Status epilepticus in an 18-month-old child at 35,000 feet

Several years ago I was flying back from England to the U.S.  About halfway across the Atlantic the crew requested the aid of a physician for an emergency.  Despite it being a packed 747, no one answered the initial call. I decided to walk up to see what was going on and if I could provide assistance.  In...

Michael Stearns MD Awarded the Navy Achievement Medal

Dr. Michael Stearns was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal for serving as the pediatric neurologist at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, during the Desert Storm conflict in Iraq in 1990.  Dr. Stearns was serving as an staff neurologist and director of the neurophysiology laboratory at...

Michael Stearns, MD – Invited Speaking Opportunities

Walter Reed Annual Ophthalmology Alumnus Meeting (1994) Presentation Title: “Traumatic Aspects of Neuro-Ophthalmology.”   Health Care 2000, Harrogate, United Kingdom, Presentation Title: “Terminology development”   Cerner Corporation Leadership Forum (2000), Kansas City,...

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