Kara S. Lewis, MD, is a pediatric neurologist and medical director of Fetal Neurology at the Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's. Dr. Lewis has extensive training in the field of pediatric and fetal neurology. She is skilled in diagnosing and treating a wide range of neurologic conditions that affect children, including headaches and migraines, as well as cerebral palsy and other conditions that develop before and after birth. Dr. Lewis is regularly honored as a Top Doctor by PHOENIXMagazine.

A native of the Phoenix area, Dr. Lewis has called Arizona home since returning for medical school. She joined the Phoenix Children's team when a joint program was developed with Barrow Neurological Institute in June 2011. She is proud of the clinical care, education, research and advocacy services that she and her colleagues provide for their patients. Dr. Lewis enjoys the puzzle-solving challenge of managing each patient's neurological condition.

Dr. Lewis earned her undergraduate degree from Pomona College in Claremont, California, and her medical degree from the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson, Arizona. She completed her postgraduate training in Phoenix, Arizona, including her residency in pediatrics at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, along with a fellowship in child neurology at Barrow Neurological Institute.

Dr. Lewis is board certified in neurology, with a special qualification in child neurology, in addition to subspecialty board certification in headache medicine. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Headache Society, as well as a member of Professors of Child Neurology, the Child Neurology Society, the Southern Pediatric Neurology Society and CACTI (Consortium of Arizona Cephalalogists, Teachers and Investigators). She is a national speaker, and her research has appeared in peer-reviewed publications including Current Pain and Headache Reports, Pediatrics in Review, Frontiers in Neurology and Neurology Genetics.

Dr. Lewis's approach to patient care is led by her belief in listening to and respecting her patients and their caregivers, as well as continuous learning. She fosters the intellectual curiosity that has guided her career and the empathy needed to care for children with complex conditions. Dr. Lewis is a member of the national Make-A-Wish America medical advisory board, which has given her the chance to travel and meet people from a wide range of medical fields with the goal of caring for children with life-threatening conditions.

When she isn't at work, Dr. Lewis enjoys spending time with her husband and three children, traveling, enjoying the beach, hiking, golfing, watching live theater, reading and cheering on her favorite college basketball teams.