Rebecca Kummer Lehman MD

Child Neurology•Columbia, SC

Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Pediatric Neurology), University of South Carolina

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9 Medical Park DriveSuite 110Columbia, SC 29203
Phone+1 803-434-7961
Fax+1 803-758-0134

Summary

Dr. Lehman offers in-person and telehealth visits for a wide variety of neurologic disorders. She is fellowship trained in pediatric movement disorders and has a special interest in treating children and adolescents with Tic Disorders and their co-morbid conditions. She sees patients in the Columbia office on Mondays and Tuesdays and in the Orangeburg outreach office the second Tuesday of each month.

Education & Training

University of Rochester Medical CenterFellowship, Neuromuscular Medicine (Neurology), 2009 - 2010
University of Rochester Medical CenterResidency, Child Neurology, 2005 - 2010
University of Rochester Medical CenterFellowship, Child Neurology, 2006 - 2009
University of Rochester Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 2004 - 2006
University of Rochester School of Medicine and DentistryClass of 2004, MD

Certifications & Licensure

SC State Medical License 2010 - 2025
NY State Medical License 2008 - 2010
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology

Clinical Trials

Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of NBI-98854 for the Treatment of Pediatric Subjects With Tourette Syndrome Start of enrollment: 2017 Oct 05
Completed
Phase 2
Open-Label Safety and Tolerability Study of NBI-98854 for the Treatment of Pediatric Subjects With Tourette Syndrome Start of enrollment: 2018 Feb 08
Completed
Phase 2
Evaluation of Safety and Tolerability of Long-term TEV-50717 (Deutetrabenazine) for Treatment of Tourette Syndrome in Children and Adolescents Start of enrollment: 2018 May 25
Terminated
Phase 3
A Study to Test if TEV-50717 is Effective in Relieving Tics Associated With Tourette Syndrome (TS) Start of enrollment: 2018 May 31
Completed
Phase 3
A Study of TEV-50717 (Deutetrabenazine) for the Treatment of Dyskinesia in Cerebral Palsy in Children and Adolescents Start of enrollment: 2019 Aug 06
Completed
Phase 3
Ecopipam Tablets to Study Tourette's Syndrome in Children and Adolescents Start of enrollment: 2019 Jun 28
Completed
Phase 2
Ecopipam Tablets to Study Tourette Syndrome in Children and Adolescents - Open Label Extension Start of enrollment: 2019 Oct 04
Completed
Phase 2
Ecopipam Tablets to Study Tourette's Disorder in Children, Adolescents and Adults Start of enrollment: 2023 Jan 31
COMPLETED
PHASE3
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

34 citations
The Phenomenology of Tics and Tic-Like Behavior in TikTok.
Alonso Zea Vera, Adrienne Bruce, Jordan Garris, Laura Tochen, Poonam Bhatia
Pediatric Neurology. 2022-05-01
22 citations
Redefining the Pediatric Phenotype of X-Linked Monocarboxylate Transporter 8 (MCT8) Deficiency: Implications for Diagnosis and Therapies
Maria Matheus, Rebecca K. Lehman, Leonardo Bonilha, Kenton R. Holden
Journal of Child Neurology. 2015-04-21
4 citations
Family history in juvenile Huntington disease Do the signs point to “yes” or “very doubtful”?
Rebecca K. Lehman, Martha Nance
Neurology. 2013-03-12

Committees

Member, Tourette Association of America Medical Advisory Board 2013 - Present
Member, Child Neurology Society Scientific Committee 2014 - 2017
Member, American Academy of Neurology Education Committee 2013 - 2016

Professional Memberships

Child Neurology Society
Member
Tourette Association of America
Member
American Academy of Neurology - AAN
Fellow