Joshua S. Rotenberg, MD

Joshua Rotenberg, MD, is a board-certified child & adolescent neurologist

with unique added subspecialty certifications in epilepsy, brain injury and

sleep medicine.

Dr. Rotenberg is one of about 10 specialist in the USA board-certified in

behavioral neurology. 

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He provides high-quality, individualized care for infants,

children, and adolescents at Houston Specialty Clinic locations.

Dr. Rotenberg earned his undergraduate, graduate,

and medical degrees at  Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.

Dr. Rotenberg received the USAF Health Professions Scholarship and was

commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the USAF in 1991. He stayed at Brown to

complete dual degrees: Doctor of Medicine and Master of Medical Science -

Community Health. Then, Dr. Rotenberg finished an internship in internal medicine at Lenox Hill Hospital an affiliate of New York University. Called to active duty, he served in the United States Air Force for 10 years. Assigned to a aerospace research he served an operational assignment before returning to training.  Dr. Rotenberg completed a full 3 year general pediatrics residency at Wright Patterson AFB and Dayton Children’s Hospital in Dayton, Ohio. 

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Serving in the military, Dr Rotenberg was trained to offer advanced diagnostics and treatment typically reserved for advanced fellows. Dr Rotenberg completed a fellowship in child and adolescent neurology at the Uniformed University of the Health Sciences, Walter Reed AMC, Bethesda National Naval Medical Center, and the NIH. Dr Rotenberg completed pediatric rotations at Children's National Medical Center, Johns Hopkins and Kennedy Krieger Institute. 

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Applying his advanced training in vagal nerve stimulation, ketogenic diet, video eeg, sleep and in chemodenervation, Dr Rotenberg served as the Chief of Pediatric Neurology at Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center. Dr. Rotenberg helped to initiate the regional brain cooling program for babies suffering low oxygen at birth. 

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Quadruple board-certified, Dr. Rotenberg provides comprehensive neurologic diagnostics and therapeutics. He is an active advocate for children and families with neurologic illness. Understanding the shortage of epileptologists and the difficulties of travel, Dr Rotenberg has pioneered telemedicine services. 

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Dr. Rotenberg opened Academy Diagnostics Sleep & EEG Center with his San Antonio partner in 2007. Academy Diagnostics holds the gold-standard of quality with accreditation by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Dr Rotenberg holds a volunteer appointment assistant clinical professor of pediatric neurology at the University of Texas at Houston and at the Sam Houston School of Osteopathic Medicine. 

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Find his peer-reviewed publications HERE

 

Dr. Rotenberg is married with four children and enjoys photography, dogs, scouting, travel, and gardening.