Epilepsy Specialist Joins Spectrum Health Medical Group

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 2, 2012 – Nikesh Ardeshna, MD, has joined the Spectrum Health Medical Group as a neurologist and epileptologist. Dr. Ardeshna specializes in the interpretation of electroencephalograms (EEGs) and long-term epilepsy monitoring, in addition to comprehensive epilepsy care. His special interests are in the field of epilepsy, including the condition in seniors, government advocacy, and patient and provider education.

Dr. Ardeshna earned his medical degree from The University of Sint Eustatius School of Medicine in the Caribbean Netherlands. He completed his residencies in internal medicine and neurology at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, and his Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship with a concentration in epilepsy at Wayne State University in Detroit. He is board certified in neurology.

Dr. Ardeshna treats patients in his office located at 2855 Michigan Street NE.

Spectrum Health is a not-for-profit health system in West Michigan offering a full continuum of care through the Spectrum Health Hospital Group, which is comprised of nine hospitals including Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital, a state of the art children’s hospital that opened in January 2011, and 190 service sites; the Spectrum Health Medical Group and West Michigan Heart, physician groups totaling more than 600 providers; and Priority Health, a health plan with 625,000 members. Spectrum Health is West Michigan’s largest employer with more than 18,000 employees. The organization provided $176.5 million in community benefit during its 2011 fiscal year.