Bio
Dr. Paola Tumminello is a board-certified neurologist at Brookwood Baptist Health Specialty Care Network Neurology. Her specialties include:
- Electroencephalogram
- Lumbar puncture
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- Epilepsy and seizures
- Headaches and migraines
- Moyamoya disease
- Multiple sclerosis
- Nervous system disorders
- Parkinson's disease
- Stroke
- Vertigo
Dr. Tumminello’s Training
Dr. Tumminello received her medical training at the Federico II School of Medicine and Surgery in Naples, Italy. She completed a neurology residency and a fellowship in electroencephalography and epilepsy disorders at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.
About Dr. Tumminello
Dr. Tumminello is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and American Academy of Sleep Medicine. She is licensed as a medical doctor by the Alabama Medical Licensure Commission.
Her peer-reviewed research has been published in numerous medical journals.
She has held roles as an assistant professor of neurology at the Medical University of South Carolina and University of Florida College of Medicine at the Shands Sleep Disorder Center in Jacksonville.
She is fluent in Italian and English.
Board Certifications
Academic Information
Medical Education
University of Naples Faculty of MedicineResidency
Medical University of South Carolina



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