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Alcy R. Torres, MD

Assistant Professor

Boston University School of Medicine

Dept of Pediatrics

Child Neurology

MD, Universidad Central del Ecuador

Websites

	School of Medicine Profile
	Boston Medical Center

ORCID : 0000-0001-5798-9161

Traumatic Brain Injury: Referrals in a Pediatric Concussion Program in a safety net Hospital, The influence of premorbid conditions in the validity of the SCAT3,
Telemedicine to monitor improvement in patients with Pediatric Concussion.

Alcy R. Torres, MD, FAAP., received his MD degree at Universidad Central del Ecuador in 1990, pediatric residency at Carlos Andrade Marin Hospital, Quito-Ecuador, Miami Children's Hospital, Neurology at the Longwood Neurology Program (MGH, Brigham's and Women Hospital, Deaconess Hospital, Beth Israel Hospital and Veterans Hospital including the Coumadin Clinic at Brockton Hospital and Spinal Cord Unit and Outpatient Clinic at the West Roxbury Hospital). He then completed the Pediatric Neurology Fellowship at Children's Hospital Boston where he remained on staff for 13 years before becoming the Director of the Pediatric Concussion Program at Boston Medical Center.

He is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology at Boston University and is a clinical pediatric neurologist at Boston Medical Center. He has been recognized by Boston Magazine as Top Child Neurologist in the area. He is author of over 40 peer-reviewed publications that focus on the diagnosis and treatments of several pediatric and neurological conditions in particular pediatric concussion.

Dr. Torres has conducted research for many years, and serves as Director of the International Program, Hispanic Services and Pediatric Concussion Program.

In addition to his clinical and research activities, he is very involved in national organizations including the Child Neurology Society, the American Academy of Pediatrics and Brain Injury as well some international organizations. A committed mentor, he has won several awards for his mentoring of early career investigators.

He has founded and volunteered for the Ecuadorian Association of New England since 2005, serving on a variety of local and national Committees. He is a Board Member of the Wellesley United Soccer Club, American Academy of Pediatrics, SOICH section, Neurology Section, ICATCH program, and the Child Neurology Society, Awards Committee. Dr. Torres is a member of the Editorial board for the Journal of Pediatric Neurology, Child Neurology and many others.

Assistant Professor
Boston University School of Medicine
Neurology

2018 Castle and Connolly, Boston Magazine: Top Doctors in Child Neurology

2017 Castle and Connolly, Boston Magazine: Top Doctors in Child Neurology

2016 Castle and Connolly, Boston Magazine : Top Doctors in Child Neurology

2016 Periodico el Planeta”, Boston, MA: Latino Award, Most influential people in New England

2015 Child Neurology Society: Talent, Character and Wisdom Awards Committee

2015 Best Doctors: Best Child Neurologist

2015 Castle and Connolly, Boston Magazine : Top Doctors in Child Neurology

2014 Periodico el Planeta”, Boston, MA : Latino Award, Most influential people in New England

2014 Top pediatricians: America's Top Pediatricians

2012 Best Doctors: Best Pediatric Neurologist

2011 Best Doctors : Best Pediatric Neurologist

2011 Super Doctors: Super Doctors

2011 Periodico el Planeta”, Boston, MA: Power-meter 100 Most influential members of the Latino Community Award

2010 Best Doctors: Best Pediatric Neurologist

2009 Best Doctors: Best Pediatric Neurologist

2008 Best Doctors: Best Pediatric Neurologist

2007 Boston Magazine: Best Pediatric Neurologist

2007 Best Doctors: Best Pediatric Neurologist

2006 Boston Magazine : Best Pediatric Neurologist

2006 Best Doctors: Best Pediatric Neurologist

2005 Best Doctors: Best Pediatric Neurologist

2001 Harvard Medical School: “Outstanding performance” as a Laboratory Instructor in the Human Nervous System

1999 Harvard Medical School: Meyer Award, Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School

1998 Harvard Medical School: Von Meyer Award, Children’s Hospital

Publications listed below are automatically derived from MEDLINE/PubMed and other sources, which might result in incorrect or missing publications. Faculty can login to make corrections and additions.

Messacar K, Sillau S, Hopkins SE, Otten C, Wilson-Murphy M, Wong B, Santoro JD, Treister A, Bains HK, Torres A, Zabrocki L, Glanternik JR, Hurst AL, Martin JA, Schreiner T, Makhani N, DeBiasi RL, Kruer MC, Tremoulet AH, Van Haren K, Desai J, Benson LA, Gorman MP, Abzug MJ, Tyler KL, Dominguez SR. Safety, tolerability, and efficacy of fluoxetine as an antiviral for acute flaccid myelitis. Neurology. 2018 Nov 09. PMID: 30413631.
Umoren RA, Mohamed MA, Oyerinde KA, Vaucher YE, Behrmann AT, Canarie M, Dudani R, Kurbasic M, Moore MJ, Torres AR, Vides M, Staton D. International Community Access to Child Health Program: 10 Years of Improving Child Health. Pediatrics. 2018 Oct; 142(4). PMID: 30185427.
Torres A, Brownstein CA, Tembulkar SK, Graber K, Genetti C, Kleiman RJ, Sweadner KJ, Mavros C, Liu KX, Smedemark-Margulies N, Maski K, Yang E, Agrawal PB, Shi J, Beggs AH, D'Angelo E, Lincoln SH, Carroll D, Dedeoglu F, Gahl WA, Biggs CM, Swoboda KJ, Berry GT, Gonzalez-Heydrich J. De novo ATP1A3 and compound heterozygous NLRP3 mutations in a child with autism spectrum disorder, episodic fatigue and somnolence, and muckle-wells syndrome. Mol Genet Metab Rep. 2018 Sep; 16:23-29. PMID: 29922587.
Hon KL, Leung AK, Cheung E, Lee B, Tsang MM, Torres AR. An overview of exposure to ethanol-containing substances and ethanol intoxication in children based on three illustrated cases. Drugs Context. 2018; 7:212512. PMID: 29344053; DOI: 10.7573/dic.212512;.
Hon KL, Leung AKC, Torres AR. Febrile Infection-Related Epilepsy Syndrome (FIRES): An Overview of Treatment and Recent Patents. Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov. 2018; 12(2):128-135. PMID: 29745347.
Andrade E, Shaikh Z, Chavez W, Torres A. [Treatment of neonatal seizures]. Medicina (B Aires). 2018; 78 Suppl 2:30-35. PMID: 30199362.
Alosco ML, Kasimis AB, Stamm JM, Chua AS, Baugh CM, Daneshvar DH, Robbins CA, Mariani M, Hayden J, Conneely S, Au R, Torres A, McClean MD, McKee AC, Cantu RC, Mez J, Nowinski CJ, Martin BM, Chaisson CE, Tripodis Y, Stern RA. Age of first exposure to American football and long-term neuropsychiatric and cognitive outcomes. Transl Psychiatry. 2017 Sep 19; 7(9):e1236.View Related Profiles.
Torres, Alcy
McKee, Ann
Chaisson, Christine
Nowinski, Christopher
Daneshvar, Daniel
Mez, Jesse
Stamm, Julie
Alosco, Michael
McClean, Michael
Au, Rhoda
Stern, Robert
Cantu, Robert
Tripodis, Yorghos
PMID: 28926003; DOI: 10.1038/tp.2017.197;.
Steiner N, Torres A, Reddy A, Augustyn M. Congenital Hypotonia in Toddlerhood. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2017 Sep; 38(7):556-557.View Related Profiles.
Torres, Alcy
Reddy, Arathi
Augustyn, Marilyn
Steiner, Naomi
PMID: 28816914.
Alosco ML, Jarnagin J, Tripodis Y, Martin B, Chaisson C, Baugh CM, Torres A, Nowinski CJ, Cantu RC, Stern RA. Utility of providing a concussion definition in the assessment of concussion history in former NFL players. Brain Inj. 2017; 31(8):1116-1123.View Related Profiles.
Torres, Alcy
Chaisson, Christine
Nowinski, Christopher
Alosco, Michael
Stern, Robert
Cantu, Robert
Tripodis, Yorghos
PMID: 28471243; DOI: 10.1080/02699052.2017.1294709;.
Caffarelli M, Kimia AA, Torres AR. Acute Ataxia in Children: A Review of the Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation in the Emergency Department. Pediatr Neurol. 2016 Dec; 65:14-30. PMID: 27789117; DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2016.08.025;.

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Smedemark-Margulies N, Brownstein CA, Vargas S, Tembulkar SK, Towne MC, Shi J, Gonzalez-Cuevas E, Liu KX, Bilguvar K, Kleiman RJ, Han MJ, Torres A, Berry GT, Yu TW, Beggs AH, Agrawal PB, Gonzalez-Heydrich J. A novel de novo mutation in ATP1A3 and childhood-onset schizophrenia. Cold Spring Harb Mol Case Stud. 2016 Sep; 2(5):a001008. PMID: 27626066; PMCID: PMC5002930; DOI: 10.1101/mcs.a001008;.
Vasquez PC, Torres AR, Silvera VM, Scott RM. Hemifacial Spasm in a Child Treated With Microvascular Decompression of the Facial Nerve. Pediatr Neurol. 2016 Apr; 57:84-7. PMID: 26880528; DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2016.01.007;.
Hartman AL, Devore CD, Doerrer SC. Rescue Medicine for Epilepsy in Education Settings. Pediatrics. 2016 Jan; 137(1). PMID: 26712862; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2015-3876;.
Kimia AA, Bachur RG, Torres A, Harper MB. Febrile seizures: emergency medicine perspective. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2015 Jun; 27(3):292-7. PMID: 25944308; DOI: 10.1097/MOP.0000000000000220;.
Torres A, Newton SA, Crompton B, Borzutzky A, Neufeld EJ, Notarangelo L, Berry GT. CSF 5-Methyltetrahydrofolate Serial Monitoring to Guide Treatment of Congenital Folate Malabsorption Due to Proton-Coupled Folate Transporter (PCFT) Deficiency. JIMD Rep. 2015; 24:91-6. PMID: 26006721; DOI: 10.1007/8904_2015_445;.
Olson H, Shen Y, Avallone J, Sheidley BR, Pinsky R, Bergin AM, Berry GT, Duffy FH, Eksioglu Y, Harris DJ, Hisama FM, Ho E, Irons M, Jacobsen CM, James P, Kothare S, Khwaja O, Lipton J, Loddenkemper T, Markowitz J, Maski K, Megerian JT, Neilan E, Raffalli PC, Robbins M, Roberts A, Roe E, Rollins C, Sahin M, Sarco D, Schonwald A, Smith SE, Soul J, Stoler JM, Takeoka M, Tan WH, Torres AR, Tsai P, Urion DK, Weissman L, Wolff R, Wu BL, Miller DT, Poduri A. Copy number variation plays an important role in clinical epilepsy. Ann Neurol. 2014 Jun; 75(6):943-58. PMID: 24811917; PMCID: PMC4487364; DOI: 10.1002/ana.24178;.
Aprahamian N, Harper MB, Prabhu SP, Monuteaux MC, Sadiq Z, Torres A, Kimia AA. Pediatric first time non-febrile seizure with focal manifestations: is emergent imaging indicated? Seizure. 2014 Oct; 23(9):740-5.View Related Profiles.
Torres, Alcy
Aprahamian, Nadine
PMID: 24970739; DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2014.06.003;.
Gonzalez-Heydrich J, Hsin O, Gumlak S, Kimball K, Rober A, Azeem MW, Hickory M, Mrakotsky C, Torres A, Mezzacappa E, Bourgeois B, Biederman J. Comparing stimulant effects in youth with ADHD symptoms and epilepsy. Epilepsy Behav. 2014 Jul; 36:102-7. PMID: 24907495; PMCID: PMC4109643; DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2014.04.026;.
An Y, Amr SS, Torres A, Weissman L, Raffalli P, Cox G, Sheng X, Lip V, Bi W, Patel A, Stankiewicz P, Wu BL, Shen Y. SOX12 and NRSN2 are candidate genes for 20p13 subtelomeric deletions associated with developmental delay. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet. 2013 Dec; 162B(8):832-40. PMID: 24019301; DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32187;.
Sheen V, Valencia IM, Torres AR. Atypical features in MECP2 P152R-associated Rett syndrome. Pediatr Neurol. 2013 Aug; 49(2):124-6. PMID: 23859859; DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2012.12.037;.
Sheen VL, Shankar M, Marin-Valencia I, Bridgemohan CH, Torres AR. Methylphenidate and continuous spike and wave during sleep in a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Pediatr Neurol. 2013 Jul; 49(1):54-7. PMID: 23827428; DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2012.12.036;.
Segal MM, Williams MS, Gropman AL, Torres AR, Forsyth R, Connolly AM, El-Hattab AW, Perlman SJ, Samanta D, Parikh S, Pavlakis SG, Feldman LK, Betensky RA, Gospe SM. Evidence-based decision support for neurological diagnosis reduces errors and unnecessary workup. J Child Neurol. 2014 Apr; 29(4):487-92. PMID: 23576414; DOI: 10.1177/0883073813483365;.
Ernst C, Marshall CR, Shen Y, Metcalfe K, Rosenfeld J, Hodge JC, Torres A, Blumenthal I, Chiang C, Pillalamarri V, Crapper L, Diallo AB, Ruderfer D, Pereira S, Sklar P, Purcell S, Wildin RS, Spencer AC, Quade BF, Harris DJ, Lemyre E, Wu BL, Stavropoulos DJ, Geraghty MT, Shaffer LG, Morton CC, Scherer SW, Gusella JF, Talkowski ME. Highly penetrant alterations of a critical region including BDNF in human psychopathology and obesity. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2012 Dec; 69(12):1238-46. PMID: 23044507; PMCID: PMC3590016; DOI: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2012.660;.
Torres A, Whitney J, Rao S, Tilley C, Lobel R, Gonzalez-Heydrich J. Tolerability of atomoxetine for treatment of pediatric attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in the context of epilepsy. Epilepsy Behav. 2011 Jan; 20(1):95-102. PMID: 21146461; DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2010.11.002;.
Sheen VL, Torres AR, Du X, Barry B, Walsh CA, Kimonis VE. Mutation in PQBP1 is associated with periventricular heterotopia. Am J Med Genet A. 2010 Nov; 152A(11):2888-90. PMID: 20886605; PMCID: PMC3548238; DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.33507;.
Gonzalez-Heydrich J, Whitney J, Waber D, Forbes P, Hsin O, Faraone SV, Dodds A, Rao S, Mrakotsky C, Macmillan C, Demaso DR, de Moor C, Torres A, Bourgeois B, Biederman J. Adaptive phase I study of OROS methylphenidate treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder with epilepsy. Epilepsy Behav. 2010 Jul; 18(3):229-37. PMID: 20493783; PMCID: PMC2902631; DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2010.02.022;.
Shen Y, Dies KA, Holm IA, Bridgemohan C, Sobeih MM, Caronna EB, Miller KJ, Frazier JA, Silverstein I, Picker J, Weissman L, Raffalli P, Jeste S, Demmer LA, Peters HK, Brewster SJ, Kowalczyk SJ, Rosen-Sheidley B, McGowan C, Duda AW, Lincoln SA, Lowe KR, Schonwald A, Robbins M, Hisama F, Wolff R, Becker R, Nasir R, Urion DK, Milunsky JM, Rappaport L, Gusella JF, Walsh CA, Wu BL, Miller DT. Clinical genetic testing for patients with autism spectrum disorders. Pediatrics. 2010 Apr; 125(4):e727-35.View Related Profiles.
Torres, Alcy
Kowalczyk, Sara
PMID: 20231187.
Baptista-Neto L, Dodds A, Rao S, Whitney J, Torres A, Gonzalez-Heydrich J. An expert opinion on methylphenidate treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in pediatric patients with epilepsy. Expert Opin Investig Drugs. 2008 Jan; 17(1):77-84. PMID: 18095920; DOI: 10.1517/13543784.17.1.77;.
Torres AR, Whitney J, Gonzalez-Heydrich J. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in pediatric patients with epilepsy: review of pharmacological treatment. Epilepsy Behav. 2008 Feb; 12(2):217-33. PMID: 18065271; DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2007.08.001;.
Piantino JA, Torres A. Myoclonic seizures in a patient with Charcot-Marie-tooth disease. Pediatr Neurol. 2007 Feb; 36(2):118-20. PMID: 17275665; DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2006.09.006;.
Kang PB, Lidov HG, David WS, Torres A, Anthony DC, Jones HR, Darras BT. Diagnostic value of electromyography and muscle biopsy in arthrogryposis multiplex congenita. Ann Neurol. 2003 Dec; 54(6):790-5. PMID: 14681888; DOI: 10.1002/ana.10769;.
Torres A, Andrade EO, Christoph CL, Weinberger M. Congenital absence of the superior mesenteric artery. J Pediatr Surg. 1999 Dec; 34(12):1858-60. PMID: 10626874.
Hayward LM, Fragala-Pinkham M, Johnson K, Torres A. . A Community-Based, Adaptive Soccer Program for Children with Autism: Design, Implementation, and Evaluation. Palaestra J. 2017;30(4).

This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown, or last author.

Bar chart showing 32 publications over 12 distinct years, with a maximum of 6 publications in 2018

Bar chart showing 32 publications over 12 distinct years, with a maximum of 6 publications in 2018

Year	Publications
1999	1
2003	1
2007	2
2008	1
2010	4
2012	1
2013	4
2014	3
2015	3
2016	3
2017	3
2018	6

In addition to these self-described keywords below, a list of MeSH based concepts is available here.

Traumatic Brain Injury Pediatric Concussion Program Pediatric Neurology Global Health

I am the Director of the Pediatric Concussion Program at Boston Medical Center and Boston University, Director of the International Program and Hispanic Services at Boston Medical Center.

I am the PI/CI of several Pediatric Concussion Studies. I facilitate the work with underrepresented-minority longitudinal faculty development programs in particular the Spanish language native speakers. I have also served as a facilitator for Global Health opportunities for the American Academy of Pediatrics in campus and around the world.

My research expertise is in the Treatment of patient with Epilepsy and ADHD, Neurometabolism, and Traumatic Brain Injury.

I have successfully mentored more than 20 trainees and early career faculty members on research projects and several of faculty members from around the country on their careers.

I have received several awards including the 2003 Harvard Medical School Medical School Dean's letter to the best excellent instructor of the Laboratory of Behavior and Neurology course. I have a fundamental commitment to faculty development and mentoring majority and underrepresented minority early and mid investigators in academic medicine. In mentoring I view my role as facilitating individuals’ personal and professional growth/advancement in a manner that is aligned with their values and goals of BMC and Boston University.

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