Dr. Adam Hartman received his medical degree from Northwestern University Medical School. After completing his residency in Pediatrics in the National Capital Uniformed Services Pediatric Residency Program (National Naval Medical Center, Walter Reed Army Medical Center), he served as a general pediatrician in the US Navy for five years (the last as division head of general pediatrics at Naval Medical Center San Diego). He completed his residency in pediatric neurology at Johns Hopkins in 2005.

Now an Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins, Dr. Hartman focuses on treating children with epilepsy. He is a coeditor of Treatment of Pediatric Neurologic Disorders, and has authored other textbook chapters and research publications.

Dr. Hartman’s research focuses is on the ketogenic diet. Despite its clinical use in patients with epilepsy for nearly 100 years, we still do not understand the mechanism(s) of how the ketogenic diet works. Dr. Hartman is currently working in the Epilepsy Research Section at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (National Institutes of Health) under Michael Rogawski, MD, PhD, performing a systematic investigation of the ketogenic diet’s pharmacological properties.

Certifications:

• American Board of Pediatrics