Montilda Veeravigrom, MD, specializes in pediatric neurology with a primary focus on pediatric epilepsy and pediatric sleep disorders. Dr. Veeravigrom understands the connection between epilepsy/seizures and sleep disorders in children. She works her patients and their families to diagnose obstructive sleep apnea, central sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome, periodic limb movement disorder, narcolepsy, parasomnia and other sleep disturbances.
In addition to her commitment to her clinical practice, Dr. Veeravigrom’s is passionate about using research to improve treatments and outcomes for her patients. Her research has focused on triaging patients based on clinical and polysomnogram results in order to determine the cause of obstructive apnea after the child underwent nocturnal oximetry (a small device that monitors oxygen while sleeping. Dr. Veeravigrom is also exploring how music can be used as an alternative treatment for epilepsy. Her work has been published in a several highly respected, peer-reviewed journals, including Brain and Development and Epilepsy and Behaviours.
Specialties
Areas of Expertise
- Pediatric Sleep Disorders
- Pediatric Epilepsy
- Sleep Disordered Breathing in Neurological Disease
Board Certifications
- Sleep Medicine
- Neurology
- Pediatric Neurology (Thailand)
- Pediatrics (Thailand)
- Pediatric Sleep Medicine (Thailand)
Memberships & Medical Societies
- Child Neurology Society of Thailand
- Child Neurology Society
- Pediatric Society of Thailand
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine
- Sleep Society of Thailand
- International Child Neurology Association
- Thailand Medical Association
- World Sleep Society
Practicing Since
- 2013
Languages Spoken
- English
- Thai
Medical Education
- Chulalongkorn University
Internship
- Surat Thani Hospital
Residency
- Children's Hospital Michigan; King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital/Chulalongkorn University
Fellowship
- University of Michigan Hospitals & Health Ctrs.; Chulalongkorn University/King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital
Other Grad Education
- Chulalongkorn University,MSc
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