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Home » Medical Staff » Neurology » Adams, David J MD

Dr. David Adams, Pediatric Neurology

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David Adams, MD

is on staff at
CHOC Hospital Orange

Office Phone:
714-509-7601

Appointments:
888-770-2462

Specialty:
Neurology

Board Certified:
Pediatrics; Child Neurology

Neurology Referrals

Physicians can refer patients to CHOC through our eCeptionist Referral Portal.

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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
Our neurologists commonly treat:
  • Brain tumors
  • Cerebral palsy
  • Cerebrovascular disease
  • Concussion
  • Developmental delays
  • Down syndrome
  • Dystonia
  • Epilepsy and seizures
  • Headaches
  • Movement disorders
  • 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

CHOC’s rehab team helps patient heal: Isa’s story

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.

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Febrile seizures and kids: What parents should know

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.

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