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One Boston Medical Center Place
3408
Boston, MA 02118Phone+1 617-414-0465Fax+1 617-414-0468- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- I am board certified in pediatrics and neurology
Education & Training
- Children's Hospital/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Child Neurology, 1998 - 2001
- Nicklaus Children's HospitalResidency, Pediatrics, 1996 - 1998
- Nicklaus Children's HospitalInternship, Pediatrics, 1995 - 1996
- Universidad Central del Ecuador School of MedicineClass of 1990
- Colegio IntisanaB.S., Chemistry and Biology, 1983
Certifications & Licensure
- MA State Medical License 2000 - 2025
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
- American Academy of Psychiatry and NeurologyChild Neurology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Child Neurologist Castle Connolly, 2015
- Top Pediatrician The International Association of Pediatricians, 2015
- America's Top Pediatricians Consumer Research Council of America, 2007-2014
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Tongue and Hand Tremors in an Infant with Traumatic Brain Injury.Wander, A., Meena, A., Peer, S., Singh, P., Gulati, S., Torres, A.> ;Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 2023 Dec 30
- 1 citationsEvolution of antiseizure medication use and cost in the United States of America 2006-2021.Iván Sánchez Fernández, Marina Gaínza-Lein, Marta Amengual-Gual, Cristina Barcia Aguilar, Amanda Romeu, Alcy Torres, Rinat Jonas, Laurie M Douglass> ;Seizure. 2023 Nov 1
- Am I My Brother's Keeper?Warren D Lo, Alcy Torres> ;Neurology. 2023 Oct 31
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Journal Articles
- Febrile Infection-Related Epilepsy Syndrome (FIRES): An Overview of Treatment and Recent Patents, Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy, Drug DiscovHon, KLEL, Leung, AKC, Torres, AR, Drug Discov, 1/8/2018
- International Community Access to Child Health Program � 10 Years of Improving Child HealthUmore, R, Koye, O, Vaucher, Y, Berhmann, A, Canarie, M, Dudani, R, Kurbasic, M, Moore, M, Torres, A, Vides, M, Staton, D, Pediatrics, 1/5/2018
- De novo ATP1A3 and compound heterozygous NLRP3 mutations in a child with autism spectrum disorder, episodic fatigue and somnolence, and Muckle-Wells syndromeTorres A., Brownstein C, Tembulkar S, Graber K, Genetti C, Kleiman R, Sweadner K,Mavros C, Liu K, Smedemark-Margulies N, Maski K, Yang E, Agrawal P, Shi J, Beggs A, D�..., Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports, 1/1/2018
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- IV Seminario Internacional de Neurociencias, Avances en Neurociencias, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Abril 1-3 del 2008, Ataxia Aguda, p185-196, Quito, EcuadorTorres A, IV Seminario Internacional de Neurociencias,
Lectures
- Welcome reception to the President of Ecuador Lenin Moreno at MIT1/1/2018
- Epilepsy for parents: How to recognize a seizure by asking the right questions in the right language1/1/2018
- Presentation for Sports Concussion Learning Collaborative1/1/2018
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Other
- Concussion Videos in English and SpanishTorres A, Boston Medical Center Website
Boston, MA - 1/1/2015 - Education for families about Fragile XTorres A
Boston, MA - 1/1/2012 - Education for families about Tourette's syndromeTorres A
1/1/2012 - Join now to see all
Authored Content
- Pediatric Concussion: Current Trends and New Frontiers11/30/2018
- International Community Access to Child Health Program: 10 Years of Improving Child HealthOctober 2018
Grant Support
- Evaluation of the Healthdyne MonitorHealthdyne CompanyPresent
Committees
- Member, Awards Committee, Child Neurology Society 2009 - 2014
Research History
- Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology2013 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Member
- American Epilepsy SocietyMember
- Child Neurology SocietyMember
- American Medical Forensic Specialists (AMFS)Member
- Ecuadorian Pediatric SocietyMember
- National Tourette Syndrome AssociationMember
- Ataxia AssociationMember
Other Languages
- Spanish, French, Portuguese
Hospital Affiliations
- Boston Medical CenterBoston, Massachusetts
External Links
- Boston Medical Centerhttp://www.bmc.org/findaphysician/PhysicianProfile.php?id=iZinpKKVl56Xog==
- Boston Medical Centerhttp://www.bmc.org/pediatrics-neurology.htm
- Pediatric Concussion Program, Boston Universityhttp://www.bmc.org/Documents/BMC-Pediatric-Concussion-Treatment-NewsBrief.pdf
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