Overview
Richard Fischer is a Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider in Newark, Delaware. Dr. Fischer is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Benign Rolandic Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are Autism Spectrum Disorder, Movement Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, and Seizures. Dr. Fischer is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 7 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Locations
774 Christiana Rd, Suite 201, Newark, DE 19713
1401 Foulk Rd, Wilmington, DE 19803
200 Hygeia Dr, Newark, DE 19713
4755 Ogletown Stanton Rd, Newark, DE 19718
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.
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Catherine Chu is the director of the Division of Pediatric Neurology and the John M. Freeman Pediatric Epilepsy Center in the Johns Hopkins Department of Neurology, as well as the vice president of child neurology at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. As a child neurologist, epileptologist and clinical neurophysiologist, Dr. Chu cares for children diagnosed with epilepsy and disorders of the nervous system (neurophysiology). She specializes in electroencephalogram (also known as EEG) analysis, seizure localization, surgical planning and neuromodulation for adult and pediatric patients with difficult to control epilepsy. She is nationally and internationally recognized for her work identifying causes of and treatment options for cognitive dysfunction and seizures in epilepsy and neurodevelopmental disorders. Dr. Chu’s team specializes in identifying and developing tools to detect and understand brain rhythms that support complex cognitive functions throughout development, including how these rhythms are disrupted by seizures and neurodevelopmental disorders. Dr. Chu earned her medical degree and a master’s degree in social anthropology from Harvard University. She completed an internship in pediatrics at Massachusetts General Hospital, and then a residency in neurology and child neurology at Massachusetts General and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. After completing two fellowships at Massachusetts General, one in epilepsy and another in clinical neurophysiology, Dr. Chu earned a master’s degree in medical science, focused on clinical investigation, from Harvard Medical School. Dr. Chu is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Benign Rolandic Epilepsy. Her top areas of expertise are Benign Rolandic Epilepsy, Epilepsy in Children, Seizures, and Epilepsy.
James Gaul is a Neurologist in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. Dr. Gaul is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Benign Rolandic Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are Benign Rolandic Epilepsy, Seizures, Memory Loss, and Essential Tremor.
Neurology Specialist Wilmington
Brian Oommen is a Neurologist in Wilmington, Delaware. Dr. Oommen is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Benign Rolandic Epilepsy. His top areas of expertise are Seizures, Epilepsy, Benign Rolandic Epilepsy, and Memory Loss.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Autism Spectrum DisorderDr. Fischer isDistinguished. Learn about Autism Spectrum Disorder.
- Advanced
- ApraxiaDr. Fischer isAdvanced. Learn about Apraxia.
- Asperger's SyndromeDr. Fischer isAdvanced. Learn about Asperger's Syndrome.
- Benign Rolandic EpilepsyDr. Fischer isAdvanced. Learn about Benign Rolandic Epilepsy.
- Dravet SyndromeDr. Fischer isAdvanced. Learn about Dravet Syndrome.
- EpilepsyDr. Fischer isAdvanced. Learn about Epilepsy.
- Epilepsy in ChildrenDr. Fischer isAdvanced. Learn about Epilepsy in Children.
- Experienced
- 2q37 Deletion SyndromeDr. Fischer isExperienced. Learn about 2q37 Deletion Syndrome.
- 47 XYY SyndromeDr. Fischer isExperienced. Learn about 47 XYY Syndrome.
- Aase SyndromeDr. Fischer isExperienced. Learn about Aase Syndrome.
- Abruzzo-Erickson SyndromeDr. Fischer isExperienced. Learn about Abruzzo-Erickson Syndrome.
- Absence SeizureDr. Fischer isExperienced. Learn about Absence Seizure.
- Acrocallosal SyndromeDr. Fischer isExperienced. Learn about Acrocallosal Syndrome.