Faculty and Staff

Robert L Beach, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Neurology
807 Jacobsen Hall
Upstate Medical University
750 East Adams Street
Syracuse, NY 13210
(315) 464-4243
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Education and Clinical Training

BS: 1971, University of Connecticut, Chemistry
MS: 1972, University of Connecticut, Analytic Chemistry
Ph.D.: 1977, University of Connecticut, Neurobiology
M.D.: 1987, University of Kansas School of Medicine
Internship: Internal Medicine, 1988, Yale University School of Medicine
Residency: Neurology, 1991, UCLA Medical Center
Fellowship: Epilepsy Neurophysiology, 1992, UCLA Medical Center

Clinical Specialty

Clinical Neurophysiology, Certified: 1994
Neurology, Certified: 1992

Clinical Department/Section Affiliations

Neurology/Epilepsy

Clinical Interests

I direct the Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, the EEG Laboratory and the EEG/Epilepsy Fellowship. My clinical interests include epilepsy, seizures, antiepileptic therapies (medical, surgical and experimental); functional neuromaging; differential diagnosis of spells. I also have interests in other neurologic diseases.

Research Program and Department Affiliations

Neurology

Research Interests

Epilepsy; Seizures; Stroke; Antiepileptic therapies; Functional imaging; Zone state performance; Neuroprotection; Neuromodulation; Neuronal transplantation; Brain stimulation; Magnetoencephalography

Research Abstract

Selected References

Zaatreh, M.M., Tennison, M.X. D'Cruz, O'N, Beach, R.L. Anticonvulsant-induced chorea: a role for pharmacodynamic drug interaction? Seizure. 2001 Dec;10(8):596-9.

Elixhauser, A., Leidy, N.K., Rentz, A.M., Beach, R., Pellock, J.M., Schachter, S.C. Williams, M.K. Telephone Validation of the Quality of Life in Epilepsy Inventory (QOLIE-89). Epilepsia 1999 40:97-106.

Sharp S, Stone J, Beach R. Contrast agent neurotoxicity presenting as subarachnoid hemorrhage. Neurology. 1999 Apr 22;52(7):1503-5.

Naqvi SZ, Beach RL, Armao DM, Greenwood RS. Photoparoxysmal response in late infantile neuronal ceroid-lipofuscinosis. Pediatr Neurol. 1998 Nov;19(5):395-8.

Thompson JE, Castillo M, Kwock L, Walters B, Beach R. Usefulness of proton MR spectroscopy in the evaluation of temporal lobe epilepsy. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1998 Mar;170(3):771-6

Vaughn BV, D'Cruz OF, Beach R, Messenheimer JA. Improvement of seizure control with treatment of obstructive sleep apnea.Seizure. 1996 Mar;5(1):73-8.

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This profile was last updated on 09/06/2007

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