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Richard S. Finkel, MD
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Division of Neurology
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
34th Street and Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
34th Street and Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-2763
Fax: 215-590-2223
Fax: 215-590-2223
Email:
finkel@email.chop.edu
finkel@email.chop.edu
Education:
BA (Chemistry)
Washington and Jefferson College, 1974.
MD (Medicine)
Washington Universtiy School of Medicine, 1978.
BA (Chemistry)
Washington and Jefferson College, 1974.
MD (Medicine)
Washington Universtiy School of Medicine, 1978.
Post-Graduate Training
Pediatrics residency, Children's Hospital Boston, (Harvard Medical School), 1978-1980.
Neurology Fellowship, Longwood Program in Neurology: Children's Hospital Boston, Brigham and Womens, Beth Israel, West Roxbury VA, (Harvard Medical School), 1980-1983.
Pediatrics residency, Children's Hospital Boston, (Harvard Medical School), 1978-1980.
Neurology Fellowship, Longwood Program in Neurology: Children's Hospital Boston, Brigham and Womens, Beth Israel, West Roxbury VA, (Harvard Medical School), 1980-1983.
Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics, 1984.
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, with special qualification in Child Neurology, 1986.
American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, 1999.
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, subspecialty certification in Neuromuscular Medicine, 2008.
Permanent linkAmerican Board of Pediatrics, 1984.
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, with special qualification in Child Neurology, 1986.
American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, 1999.
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, subspecialty certification in Neuromuscular Medicine, 2008.
Selected Publications
McGuire Jennifer L, Beslow Lauren A, Finkel Richard S, Zimmerman Robert A, Henretig Fred M: A teenager with focal weakness. Pediatric emergency care 24(12): 875-9, Dec 2008.Pierson Tyler Mark, Bonnemann Carsten G, Finkel Richard S, Bunin Nancy, Tennekoon Gihan I: Umbilical cord blood transplantation for juvenile metachromatic leukodystrophy. Annals of neurology 64(5): 583-7, Nov 2008.
Bönnemann Carsten G, Finkel Richard S: Linking SMN to SMA: an assay for the rescuer. Neurology 71(22): 1752-3, Nov 2008.
Lampe A K, Zou Y, Sudano D, O'Brien K K, Hicks D, Laval S H, Charlton R, Jimenez-Mallebrera C, Zhang R-Z, Finkel R S, Tennekoon G, Schreiber G, van der Knaap M S, Marks H, Straub V, Flanigan K M, Chu M-L, Muntoni F, Bushby K M D, Bönnemann C G: Exon skipping mutations in collagen VI are common and are predictive for severity and inheritance. Human mutation 29(6): 809-22, Jun 2008.
Abend Nicholas S, Florance Nicole, Finkel Richard S, Licht Daniel J, Dlugos Dennis J: Intravenous levetiracetam terminates refractory focal status epilepticus. Neurocritical care 10(1): 83-6, Jan 2008.
Gurvich Olga L, Tuohy Therese M, Howard Michael T, Finkel Richard S, Medne Livija, Anderson Christine B, Weiss Robert B, Wilton Steve D, Flanigan Kevin M: DMD pseudoexon mutations: splicing efficiency, phenotype, and potential therapy. Annals of neurology 63(1): 81-9, Jan 2008.
Kasperski Stefanie B, Brennan Allison M, Corteville Jane E, Finkel Richard S, Golden Jeff, Johnson Mark P, Wilson R Douglas: Utility of fetal muscle biopsy for diagnosis of nemaline myopathy. Fetal diagnosis and therapy 24(4): 400-4, 2008.
Finkel Richard S, Hynan Linda S, Glanzman Allan M, Owens Hollis, Nelson Leslie, Cone Stephanie R, Campbell Suzann K, Iannaccone Susan T, : The test of infant motor performance: reliability in spinal muscular atrophy type I. Pediatric physical therapy : the official publication of the Section on Pediatrics of the American Physical Therapy Association 20(3): 242-6, Fall 2008.
O'Hagen Jessica M, Glanzman Allan M, McDermott Michael P, Ryan Patricia A, Flickinger Jean, Quigley Janet, Riley Susan, Sanborn Erica, Irvine Carrie, Martens William B, Annis Christine, Tawil Rabi, Oskoui Maryam, Darras Basil T, Finkel Richard S, De Vivo Darryl C: An expanded version of the Hammersmith Functional Motor Scale for SMA II and III patients. Neuromuscular disorders : NMD 17(9-10): 693-7, Oct 2007.
Wang Ching H, Finkel Richard S, Bertini Enrico S, Schroth Mary, Simonds Anita, Wong Brenda, Aloysius Annie, Morrison Leslie, Main Marion, Crawford Thomas O, Trela Anthony, : Consensus statement for standard of care in spinal muscular atrophy. Journal of child neurology 22(8): 1027-49, Aug 2007.
