Kan Ding, M.D. Associate Professor School Medical School Department Neurology You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Download Curriculum Vitae Dr. Kan Ding, M.D., is an Associate Professor and physician-scientist in the Department of Neurology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She serves as the Medical Director for the Epilepsy Clinic at Parkland Hospital & Health System. Clinical Interests Dr. Ding specializes in evaluating, diagnosing, and treating epilepsy and seizure disorders. She is board-certified in neurology, epilepsy, and clinical neurophysiology. She is the founding Director of the Epilepsy Clinic at Parkland Hospital & Health System. Her specific clinical interests include post-traumatic epilepsy, ICU EEG monitoring, and wearable devices for seizure detection and treatment. Research Dr. Ding is passionate about developing treatments to improve functional outcomes, especially cognitive impairment, in patients with epilepsy and traumatic brain injury (TBI). She collaborates with top-notch researchers locally and globally to facilitate clinical research and improve the care of epilepsy and TBI patients. Her research has received continuous funding from federal and local sponsors over the past decade. Currently, she has active studies evaluating cerebrovascular and neurophysiologic biomarkers in the recovery after moderate to severe TBI. Dr. Ding has also conducted interventional studies examining the impact of aerobic exercise on cognitive outcomes and cerebrovascular function after TBI. She has published more than 50 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and reviews. Trainee Education Dr. Ding is actively involved in teaching medical students, residents, and fellows. She serves as a faculty advisor for medical student research in the Department of Neurology. Affiliations & Awards Dr. Ding is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Epilepsy Society, the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society, the National Neurotrauma Society, the Texas Neurological Society, and the Dallas County Medical Society. She serves on several academic and leadership committees. In 2015, she received the Darryl K Royal Foundation Research Award and the Texas Institute for Brain Injury and Repair Pilot Study Award. Education Medical School Peking Union Medical College (1997) Residency UT Southwestern Medical Center (2012), Neurology Fellowship UT Southwestern Medical Center (2013), Epilepsy/clinical Neurophysiology Research Interest Cerebral Autoregulation Clinical Neurophysiology Cognition comorbidity in epilepsy and traumatic brain injury ICU EEG Monitoring Neurodegeneration Neuroimaging Post-Traumatic Epilepsy Publications Featured Publications Community-based exercise program, self-reported health-related symptoms, and quality of life in persons with traumatic brain injury 45 + years old. Vargas GO, Neaves S, Pham T, Huang M, Turki AF, Wang C, Bell KR, Juengst SB, Zhang R, Li M, Driver S, Behbehani K, Hynan LS, Ding K, NeuroRehabilitation 2024 Mar Real-Time Seizure Detection Using Behind-the-Ear Wearable System. Lehnen J, Venkatesh P, Yao Z, Aziz A, Nguyen PVP, Harvey J, Alick-Lindstrom S, Doyle A, Podkorytova I, Perven G, Hays R, Zepeda R, Das RR, Ding K, J Clin Neurophysiol 2024 Feb Usability of a two-way personalized mobile trainer system in a community-based exercise program for adults with chronic traumatic brain injury. Ding K, Juengst SB, Neaves S, Turki A, Wang C, Huang M, Pham T, Behbehani K, Li M, Hynan L, Driver S, Zhang R, Bell KR, Brain Inj 2022 Apr 1-9 Carotid Arterial Compliance and Aerobic Exercise Training in Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury: A Pilot Study. Tomoto T, Le T, Tarumi T, Dieppa M, Bell K, Madden C, Zhang R, Ding K, J Head Trauma Rehabil 2021 Sep Hippocampal and Rostral Anterior Cingulate Blood Flow is Associated with Affective Symptoms in Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury. Thomas BP, Tarumi T, Wang C, Zhu DC, Tomoto T, Munro Cullum C, Dieppa M, Diaz-Arrastia R, Bell K, Madden C, Zhang R, Ding K, Brain Res 2021 Aug 147631 Physical activity status and quality of life in patients with epilepsy - Survey from level four epilepsy monitoring units. Green R, Abe C, Denney DA, Zhang R, Doyle A, Gadelmola K, Cullum CM, Simon J, Neaves S, Perven G, Dieppa M, Hays R, Agostini M, Ding K, Epilepsy Res 2021 Apr 173 106639 A proof-of-concept trial of a community-based aerobic exercise program for individuals with traumatic brain injury. Ding K, Tarumi T, Tomoto T, Bell KR, Madden C, Dieppa M, Cullum CM, Zhang S, Zhang R, Brain Inj 2021 Jan 1-8 Impaired cerebral blood flow regulation in chronic traumatic brain injury. Ding K, Tarumi T, Tomoto T, Mccolloster M, Le T, Dieppa M, Diaz-Arrastia R, Bell K, Madden C, Cullum CM, Zhang R, Brain Res. 2020 Sep 1743 146924 123I-iofluopane SPECT as An Imaging Biomarker of Presynaptic Dopaminergic System after Moderate to Severe TBI. Womack KB, Dubiel R, Callender L, Dunklin C, Dahdah M, Harris TS, Devous M, Juengst S, Bell K, Diaz-Arrastia R, Ding K, J. Neurotrauma 2020 Mar Comparison of psychiatric comorbidities and impact on quality of life in patients with epilepsy or psychogenic nonepileptic spells. Abe C, Denney D, Doyle A, Cullum M, Adams J, Perven G, Dave H, Dieppa M, Hays R, Agostini M, Ding K, Epilepsy Behav 2019 Nov 102 106649 Results 1-10 of 48 1 2 3 4 5 Next Last Books Featured Books Posttraumatic seizures. In Manual of traumatic brain injury: Assessment and management (2nd edition) Ding K and Diaz-Arrastia R (2016). Demos Medical Epilepsy after TBI. In Translational Research in Traumatic Brain Injury in Frontiers in Neuroscience Ding K, Gupta P, and Diaz-Arrastia R (2015). CRC Press Honors & Awards Darryl K Royal Foundation Research Award (2015-2017) Texas Institute for Brain Injury and Repair Pilot Study Award (2015-2016) Victor Riberg/Leon Weisberg Award 1st place (2010) Professional Associations/Affiliations American Academy of Neurology (2008) American Clinical Neurophysiology Society (2012) American Epilepsy Society (2012) Dallas County Medical Society (2019) National Neurotrauma Society (2016) Texas Neurology Society (2016)
