KelvinAYamadaMD
Child Neurology • Saint Louis, MO"Professor, Neurology and Pediatrics Director, Sleep Medicine Center Washington University St Louis"
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Office
1600 S Brentwood Blvd
Ste 600
Saint Louis, MO 63144Phone+1 314-362-4342Fax+1 314-747-3813
Education & Training
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Child Neurology, 1986 - 1988- Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Neurology, 1985 - 1986
Baylor College of Medicine (Houston)Residency, Pediatrics, 1983 - 1985- Baylor College of MedicineClass of 1983
Certifications & Licensure
MO State Medical License 1986 - 2025
ID State Medical License 2016 - 2024
TX State Medical License 1984 - 2024- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Clinical Neurophysiology
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Epilepsy
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Sleep Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2011-2014
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 397 citationsBenzothiadiazides inhibit rapid glutamate receptor desensitization and enhance glutamatergic synaptic currentsKelvin A. Yamada, Cha-Min Tang
The Journal of Neuroscience. 1993-09-01 - 192 citationsThe ketogenic diet inhibits the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathwaySharon S. McDaniel, Nicholas Rensing, Liu Lin Thio, Kelvin A. Yamada, Michael Wong
Epilepsia. 2011-03-01 - 49 citationsNordihydroguaiaretic acid attenuates NMDA neurotoxicity--action beyond the receptorSteven M. Rothman, Kelvin A. Yamada, Nancy Lancaster
Neuropharmacology. 1993-11-01
Press Mentions
This Man Took One Sleeping Pill, Blacked Out, and Fired His Rifle. Here’s His Terrifying StoryOctober 10th, 2016
Grant Support
- MicroscopyNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2006–2010
- Synaptic Alterations After Hypoglycemic SeizuresNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2007–2008
- Hypoglycemia In The Developing Diabetic BrainNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2003–2005
- AMPA Desensitization And Hypoxic/Ischemic Neuronal InjuryNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1995–1999
- Glutamate Receptor Modulation In NeuronsNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1990–1994
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