Meet the Team

Child Neurology Leadership

Amy R. Brooks-Kayal, M.D., F.A.A.N., F.A.N.A., F.A.E.S.
Professor and Chair, Department of Neurology

Amy Brooks-Kayal, M.D. is Chair of the Department of Neurology.  She is internationally recognized for her work as a pediatric neurologist and epileptologist, a passionate educator, and a researcher who has led advances in epilepsy, pediatric neurology, and neuroscience. She specializes in the care of children and teens with difficult to manage or complex epilepsy.  Her research focuses on understanding how seizures affect the brain and on the development of novel treatments for the prevention, treatment, and cure of epilepsy. She is also a Neurology Director of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

Courtney J. Wusthoff, M.D., M.S.
Chief of Division, Child Neurology
Program Director, Child Neurology Residency Program

Courtney Wusthoff, M.D., M.S., is Chief of the Division of Child Neurology and Program Director of the Child Neurology Residency. Her clinical and research work focuses on neonatal neurology, and the use of EEG to care for critically ill infants and children. She enjoys working with colleagues across fields, and is active in a number of professional societies. She is the Associate Editor of the Child Neurology portfolio for the journal, Neurology.

William S. Benko, M.D.
Director, UC Davis Leukodystrophy Clinic
Residency Associate Director, Child Neurology Residency Program

William Benko, M.D. is a clinical professor of Neurology with extensive expertise in comprehensive pediatric neurology. He serves as Associate Program Director for our Child Neurology Residency program and the Director of the Leukodystrophy Clinic in the Division of Pediatric Neurology within the Department of Neurology. His experience includes managing headaches, migraines, epilepsy, tic disorders, and developmental delays. He also enjoys the new challenges of the rapidly expanding field of neurogenetics, with a special interest in leukodystrophies, and he takes great care to integrate the biopsychosocial model in both his approach to patients as well as through his teaching endeavors.