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Wei-Liang Chen, MD, Child Neurology, Washington, DC

Wei-LiangChenMD(he/him)

Child Neurology Washington, DC

Epilepsy

Epileptologist, Geneticist

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  • Office

    111 Michigan Ave nw
    Washington, DC 20010

Summary

  • Dr. Wei-Liang Chen is a Child Neurologist in Washington, DC and is affiliated with Children's National Hospital. He received his medical degree from China Medical University (Taiwan) and has been in practice 16 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Chinese (Mandarin) and Taiwanese. He specializes in epilepsy and genetics and is experienced in neurophysiology, epilepsy, genetics, neurogenetics, and neuroimaging. He has plenty of publications and over 200 citings. He also served Child Neurology Society and Pediatric Epilepsy Research Consortium as committee members

Education & Training

  • University of Washington
    University of WashingtonResidency, Medical Genetics and Genomics, 2019 - 2022
  • Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals
    Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated HospitalsFellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology, 2019
  • Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals
    Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated HospitalsResidency, Child Neurology, 2013 - 2018
  • China Medical University (Taiwan)
    China Medical University (Taiwan) Class of 2006

Certifications & Licensure

  • DC State Medical License
    DC State Medical License 2022 - 2026
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 2022 - 2026
  • VA State Medical License
    VA State Medical License 2022 - 2026
  • IN State Medical License
    IN State Medical License 2021 - 2023
  • WA State Medical License
    WA State Medical License 2019 - 2023
  • IA State Medical License
    IA State Medical License 2021 - 2022
  • WI State Medical License
    WI State Medical License 2014 - 2021
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Clinical Neurophysiology
  • American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics Clinical Genetics and Genomics

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • The utility of cerebrospinal fluid-derived cell-free DNA in molecular diagnostics for the PIK3CA-related megalencephaly-capillary malformation (MCAP) syndrome: a case ...  
    Wei-Liang Chen , Emily Pao , James Owens , Ian Glass , Colin Pritchard , Brain H Shirts , Christina Lockwood , Ghayda M Mirzaa, Cold Spring Harbor Mol Case Studies
  • Review of Applications of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in Two Rare Disorders with Executive and Neurological Dysfunction: UCD and PKU  
    Kosar Khaksari, Wei-Liang Chen and Andrea L. Gropman, Genes

Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Cerebral Oxygen Saturation and Cytochrome oxidase redox state in children with epilepsy
    Kadamati P, Chen WL, Whelan H, International Congress of Clinical Neurophysiology, DC, 2018
  • The effect of lentivirus mediated EGR3 siRNA on the epileptogenesis and neuron migration in mouse model of medical temporal lobe epilepsy
    Chen WL, Roal Y, Brooks-Kayal A, American Epilepsy Society, Houston TX, 2016

Other Languages

  • Chinese (Mandarin), Taiwanese