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I am a pediatric neurologist with a focus on neurogenetic disorders and infectious or inflammatory conditions affecting the central nervous system. As a neurogeneticist, I am interested in identifying genetic causes for children with epilepsy, developmental delays, movement disorders, and other neu...
I am a pediatric neurologist with a focus on neurogenetic disorders and infectious or inflammatory conditions affecting the central nervous system. As a neurogeneticist, I am interested in identifying genetic causes for children with epilepsy, developmental delays, movement disorders, and other neurologic conditions. My interest in neurogenetics stems from the belief that we can identify targeted therapies for children with rare disorders based on a better understanding of the mechanisms of these disorders. I care for children with a variety of conditions, with a good portion of my practice being dedicated to epilepsy. In addition, I take care of children with neurologic problems associated with immunodeficiencies and central nervous system infections.
My research has two main areas. First, I study neurologic complications of common infectious disorders such as HIV, and look at the epidemiology of neurologic disorders in low-resource settings. Second, I investigate the epidemiology and optimal treatments of genetic epilepsies, with a particular interest in channelopathies. I am the director of the KCNT/Migrating Partial Seizures of Infancy registry, a longitudinal study of one form of genetic epilepsy that is attempting to better understand natural history and optimal treatments for this disorder.
In addition to my clinical practice and research at the University of Rochester, I also work in Sub-Saharan Africa with children with HIV, and teach at the medical schools of the University of Zambia and the University of Botswana.
Certified Specialties
Neurology
- American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology
Faculty Appointments
Associate Professor
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Department of Neurology, Child Neurology (SMD)
Associate Professor
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Department of Pediatrics (SMD) - Joint
Credentials
Residency & Fellowship
Fellowship, Epidemiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. 2011 - 2013
Residency, Pediatric Neurology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. 2009 - 2011
Internship, Pediatric Neurology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. 2008 - 2009
Residency, Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. 2007 - 2008
Internship, Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. 2006 - 2007
Education
MD | University of Rochester School of Medicine/Dentistry (USA).2006
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Seminars in pediatric neurology. 2014; 21(1): 30-35.
Status epilepticus and refractory status epilepticus management
Abend, Nicholas S; Bearden, David; Helbig, Ingo; McGuire, Jennifer; Narula, Sona; Panzer, Jessica A; Topjian, Alexis; Dlugos, Dennis J;.
Seminars in pediatric neurology. 2014; 21(4): 263-274.
Retinopathy in cerebral malaria New answers, new puzzles
Bearden, David;.
Neurology. 2012; 79(12): 1196-1197.
Isolated neonatal seizures: when to suspect inborn errors of metabolism
Ficicioglu, Can; Bearden, David;.
Pediatric neurology. 2011; 45(5): 283-291.
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