Kimberly Stowers, MD - Primary Children's Hosp Physicians

Russell Butterfield, MD, PhD received his PhD in mammalian genetics, and medical degree from the University of Illinois. He completed his residency training in pediatric neurology at the University of Utah in June 2009. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics, after completing a fellowship in neuromuscular disorders sponsored by the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Dr. Butterfield is board certified in Neurology with special qualification in child neurology. Dr. Butterfield’s clinical interests include all types of neurogenetic and neuromuscular disorders with an emphasis on muscular dystrophies of childhood onset. His research interests are in understanding genetic aspects of these disorders. His current efforts are in characterization of genotype/phenotype relationships and molecular pathogenesis in collagen VI myopathies such as Bethlem myopathy and Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy.

Dr. Ostrander received her medical degree from Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, completed her Pediatric residency at RUSH Medical Center and her Pediatric Neurology training at the University of Utah. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at University of Utah and is in the Division of Pediatric Neurology at Primary Children’s Hospital. As the director of the Fetal and Neonatal Neurology Program, Dr. Ostrander focuses on the neurological care of infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with seizures, strokes, brain malformations, hydrocephalus and other neurological issues. She is also Medical Director of the Spina Bifida Clinic at Primary Children's Hospital which is the regional multidisciplinary clinic for infants, children and adolescents with neural tube defects.

Dr. Kaur did her medical training in India, and then practiced as a junior resident in a pediatric critical care unit, prior to her position as a research fellow in pediatric critical care and immunology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. She found her interest in Child Neurology while doing research on gliomas and their relationship with immunological diseases. She graduated from Child Neurology residency at the University of New Mexico and completed pediatric epilepsy fellowship at Stanford University. She enjoys teaching, and, has been recognized for her skills as an educator by medical students. Her clinical and research interests include neonatal epilepsy, epilepsy surgery and transcranial magnetic stimulation. She has a particular interest in global health and providing epilepsy care to low income and underserved populations around the world. In her free time, she likes to travel, explore new cuisines and spend time with her family.