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Kevin Ess, MD, Child Neurology, Aurora, CO, Children's Hospital Colorado

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Child Neurology • Aurora, CO

Visiting Professor, Pediatrics and Neurology, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus

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Summary

  • Dr. Kevin Ess is a Child Neurologist in Denver, CO and is affiliated with Children's Hospital Colorado and the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. He received his medical and graduate degrees from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and then trained at Colorado Children's Hospital (pediatrics internship) and then St. Louis Children's Hospital (Child Neurology residency, epilepsy fellowship, post-doctoral research fellowship). He has been in practice 19 years. He is experienced in clinical neurophysiology and pediatric neurology as well as rare diseases. He runs an active basic/translational science laboratory.

Clinical Expertise

  • Clinical neurophysiology, Pediatric Neurology

Education & Training

  • Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium
    Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Child Neurology, 1999 - 2002
  • University of Colorado School of Medicine
    University of Colorado School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1998 - 1999
  • University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
    University of Cincinnati College of MedicineClass of 1998
  • University of Cincinnati
    University of CincinnatiPh.D., Developmental Biology, 1996
  • University of Cincinnati
    University of CincinnatiB.Mus., 1989

Certifications & Licensure

  • CO State Medical License
    CO State Medical License 2023 - 2025
  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 2006 - 2025
  • AL State Medical License
    AL State Medical License 2020 - 2020
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Clinical Neurophysiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Nashville Top Doctor Nashville Lifestyles Magazine, 2014-2023
  • Nashville Lifestyles Magazine 2015-2016
  • Nashville Lifestyles Magazine Castle Connolly, 2014
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Interaction with WDR5 Promotes Target Gene Recognition and Tumorigenesis by MYC  
    Thomas LR, Wang Q, Grieb BC, Phan J, Foshage AM, Sun Q, Olejniczak ET, Clark T, Dey S, Lorey S, Alicie B, Howard GC, Cawthon B, Ess KC, Eischen CM, Zhao Z, Fesik SW, T..., Mol Cell, 1/1/2015
  • A novel manganese-dependent ATM-p53 signaling pathway is selectively impaired in patient-based neuroprogenitor and murine striatal models of Huntington's disease  
    Tidball AM, Bryan MR, Uhouse MA, Kumar KK, Aboud AA, Feist JE, Ess KC, Neely MD, Aschner M, Bowman AB, Hum Mol Genet, 1/1/2015
  • Identification of a Common Wnt Associated Genetic Signature Across Multiple Cell Types in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension  
    West JD, Austin ED, Gaskill C, Marriott S, Baskir R, Bilousova G, Jean JC, Hemnes AR, Menon S, Bloodworth NC, Fessel JP, Kropski JA, Irwin DC, Ware LB,Wheeler LA, Hong..., Am J Physiol Cell Physiol, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters

  • Comprehensive Developmental Neuroscience 
    Chapter: Down Syndrome 
    Bowman AB, Ess KC, Kumar KK, Summar KLElsevier2012
  • Neuromethods: Cell Culture techniques 
    Chapter: Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) - an emerging model system for the study of human neurotoxicology 
    Neely MD, Tidball AM, Ess KC, Bowman ABEditors: Michael Aschner, Cristina Sunol, Anna Price.Humana Press, New York, NY2010
  • Animal Models of Epilepsy 
    Chapter: Modeling Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: Brain Development and Hyperexcitability 
    Ess KCEditors: S, Baraban.Humana Press, Totowa, NJ2008
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Lectures

  • Epilepsy and Mimickers of Epilepsy 
    Al Khalidi Medical Center, Amman, Jordan - 1/1/2017
  • Control of Myelination by mTOR Kinase Signaling in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex 
    Edinburgh, Scotland - 1/1/2017
  • Stem Cell Derived Human Neurons to Study ATP1A3 Mutations in Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood 
    Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan - 1/1/2017
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Other

  • c-Myb: Organizer of Gene Expression in Thymocytes (Thesis) 
    Ess KC, University of Cincinnati
    Cincinnati, OH - 1/1/1996

Press Mentions

  • Warren Named Director of the Division of Developmental Medicine
    Warren Named Director of the Division of Developmental MedicineApril 21st, 2021
  • Grants Bolster Research on Rare Neurological Disorder AHC
    Grants Bolster Research on Rare Neurological Disorder AHCAugust 24th, 2017

Hospital Affiliations

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