Jennifer Gettings | Medical Services
Specialties
Programs & Services
- Epilepsy Center
- Fetal Care and Surgery Center
- Fetal-Neonatal Neurology Program
- Neurocritical Care Program
- Neurology
Languages
- English
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
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
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
Updates in Neonatal Seizures. Clin Perinatol. 2025 Jun; 52(2):375-393. View Updates in Neonatal Seizures. Abstract
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
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
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
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
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
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
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