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David Ross Bearden, M.D.

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Appointment: (585) 275-2808

Fax: (585) 275-3683

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Neurology, Pediatrics

Biography

I am a pediatric neurologist with a focus on neurogenetic disorders and infectious or inflammatory conditions affecting the central nervous system. As a neurogeneticist, I am interested in identifying genetic causes for children with epilepsy, developmental delays, movement disorders, and other neurologic conditions. My interest in neurogenetics stems from the belief that we can identify targeted therapies for children with rare disorders based on a better understanding of the mechanisms of these disorders. I care for children with a variety of conditions, with a good portion of my practice being dedicated to epilepsy. In addition, I take care of children with neurologic problems associated with immunodeficiencies and central nervous system infections.

My research has two main areas. First, I study neurologic complications of common infectious disorders such as HIV, and look at the epidemiology of neurologic disorders in low-resource settings. Second, I investigate the epidemiology and optimal treatments of genetic epilepsies, with a particular interest in channelopathies. I am the director of the KCNT/Migrating Partial Seizures of Infancy registry, a longitudinal study of one form of genetic epilepsy that is attempting to better understand natural history and optimal treatments for this disorder.

In addition to my clinical practice and research at the University of Rochester, I also work in Sub-Saharan Africa with children with HIV, and teach at the medical schools of the University of Zambia and the University of Botswana.

Credentials

Education

2006
MD | University of Rochester

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

07/01/2011 - 06/30/2013
Fellowship in Epidemiology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

07/01/2009 - 06/30/2011
Residency in Pediatric Neurology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

07/01/2008 - 07/01/2009
Internship in Pediatric Neurology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

07/01/2007 - 06/30/2008
Residency in Pediatrics at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

07/01/2006 - 07/01/2007
Internship in Pediatrics at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

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Publications

Journal Articles

5/25/2022
Kabundula PP, Mbewe EG, Mwanza-Kabaghe S, Birbeck GL, Mweemba M, Wang B, Menon JA, Bearden DR, Adams HR. "Correction to: Validation of the National Institute of Health Toolbox Cognition Battery (NIHTB-CB) in Children and Adolescents with and without HIV Infection in Lusaka, Zambia." AIDS and behavior.. 2022 May 25; Epub 2022 May 25.

1/1/2022
Mbewe EG, Kabundula PP, Mwanza-Kabaghe S, Buda A, Adams HR, Schneider C, Potchen MJ, Mweemba M, Mathews M, Menon JA, Wang B, Baseler T, Paciorkowski A, Birbeck GL, Bearden DR. "Socioeconomic Status and Cognitive Function in Children With HIV: Evidence From the HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders in Zambia (HANDZ) Study." Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes : JAIDS.. 2022 Jan 1; 89(1):56-63.

6/11/2021
Bonardi CM, Heyne HO, Fiannacca M, Fitzgerald MP, Gardella E, Gunning B, Olofsson K, Lesca G, Verbeek N, Stamberger H, Striano P, Zara F, Mancardi MM, Nava C, Syrbe S, Buono S, Baulac S, Coppola A, Weckhuysen S, Schoonjans AS, Ceulemans B, Sarret C, Baumgartner T, Muhle H, des Portes V, Toulouse J, Nougues MC, Rossi M, Demarquay G, Ville D, Hirsch E, Maurey H, Willems M, de Bellescize J, Altuzarra CD, Villeneuve N, Bartolomei F, Picard F, Hornemann F, Koolen DA, Kroes HY, Reale C, Fenger CD, Tan WH, Dibbens L, Bearden DR, Møller RS, Rubboli G. "KCNT1-related epilepsies and epileptic encephalopathies: phenotypic and mutational spectrum." Brain : a journal of neurology.. 2021 Jun 11; Epub 2021 Jun 11.

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