KATHRYN MCVICAR, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Department of Neurology & Pediatrics

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Address

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Pediatric Neurology

777 Washington Ave. Suite 335

Memphis, TN 38105

Tel: (901) 287-5207; Fax: (901) 287-5325;

Education

M.D. Institution: School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. State University of New York at Buffalo, New York

Residency: Pediatrics and Pediatric Neurology, 1996-2001 Neurological Institute of New York and Children’s Hospital of New York. New York Presbyterian Hospital- Columbia Presbyterian Campus

Fellowship: Clinical Neurophysiology, Montefiore Medical Center-Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Research Interests

Language regression, autism, epilepsy and immunology

Recent Publications

• Valicenti-McDermott MD, McVicar K, Cohen HJ, Wershil BK, Shinnar S. Gastrointestinal symptoms in children with an autism spectrum disorder and language regression. Pediatr Neurol. 2008 Dec;39(6):392-8. PMID: 19027584
• Valicenti-McDermott M, McVicar K, Rapin I, Wershil BK, Cohen H, Shinnar S. Frequency of gastrointestinal symptoms in children with autistic spectrum disorders and association with family history of autoimmune disease. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2006 Apr;27(2 Suppl):S128-36. PMID: 16685179
• McVicar K. Seizure-like states. Pediatr Rev. 2006 May;27(5):e42-4; discussion e44. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 16651272
• McVicar KA, Ballaban-Gil K, Rapin I, Moshé SL, Shinnar S. Epileptiform EEG abnormalities in children with language regression. Neurology. 2005 Jul 12;65(1):129-31. PMID: 16009899

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