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Faculty Members: 
Thornton Beverley Alexander Mason II, M.D., Ph.D., M.S.C.E.
Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology
Director, Sleep Core, CTSA, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sleep Medicine Fellowship Director, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
Department: Neurology
Contact information
Division of Neurology
Wood Building, 6th Floor
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Wood Building, 6th Floor
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-1719
Email:
masont@email.chop.edu
masont@email.chop.edu
Education:
B.A. (Biology)
University of Virginia , 1986.
MD (Medicine)
Medical College of Virginia, 1990.
PhD (Neurobiology)
Columbia University, 2000.
M.S.C.E. (Clinical Epidemiology)
University of Pennsylvania, 2006.
B.A. (Biology)
University of Virginia , 1986.
MD (Medicine)
Medical College of Virginia, 1990.
PhD (Neurobiology)
Columbia University, 2000.
M.S.C.E. (Clinical Epidemiology)
University of Pennsylvania, 2006.
Post-Graduate Training
Resident in Pediatrics, Tulane University Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1990-1992.
Resident in Pediatric Neurology, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY, 1992-1995.
Fellowship, Sleep Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / University of Pennsylvania, 2000-2001.
Resident in Pediatrics, Tulane University Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1990-1992.
Resident in Pediatric Neurology, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY, 1992-1995.
Fellowship, Sleep Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / University of Pennsylvania, 2000-2001.
Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics, 1995.
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology, 2001.
Recertified, American Board of Pediatrics, 2001.
Recertified, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology, 2006.
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Subspecialty Certification in Sleep Medicine, 2008.
Permanent linkAmerican Board of Pediatrics, 1995.
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology, 2001.
Recertified, American Board of Pediatrics, 2001.
Recertified, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology, 2006.
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Subspecialty Certification in Sleep Medicine, 2008.
Selected Publications
Mason TBA, De Vivo DC: Myopathies of systemic disease. Neuromuscular Disorders of Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence, a Clinician’s Approach. Philadelphia: Butterworth Heinemann. Jones HR Jr., De Vivo DC, and Darras BT (eds.). 2003.Mindell JA, Mason TBA: Sleep problems and disorders. Comprehensive Pediatrics. St. Louis; Harcourt. Osborn L, DeWitt T, and First L (eds.). 2005.
Ward T, Mason TBA. : Sleep disorders in children. Nurs Clin North Am 37: 693-706, 2002.
Wolpowitz D, Mason TBA, Dietrich P, Mendelsohn M, Talmage D, Role LR. : Cysteine-rich domain isoforms of the Neuregulin-1 gene are required for maintenance of peripheral synapses. Neuron 25: 1-20, 2000.
Mason TBA, De Vivo DC: Floppy infant syndrome. Merritt's Textbook of Neurology, 10th edition. New York; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Roland LP (eds.). 2000.
Mason T, Wolpowitz D, Role L. : CRD-NRG-1 in murine tongue synaptogenesis. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts 25: 231, 1999.
Mason TBA, De Vivo DC: The hypotonic infant. Motor Disorders.Philadelphia; Lippincott-Raven Younger DS (eds.). 1999.
Wolpowitz D, Mason T, Role L: CRD-NRG in mouse peripheral nervous system development. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts 24: 1785, 1998.
Mason TBA, Chiriboga CA, Feldstein NA, Kartha K, Khandji AG: A massive intracranial arachnoid cyst in a developmentally normal infant: case report and review of the literature. Pediatr Neurol 16: 59-62, 1997.
Mason TBA, Chiriboga CA, Cargan AL, Hauger SB, La Russa PL, Glick RS, Carmel PW, Khandji AG, De Vivo DC: Post-inflammatory hydrocephalus and intracranial mass lesion from Candida in an immunocompetent child. J Child Neurol 11: 336-341, 1996.
