Archana Shrestha, MD

Associate Professor, Neurology


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Medical School
  • MD, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine (1994)
Undergraduate School
  • BS, University of Colorado - Denver (CO) (1989)
Internship
  • University of Colorado (University Hospital) Program (1995)
Residencies
  • University of Colorado (University Hospital) Program, Neurology (1998)
  • University of Colorado (University Hospital) Program, Chief Resident, Neurology (1999)
Fellowships
  • University of Colorado (University Hospital) Program, Neurology (2001)
Languages
English
Department
Neurology

Professional Titles

  • Director, Epilepsy Service

Publications

  • Spitz M, Moreland S, Frey L, O’Brien C, Shrestha A, Strom L: Ablative Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Surgery Should be considered in Patients with a Pre-existing Liver Transplantation. American Epilepsy Society Abstract 3.125
  • Prognostic Value of Continuous Video EEG in Cardiopulmonary Arrest Patients Undergoing the Cooling Protocol
  • A. Shrestha, T. Larabee, L. Frey, K. Polovitz, J. Campbell. Deterioration in the EEG Following Rewarming in Cardiac Arrest Patients After mild Therapeutic Hypothermia. Abstract 3.078. American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting.
  • A. Shrestha, J. Campbell, T. Larabeee. Abnormal Continuous Electroencephalography Recordings are not Predictive of Survival Outcomes Following Cardiac Arrest. American Heart Association Annual Meeting.
  • 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
  • Process improvement to decreased time to epilepsy surgery and increase number of surgeries. American Epilepsy Society
  • Diagnostic Usefulness of Tilt Table Testing with Concomitant Video EEG Monitoring in Select Patients with Intractable Loss of Consciousness Events. American Epilepsy Society
  • Makelky M, Bainbridge J, Shrestha A, Changes in lamotrigine and levetiracetam serum concentrations throughout individual weeks in pregnancy. American Epilepsy Society 2018 Abstract 3.230.
  • Domen CH, Shrestha A, Chapman K, Drees C. The Impact of Cannibus Use on Intracarotid Amobarbital Test. Epilepsy Behav Rep. 2019 Jun 24;12:100328. doi: 10.1016/j.ebr.2019.100328.
  • 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.

Professional Memberships

  • American Epilepsy Society, Member
  • American Academy of Neurology, Member

Practice Locations

UCHealth Neurosciences Center - Anschutz Medical Campus
1635 Aurora Ct
4th Floor
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-2080

Denver Health
777 Bannock St
Denver, CO 80204
303-436-6000

Hospital Affiliation
  • University of Colorado Hospital
  • Denver Health 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