Dr. Sameh Morkous, MD

Dr. Sameh Morkous is a child neurologist practicing in  Philadelphia, PA. Dr Morkous is a  Clinical Professor of Pediatrics and Board certified in Child Neurology, Sleep & Epilepsy Medicine through the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) after being fellowship trained in nationally top-ranked programs.  He is also certified in Headache Medicine through the National Headache Foundation (NHF).  Dr Morkous is an active advocate, author & researcher and he  possess comprehensive experience in outpatient, inpatient and administrative work and is very enthusiastic about executive and philanthropic work.
 Dr Morkous  have performed national and international presentations and  is also a cognoscente medical expert consultant.  Dr Morkous scholarly works include Institutional Review Board (IRB) Research; Peer Reviewed Publications in top tier medical journals; Quality Peer Reviewer for prestigious medical journals, Position Statements Author and  serving  in multiple prestigious professional societies in areas of Neurology, Sleep & Epilepsy Medicine.  Dr Morkous  currently serve as the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) Political Action Committee (PAC) Northeastern Region (US States) Ambassador & Vice Chair PAC Committee Advisory Panel & attended multiple AASM Sleep on the Hill annual nationwide advocacy meetings with the AASM Advocacy Committee on legislative issues related to Sleep Medicine & serve on the AASM Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) Awareness Provider Education Work Group & also on the AASM Mentor Program as a mentor.  Dr Morkous is also a member of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Division Chief Subcommittee and  served on the Child Neurology Society (CNS) Legislative Affairs Committee.  Dr Morkous  also participate regularly in the AAN nationwide advocacy leadership work including being selected multiple times by the AAN Advocacy and Executive Committees to represent Pennsylvania (PA) state in the annual Neurology on the Hill meeting on legislative issues related to Neurology and he served as the PA State Captain in 2021 and he was also  selected for the Palatucci Advocacy Leadership Forum where I served as an Advocate in 2017 & as an Advisor in 2021.  
Dr Morkous background incorporates  multiple leadership administrative experience in Child Neurology ,Sleep Medicine and Epilepsy Medicine  and he is enthusiastic about opportunities and challenges that significantly impact the medical field.