John Gaitanis, MD is a pediatric neurologist with extensive clinical, academic, and research experience in epilepsy and neurodevelopmental conditions.

Dr. Gaitanis received his medical degree through the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College and The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. He completed a residency in pediatrics at Strong Memorial Hospital through the University of Rochester Medical Center, followed by a residency in neurology at Boston Children’s Hospital through Harvard Medical School. He went on to complete a fellowship in epilepsy and neurophysiology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, also through Harvard Medical School.

Throughout his career, Dr. Gaitanis has served in a variety of clinical and academic leadership roles, including as Chief of Pediatric Neurology at Tufts Children’s Hospital and as an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Tufts University School of Medicine. He has also practiced clinically at major children’s hospitals, caring for children with complex neurologic and seizure disorders.

His clinical and research interests focus on identifying improved biomarkers and therapeutics for epilepsy, as well as advancing EEG signal acquisition through innovations in electrode design and software processing techniques.

Dr. Gaitanis is an active member of several professional organizations, including the Child Neurology Society, the American Academy of Neurology, and the American Epilepsy Society.