Robert C. Stowe, MD

Neurologist, Department of Neurology
Instructor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Medical Services

Languages
English
Education
Undergraduate School
Wake Forest University
2009
Winston-Salem
NC
Medical School
University of Louisville School of Medicine
2013
Louisville
KY
Residency
Pediatrics
Baylor College of Medicine
2015
Houston
TX
Residency
Child Neurology
Baylor College of Medicine
2018
Houston
TX
Fellowship
Sleep Medicine
Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania
2019
Philadelphia
PA
Fellowship
Epilepsy
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
2020
Philadelphia
PA
Certifications
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Child and Adolescent Neurology)
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Sleep Medicine)
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Epilepsy)
Professional History

Dr. Stowe completed his residency in pediatrics and child neurology at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, where he was also chief resident in his final year. He then completed fellowships in sleep medicine and epilepsy at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He joined the department as a staff physician in August 2020 seeing general neurology and epilepsy patients in the outpatient and inpatient settings.

Dr. Stowe's clinical and research interests lie in the complex interface of sleep, epilepsy, and genetics. This includes how sleep disorders influence seizure control, how epilepsy (and its care) influences sleep, and the utilization of chronopharmacology concepts in epilepsy care. He also has specific interests in nocturnal and sleep-related epilepsies, including ESES and Landau-Kleffner syndrome, and understanding sleep phenotypes of genetic neurodevelopmental and epilepsy disorders.

Approach to Care
I strive to provide comprehensive and compassionate care to all of my patients and families. I strongly value the relationships I get to form with families to empower them to best care for their children in a shared goal in optimizing quality of life and developmental potential.

Publications

Deep Brain Stimulator (DBS) Artifact in the EEG of a Pediatric Patient. View Abstract
Sleep Abnormalities in the Synaptopathies-SYNGAP1-Related Intellectual Disability and Phelan-McDermid Syndrome. View Abstract
Polysomnographic predictors of abnormal brainstem imaging in children. View Abstract
Emerging Subspecialties in Neurology: Sleep medicine fellowship after child neurology residency. View Abstract
Pulmonary hypertension and chronic hypoventilation in ROHHAD syndrome treated with average-volume assured pressure support. View Abstract
Pediatric polysomnography-A review of indications, technical aspects, and interpretation. View Abstract
Acute Drug-Induced Symptoms of Restless Legs Syndrome in an Emergency Department: What's in a Name? View Abstract
Early Identification of Pediatric Neurology Patients With Palliative Care Needs: A Pilot Study. View Abstract
Electroencephalographic Patterns During Routine Polysomnography in Childhood and Association With Future Epilepsy Diagnosis. View Abstract
Global Health Education in Child Neurology and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Training Programs in the United States: A National Survey. View Abstract
Clinical Reasoning: Ventriculomegaly detected on 20-week anatomic fetal ultrasound. View Abstract
Cockayne Syndrome Complicated by Moyamoya Vasculopathy and Stroke. View Abstract
LIPT1 deficiency presenting as early infantile epileptic encephalopathy, Leigh disease, and secondary pyruvate dehydrogenase complex deficiency. View Abstract
Teaching NeuroImages: Wallerian degeneration in evolving pediatric stroke. View Abstract
Mechanical thrombectomy for pediatric acute stroke and ventricular assist device. View Abstract
Novel PEX26 Mutation Causing Zellweger Syndrome Presenting as Feeding Intolerance and Hypotonia. View Abstract
Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis in Children: A Report of Two Fatal Cases and Review of the Literature. View Abstract
Facial nerve palsy, Kawasaki disease, and coronary artery aneurysm. View Abstract
Case report of subacute cerebellar ataxia of adolescence with long-term sequelae. View Abstract
Postnatal exposure to MK801 induces selective changes in GAD67 or parvalbumin. View Abstract
Postnatal expression of GAD67. View Abstract
MK801-induced activated caspase-3 exhibits selective co-localization with GAD67. View Abstract