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David G. Ritacco, MD, PhD

Attending Physician, Division of Neurology Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Neurology and Epilepsy), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Language: English

Appointments & Referrals

1.800.543.7362 (1.800.KIDS DOC)

About Me

Clinical Interests: Neurology of the newborn, head cooling for hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy

Specialties, Programs & Conditions

Specialties:

Neurology

Education & Training

Education: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, 1988

Postgraduate Training: Residency in child neurology, University of Chicago, 1994; Internship in pediatrics, Christ Hospital, 1992; Residency in neurology, University of Chicago, 1991; Internship in general medicine, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, 1989

Board Certifications: Neurology with special qualifications in Child Neurology

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Publications

Epilepsy Following Neonatal Seizures Secondary to Hemorrhagic Stroke in Term Neonates
J Child Neurol31 (5): 547-52
Early Anatomical Injury Patterns Predict Epilepsy in Head Cooled Neonates With Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
Pediatr Neurol53 (2): 135-40