William CurtPhillipLaFranceJr.MDMPH, FAAN, FANPA, DFAPA, FAES

Psychiatry • Providence, RI

Neuropsychiatry

Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology

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Office
One Hoppin Street
Coro West, Suite 301
Providence, RI 02903
Phone+1 401-793-4006

Fax+1 401-793-4002

Summary

Mind Brain, whole person, integrative medicine

Education & Training

Brown University (Butler Hospital)Residency, Psychiatry/Neurology, 1996 - 2001
Brown UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1995 - 1996
Medical College of Georgia at Augusta UniversityClass of 1995

Certifications & Licensure

RI State Medical License 1998 - 2026
OH State Medical License 2015 - 2018
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Clinical Trials

Treatment Trial for Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures Start of enrollment: 2008 Sep 01
Completed
Phase 4
Neuroimaging Biomarker for Seizures Start of enrollment: 2017 Sep 15
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

6 citations
Clinician-rated outcomes of patients with functional neurological disorders treated in an outpatient clinic.
W Curt LaFrance Jr, Roberta Tedesco, Grayson L Baird, Jeff Wincze, Krista Tocco
Seizure. 2023-04-01
5 citations
Relationship between intrinsic network connectivity and psychiatric symptom severity in functional seizures.
Adam M Goodman, Pranav Kakulamarri, Rodolphe Nenert, Jane B Allendorfer, Noah S Philip
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry. 2023-02-01
LaFrance memories of Schachter letter, E&B special issue honoring Steve Schachter.
W Curt LaFrance Jr
Epilepsy & Behavior. 2022-12-01

Books/Book Chapters

Gates and Rowan's Nonepileptic Seizures
LaFrance and SchacterEditors: LaFrance and Schachter.Cambridge University Press, New YorkEdition 4,2018
Taking Control of Your Seizures: Workbook
Reiter, Andrews, Reiter, LaFranceOxford University Press , New YorkEdition 1,2015
Treating Nonepileptic Seizures: Therapist Guide
LaFrance and WinczeOxford University Press , New York Edition 1,2015
Taking Control of Your Seizures: Workbook
Reiter J, Andrews D, Reiter C, LaFrance Jr WCOxford University Press , New YorkEdition 1,2015
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Committees

Inaugural Chair, Member, ILAE NES Task Force 2014 - Present

Professional Memberships

American Academy of Neurology - AAN
Fellow
American Psychiatric Association - APA
Distinguished Fellow
American Epilepsy Society - AES
Fellow
American Neuropsychiatric Association - ANPA
Fellow
Functional Neurological Disorder Society
Founding Member

External Links

Brown University Researchers - Professor W Curt LaFrance Jr, MD, MPHhttps://vivo.brown.edu/display/wlafranc