Jennifer Gettings, BMBS, FRCPC

Neurologist, Department of Neurology
Instructor, Harvard Medical School
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Jennifer Gettings, BMBS, FRCPC

Jennifer Gettings, BMBS, FRCPC

Neurologist, Department of Neurology
Instructor, Harvard Medical School
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
Certifications
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Child and Adolescent Neurology)
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Epilepsy)
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.

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

Publications

Time to treatment in pediatric patients with repeated episodes of status epilepticus. View Abstract
Prioritising faster, individualised rescue treatment in status epilepticus - Authors' reply. View Abstract
Updates in Neonatal Seizures. View Abstract
Utilizing natural language processing to identify pediatric patients experiencing status epilepticus. View Abstract
Diagnosis and management of status epilepticus: improving the status quo. View Abstract
Update in Pediatric Neurocritical Care: What a Neurologist Caring for Critically Ill Children Needs to Know. View Abstract
Deep Brain Stimulator (DBS) Artifact in the EEG of a Pediatric Patient. View Abstract
The Epilepsy Surgery Experience in Children With Infantile Epileptic Spasms Syndrome at a Tertiary Care Center in Canada. View Abstract
A snapshot of type two diabetes mellitus management in general practice prior to the introduction of diabetes Cycle of Care. View Abstract
Differences in the volume of pharmaceutical advertisements between print general medical journals. View Abstract