Maria Augusta Montenegro, MD, PhD is a pediatric neurologist/epileptologist originally from Brazil. Following her residency program and PhDshe undertook a post-doctorate fellowship in New York (Columbia University) and Boston (Herscot Center for Tuberous Sclerosis Complex/ MGH). Maria was the chief of pediatric neurology at the University of Campinas (Brazil), and in 2022 she moved to the US to work at Rady Children’s Hospital / UCSD as a pediatric neurologist / epileptologist. Maria has written several books and scientific chapters.