Advanced in Epilepsy

Dr. David Spencer

Neurology
OHSU Hospital
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, 
Portland, OR 
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Advanced in Epilepsy
OHSU Hospital
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, 
Portland, OR 
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Overview

David Spencer is a Neurologist in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Spencer is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Memory Loss, Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy with Auditory Features, Epilepsy, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 36 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 26 articles and participated in 1 clinical trial in the study of Epilepsy.

Specialties
Neurology
Licenses
Psychiatry & Neurology in OR
Hospital Affiliations
Bay Area Hospital
Ohsu Hospital And Clinics
Hillsboro Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

OHSU Hospital
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, Portland, OR 97239
Call: 503-494-3988

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


1 Clinical Trials

A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Inpatient, Dose-Ranging Efficacy Study of Staccato Alprazolam (STAP-001) in Subjects With Epilepsy With a Predictable Seizure Pattern
A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Inpatient, Dose-Ranging Efficacy Study of Staccato Alprazolam (STAP-001) in Subjects With Epilepsy With a Predictable Seizure Pattern
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: February 03, 2021
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2

36 Total Publications

Engineered deletions of HIV replicate conditionally to reduce disease in nonhuman primates.
Engineered deletions of HIV replicate conditionally to reduce disease in nonhuman primates.
Journal: Science (New York, N.Y.)
Published: August 08, 2024
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    • Memory Loss
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    • Seizures
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    • Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy (ADNFLE)
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    • Epilepsy
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    • Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure
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    • Susac Syndrome
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    • Absence Seizure
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    • Conversion Disorder
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    • Deep Brain Stimulation
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