Associate Professor
(2017)
School of Medicine,
Neurology
Publications
Kluger BM, Drees C, Wodushek TR, Frey L, Strom L, Brown MG, Bainbridge JL, Fischer SN, Shrestha A, Spitz M. Would people living with epilepsy benefit from palliative care? Epilepsy Behav. 2020 Nov 24:107618. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107618. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33246892.
Domen CH, Shrestha A, Chapman K, Drees C. The impact of cannabis use on intracarotid amobarbital testing. Epilepsy Behav Rep. 2019 Jun 24;12:100328. doi: 10.1016/j.ebr.2019.100328. PMID: 31497755; PMCID: PMC6719280.
Frey LC, Strom LA, Shrestha A, Spitz MC. End-of-dose emergent psychopathology in ambulatory patients with epilepsy on stable-dose lamotrigine monotherapy: a case series of six patients. Epilepsy Behav. 2009 Aug;15(4):521-3. PubMed PMID: 19643671
UCHealth Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion 2 - Anschutz Medical Campus
12505 E. 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0000
Hospital Affiliation
University of Colorado Hospital
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Specialty Information
Specialties
Neurology, Board Certification (2000)
Epilepsy
Conditions & Treatments
Brain and Nervous System
Brain and Nervous System - Epilepsy
Clinical Interests
Dr. Shrestha specializes in epilepsy, EEG and women with epilepsy. She sees patients with seizures and interprets EEGs, evoked potentials, video-EEG monitoring and cortical mapping. She manages seizure patients with anti-convulsant medications, and also evaluates patients with refractory epilepsy for surgical options and treatments. She has special interest in seeing women with epilepsy especially in regards to pregnancy counseling and prenatal epilepsy care.
Specialty Clinics: Pregnancy Clinic, WADA Testing, MEG Scan, Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU), Clinical Trials
General Information
Medical Schools:
MD, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine
(1994)
Undergraduate Schools:
BS, University of Colorado - Denver (CO)
(1989)
Internships:
University of Colorado (University Hospital) Program
(1995)
Residency Programs:
University of Colorado (University Hospital) Program, Chief Resident, Neurology (1999)
University of Colorado (University Hospital) Program, Neurology (1998)
Fellowships:
University of Colorado (University Hospital) Program, Neurology
(2001)