Dr. Himali Jayakody is a board-certified pediatric neurologist, pediatric epileptologist, and neurophysiologist. She completed her pediatric neurology training at the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital and her fellowship in Epilepsy and Neurophysiology at the University of South Florida. She has extensive experience in treating complex epilepsy patients, including pre-surgical evaluations, advanced EEG monitoring, and neurostimulation. Additionally, she is trained in electrodiagnostic studies and the management of neuromuscular diseases.

Dr. Himali Jayakody served as an attending child neurologist at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital from 2014 to 2017. She is currently an adjunct assistant professor of neurology in the Department of Neurology at the University of South Florida. Additionally, she works as an attending child neurologist at Tampa General Hospital and St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa. Dr. Jayakody is actively involved in teaching pediatric and neurology residents as well as clinical neurophysiology fellows at the University of South Florida. She continues to enjoy teaching through didactic lectures and hands-on experience in clinical practice and hospital rounds.

She is actively involved in Epilepsy surgery conferences with the epilepsy teams at Tampa General Hospital and John Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. She also is involved in multicenter research studies in the areas of epilepsy, migraine and neurobehavioral disorders in infants, children, and adolescents.

Bachelor of medicine and Bachelor of surgery (MBBS): 2004
Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Residencies:
Pediatrics and Pediatric Neurology: 2009-2014
University of Iowa Children’s Hospital, Iowa city, Iowa

Fellowship Training:
Epilepsy/neurophysiology: 2017- 2018
University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida

Academic Appointments:
Associate Clinical Professor Pediatrics/Neurology: 2016- current
University of South Florida School of Medicine

Affiliated Hospitals
Tampa General Hospital
St Joseph’s Hospitals

Board Certifications:

Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology certified in Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology: 2014

Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology certified in Epilepsy: 2019

Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology certified in Neurophysiology 2020

• Protocol GWEP18060: An Open-Label ExPloratory Investigation of COGnitve Outcomes with Cannabidiol Oral Solution (EPIDIOLEX®; GWP42003-P) (EPI-COG) (Role: Sub-Investigator)
• Protocol YKP509C003: A RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED STUDY TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF CARISBAMATE (YKP509) AS ADJUNCTIVE TREATMENT FOR SEIZURES ASSOCIATED WITH LENNOX-GASTAUT SYNDROME IN CHILDREN AND ADULTS, WITH OPTIONAL OPEN-LABEL EXTENSION (Role: Sub-Investigator)

– Dr. Himali Jayakody has been named one of Tampa Magazine’s Top Docs in the field of Pediatric Neurology

– Class honors with distinction in Medicine and Pediatrics (2nd) at Final MBBS

– Professor Aponso Award in Pediatrics

– Best Resident Teacher, Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa Children’s Hospital