Phillip L. Pearl
Phillip L. Pearl | |
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 Dr. Phillip L. Pearl playing jazz piano for his patients | |
| Born | June 22, 1958 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Johns Hopkins University (B.S.) University of Maryland School of Medicine (M.D.) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neurologist and Author |
Phillip L. Pearl, MD, is an American child neurologist, author, and jazz pianist. He is the Director of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology at Boston Children's Hospital and William G. Lennox Chair and Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School. Pearl is a recognized leader in metabolic epilepsies and is renowned in his field for his expertise in succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiency, a rare neurometabolic disorder of GABA degradation. Pearl would frequently be spotted playing jazz piano in the lobby of Children's National Medical Center, where he was former Division Chief of Neurology prior to coming to Boston Children's Hospital.
Books
Pearl published his first book, Inherited Metabolic Epilepsies, in 2012. His second book, Neuro-logic: A Primer on Localization, was released in March, 2014, and is currently being translated into Japanese.[1]
Personal life
Pearl has four children, Natalie, Suzanne, Adam, and Melinda, and lives in the Greater Boston area with his wife, Maria, who is a pediatrician.[2]
References
- ^ "Phillip L. Pearl, MD, Edits Two New Books on Epilepsy". Retrieved August 11, 2014.
- ^ "Phillip L. Pearl". Hemifoundation. Dec 2008.