Jeffrey M Meyer, MD

Cemal Karakas, M.D., is child neurologist with Norton Children's Neuroscience Institute. Dr. Karakas is also an assistant professor of Neurology and Pediatrics at the University of Louisville and serves as a pediatric epileptologist at Norton Children's Hospital. He is a member of American Epilepsy Society, American Clinical Neurophysiology Society, and the American Academy of Neurology.Dr. Karakas is a graduate of Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine in Istanbul, Turkey. Following his medical school, he was a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He then completed pediatrics residency and pediatric neurology fellowship at State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center in New York. Afterwards, he completed clinical neurophysiology fellowship and epilepsy fellowship at Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. He has been involved in several research projects in epilepsy during his residency and clinical fellowship.Dr. Karakas' clinical focuses include treatment of medically refractory epilepsy, surgical epilepsy, and neurostimulation (VNS, RNS). His main goal is to help children enjoy the healthiest life possible and to make a positive impact in their life.

Ronald L. Morton, M.D., is the interim division chief for the Division of Pediatric Pulmonology and a professor pediatrics at the University of Louisville School of Medicine.Dr. Morton serves as director of the Norton Children's Cystic Fibrosis Program and the pediatric home ventilator program at the Pediatric Convalescent Center, Home of the Innocents. Additionally, he is a staff physician at Norton Children's Hospital.In 2005, Dr. Morton received the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine Excellence in Research Award and the UofL School of Medicine Graduating Resident Class of 2005 Child Advocacy Award. In 2006, he received the UofL School of Medicine Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award presented by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation for embodying compassion and sensitivity in the delivery of care to patients and their family members.He chose to become a physician based on his faith to serve others, and specifically elected pulmonary medicine because of his desire to work with medically fragile or complex children and their families.Dr. Morton has presented his research at many national meetings and published more than 70 articles and abstracts relating to pulmonary disease, asthma and cystic fibrosis.Prior to coming to Louisville, Dr. Morton served as staff pediatrician for four years and as chief of the Pediatric Clinic for two years at the Lyster US Army Hospital at Fort Rucker, Alabama.He is a member of the American Thoracic Society and American College of Chest Physicians.When he's not with his patients, he enjoys spending time with family, hiking, biking, reading biographies, and bird watching.