A pediatric neurologist, Dr. Raymund David joined Children’s Hospital in January 2009.  Dr. David is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Prior to joining Children’s, Dr. David was the Medical Director of Pediatric Neurology at Avera Children’s Specialty Clinics in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and a member of several professional associations including the Child Neurology Society, the American Academy of Neurology and the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Dr. David's interests include headaches, epilepsy, neurocutaneous syndromes and movement disorders. He participated in several research studies with Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Brown University School of Medicine at Memorial Hospital and the University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery. He has given several presentations in pediatric neurology as well as neonatal neurology and has several articles published in professional journals including “Movement Disorders” and the “Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology.”

Dr. David completed his medical degree at the University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery in Manila, Philippines. He completed his pediatric internship and residency at Mount Sinai School Medicine Program at the Elmhurst Hospital Center in Elmhurst, New York. Dr. David is fellowship trained in pediatric neurology by Wake Forest University School of Medicine /Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem, North Carolina.

Dr. David speaks English, Spanish and Filipino. In his spare time, Dr. David enjoys playing basketball, tennis and trail biking.

Publications

Fernandez HH, Tabamo RE, David RR, Friedman JH. “Predictors of depressive symptoms among spouse caregivers in Parkinson's disease.” Mov Disord. 2001; 16(6):1123-5.
PMID: 11748746

David RR, Fernandez HH. “Quetiapine for hypnogogic musical release hallucinations.” J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol. 2000; 13(4):210-1.
PMID: 11128061