College of Medicine

Research Area(s)

  • Pediatric Neurology, Epilepsy, Angelman Syndrome

Research

  • Experience in pediatric neurology clinical trials.

Teaching

  • Associate Professor at University of Ottawa for 18 years.

Education

  • Pediatrics University of Costa Rica
  • Pediatric Neurology and Pediatric Epilepsy Fellowships at HSU
  • University of Toronto

Selected Publications

  • Sell E, Minassian BA. Demystifying vaccination-associated encephalopathy. Lancet Neurol. 2006 Jun;5(6):465-6. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(06)70452-5. 
  • Potter SN, Petzold C, Garbarini K, Forsythe AN, Jalazo E, Gable J, Zentz S, Okoniewski KC, Alperin S, Berry-Kravis E, Bird LM, Carson RP, de Wit MY, Heimer G, Le Pichon JB, Lindsey W, Lowden A, Makowski C, Marsh E, Myers KA, Nangia S, Nespeca M, Roche-Martinez A, Schleifer P, Sell E, Thibert R, Walleigh D, Moore A, Wheeler A. (2026). Examining Epilepsy in Angelman Syndrome: Insights From Caregiver-Reported Data in the Linking Angelman and Dup15q Data for Expanded Research Database. Pediatric Neurology, 182, 36-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2026.06.007