair of the Research Roundtable for Epilepsy, and previously serving as Chair of the FDA Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee, President of the National Association of Epilepsy Centers, and Chair of the Professional Advisory Board for the Epilepsy Foundation.
Academic Information
- Department
- Neurology
- Academic Role
- Professor
- Division
- Neurology
- Research Interests
- Antiepileptic drugs, clinical epilepsy, EEG and epilepsy
- Gender
- Male
- Languages
- English
- Age Groups Seen
- Adults (21-65)
Older Adults (65+)
- Primary Education
- University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
- Residency
- University of Virginia Medical Center
- Fellowships
- University of Virginia Medical Center
- Certification
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Epilepsy), American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Neurology)
- Appointment
- Director - FE Dreifuss Comprehensive Epilepsy
Highlights
Dr. Nathan Fountain profile video
- I'm Nathan Fountain, and I'm a neurologist in the Comprehensive Epilepsy Program at the University of Virginia. I've always had an interest in neuroscience. So being a neurologist who is always in the stars for me. I'd always considered that. The reason I chose epilepsy or went into epilepsy is because it provides a lot of different opportunities to help people. I've been doing it for 20-some years, and in the period of that time, we've gone from having very, very few treatments available to having many. A lot of people think that they're the only one in the world with seizures or epilepsy, and it's such an unusual experience that it really makes them afraid to even talk about with anyone including doctors. So I think to help make people feel better, they should understand that epilepsy specialists in our clinic in particular are going to understand a lot of their problems. Of course, we don't necessarily have epilepsy ourselves, but we have such a big investment in our professional and personal lives and epilepsy that we really can try to help them address those problems as best they can. But I think the most satisfying things that I do is to help people sort of iron out those other aspects of their lives. So not only fix their seizures but help address their other problems as well.
Awards
- 2011-2022 Best Doctors in America® List
Reviews
87 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
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