Education and Training

Medical School

MD - New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY

Internship

Pediatrics - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Residency

Pediatrics - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Fellowship

Pediatric Neurology - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Board Certification

Neurology
Pediatric Neurology
Pediatrics

Titles and Academic Titles

Attending Physician

Co-Director, Pediatric Neuropsychiatry Program

Associate Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Departments and Services

Research Interests

Drug trials in pediatric epilepsy and Tourette syndrome
Pharmacokinetic studies in pediatrics
Sleep in neurodevelopmental disabilities

Publications

Papers

2018

Abdulkadir M, Londono D, Gordon D, Fernandez TV, Brown LW, Cheon KA, Coffey BJ, Elzerman L, Fremer C, Fründt O, Garcia-Delgar B, Gilbert DL, Grice DE, Hedderly T, Heyman I, Hong HJ, Huyser C, Ibanez-Gomez L, Jakubovski E, Kim YK, Kim YS, Koh YJ, Kook S, Kuperman S, Leventhal B, Ludolph AG, Madruga-Garrido M, Maras A, Mir P, Morer A, Müller-Vahl K, Münchau A, Murphy TL, Plessen KJ, Roessner V, Shin EY, Song DH, Song J, Tübing J, van den Ban E, Visscher F, Wanderer S, Woods M, Zinner SH, King RA, Tischfield JA, Heiman GA, Hoekstra PJ, Dietrich A. Investigation of previously implicated genetic variants in chronic tic disorders: a transmission disequilibrium test approach. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience. 2018 Apr;268(3):301-316.

2016

Abdulkadir M, Tischfield JA, King RA, Fernandez TV, Brown LW, Cheon KA, Coffey BJ, de Bruijn SF, Elzerman L, Garcia-Delgar B, Gilbert DL, Grice DE, Hagstrøm J, Hedderly T, Heyman I, Hong HJ, Huyser C, Ibanez-Gomez L, Kim YK, Kim YS, Koh YJ, Kook S, Kuperman S, Lamerz A, Leventhal B, Ludolph AG, Madruga-Garrido M, Maras A, Messchendorp MD, Mir P, Morer A, Münchau A, Murphy TL, Openneer TJ, Plessen KJ, Rath JJ, Roessner V, Fründt O, Shin EY, Sival DA, Song DH, Song J, Stolte AM, Tübing J, van den Ban E, Visscher F, Wanderer S, Woods M, Zinner SH, State MW, Heiman GA, Hoekstra PJ, Dietrich A. Pre- and perinatal complications in relation to Tourette syndrome and co-occurring obsessive-compulsive disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 2016 Nov;82:126-35.

Brown LW, Camfield P, Capers M, Cascino G, Ciccarelli M, de Gusmao CM, Downs SM, Majnemer A, Miller AB, SanInocencio C, Schultz R, Tilton A, Winokur A, Zupanc M. The neurologist's role in supporting transition to adult health care: A consensus statement. Neurology. 2016 Aug 23;87(8):835-40.

2014

Bisker E, McClelland GM, Brown LW, Liu GT. The Long-Term Outcome of Ocular Tics in a Pediatric Neuro-Ophthalmology Practice. J AAPOS (Journal of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus). 2014 Feb;18(1):31-5.

2013

Brown LW, Roach ES. Outgrowing the Child Neurologist: Facing the Challenges of Transition. JAMA Neurology 70: 496-497, 2013.

Prashad P, Brown LW. Brain Tumor Presenting as Somnambulism in an Adolescent. Pediatr Neurol. 2013 Sep;49(3):209-12. Epub 2013 Jul 5.

Books

2013

Brown LW. Paraplegia. Zorc J, Brown LW, Clark BJ, Manno CS (Eds.). Clinical Handbook of Pediatrics, Fifth Edition. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins. Pp 614-623, 2013. 2013. 



Brown LW. Vertigo. Zorc J, Brown LW, Clark BJ, Manno CS (Eds.). Clinical Handbook of Pediatrics, Fifth Edition. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins. Pp 846-855, 2013. 2013. 



Brown LW. Episodic events mimicking seizures in childhood and adolescence. Pediatric Epilepsy. Duchowny M, Cross JH,Arzimanoglou A. (Eds.). McGraw Hill. Pp 162-171, 2013.