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Maria Acosta, MD
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Children's National Medical Center
Faculty, Neurology
Principal Investigator, Children's Research Institute (CRI), Center for Neuroscience Research (CNR)
George Washington University
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Assistant Professor, Neurology
Pediatrics |
Contact Information
Children's National Medical Center
Center for Neuroscience Research (CNR)
111 Michigan Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20010-2970
202-476-2389
macosta@childrensnational.org
Education & Training
| Institution & Location |
Degree |
Year(s) |
Field of Study |
| Industrial University of Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia |
MD |
1981-1987 |
Medicine |
| Military University, Bogota, Columbia |
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1989-1992 |
Child Neurology |
| San Joan de Deu Hospital, Barcelona, Spain |
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1992-1993 |
Short Course in Child Neurophysiology |
| Paedological Institute and Vrije University, Amsterdam, Holland |
Child Neuropsychology |
1996-1997 |
Child Neuropsychology |
| Children’s National Medical Center and George Washington University, Washington, DC |
Child Neurologist |
2000-2005 |
Child Neurology |
Research Interests
Maria Acosta, MD, is a principal investigator or co-investigator of several projects in neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) at Children’s National Medical Center, specifically focusing on learning disabilities and the developmental effects of NF1. She is conducting a multi-center cooperative study with Kathryn North, MD, at the Westland Children’s Hospital in Australia to identify cognitive deficits in children with NF1. She also researches attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) at the National Institutes for Health--NHGRI.
Clinical Interests
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Publications
View a partial list of publications for Maria Acosta through the National Library of Medicine's PubMed online database.
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