JosephJ.MelvinDO
Child Neurology • Philadelphia, PAAssistant Professor of Pediatrics, Neurology, Drexel University School of Medicine
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Office
160 E Erie Ave
St Christopher's Hospital For Children Neurology
Philadelphia, PA 19134Phone+1 215-427-5470Fax+1 215-427-4393- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Joseph Melvin, DO is a Child Neurologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Pennsylvania and Delaware. He is affiliated with St. Christopher's Hospital for Children and Reading Hospital.
Education & Training
Tower HealthFellowship, Child Neurology, 1995 - 1997
Temple University HospitalResidency, Neurology, 1993 - 1996
Drexel University College of MedicineResidency, Pediatrics, 1991 - 1993
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineClass of 1990
Certifications & Licensure
DE State License 2010 - 2025
PA State License 1993 - 2024- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Clinical Neurophysiology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Philadelphia Magazine Castle Connolly, 2012-2014
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 3 citationsBoricua Founder Variant in FRRS1L Causes Epileptic Encephalopathy With Hyperkinetic Movements.Imane Abdelmoumen, Sandra Jimenez, Ignacio Valencia, Joseph J. Melvin, Agustin Legido, Mayela M. Diaz-Diaz, Christopher C. Griffith, Lauren J. Massingham, Melissa Yelt...> ;Journal of Child Neurology. 2021 Feb 1
- 10 citationsSafety and Efficacy of Brivaracetam in Pediatric Refractory Epilepsy: A Single-Center Clinical Experience.Sara McGuire, Gustavo Silva, Darshan Lal, Divya S. Khurana, Agustin Legido, Daphne M Hasbani, Karen S. Carvalho, Joseph J. Melvin, Ignacio Valencia> ;Journal of Child Neurology. 2020 Feb 1
- 13 citationsOpioid-induced toxic leukoencephalopathy: A case report and review of the literature.Taylor Wheaton, Brandon J Toll, Kara Breznak, Shonola Da-Silva, Joseph Melvin, Amit Misra, Steven W. Hwang> ;Heliyon. 2019 Dec 1
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Hospital Affiliations
St. Christopher's Hospital for ChildrenPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Reading HospitalReading, Pennsylvania
