Meet Dr. Fernando Acosta Jr.
Dr. Fernando Acosta is a highly respected pediatric neurologist at Cook Children's. He specializes in caring for children, teens and young adults with neurologic conditions.
Services
- Pediatric neurology
Reviews
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September 12, 2023
We love Dr. Acosta. He is always so caring and very attentive to all our questions.
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September 01, 2023
Dr Acosta and his staff are amazing!!
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August 28, 2023
It is always a great visit with this clinic, the front staff and nurses are also great. Child life specialists Cami and Laura and Steve the dog make this experience that is painful be a positive thing Thank you!
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August 28, 2023
Dr Acosta is great! He takes time to address all concerns and talks in terms that I understand.
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August 22, 2023
We've always had great experiences with Cooks Nuerology
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August 22, 2023
Dr.Acosta is so great, we've been seeing him for a few years and he's always been very friendly and explains things well along with listening to concerns.
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August 21, 2023
Always feel comfortable with his care for my child
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August 18, 2023
Dr.Acosta is a wonderful and helpful doctor
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August 15, 2023
The nurse that called us to the exam room was very comforting and communicative. As well as Dr. Acosta himself, hands down!!
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August 15, 2023
More then good experience, 10 out of 10!!!! Facility was very homily.
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August 05, 2023
Great experience
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August 05, 2023
Dr Acosta is an amazing Doctor the whole staff from front office to back office are very caring and always have a great experience
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August 02, 2023
It was a great experience
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August 02, 2023
Dr. Acosta was great
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July 13, 2023
Cami (child life) was very helpful! Dr. Acosta is amazing!! Our family loves him. He has seen (patient) on and off since he was 7 months old.
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July 11, 2023
Dr Acosta was very good
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July 10, 2023
Dr Acosta and his staff are very accommodating.
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July 08, 2023
Excellent experience
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July 08, 2023
Dr. Acosta is the best!
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July 08, 2023
I love the free valet parking. My elderly mother was with us, and she walks with a cane. This made our walk minimal. I was also driving to the hospital for the first time, usually my husband drives. The valet helped ease my stress and the area was beautiful. What a wonderful way to greet parents and their kiddos.
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July 08, 2023
Dr Acosta and his office are always friendly.
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July 06, 2023
Dr. Acosta was very thorough and answered all our questions! A very attentive doctor who reassured us on anything.
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July 05, 2023
Dr.Acosts was great and one of the receptionist was verry festive in her 4th of July headband.
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June 13, 2023
Dr. Fernando Acosta: Amazing professional Physician: Knows how to work out difficult situations and knows how to ease pain and anxiety. Gives many options and is very helpful. Very kind and sweet would recommend him to other people looking for a neurologist.
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June 13, 2023
Good experience. 10/10: I got the answers I have been hoping for. And now I know where to go from here to finally finish the solution to my problem
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June 09, 2023
We love that we could do a video visit. We will live about 100 miles away and this allowed to us to sleep in and do our appt and then head to the pool
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June 09, 2023
We love Dr.Acosta and the care he provides for my child. He is gentle and patient. He always knows her history and how to work with her to get cooperation. We cannot express strongly enough our gratitude to be his patients.
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June 09, 2023
Dr. Acosta and all his staff were excellent. Keep up the great work! Breanna is been helpful as well.
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June 09, 2023
Thanks Dr. Acosta and staff for all your hard work and making sure that (Patient) is well taken care of.
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June 02, 2023
The whole experience from start to finish was fantastic
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June 01, 2023
Dr Acosta - (Patient) is in the best hands under his care.
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May 30, 2023
He patiently listened to us and also gave a medical advice
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May 26, 2023
Dr Fernando Acosta was excellent. He was very clear and straight forward. He did well at putting my childs concerns at ease. Very knowledgeable and friendly. I would highly recommend him.
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May 26, 2023
Everything was very easy and the wait time was great.
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May 06, 2023
Dr Acosta and his staff go above and beyond. Friendly, helpful, quick, respectful, caring, intuitive, knowledgeable. Emily and the staff with neuro science research studies are amazing as well. The way all the dept communicate with each other is top notch and makes it easier on patients and staff. We visit Cooks around every 3 months...we have for many years and I there is nothing bad to say about the care they have given and shown to my son.
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May 03, 2023
Doctor Fernando Acosta was very attentive and friendly, he was thorough in his examination and explaining everything to us. And all the staff in the front and back were so kind and friendly.
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April 25, 2023
Very friendly and attentive with our questions
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April 25, 2023
Dr. Acosta did a wonderful job. One of the best Dr. appointments we have had ever.
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April 19, 2023
We have had only good experiences
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April 18, 2023
Always good
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April 14, 2023
Everything was great during my son's visit
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April 14, 2023
We love how Dr Acosta lets our son have a say in decisions made about his care. Dr Acosta speaks to him and asks him questions instead of ignoring him and talking only with us parents. As a teenager our son greatly appreciates the way Dr Acosta treats him and speaks to him and we as parents truly appreciate it as well.
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April 12, 2023
My child had no bad experiences and the visit was great.
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April 12, 2023
Dr Acosta is the best neurologist
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March 21, 2023
I just want to say how much I appreciate Dr. Acosta. He is very nice and explains things well. He understands the situation we have and is always available for questions I may have.
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March 21, 2023
The doctor gave me the best explanation about my daughter's case thanks
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March 21, 2023
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March 21, 2023
Dr. Fernando Acosta was great. My son struggles when he is trying to explain were he is having the tightness and pain and Dr. Acosta patient with my son and listing to my son. Dr Acosta also talks to my son while getting his Botox which helps him relax and not focused on the Botox.
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March 14, 2023
Dr.Acosta! He was an excellent physician that took his time and had a real meaningful conversation with us. He explained everything were we could understand. His care was genuine and not fake are forced.
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March 14, 2023
Experience was great from the staff to physicians. No complaints
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March 03, 2023
Best physician (Acosta) on staff there! We love that he listens and acts as a true partner and advocate for (Patient).
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March 03, 2023
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February 21, 2023
Staff, nurses and the Doctor where very well nice
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February 20, 2023
Dr. Acosta and tika at the laboratory
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February 20, 2023
They understand my child's concerns
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February 17, 2023
We always look forward to see Dr. Acosta and his staff! THANK YOU for all the hard work!
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February 17, 2023
Dr. Acosta and Staff did a great job! Thank you all for everything and help with (patient). Everyone are helpful, friendly, knowledgeable and professional.
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February 01, 2023
My husband and I both felt like we were in great hands.
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February 01, 2023
Dr. Acosta was knowledgeable and listened and explained things thoroughly and with ease.
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January 31, 2023
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January 28, 2023
Angie is wonderful! She always goes above and beyond for patients. We are so blessed to have her at the Neurology clinic. Dr. Acosta is amazing. He loves his job and loves his patients. He is always very kind and takes the time to explain things to his patients to make sure they understand everything. He also goes the extra mile for his patients. Dr. Acosta and Angie are superheroes in our book. We are so grateful to have them on our team.
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January 24, 2023
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January 24, 2023
As always Dr Acosta acknowledged our son as a person and spoke to him and addressed him. We appreciate that! He addressed concerns we have and went through next steps to help us as parents.
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January 19, 2023
ALL good, no bad!
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January 19, 2023
Dr. Acosta has continued to be very intelligent and compassionate toward us and our son's needs. He has been quick to consult his team and not be arrogant when asked multiple questions or discuss treatment options. He is down to earth and made us feel comfortable and normal! He comes in friendly, dressed in a way we can relate, not conceited, well prepared, and excited about (patient) and how to help him. His diagnosis was interesting to Dr. Acosta and that made us feel like he was being attentive to the possible needs (patient) will have. We trust that God has placed us in the care of the right doctor and hospital. Thank you ALL!!!!
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January 17, 2023
Dr. Acosta, answered all our questions and reassured us that our little girl was in good hands. We came into his office feeling nervous and left feeling more at ease. Thank you for allowing us to share our concerns and educating us on our daughters seizures.
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January 14, 2023
Anabel she was extremely nice and very patient.
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January 11, 2023
It was a super excellent visit, my son's provider attended us with great kindness and explained everything with great patience, we are very grateful to God for having put Dr. Fernando Acosta in our lives, he is an excellent professional.
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January 05, 2023
Dr Acosta is by far the best neurologist we've ever seen. He's kind, patient, and funny. Our daughter loves him. We recommend him anytime we have the chance. Couldn't be happier or more lucky to have found him.
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December 29, 2022
Dr. Acosta made us all feel very at ease and was patient answering a multitude of questions.
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December 27, 2022
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December 27, 2022
He was amazing at laying out a plan for my son and helping him with his Tics.
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December 16, 2022
Excellent
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December 13, 2022
Dr. Acosta and his staff.
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December 13, 2022
Everyone was very nice!
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December 12, 2022
Dr. Acosta is amazing! We feel our daughter is safe when he is taking care of her. He's a great doctor who really shows he cares.
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December 09, 2022
(patient) was very grateful to have the staff that help her with her experience at the doctors and everybody was very Highly Appreciated
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December 09, 2022
The entire staff
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December 08, 2022
Briana and Fernando Acosta
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December 08, 2022
Everything was very good on our visit
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December 07, 2022
He is an awsome doctor
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December 07, 2022
Dr. Fernando Acosta
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December 07, 2022
I can't say enough how much we love our doctor, he listened he cared about my daughter. Thank you
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December 07, 2022
Everyone was so helpful we absolutely love this clinic!
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December 01, 2022
All excellent
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November 30, 2022
There were no bad experiences to speak of. Almost everyone we came into contact with was very pleasant. The person who took care of us at the registration desk was very pleasant.
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November 30, 2022
Dr. Acosta was AMAZING! He listened to my child's concerns and made sure she felt heard. My child is 16 years old and sometimes doctors direct all their questions to me when she is actually the one experiencing the issue and would like to be the one to talk about it. Dr. Acosta directed his questions to my child and that was much appreciated by the both of us.
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November 23, 2022
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November 23, 2022
He is always super kind and nice to talk to during every visit
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November 21, 2022
Dr Acosta....Erin and Lauren.
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November 21, 2022
All Good
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November 19, 2022
Dr. Fernando Acosta, Jr.
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November 19, 2022
Dr. Acosta has been treating my child for the past 16 years. The appointment is not just about the medical well being, but also the emotional well being. He always spends time talking with my child on a personal level. Even when my child was non-verbal, he would spend 1:1 time learning directly from my child. Dr. Acosta has always been my child's favorite doctor.From a mother's point of view, he spends plenty of time listening and answering questions, and is helpful in finding solutions to challenges or things that are uncertain. Of the solution is temporary, Dr. Acosta always follows up. We are very blessed to have Dr. Acosta as one of our providers.
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November 17, 2022
Everyone is always patient and helpful with my child' care. Thank you
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November 17, 2022
Dr. Acosta & Research Emily
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November 04, 2022
We live 2 hours away and so this type of visit was ideal. She had no urgent issues. It was just a follow up. She had a major hip surgery recently so the drive would of been an issue
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October 27, 2022
Dr. Acosta made us feel very comfortable, he explained everything with details and he listen to our concerns.
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October 27, 2022
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October 26, 2022
To be honest the entire visit was much smoother and easier than I expected. Everyone I had interactions with had been very courteous, helpfull and welcoming.
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October 26, 2022
Dr. Acosta is amazing. I feel like he was fast but took the time to hear and understands my concerns, as well as addressing them appropriately.
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October 13, 2022
Dr Acosta & Dr Torres have been a huge blessing to my daughter and have gone over and beyond to help her and help us understand what was needed to be done to get her back in her feet. Im forever Greatful for them and their professional knowledge!!
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October 12, 2022
THE DR. WAS VERY CONSIDERATE OF THE GENDER IDENTITY & HE UNDERSTOOD HIS NEEDS & RELATED BETTER TO MY GRANDCHILD THAN ANYONE HAS SO FAR INCLUDING US AS GRANDPARENTS. HE WAS MUCH HAPPIER & MORE COMFORTABLE WITH DR. ACOSTA THAN WITH OUR PCP EVEN. I AM SO THANKFUL FOR THAT!
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October 12, 2022
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October 11, 2022
Dr. Acosta surprised us by spending a lot of time listening during our initial appointment. I can't remember the last time an actual doctor stopped to listen to the whole story and tried to figure out what the root issue was vs just prescribing meds, passing along to someone else, etc. This kind of service (spending enough time listening to the patient) is missing in the medical profession today. We appreciate Dr. Acosta helping guide us in this way.
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October 11, 2022
He always is so knowledgeable and easy to speak to about worries and he reviews history and comes up with new care plan.
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October 11, 2022
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October 07, 2022
Really listened to us, took the time to explain everything with us. Gave us options in treatment with no judgement.
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October 07, 2022
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October 03, 2022
Everything was wonderful as per usual
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October 03, 2022
Doctor Fernando Acosta is ALWAYS a bright light. He makes these visits fun and entertaining.
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September 28, 2022
Dr. Acosta and Staff were all knowledgeable, made us feel comfortable since it's our first visit. Everyone are friendly, caring and helpful. Dr. Acosta is very accommodating and explained/answered all concerns and questions.
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September 28, 2022
Dr. Acosta has been our neurologist for both boys for years now, and I'm fully convinced he is the best around. He's good at what he does, and you can tell that he truly cares about my boys and our family.
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September 28, 2022
Dr. Acosta
Publications
- Marks, W. A., Honeycutt, J., Acosta, F., & Reed, M. (2009). Deep brain stimulation for pediatric movement disorders. Seminars in pediatric neurology, 16(2), 90-98. (PubMed ID 19501337)
- Marks, W.A., Honeycutt, J., Acosta Jr., F., & Reed, MA. (2010). Pediatric Deep Brain Stimulation at Cook Children's Medical Center: 22 Consecutive Cases. American Academy of Neurology. Toronto, CA, April 10-17, 2010.
- Marks, W. A., Honeycutt, J., Acosta, F., & Reed, M. (2009). Deep brain stimulation for secondary dystonias. 38th Annual Meeting of the Child Neurology Society. Louisville, KY, October 14-17, 2009.
- Marks, W. A., Honeycutt, J., Acosta, F., & Reed, M. (2009). Pediatric deep brain stimulation for dystonic cerebral palsy: early experience. 13th International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders. Paris, France, July 7-11, 2009.
- Marks, W. A., Honeycutt, J., & Acosta, F. (2009). Deep brain stimulation in patients with dystonic cerebral palsy: 6 months follow-up. 61st Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology. Seattle, WA., April 25 - May2, 2009.
- Marks, W. A., Honeycutt, J., Acosta, F., & Reed, M. (2009). Deep brain stimulation for dystonic cerebral palsy: Experience from cook children's medical center. 61st Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology. Seattle, WA., April 25 - May2, 2009.
- Marks, W. A., Honeycutt, J., Acosta, F., & Reed, M. (2009). 18 consecutive deep brain stimulation surgeries at Cook Children's medical center. 34th Annual Meeting of the Sourthern Child Neurology Society. New Orleans, LA, March 21, 2009.
- Honeycutt, J., Darrow, E., Acosta, F., & Marks, W. A. (2009). Deep brain stimulation placement for childhood movement disorders: Cook children's hospital experience. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons, Kona, HI, January, 2009.
- Marks, W. A., Darrow, E., Acosta, F., & Honeycutt, J. (2008). Deep brain stimulation for childhood onset dystonias: Experience with "awake anesthesia.". 12th Annual Meeting of the North American Neruomodulation Society. Las Vegas, NV, December 4-7, 2008.
- Marks, W. A., Honeycutt, J., Acosta, F., Reed, M., & Macomber, D. (2008). Deep brain stimulation for childhood onset dystonias at Cook Children's Medical Center, a community-based pediatric hosptial. 37th Annual Meeting of the Child Neurology Society. Santa Clara, CA, November 5-8, 2008.
- Marks, W. A., Honeycutt, J., Acosta, F., Reed, M., & Macomber, D. (2008). Tyrosine hydroxylase deficiency induced juvenile parkinson's syndrome: Treatment with deep brain stimulation. 37th Annual Meeting of the Child Neurology Society. Santa Clara, CA, November 5-8, 2008.
Education
- Medical School:
- University of Texas Health Science Center
- Residency:
- University of Texas Health Science Center
Affiliations
- Cook Children's Physician Network
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