MARC PAUL DIFAZIO
Medical Practice in Rockville, MD

Pediatrics, Pediatric Neurology

Baclofen Pump (Spinal Pump) Management, Botox, Captique, Collagen, Hylaform & Restylane Injections, Chemodenervation, Electroencephalogram / Eeg, Epilepsy, Headaches, Learning Disabilities, Migraine Headaches, Movement Disorders, Neuralgia, Seizures, Sleep Disorders, Spasticity, Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Vagus Nerve Stimulator Management

Add & Adhd (Attention Deficit & Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Autism, Behavioral Disorders & Problems, Bell's Palsy, Cerebral Palsy, Chronic Pain & Chronic Pain Syndromes, Coma, Concussion, Epilepsy, Facial Diseases & Disorders, Falls, Febrile Seizure, Grand Mal Seizure, Headaches, Hyperhidrosis (Excessive Sweating), Learning Disabilities, Migraine Headaches, Migraine, Hormonally Associated, Movement Disorders, Ms (Multiple Sclerosis), Nerve Diseases & Disorders, Neuralgia, Neuropathic Diseases & Disorders, Neuropathy-Motor & Sensory, Neuropathy-Peripheral, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (Ocd), Oppositional Defiant Disorder (Odd), Parasomnias, Petit Mal Seizure, Phantom Pain, Quadriplegia, Restless Leg Syndrome (Rls), Seizures, Sialorrhea, Sleep Disorders, Spasmodic Dysphonia, Spasticity, Spinal Cord Arterivenous Malformations, Spinal Cord Injury, Spine (Back or Lumbar) Pain, Stroke, Teeth Grinding (Bruxism), Temporal Lobe Seizure, Tetraplegia, Tourette's Syndrome (Tic Disorder), Traumatic Brain Injury, Trigeminal Neuralgia

Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology, 2011, Pediatrics, 2009

Healthgrades Honor Roll, Pediatric Teaching Intern of the Year, 1992, National Defense Service Medal, 1991, Excellence in Innovation, Allergan, Inc., 2005, Department of Neurology Staff Instructor of the Year, 2001-2002, Meritorious Service Medal, 1996,2002, Army Commendation Medal, 1996, Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, 1991, The little Neurotoxin that Could, 4/21/2003, Biotinidase deficiency, 2006, Fibromuscular Dysplasia in a six-year-old Child: a Rare Cause of Childhood Stroke, 8/00, Paroxysmal Tonic Upgaze and Partial Tetrasomy of Chromosome 15: A Novel Genetic Association, 2005, Aicardi Syndrome, 2006, Early Diagnosis of Spinal Cord Arteriovenous Malformations, 1994, Acute Onset of Myoclonus After Group A Beta-hemolytic Streptococcal Infection, 1998, Acute Onset of Myoclonus after Group A Beta Hemolytic Streptococcal Infection: A PANDAS Variant., 10/98, The Utility of SPECT Scanning in a Neonate with Hypothalamic Hamartoma and Gelastic Seizures, 7/00, Basal Ganglia Injury as a Complication of the Ketogenic Diet, 2002, A Focused Review of Treatment with Botulinum Toxins for Low Back Pain, 2003, Botulinum toxin A improved burning pain and allodynia in two patients with spinal cord pathology, 2003, Visual disturbance associated with postoperative cerebellar mutism, 2005, Botulinum toxin A improved burning pain and allodynia in two patients with spinal cord pathology, 2003, Ectodermal Dysplasia and Brain Cystic Changes, 7/02, Index of Suspicion: Case 3, Infantile Pseudotumor Cerebri, 7/01, Orofacial Automatisms Induced by Acute Withdrawal From High-Dose Midazolam Mimicking Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus in a Child, 2003, Visual disturbance associated with postoperative cerebellar mutism, 2005, A Rare Interstitial Deletion (2)(p11.2p13) In a Child With Pericentric Inversion of Paternal Origin, 1999, Aicardi Syndrome, 2006, Molecularly defined Interstitial Tandem Duplication 6p Case with Mild Manifeestations, 2001

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Dr. DiFazio's highest priority is to maximize quality of life for patients and family members. To this end, he emphasizes the need for facilitating communication with families, and allowing patients a say in their care. Dr. DiFazio is committed to patient safety, and has implemented a number of safety initiatives at Capital Neurology to prevent injury due to missing medical information, drug errors and drug interactions.

Pediatric Neurologist

9715 Medical Center Dr, Rockville, MD 20850

American Board of Pediatrics Certification in Pediatrics, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Certification in Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology (Psychiatry and Neurology)

Capital Neurology
9715 Medical Center Dr, Rockville, MD 20850 Children's Outpatient Center of Montgomery County
9850 Key West Ave, Rockville, MD 20850