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Office
2800 L St
Suite 500
Sacramento, CA 95816Phone+1 916-454-6850Fax+1 916-454-6852
Summary
- Dr. Richard Atkinson, MD is a board certified neurologist in Sacramento, California. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in California. He is affiliated with Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento.
Education & Training
- University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Neurology, 1974 - 1977
- University of Utah HealthResidency, Internal Medicine, 1972 - 1974
- Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 1972
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1975 - 2019
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 129 citationsSafety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of the N-Methyl-d-Aspartate Antagonist Dextrorphan in Patients With Acute StrokeGregory W. Albers, Richard P. Atkinson, R.E. Kelley, D.M. Rosenbaum
Stroke. 1995-02-01 - 413 citationsLearning and Memory and Synaptic Plasticity Are Impaired in a Mouse Model of Rett SyndromePaolo Moretti, Jonathan M. Levenson, Fortunato Battaglia, Richard Atkinson, Ryan Teague
The Journal of Neuroscience. 2006-01-04 - 212 citationsIntravenous Ancrod for Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke: The STAT Study: A Randomized Controlled TrialDavid G. Sherman, Richard P. Atkinson, Thomas Chippendale, Kenneth A. Levin, Ken Ng
JAMA. 2000-05-10
Press Mentions
- Associations of Long-TermMay 1st, 2019