Dr. David Adams, Pediatric Neurology
David Adams, MD
is on staff at
CHOC Hospital Orange
Appointments:
Specialty:
Board Certified:
Neurology Referrals
Physicians can refer patients to CHOC through our eCeptionist Referral Portal.
Dr. David Adams is a board-certified pediatric neurologist at CHOC in Orange County, California. As an expert in pediatric neurology, Dr. Adams cares for babies, kids and teens with a wide variety of neurologic conditions. He specializes in new and intractable epilepsy, as well as comorbid neurodevelopmental disorders.
Dr. Adams is an active member of CHOC’s level 4 epilepsy center and participates in weekly epilepsy surgery conferences. He also works in the autism and epilepsy co-occurring clinic at the Thompson Autism and Neurodevelopmental Center at CHOC.
Dr. Adams is currently working with Dr. Daniel Shrey on research for Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) and infantile spasms.
“Neurology is like a puzzle. It doesn’t always make sense at first, but you have to gather all the pieces before you can put the full picture together.” – Dr. Adams
Locations
CHOC Neuroscience Institute Outpatient Center
505 S. Main St., Suite 350
Orange, CA 92868
Thompson Autism and Neurodevelopmental Center at CHOC
170 S. Main St.
Orange, CA 92868
Education
- Medical School
Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN - Residency, Child Neurology,
University of Illinois Medical Center, Chicago, IL - Fellowship
UCI Medical Center, Orange, 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
Health Stories
Epilepsy / Seizures
CHOC’s rehab team helps patient heal: Isa’s story
11-year-old Isa had to relearn everything after treatment for FIRES, a rare epilepsy disorder. With help from CHOC rehab, he’s thriving.
CHOC Health
Epilepsy / Seizures
Febrile seizures and kids: What parents should know
A CHOC neurologist assures parents that most children recover from febrile seizures and offers treatment tips and advice.
CHOC Health