Dr. Masanori Takeoka MD
Neurologist | Electrodiagnostic Medicine
333 Longwood Avenue Boston Massachusetts, 02115About
Masanori Takeoka, MD, works at Children's hospital Boston in Boston, Massachusetts. This hospital is the primary teaching facility for Harvard Medical School, and has been named on US News and World Report's Best Hospitals Honor Roll issue. Dr. Takeoka is an assistant Professor of Neurology with Harvard, with specialties including epilepsy and the neurology of children. His education came from one of the oldest universities in Japan, Kaio University. One of the main publications Dr. Takeoka has compiled is a study one of his many resesarch interests, Sturge Webber Syndrome. This condition involves the development of brain and facial angiomas, or tumors.
Education and Training
Keio University School of Medicine
Keio University
Keio University School of Medicine 1993
Board Certification
Pediatric Neurology
Clinical Neurophysiology
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN- Clinical Neurophysiology
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Neuropathology
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
Provider Details
Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Local Public Speaking -
Awards
- Research Clinical Fellowship Award, Epilepsy Foundation
- Research Grant, National Epifellow Foundation
Treatments
- Epilepsy
Professional Memberships
- Member International Association of HealthCare Professionals
Fellowships
- Boston Children's Hospital - Boston, MA 2000
- Boston Children?s Hospital
- Boston Children's Hospital, Fellow:Neurophysiology, Clinical 1998
Internships
- Keio University School of Medicine
Fellowships
- Children's Hospital of Boston
Professional Society Memberships
- American Association of Neurologists, Clinical Neurophysiology Society, American College of Surgeons
What do you attribute your success to?
Hard Work
Hobbies / Sports
- Reading, Traveling
Favorite professional publications
- Clinical Neurophysiology Journal
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