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Mered Parnes, MD, Child Neurology, Houston, TX

MeredParnesMD

Child Neurology Houston, TX

Neurodevelopmental Disabilities

Director of the Pediatric Movement Disorders Clinic

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  • Office

    6701 Fannin St
    Houston, TX 77030
    Phone+1 832-824-1000

Summary

  • Director, Pediatric Movement Disorders

Education & Training

  • Baylor College of Medicine
    Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Stereotactic & Movement Disorders, 2014 - 2015
  • Baylor College of Medicine
    Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, 2010 - 2014
  • SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
    SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 2008 - 2010
  • Drexel University College of Medicine
    Drexel University College of MedicineClass of 2008
  • Lehigh University
    Lehigh UniversityB.A., Premedical Science, 2001

Certifications & Licensure

  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2014 - 2025
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Is Benign Hereditary Chorea Really Benign? Brain‐Lung‐Thyroid Syndrome Caused by NKX2‐1 Mutations.  
    Mered Parnes MD, Hassaan Bashir MD, Joseph Jankovic MD, Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, 10/6/2018
  • Novel Deletion of 6p2131p211 Associated with Laryngeal Cleft, Developmental Delay, Dysmorphic Features and Vascular Anomaly  
    Pillai N, Marafi D, Monteiro SA, Parnes M, Chandy BM, Patel A, Bacino CA, Breman AM, Burrage LC, European Journal of Medical Genetics, 1/22/2018
  • Is Benign Hereditary Chorea Really Benign? Brain-Lung-Thyroid Syndrome Caused by NKX2-1 Mutations  
    Parnes M, Bashir H, Jankovic J, Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, 1/6/2018
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Striatal Changes on MRI in Young Children with NMDAR: A Single Center Experience.
    Nelson MB, Marcus M, Parnes M, Risen S, Muscal E, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, 1/1/2018
  • Is Benign Hereditary Chorea Really Benign? Brain-Lung-Thyroid Syndrome Caused by NKX2-1 Mutations.
    Parnes M, Bashir H, Jankovic J, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, 1/1/2018
  • Acute Onset of Chorea-Ballismus in a Child: Thinking Beyond Strep.
    Jimenez-Gomez A, Parnes M, American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition, 1/1/2017
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Lectures

  • A Review of Pediatric Movement Disorders. 
    1/24/2018
  • Shimmies, Shakes and Wiggles in Childhood: Pediatric Movement Disorders. 
    1/8/2018
  • What is Dystonia, Anyhow? 
    1/7/2018
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Other

Authored Content

  • Tics and Tourette Syndrome 1011/29/2018

Press Mentions

  • Teen Girls Are Developing Tics. Doctors Say TikTok Could Be a Factor
    Teen Girls Are Developing Tics. Doctors Say TikTok Could Be a FactorOctober 19th, 2021
  • 12-Year-Old Texas Girl Sneezes Nearly 12,000 Times a Day
    12-Year-Old Texas Girl Sneezes Nearly 12,000 Times a DayJanuary 13th, 2016
  • TX Children's Helps Boy Battle Seizures, Tic Disorder
    TX Children's Helps Boy Battle Seizures, Tic DisorderNovember 18th, 2016

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