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Alexander Sandweiss, MD, Child Neurology, Houston, TX

AlexanderSandweissMDPhD

Child Neurology Houston, TX

Pediatrics

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  • Office

    6701 Fannin St
    Ste 1250
    Houston, TX 77030
    Phone+1 832-824-1000
    Fax+1 832-825-1005

Summary

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Education & Training

  • Baylor College of Medicine
    Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Neuroimmunology & Multiple Sclerosis, 2023 - 2024
  • Baylor College of Medicine
    Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Child Neurology, 2018 - 2023
  • Baylor College of Medicine (Houston)
    Baylor College of Medicine (Houston)Internship, Pediatrics, 2018 - 2019
  • University of Arizona College of Medicine
    University of Arizona College of MedicineClass of 2018, MD
  • University of Arizona
    University of ArizonaPhD, Pharmacology, 2011 - 2016

Certifications & Licensure

  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2023 - 2026
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • American Academy of Neurology Resident Research Scholarship 2023
  • Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) 2022
  • American Academy of Neurology Medical Student Award of Excellence 2018
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Abstracts/Posters

  • Clinical and Demographic Characteristics of Pediatric anti-NMDAR Encephalitis
    Sandweiss AJ, Jiang Y, Erickson TA, Muscal E, Murray KO, Child Neurology Society 2022 Meeting, 10/2022
  • Seizure during hemodialysis in a pediatric patient with renal disease requires further neurological workup
    Sandweiss AJ, Pareek AV, Moore M, Gill J., Child Neurology Society 2022 Meeting, 10/2022
  • Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis, an uncommon cause of weakness masquerading as a neuromuscular disorder in a child
    Pareek AV, Sandweiss AJ, Lotze TE, Child Neurology Society 2022 Meeting, 10/2022
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Lectures

  • CRISPRing out opiate reward: in vivo genetic and pharmacological manipulation of the neurokinin system. 
    Experimental Biology, CRISPR Symposium - 4/2017
  • Designing a narcotic without the potential for abuse 
    Ventana Medical Systems - 12/2015

Grant Support

  • Underpinnings of Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Pediatric Autoimmune EncephalitisAlpha Omega Alpha2022–2023
  • Exome sequencing for the discovery of genetic determinants of pediatric anti-NMDAR encephalitisThrasher Research FundPresent

Professional Memberships