Neurology
Katherine Nickels, M.D.
Associate Professor, Neurology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN
Mankato, MN
Katherine C. Nickels, M.D., is a child neurologist specializing in epilepsy and clinical neurophysiology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. She primarily treats pediatric patients with epilepsy syndromes, including absence seizures, febrile seizures, frontal lobe seizures, tonic-clonic seizures, infantile spasms (West syndrome), and myoclonic atonic epilepsy (Doose syndrome). Her practice focuses on children and adolescents with epilepsy, particularly those with early-onset epilepsy encepha
24+
Years in Practice
Credentials
Board Certifications
- Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology (ABPN)
- Clinical Neurophysiology (ABPN)
- Epilepsy (ABPN)
Education & Training
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester) — Fellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology, 2007 - 2008
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester) — Fellowship, Child Neurology, 2004 - 2007
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester) — Residency, Pediatrics, 2002 - 2004
- Medical College of Wisconsin — Class of 2002
Clinical Focus
Subspecialties
EpilepsyChild NeurologyClinical Neurophysiology
Conditions & Treatments
Epilepsy & Seizure DisordersDrug-Resistant EpilepsyGenetic Epilepsy SyndromesPediatric Specialty
Practice Details
Languages
English
Experience
24+ years in practice