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Sean Lew, MD

Chief, Professor

Location

  • Neuroscience Center – Specialty Clinics
  • 900 N. 92nd St.
  • Milwaukee, WI 53226

Specialties

  • Epilepsy
  • Neurosurgery

Neurosciences – Froedtert Hospital Clinic

Epilepsy exacts a horrible burden on quality of life. Thankfully there continues to be a steady stream of innovative treatments (both medically and surgically) to fight this disease. My role as an epilepsy surgeon is: a) to provide patients with safe access to the complete armamentarium of available surgical procedures; and b) to communicate an honest assessment about the risks and benefits of the available options. I see myself as a partner with both the patient and their epileptologist in reducing (ideally eliminating) the burden of this awful disease.

Overview

Diseases and Conditions

  • Refractory Epilepsy

Treatments and Services

  • Vagal Nerve Stimulation (VNS)
  • Responsive Neurostimulation (RNS)
  • Stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG)
  • Stereotactic Laser Ablation
  • Corpus Callosotomy
  • Endoscopic-Assisted Hemispherotomy
  • Multiple Hippocampal Transections (MHT)
  • Multiple Subpial Transections
  • Selective Amygdalohippocampectomy
  • Lobar Disconnective Surgery

Patients Ages Seen

  • Infant
  • Child
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Senior

Languages

  • English

Hospital Affiliations

  • Froedtert Hospital – Milwaukee
  • Children's Wisconsin - Milwaukee – Milwaukee

Board Certifications

  • Neurosurgery
  • Pediatric Neurosurgery

Clinic Locations

Biography

Education and Training

Doctor of Medicine - Oregon Health Sciences University School of Medicine - Portland, OR (1995)
Residency in Neurological Surgery - University of Vermont - Burlington, VT (1996-2001)
Fellowship in Pediatric Neurosurgery - Beth Israel Medical Center-Hyman-Newman Institute for Neurology & Neurosurgery - New York, NY (2003-2004)