David K. Urion, MD, FAAN
Director of Education, Department of Neurology; Director of Behavioral Neurology Clinics and Programs, Department of Neurology
Associate Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
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David K. Urion, MD, FAAN
Director of Education, Department of Neurology; Director of Behavioral Neurology Clinics and Programs, Department of Neurology
Associate Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Medical Services
Languages
English
French
Haitian Creole
Spanish
Education
Medical School
Stanford University School of Medicine
1980
Stanford
CA
Internship
Brigham and Women's Hospital
1981
Boston
MA
Residency
Boston Children's Hospital
1985
Boston
MA
Fellowship
Boston Children's Hospital
1986
Boston
MA
Certifications
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Neurology)
Professional History
I was a French major as an undergraduate student, and was on a term away studying in France when I encountered a neurologist who was translating a diagnostic test into French from English, and I ended up helping make certain the colloquial English was translated accurately. After going on field tests with the instrument, he asked if I had ever considered going to medical school, since he thought I had "some aptitude". It changed the direction of my life, and I ended up here.
Approach to Care
Collaborating with the families of children with significant neurologic and neurodevelopmental disorders continues to be an extraordinary privilege, and for me a constant source of inspiration and wonder. I cannot wait to get to work every day, and cannot imagine doing anything else, or working anywhere else.
Publications
Monoallelic loss-of-function variants in GSK3B lead to autism and developmental delay. View Abstract
Response to Hamid et al., "Equitable Access of Delandistrogene Moxeparvovec for Patients With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy". View Abstract
Bipolar Disorder in a female with CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder: A Case Report. View Abstract
Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Children with Acute Catastrophic Brain Injury: A 13-Year Retrospective Cohort Study. View Abstract
Developing a New Set of ACGME Milestones for Child Neurology Residency. View Abstract
Emerging Subspecialties in Neurology: Neurodevelopmental disabilities. View Abstract
Ethical decision-making for children with neuromuscular disorders in the COVID-19 crisis. View Abstract
Patient-Customized Oligonucleotide Therapy for a Rare Genetic Disease. View Abstract
Ethical Challenges Confronted When Providing Nusinersen Treatment for Spinal Muscular Atrophy. View Abstract
The Child Neurology Trainee-as-Teacher: A Clinical Teaching Curriculum Tailored to Learners' Needs and Developmental Roles. View Abstract
Neurologic Evaluation in Children With Laryngeal Cleft. View Abstract
Defining Hand Stereotypies in Rett Syndrome: A Movement Disorders Perspective. View Abstract
Education on the Brain: A Partnership Between a Pediatric Primary Care Center and Neurology Residency. View Abstract
Evaluation and Management of Chronic Aspiration in Children With Normal Upper Airway Anatomy. View Abstract
Clinical heterogeneity associated with KCNA1 mutations include cataplexy and nonataxic presentations. View Abstract
MRI in assessing children with learning disability, focal findings, and reduced automaticity. View Abstract
Increased pediatric functional neurological symptom disorders after the Boston marathon bombings: a case series. View Abstract
Copy number variation plays an important role in clinical epilepsy. View Abstract
Clinical reasoning: a 14-year-boy with spells of somnolence and cognitive changes. View Abstract
Functional neurological symptom disorders in a pediatric emergency room: diagnostic accuracy, features, and outcome. View Abstract
Development and implementation of a quality improvement curriculum for child neurology residents: lessons learned. View Abstract
Experience with lacosamide in a series of children with drug-resistant focal epilepsy. View Abstract
A recurrent 1.71 Mb genomic imbalance at 2q13 increases the risk of developmental delay and dysmorphism. View Abstract
Clinical genetic testing for patients with autism spectrum disorders. View Abstract
Child neurology: autism as a model: considerations for advanced training in behavioral child neurology. View Abstract
A case of congenital glycogen storage disease type IV with a novel GBE1 mutation. View Abstract
Steroid-responsive neurologic relapses in a child with a proteolipid protein-1 mutation. View Abstract
Neonatal subependymal giant cell astrocytoma: new case and review of literature. View Abstract
Basilar meningitis associated with ethmoid and sphenoid cephaloceles. View Abstract
Transient global amnesia in a young adult with cyanotic heart disease. View Abstract
Reliability and validity of a DSM-IV based ADHD screener. View Abstract
Neurobehavioral profiles of children with neurofibromatosis 1 referred for learning disabilities are sex-specific. View Abstract
Cerebral edema in acute hepatic failure: clinicopathologic correlation. View Abstract
Regional cerebral perfusion in Landau-Kleffner syndrome and related childhood aphasias. View Abstract
Juvenile fire setting and the photoparoxysmal response. View Abstract
Pre-eruptive varicella encephalitis and cerebellar ataxia. View Abstract
Late effects of central nervous system treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in childhood are sex-dependent. View Abstract
Sex differences in cognitive processing in children treated with CNS prophylaxis for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. View Abstract
Nondextrality and autoimmune disorders among relatives of language-disabled boys. View Abstract
Concurrence of congenital ocular motor apraxia and other motor problems: an expanded syndrome. View Abstract
Deep tendon reflexes in premature infants. View Abstract
Factors influencing the vitreous potassium concentration in the rat. View Abstract
Effect of acetate on hypoglycemic seizures in mice. View Abstract