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Office
2401 Gillham Rd
Kansas City, MO 64108Phone+1 816-234-3090- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Richard Torkelson, MD is a Child Neurologist in Kansas City, Missouri. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Missouri.
Education & Training
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of MedicineResidency, Neurology, 1978 - 1979
University of RochesterResidency, Neurology, 1973 - 1976
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Pediatrics, 1971 - 1973
University of Rochester School of Medicine and DentistryClass of 1971
Certifications & Licensure
MO State Medical License 1998 - 2025- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 122 citationsVagal nerve stimulation in refractory epilepsy: the first 100 patients receiving vagal nerve stimulation at a pediatric epilepsy center.Jerome V. Murphy, Richard D. Torkelson, Irene Dowler, Stephen D. Simon, Sara Hudson> ;Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. 2003 Jun 1
- 20 citationsVagus nerve stimulator implantation in children.Daniel J. Kirse, Andreas H. Werle, Jerome V. Murphy, Thomas P. Eyen, Daniel E. Bruegger, Gregory W. Hornig, Richard D. Torkelson> ;Archives of Otolaryngology--Head & Neck Surgery. 2002 Nov 1
- 11 citationsIsolation of Dominant Seizure Foci by Multiple Subpial TransectionsArun Angelo Patil, Richard Andrews, Richard Torkelson> ;Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. 1997 Jan 1
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Press Mentions
2017 Patient Recommendations for TOP Neurologists…Epileptologists… Neurosurgeons…and Pediatric Doctors | January 14, 2017January 14th, 2017
