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
Average rating:
Questions were addressed |
4.9
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Provider explained things clearly |
4.9
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Likelihood of recommending this provider |
4.9
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Trust/confidence in physicians |
4.9
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What our families say
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October 03, 2024
Everyone was so nice and helpful.
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October 03, 2024
Dr. Acosta was very kind and understanding. He explained everything and gave a few different options concerning treatment.
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September 28, 2024
He took great care of us!
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September 26, 2024
Everything went well, and [...] did very excellent during her visit, she did excellent the day after also.
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September 23, 2024
The staff that I talked to on the phone when setting up the appointment and working on paperwork were exceptional. Extremely friendly, helpful, and patient.
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September 22, 2024
Dr Acosta is amazing!
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September 21, 2024
Excellent experience
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September 21, 2024
All were very professional
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September 07, 2024
It was great
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September 07, 2024
It was super efficient.
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September 07, 2024
Dr Acosta was amazing. It is a scary diagnosis but his calmness help assured us there is a path we can navigate and options for treatment.
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September 03, 2024
Dr Acosta is awesome.
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August 29, 2024
Dr. Acosta showed great care and concern even for issues that were outside his area of expertise. He engaged my son and was easy to converse with.
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August 27, 2024
Excellent from the parking attendant to the clinic staff.
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August 27, 2024
Dr Acosta and everything if very friendly staff
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August 19, 2024
Dr. Acosta discussed/ explained our concerns before we asked the questions.
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August 19, 2024
Thank you to Dr. Acosta for his approach to making my child feel safe and comfortable. I appreciate his thorough explanations and open end questions to allow me to provide concerns and his acceptance to allow me to contact his office for additional questions and concerns.
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August 08, 2024
Everyone is so nice and polite!
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August 08, 2024
[...] is amazing and couldn't LOVE Dr.Acosta more!
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August 07, 2024
The Dr was amazing with my son.
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July 21, 2024
Great teamwork!!! Keep up the good work and Thank You!
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July 21, 2024
Dr Acosta & Staff did a great job!!! We truly appreciate everything they do for our son.
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July 16, 2024
Great service from Dr.Acosta
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July 12, 2024
Even though we waited a bit longer to see the doctors, it was due to reviewing scans & discussing plans with other physicians. It was explained & not an inconvenience!
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July 10, 2024
My children have seen Dr. Acosta for 16 years they love him. Always best experiences at his office.
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July 09, 2024
Dr. Acosta is awesome.
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July 09, 2024
Visit was good. Dr. Acosta explained everything and answered all our questions.
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July 05, 2024
We love Dr Acosta! He is so amazing with our daughter and has helped her to gain so much mobility through botox, therapy referrals and equipment referrals. We thank God for him!
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June 20, 2024
Dr. Acosta, we absolutely love him. I'm 67 years old, and, I can honestly say, he is by far, the best Dr I have come into contact with. Thank you, Dr Acosta for everything you do.
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June 08, 2024
Dr Acosta worked with info from the pediatrician, cardiologist and sleep doctor to arrive at diagnosis. He was extremely thorough and kind.
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June 05, 2024
Dr. Acosta was very attentive. We didn't feel rushed and appreciated the time he took with us.
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May 23, 2024
Dr. Acosta exceptional as always
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May 16, 2024
Dr. Acosta, he made me feel informed and answered all my questions.
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May 16, 2024
Dr. Acosta and his staff always go above and beyond to make sure we are taken care of.
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May 15, 2024
Always professional, kind, clean and very organized.
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May 09, 2024
Excellent doctor, he gave me a lot of confidence and clarified all my doubts, a very complete consultation
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April 24, 2024
Dr. Acosta is the best!
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April 24, 2024
Excellent service from the staff
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April 24, 2024
Dr.Acosta is amazing
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April 21, 2024
Very good neurologist
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April 05, 2024
Dr. Acosta is the most amazing Doctor I have ever met! He is extremely precessional but also very personal and his love for his patients is undeniable.
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April 04, 2024
Dr. Acosta has seen my child for 15 yrs. He had been the most kind, caring, encouraging, and compassionate doctor and by far my son's favorite doctor to see.
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April 03, 2024
Dr. Acosta is always very helpful explaining all the options for treatment and very patient. He is never in a hurry to leave until we are satisfied.
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March 29, 2024
Dr Acosta is fabulous. He takes time to answer all questions and I don't feel rushed or like he has other patients. When we were there it was all about us
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March 28, 2024
I've had nothing but good experiences with the cooks team and staff from day one.
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March 28, 2024
Dr. Acosta listens very well and explains everything very thorough. He also listens to my child and explains to her everything also so she has a better understanding of everything going on with her.
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March 20, 2024
Dr Acosta himself. He listens to our child and interacted with her and then asked my input and made.her feel heard and part of her own care
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March 15, 2024
Always an excellent experience with this team!
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March 15, 2024
Dr. Acosta for ALWAYS acknowledging our child by asking her about if its ok to do something or telling her what is going to happen. Rachel, RN for assisting in such a caring way and having gentle hands and voice with our child during BOTOX injections!
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March 12, 2024
The Dr was excellent gave us the perspective we understood and didn't know.
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March 08, 2024
Dr. Acosta & Staff were very knowledgeable, friendly, approachable and helpful.
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March 07, 2024
Our son and family had a wonderful experience.
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March 07, 2024
Dr Acosta and his staff were extremely kind and attentive during our visit. The care provided to my son was excellent and greatly appreciated.
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March 01, 2024
Dr.Acosta is a great doctor
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February 24, 2024
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February 24, 2024
Very professional and caring
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February 18, 2024
Visit is always great
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February 18, 2024
Doctor Acosta, his asst, social worker and all the staff
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February 15, 2024
Doctor costa
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February 15, 2024
He was such a nice doctor to both me and my child
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February 11, 2024
Great doctor ,
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February 07, 2024
Dr Acosta is amazing. I wish all of my doctor visits were with such a great provider
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February 07, 2024
Fernando Acosta
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February 07, 2024
Every visit is great and informative
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February 06, 2024
All very well
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February 06, 2024
Dr. Acosta continues to be professional and engaging in my son's care. He allows my son to be himself and is understanding of his needs. He is a great provider and we are so lucky to have him as our doctor. My son has seen him since he was 1 yo.
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February 05, 2024
Addy the CMA/nurse that did our intake was so sweet and worked very well with my daughter!
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February 05, 2024
I absolutely enjoyed our visit with Dr.Acosta. Doctors like him are hard to find and he educated us in detail with ideas, the process, and options of care for our daughter! I could not be happier with the choice of physician and I feel blessed to have him in my daughters care team!
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February 03, 2024
Dr Acosta
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February 02, 2024
Dr. Acosta was amazing. We had previously been to another hospital for my child's condition where I was not given accurate or helpful information. Dr. Acosta was very thorough and not only listened to all data provided, but was also great examining my child. It was clear he had reviewed my child's medical history before he had ever even entered the room and had already formed an idea of what he thought she had. He provided a very easy and helpful layout to discuss her diagnosis and all information that goes along with it. He is an outstanding doctor and the entire hospital staff was very friendly and efficient. We love Cooks & Dr. Acosta!
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January 30, 2024
10/10 recommend
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January 30, 2024
Dr. Acosta is an outstanding doctor and I highly recommend high. He listens to every concern and goes all the way back to birth for child's history. He is very caring and compassionate towards his patients as well.
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January 26, 2024
I think it's excellent
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January 23, 2024
Dr. Acosta was fantastic. Very friendly and very informative when discussing my child's diagnosis.
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January 19, 2024
Fernando Acosta
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January 19, 2024
Dr. Acosta was very informative and made me feel at ease with my daughter results.
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January 16, 2024
Good
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January 15, 2024
We appreciated the time Dr Acosta spent with us taking time to answer questions, discuss my daughter's case and celebrate her victories.
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January 12, 2024
Always Dr Acosta. We love him.
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December 12, 2023
Dr. Fernando Acosta, Amazing physician
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November 30, 2023
Dr. Acosta and Nurse Rachell.Dr. Acosta always makes my daughter at peace. He has been our provider for years now and we trust him so much with my daughter treatment. Thank you for all you do. Rachell. She always happy, joyful and kind. My daughter told us in leaving the facility. "I'm so glad the nurse let me hold her hand" such a small act of kindness, but huge impact on a little girl. Thank you.
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November 29, 2023
I liked how he was very personable with my daughter. He answered all of my questions and really listened to my concerns. I liked that he gave different options for solutions, not just a one size fits all. Really happy we found him as her doctor!
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November 27, 2023
Dr Acosta was great. He spent an hour with us and was very thorough in his exam. My husband and I appreciated that the Dr spoke to our child and had her describe her symptoms and then spoke to us as parents. All in all 5 stars.
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November 21, 2023
Very good visit. Always a pleasure.
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November 15, 2023
Everyone in Neurology is fantastic. Love the new building and waiting areas. Really appreciate the adult-size changing table!
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November 15, 2023
Excellent experience.
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November 15, 2023
Dr. Acosta is very knowledgeable and he explained everything so we could understand the best course of treatment.
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November 11, 2023
He is her favorite healthcare provider ever. His caring and great people skills along with his medical knowledge is a blessing.
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October 27, 2023
Dr Acosta was wonderful and knowledgeable.
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October 27, 2023
There was basically no wait time. I was very appreciative of that.
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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