Dr. Adam Z. Kalawi, Child Neurology
Adam Kalawi, MD
is on staff at
CHOC Mission Hospital
Specialty:
Board Certified:
Neurology Referrals
Physicians can refer patients to CHOC through our eCeptionist Referral Portal.
Dr. Adam Z. Kalawi is board certified in neurology with special qualifications in child neurology. He is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of Chapman University having majored in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. He completed his medical education at UC Irvine School of Medicine and went on to complete specialty training in the combined Child Neurology training program at UC San Diego and Rady Children’s Hospital.
As an expert in pediatric neurology, Dr. Kalawi cares for babies, kids, and teens with a wide variety of neurologic conditions, with particular interests in epilepsy, autoimmune encephalitides, neurogenetics, and precision medicine.
Dr. Kalawi takes special interest in healthcare innovations, clinical informatics, and applications of artificial intelligence in medicine. He is also involved in the CHOC Medical Intelligence and Innovation Institute.
Locations
CHOC Specialists, Neurology
1201 W. La Veta Ave.
Orange CA 92868
phone: 714-509-7601
fax: 714-246-2329
CHOC Center for Children’s Health
Building: Joe C. Wen & Family Center for Advanced Care, UCI Health – Irvine
19200 Jamboree Rd., Suite 2000
Irvine, CA 92612
Education
- Medical School
University of California, Irvine, CA - Residency, Child Neurology,
University of California, San Diego, CA
- Muscular dystrophy and muscle diseases
- Neural tube defects (spina bifida, encephalocele, anencephaly)
- Neurofibromatosis
- Sleep disorders
- Spasticity
- Spina bifida
- Spinal dysraphism
- Stroke
- Tics and Tourette syndrome
- Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and other head injuries