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

Publications

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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