Email

melissa.svoboda@bcm.edu

Positions

Assistant Professor

CHSA Pedi-Neurology
Baylor College of Medicine
San Antonio, TX US

Addresses

Children's Hospital of San Antonio (Office)

315 N. San Saba
Suite 1003
San Antonio, TX 78207
United States

Children's Hospital of San Antonio (Clinic)

333 N. Santa Rosa
San Antonio, TX 78207
United States
Phone: (210) 704-4708
melissa.svoboda@bcm.edu
http://www.chofsa.org

Children's Hospital of San Antonio (Hospital)

333 N. Santa Rosa
San Antonio, TX 78207
United States
Phone: (210) 704-4708
melissa.svoboda@bcm.edu
http://www.chofsa.org

Education

BA from University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas United States

Biology

MD from University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas United States

Residency at University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas United States

Pediatrics

Fellowship at Oregon Health & Science University

Portland, Oregon United States

Neurodevelopmental Disabilities & Child Neurology

Certifications

Diplomate

#12711

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology

Professional Interests

• Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Cerebral Palsy
• Pediatric Stroke
• Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
• Spasticity Management

Websites

Selected Publications

• Kruer MC, Hoeftberger R, Lim KY, Coryell JC, Svoboda MD, Woltjer RL, Dalmau J "Aggressive course in encephalitis with opsoclonus, ataxia, chorea, and seizures: the first pediatric case of γ-aminobutyric acid type B receptor autoimmunity." JAMA Neurol. 2014 May;71(5):620-3. Pubmed PMID: 24590315
• Dziuk MA, Gidley Larson JC, Apostu A, Mahone EM, Denckla MB, Mostofsky SH "Dyspraxia in autism: association with motor, social, and communicative deficits." Dev Med Child Neurol. 2007 Oct;49(10):734-9. Pubmed PMID: 17880641
• Svoboda MD, Christie JM, Eroglu Y, Freeman KA, Steiner RD. "Treatment of Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome and other sterol disorders.." Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet. 2012 Nov 15;160(4):285. Pubmed PMID: 23042642

Memberships

Child Neurology Society

American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine

American Academy of Neurology