William Davis Gaillard, MD
- Division Chief, Epilepsy, Neurophysiology, and Critical Care Neurology
- Division Chief, Neurology
- Director, Comprehensive Pediatric Epilepsy Program
- Associate Director, Center for Neuroscience Research
Contact
- William Davis Gaillard, MD
- wgaillar@childrensnational.org
- 202-476-2120
Research Center Memberships
Research Interests
- Epilepsy Research
- Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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- Fellowship, Epilepsy, Clinical Neurophysiology & Neuroimaging, Clinical Epilepsy Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders at the National Institutes of Health, Washington, DC, (1990-1993)
- Residency (Chief Resident, 1988-1990), Pediatric Neurology, John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, (1987-1990)
- Internship & Residency, Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, (1985-1987)
- MD, Medicine, Yale University, School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, (1985)
- BA, History, Yale College, New Haven, CT, (1980)
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William D. Gaillard, MD, professor of neurology and neurophysiology, is chief of the Divisions of Child Neurology and of Epilepsy and Neurophysiology. He is director of the Comprehensive Pediatric Epilepsy Program — one of the leading multidisciplinary pediatric epilepsy programs in the country. As associate director of the Children’s National Research Institute’s Center for Neuroscience Research, he is responsible for overseeing and organizing clinical neuroscience research. Dr. Gaillard is professor of pediatrics and neurology at the George Washington University School of Medicine; professor of neurology, Georgetown University; and Adjunct Professor of Hearing and Speech Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park. Additionally, Dr. Gaillard holds longstanding collaborations with the Clinical Epilepsy Section (CES), National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and NIH.
His innovative research utilizes advanced structural and functional imaging to examine the effects of epilepsy on brain structure and function. His pioneering work with functional imaging has changed clinical practice for patients with epilepsy, made important technical contributions to structural and functional imaging methods, and provided fundamental scientific insights on the biology of brain plasticity. Ultimately, the goal of his research is to improve the outcomes and lives of children with epilepsy.
Dr. Gaillard is a past president of the American Epilepsy Society. He is past treasurer of the American Epilepsy Society, past chair of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) Commission on Diagnostics, past chair of the ILAE Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Task Force and past member of the Pediatric Commission. He is a past editor of Epilepsy Research and a past editor of Epilepsia. He is the author of more than 240 peer-reviewed scientific papers and more than 50 chapters and holds longstanding federal and foundation grant funding. -
Professor of Neurology - George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Professor of Pediatrics - George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Professor of Neurology - Georgetown University
Professor of Hearing and Speech - University of Maryland, College Park
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NINDS RO1 (PI Edwin Trevathan MD MPH) 8/1/20-7/31/25
Childhood Status Epilepticus and Epilepsy Determinants of Outcome (SEED)
This study seeks to identify factors associated with recovery and mortality from children with status epilepticus in northern Nigeria. WD Gaillard consultant.
NINDS R21NS109669 (PI WD Gaillard) 7/1/19-6/30/21
Novel Early Imaging Markers Following Febrile Status Epilepticus
The aim of this study is to establish feasibility of establishing image biomarkers within 6 hours of febrile status epilepticus cessation to design anti-epileptogenesis trials to prevent temporal lobe epilepsy and to identify mechanisms of neuronal injury through advanced imaging.
NIDCD R01DC016902-01 (Co-PIs E Newport PhD, WD Gaillard MD) 12/1/18-1/30/23
Language and Cognition After Perinatal Stroke
The goal of this project is to examine the brain plasticity of language in children with a history of perinatal left and right middle cerebral artery stroke using functional mapping with MRI to investigate the functional reorganization of language systems informed by cognitive/behavioral assessments.
U54 HD090257 (PI. V. Gallo, PhD) 8/1/06-11/31/26
NIH, NICHD - IDDRC at Children’s National Medical Center
The main goal of this project is the operation of a center of excellence for research and training in the area of mental retardation and developmental disabilities in Washington, D.C. I direct the imaging core for this project.
WD Gaillard, MD: Associate Director IDDRC & Director Image Core
BAND Foundation (PI. Z Grinspan MD) 1/1/21-12/31/22
Pediatric Epilepsy Mortality Initiative (PEMI)
Brief Description: We will use the Pediatric Epilepsy Learning Healthcare System to identify and review deaths among children with epilepsy who have died from 2015 to 2021. WD Gaillard Co-Investigator
PERF (PI Z Grinspan MD) 9/1/17-8/30/21
A Learning Healthcare System for Pediatric Epilepsy
This proposal will builds a foundation for ongoing epilepsy research by creating computable phenotypes for subtypes of pediatric epilepsy and creating common data elements for data collection at the point of care across 20 pediatric epilepsy centers. WD Gaillard Co-Investigator
Hess Foundation (PI WD Gaillard) 5/1/19-4/30/22
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Transarterial embolization offers hope for infants with hemimegalencephaly
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Children’s National Hospital to host 35th Annual Pediatric Neurology Update
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William D. Gaillard, MD, receives 2024 Clinical Science Research Award from AES
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Advancing epilepsy care: Highlights from the 2024 American Epilepsy Society Conference
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Children’s National again ranked among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report
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Making pediatric epilepsy surgery more accessible
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Children’s National Hospital ranked #5 in the nation on U.S. News & World Report’s Best Children’s Hospitals Honor Roll
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William D. Gaillard, M.D., named as first endowed Professor of Epilepsy and Neurophysiology
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Children’s National named to U.S. News & World Report’s Best Children’s Hospitals Honor Roll
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Changing the surgical evaluation of epilepsy
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Contact
- William Davis Gaillard, MD
- wgaillar@childrensnational.org
- 202-476-2120
Research Center Memberships
Research Interests
- Epilepsy Research
- Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities