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Jennifer Gettings | Education

Undergraduate School

Queen's University

2013, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Medical School

University of Limerick

2017, Limerick, Ireland

Internship

Pediatrics

University of Toronto

2018, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Residency

Pediatric Neurology

University of Toronto

2022, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Fellowship

Epilepsy

Harvard Medical School

2023, Boston, MA

Fellowship

Pediatric Neurocritical Care

Harvard Medical School

2024, Boston, MA

Jennifer Gettings | Certifications

  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Child and Adolescent Neurology)
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Epilepsy)

Jennifer Gettings | Professional History

As a Pediatric Neurologist, Dr. Gettings specializes in Neurocritical Care, Epilepsy, Neonatal, and Fetal Neurology. She is dual fellowship trained in Epilepsy and Neurocritical Care. Her clinical and research interests lie in finding treatments for complex neurological challenges in the ICU, where she focuses on status epilepticus and EEG monitoring, including quantitative EEG.

Dr. Gettings is passionate about quality improvement in healthcare, ensuring patient safety, and mentoring and inspiring the next generation of healthcare leaders through medical education. She holds board certifications from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, with special qualifications in Child Neurology, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in Neurology, and the Canadian Society for Clinical Neurophysiology in EEG.

Jennifer Gettings | Publications

  1. Time to treatment in pediatric patients with repeated episodes of status epilepticus. BMC Neurol. 2025 May 26; 25(1):221. View Time to treatment in pediatric patients with repeated episodes of status epilepticus. Abstract

  2. Prioritising faster, individualised rescue treatment in status epilepticus - Authors' reply. Lancet Neurol. 2025 May; 24(5):382-383. View Prioritising faster, individualised rescue treatment in status epilepticus - Authors' reply. Abstract

  3. Updates in Neonatal Seizures. Clin Perinatol. 2025 Jun; 52(2):375-393. View Updates in Neonatal Seizures. Abstract

  4. Utilizing natural language processing to identify pediatric patients experiencing status epilepticus. Seizure. 2025 Feb; 125:54-61. View Utilizing natural language processing to identify pediatric patients experiencing status epilepticus. Abstract

  5. Diagnosis and management of status epilepticus: improving the status quo. Lancet Neurol. 2025 Jan; 24(1):65-76. View Diagnosis and management of status epilepticus: improving the status quo. Abstract

  6. Update in Pediatric Neurocritical Care: What a Neurologist Caring for Critically Ill Children Needs to Know. Semin Neurol. 2024 Jun; 44(3):362-388. View Update in Pediatric Neurocritical Care: What a Neurologist Caring for Critically Ill Children Needs to Know. Abstract

  7. Deep Brain Stimulator (DBS) Artifact in the EEG of a Pediatric Patient. Clin EEG Neurosci. 2024 Sep; 55(5):572-575. View Deep Brain Stimulator (DBS) Artifact in the EEG of a Pediatric Patient. Abstract

  8. The Epilepsy Surgery Experience in Children With Infantile Epileptic Spasms Syndrome at a Tertiary Care Center in Canada. J Child Neurol. 2023 03; 38(3-4):113-120. View The Epilepsy Surgery Experience in Children With Infantile Epileptic Spasms Syndrome at a Tertiary Care Center in Canada. Abstract

  9. A snapshot of type two diabetes mellitus management in general practice prior to the introduction of diabetes Cycle of Care. Ir J Med Sci. 2018 Nov; 187(4):953-957. View A snapshot of type two diabetes mellitus management in general practice prior to the introduction of diabetes Cycle of Care. Abstract

  10. Differences in the volume of pharmaceutical advertisements between print general medical journals. PLoS One. 2014; 9(1):e84790. View Differences in the volume of pharmaceutical advertisements between print general medical journals. Abstract

My career is driven by a desire to improve the lives of children with neurologic conditions and to support their families through compassionate care.

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