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Summary
- Dr. Wei-Liang Chen is a child neurologist and epileptologist based in Washington, DC, specializing in epilepsy. He completed his medical education in Taiwan and pursued further training with a residency in Child Neurology and a fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology at the Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals. Additionally, he completed a fellowship in Medical Genetics and Genomics at the University of Washington. Since 2022, Dr. Chen has been practicing at Children's National Health Network. His expertise includes neurophysiology, epilepsy, genetics, neurogenetics, brain malformation and machine learning . Dr. Chen has several publications, including studies on infantile spasms, fNIRS reproducibility, and brain malformations in rare disorders.
Education & Training
University of WashingtonResidency, Medical Genetics and Genomics, 2019 - 2022
Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated HospitalsFellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology, 2019- Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated HospitalsResidency, Child Neurology, 2013 - 2018
China Medical University (Taiwan) Class of 2006
Certifications & Licensure
DC State Medical License 2022 - 2026
MD State Medical License 2022 - 2026
VA State Medical License 2022 - 2026
IN State Medical License 2021 - 2023
WA State Medical License 2019 - 2023
IA State Medical License 2021 - 2022
WI State Medical License 2014 - 2021
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Clinical Neurophysiology
American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics Clinical Genetics and Genomics
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Leveraging Next-Generation Phenotyping in Dysmorphology to Support Variant Interpretation in Mowat-Wilson Syndrome.Tzung-Chien Hsieh, Dylan Todd, Taylor Warner, Kayla Blankenship, Dimah Saade
Neurology. Genetics. 2026-08-01 - Infantile Spasms in Inborn Errors of Metabolism: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Considerations.Ersida Buraniqi, Hsuan-Tung Lee, Kuntal Sen, Kimberly A Chapman, Christina Lee Grant
Journal of Child Neurology. 2026-07-01 - fNIRS insights into brain biomarkers of maple syrup urine disease (MSUD).Kosar Khaksari, Karis Tucker, Chad Blackshear, Wei-Liang Chen, Sasha Santiago
Molecular Genetics and Metabolism. 2026-06-05
Journal Articles
- The utility of cerebrospinal fluid-derived cell-free DNA in molecular diagnostics for the PIK3CA-related megalencephaly-capillary malformation (MCAP) syndrome: a case ...Wei-Liang Chen , Emily Pao , James Owens , Ian Glass , Colin Pritchard , Brain H Shirts , Christina Lockwood , Ghayda M Mirzaa, Cold Spring Harbor Mol Case Studies
- Review of Applications of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in Two Rare Disorders with Executive and Neurological Dysfunction: UCD and PKUKosar Khaksari, Wei-Liang Chen and Andrea L. Gropman, Genes
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Cerebral Oxygen Saturation and Cytochrome oxidase redox state in children with epilepsyKadamati P, Chen WL, Whelan H, International Congress of Clinical Neurophysiology, DC, 2018
- The effect of lentivirus mediated EGR3 siRNA on the epileptogenesis and neuron migration in mouse model of medical temporal lobe epilepsyChen WL, Roal Y, Brooks-Kayal A, American Epilepsy Society, Houston TX, 2016
Other Languages
- Chinese (Mandarin), Taiwanese
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