Karen S Carvalho M.D.

Karen S Carvalho MD is a Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics at Thomas Jefferson University since January 2024 and currently serves as a Pediatric Neurologist at Nemours Children’s Health System. With a longstanding academic career at Drexel University College of Medicine, starting as an Assistant Professor and advancing to Associate Professor of Pediatrics since August 2007, Karen has also contributed as a Guest Editor for the Seminar in Pediatric Neurology since 2017. Previous roles included Pediatric Neurologist at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis from 2003 to 2007. Karen holds a Doctor of Medicine degree from Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo and completed both a Child Neurology Residency and a Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship at Indiana University Indianapolis.