The Care & Cure Institute was established to fund medical fellowships for pediatric epileptologists with the sole purpose of mitigating and eliminating the catastrophic effects of epilepsy. Since 2006, we have partnered with many of the major medical centers in the Greater Los Angeles area, raising over $30 million dollars that have funded the medical training of 45 Care & Cure fellows… and counting.

Mission
The Care & Cure Institute improves the lives of children living with epilepsy by financing the medical training of pediatric epileptologists.
Mission

Goal
To ensure children living with epilepsy have timely access to the highest level of care by increasing the number of doctors throughout the United States.
Goal

The “How”
How We Do What We Do: We partner with qualified medical institutions ...
The “How”

Our “Moon Shot”
To expand the mission throughout the United States by seeding a $30+ million ...
Our “Moon Shot”
- About 50% of cases begin in infancy, childhood and adolescence
- Seizures can have devastating effect on the developing brain including mental retardation, functional limitations, learning delays, and many result in early death
- Early intervention is crucial to prevent and minimize the negative impact of epilepsy
- There are simply not enough doctors to meet the demand for specialized epilepsy care and families often have to wait up to 6 to 12 months to see a specialist if one even exists in their city
- Epilepsy is the most common serious brain disorder worldwide with no age, racial, social class, national or geographic boundaries
- About 65 million people in the world are affected by epilepsy and 3.4 million in the USA
Meet the Care & Cure Fellows
To-date, Care & Cure Institute has funded 45 pediatric epilepsy fellows.

Samuel Ahn, MD
UCLA 2020-2022
Michelle Armacost, MD
Rancho Los Amigos 2015-2016
Danilo Bernardo, MD
UCSF 2017-2019
Jiadong Chen, MD
USCF 2014-2015
Nicole Cobo, MD
Miller Children's Long Beach 2012-2014
Jay Desai, MD
Children's Hospital Los Angeles 2011-2013
Parshaw Dorriz, MD
USC+LAC 2017-2018
Benjamin Edmonds
UCLA 2021-2023
Carla Francisco, MD
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital 2012-2014
Shaun Hussain, MD
UCLA 2006-2009
Sana Javed-Ebeid, MD
Private Practice - Florida 2012
Madeline Kahan
CHLA
Olivia Kim McManus, MD
UC San Diego 2012-2014
David Millett, MD
Hoag Hospital - Orange County 2011-2013
Manpreet Multani, MD
Private Practice - Anaheim 2013-2014
Divya Nadkarni, MD
New York 2017-2018
Hiroki Nariai, MD
UCLA 2016-2018
Adam Numis, MD
UCSF 2014-2016
Arthur Partikian, MD
USC+LAC 2007-2010
Don Phillips, MD
CHOC 2013-2015
Meko Porter, MD
Private Practice - Palm Springs 2012-2013
Jyes Querubin, MD
Children's Hospital Los Angeles 2014-2016
Karandev Rai, MD
Private Practice - Inland Empire 2014-2015
Rajsekar Rajaraman, MD
UCLA 2015-2017
Lekha Matsumori Rao, MD
UCLA/Olive View Medical Center 2011-2013
Gyan Shrestha, MBBS
UCLA 2021-2023
Clare Skora, MC
Rady Children’s Hospital - San Diego 2019-2020
Eva Sorrensen, MD
USC+LAC 2016-2017
Dana Sphrung, MD
UCLA 2020-2022
Noelle Tiongson, MD
Children's Hospital Los Angeles 2013-2015
Christine Tran
CHLA
Kanram Urgun MD
Children's Hospital of Orange County 2018-2019
Jong Yoo, MD
Kaiser San Diego 2019-2020
Asri Yuliati, MD
Alabama 2018-2019Meet the Gala Honorees
2021 marked 15 years of Care and Cure: A Benefit to End Epilepsy in Children. We have been fortunate to have some of the most generous and kind professionals serve as our event honorees.

Jim N. Gianopulos
2021Jim N. Gianopulos
2021
Hannah Minghella
2020Hannah Minghella
2020
Shira Piven
2019Shira Piven
2019
Adam McKay
2019Adam McKay
2019
Mary Parent
2018Mary Parent
2018
Marc Evans
2017Marc Evans
2017
Doug Belgrad
2016Doug Belgrad
2016
Patrick Whitesell
2015Patrick Whitesell
2015
Patrick Wachsberger
2014Patrick Wachsberger
2014
Michael De Luca
2013Michael De Luca
2013
Lorenzo di Bonaventura
2012Lorenzo di Bonaventura
2012
Bryan Lourd
2011Bryan Lourd
2011
Amy Pascal
2010Amy Pascal
2010
Jason Blumenthal
2009Jason Blumenthal
2009
Steve Tisch
2009Steve Tisch
2009
Todd Black
2009Todd Black
2009
Brad Weston
20##Brad Weston
20##Meet our Founders
When our founders’ children were born and experienced catastrophic seizures, we learned of the critical shortage of pediatric epileptologists in the field of medicine.
Videos
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The Institute held its 15th annual gala, Care & Cure – A Benefit to End Epilepsy, on October 14, 2021 at Paramount Pictures Studio in Hollywood. Guests united for the purposes of funding a genetics fellow at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, honoring Jim N. Gianopulos, Chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures, and celebrating the accomplishments of funding 45 pediatric epileptologist fellows in the past 15 years.
In the event’s featured video, we first take a look back on the travesty that was Los Angeles — among one of the most advanced cities of the world, had a critical shortage of specialists to care for children with seizures and epilepsy — and end with the positive impact of Care and Cure.
Contact Us
Care & Cure Institute is currently an initiative of Epilepsy Foundation Los Angeles (EIN#85-4002671). To learn more about the Care & Cure Institute, email contact@careandcure.org or call 310.670.2870.