Anita Datta, MD, FRCPC, CSCN Diplomate (EEG), Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Pediatric Neurologist and Epileptologist Program Director Epilepsy Fellowship Program, BC Children’s Hospital

Dr. Anita Datta is a Pediatric Neurologist and Epileptologist and Clinical Associate Professor at BC Children’s Hospital. She is the Program Director of the Epilepsy Fellowship training program and medical student director for Neurology. She obtained her MD from the University of Saskatchewan, and completed her Pediatric Neurology residency at the University of Alberta. She then went on to an Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital – Harvard University.

Her primary clinical interest is epilepsy and its surgical management. She is also involved in the Tuberous Sclerosis Clinic, Rett clinic and is part of the Ketogenic Diet team. Her research interests include clinical epilepsy and neuropsychological outcomes. She is also involved in several clinical trials for novel and precision therapies for epilepsy.