Dr. Masanori  Takeoka MD, Neurologist
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Dr. Masanori Takeoka MD

Neurologist | Electrodiagnostic Medicine

333 Longwood Avenue Boston Massachusetts, 02115

About

Masanori Takeoka, MD, works at Children's hospital Boston in Boston, Massachusetts.  This hospital is the primary teaching facility for Harvard Medical School, and has been named on US News and World Report's Best Hospitals Honor Roll issue. Dr. Takeoka is an assistant Professor of Neurology with Harvard, with specialties including epilepsy and the neurology of children.  His education came from one of the oldest universities in Japan, Kaio University.  One of the main publications Dr. Takeoka has compiled is a study one of his many resesarch interests, Sturge Webber Syndrome.  This condition involves the development of brain and facial angiomas, or tumors. 

Education and Training

Keio University School of Medicine

Keio University

Keio University School of Medicine 1993

Board Certification

Pediatric Neurology

Clinical Neurophysiology

Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN- Clinical Neurophysiology

PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Neuropathology

Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN

Provider Details

MaleEnglish 31 years of experience

Areas of expertise and specialization

Clinical NeuropsychologyPediatrics

Faculty Titles & Positions

  • Local Public Speaking -

Awards

  • Research Clinical Fellowship Award, Epilepsy Foundation   
  • Research Grant, National Epifellow Foundation   

Treatments

  • Epilepsy

Professional Memberships

  • Member International Association of HealthCare Professionals 

Fellowships

  • Boston Children's Hospital - Boston, MA    2000
  • Boston Children?s Hospital   
  • Boston Children's Hospital, Fellow:Neurophysiology, Clinical    1998

Internships

  • Keio University School of Medicine

Fellowships

  • Children's Hospital of Boston

Professional Society Memberships

  • American Association of Neurologists, Clinical Neurophysiology Society, American College of Surgeons

What do you attribute your success to?

  • Hard Work

Hobbies / Sports

  • Reading, Traveling

Favorite professional publications

  • Clinical Neurophysiology Journal

Dr. Masanori Takeoka MD's Practice location

333 Longwood Avenue -
Boston, Massachusetts 02115
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