Ignacio Valencia, MD, FAES
Departments
Cooper University Health Care Titles
- Division Head, Pediatric Neurology & Developmental Medicine
- Pediatric Neurologist
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Titles
- Professor of Pediatrics
Board Certifications
- American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Child Neurology)
- American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Sleep Medicine)
- American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Epilepsy)
Professional Type
Cooper University Physician
NPI
1831203421
About Me
Office Locations
Cooper Pediatric Care at Camden
Three Cooper Plaza
Suite 200
Camden
, NJ 08103
Phone: 856.342.2001
Fax: 856.968.8206
Maps
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Education & Training
| Medical School | Rosario University, San Jose's Hospital, Bogota, Colombia |
|---|---|
| Residency | Adult Neurology - San Jose's Hospital, Rosario University, Bogota, Colombia |
| Residency | Adult Neurology - Hahnemann University Hospital, Drexel University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA |
| Residency | Child Neurology - St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Drexel University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA |
| Fellowship | Clinical Neurophysiology and Epilepsy - Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA |
| Fellowship | Research Fellowship - Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA |
Special Interests
Epilepsy, seizure disorders, developmental epileptic encephalopathies, neurocutaneous syndromes, congenital abnormalities of brain development
Memberships
- American Epilepsy Society
- Child Neurology Society
Awards and Honors
- Victor C. Vaughan Teaching Award for outstanding contribution in teaching - St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, 2014
- Eric Burton Osberg Award in recognition of outstanding service to the Epilepsy Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania and Epilepsy community - Epilepsy Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania, 2014
- Golden Apple Award for excellence in teaching, Drexel University College of Medicine
Publications
Jobst BC, Conner KR, Coulter D, Fried I, Guilfoyle S, Hirsch LJ, Hogan RE, Hopp JL, Naritoku D, Plueger M, Schevon C, Smith G, Valencia I, Gaillard WD. Highlights From AES2020, a Virtual American Epilepsy Society Experience. Epilepsy Curr. 2021 May 16;21(4):15357597211018219. doi: 10.1177/15357597211018219. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33998298; PMCID: PMC8512915.
Valencia I, Berg AT, Hirsch LJ, Lopez MR, Melmed K, Rosengard JL, Tatum WO, Jobst BC. Epilepsy and COVID 2021. Epilepsy Curr. 2022 May 13;22(6):398-403. doi: 10.1177/15357597221101268. PMID: 36426190; PMCID: PMC9661620.
Jobst BC, Conner KR, Coulter D, Fried I, Guilfoyle S, Hirsch LJ, Hogan RE, Hopp JL, Naritoku D, Plueger M, Schevon C, Smith G, Valencia I, Gaillard WD. Highlights From AES2020, a Virtual American Epilepsy Society Experience. Epilepsy Curr. 2021 May 16;21(4):15357597211018219. doi: 10.1177/15357597211018219. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33998298; PMCID: PMC8512915.
Grinspan ZM, Knupp KG, Patel AD, Yozawitz EG, Wusthoff CJ, Wirrell E, Valencia I, Singhal NS, Nordli DR, Mytinger JR, Mitchell W, Keator CG, Loddenkemper T, Hussain SA, Harini C, Gaillard WD, Fernandez IS, Coryell J, Chu CJ, Berg AT, Shellhaas RA. Comparative Effectiveness of Initial Treatment for Infantile Spasms in a Contemporary US Cohort. Neurology. 2021 Jul 15;97(12):e1217–28. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000012511. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34266919; PMCID: PMC8480478.
Abdelmoumen I, Jimenez S, Valencia I, Melvin J, Legido A, Diaz-Diaz MM, Griffith C, Massingham LJ, Yelton M, Rodríguez-Hernández J, Schnur RE, Walsh LE, Cristancho AG, Bergqvist CA, McWalter K, Mathieson I, Belbin GM, Kenny EE, Ortiz-Gonzalez XR, Schneider MC. Boricua Founder Variant in FRRS1L Causes Epileptic Encephalopathy With Hyperkinetic Movements. J Child Neurol. 2021 Feb;36(2):93-98. doi: 10.1177/0883073820953001. Epub 2020 Sep 15. PMID: 32928027; PMCID: PMC8496110.