Carlos Gadia, MD
Carlos Gadia, MD is a board-certified Pediatric Neurologist located in Weston, Florida. He graduated in 1980 from the Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Dr. Gadia completed his residency in Neurology and Pediatric Neurology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in 1987. He did his fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology / Epilepsy at Boston Children’s Hospital-Harvard Medical School in 1987-88 and served as an Instructor at Harvard Medical School (1988).
Dr. Gadia was a Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (retired), a Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology at the Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine (retired), and a Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine (retired). He was also one of the founders and past Associate-Director of the Dan Marino Center – Nicklaus Children’s Hospital (1998 to 2022).
Dr. Gadia lectures extensively nationally and internationally (over 300 conferences given over the past 24 years). He has participated in several Autism NGOs in Brazil and in Latin America, either as a Medical Director or a member of their Scientific Committees.
Specialties
Pediatric Neurology
Board Certifications
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology - ABPN
Medical Interests
Autism Spectrum Disorders, ADHD, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Tourette Syndrome, Developmental delays, Childhood Epilepsy, Childhood Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Education
1975 to 1980 - Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Residency
1982 to 1987 - Neurology and Pediatric Neurology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Fellowship
1987 to 1988 - Clinical Neurophysiology/ Epilepsy at Boston Children’s Hospital-Harvard Medical School
Memberships
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
Academia IberoAmericana de Neurologia Pediatrica (AINP)
Associação Brasileira de Neurologia e Psiquiatria Infantil (ABENEPI)
Child Neurology Society (CNS)
International Child Neurology Association (ICNA)
International Society for Autism Research (INSAR)
Sociedade Brasileira de Neurologia Infantil (SBNI)
Accepts New Patients
Yes
Insurance
List of insurance plans accepted
Languages
English, Portuguese, Spanish
Location
2741 Executive Park Drive, Suite 3
Weston, FL 33331
Phone: (954) 289-5472
Fax: (954) 280-7204
Hours
Monday-Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Awards & Accolades
Awards:
Outstanding Clinician Award, 2012
Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD)
University of Miami/ Nova Southeastern University
Prêmio NeuroSaber, 2o. NeuroMeeting. São Paulo, Brazil, 2018
Unicorn Children’s Foundation Community Inclusion Awards, 2018
Healthcare Provider of the Year
Unicorn Children’s Foundation Community Inclusion Awards, 2019
Nominated for the Healthcare Provider of the Year
Accolades/Nominations:
Instructor in Neurology, 07/88
Harvard Medical School
Member, Department of Neurology, 08/88 to 07/22
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, FL
Voluntary Clinical Assistant Professor, 1990-2019
Miami Children’s Hospital
Department of Neurology
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Member, Committee on Children with Disabilities, 1990-1991
Florida Pediatrics Society
Member, Scientific Committee, 1991-1992
XV Brazilian Academy of Neurology Congress
Consultant in Pediatric Neurology, 1991-2019
Children's Medical Services (CMS)
Florida Dept. of Health and Rehabilitation
Member, Scientific Committee, 1992-1994
Brazilian League Against Epilepsy
Medical Advisory Board, Comprehensive Pediatric AIDS Project, 1995-1998
Children’s Diagnostic & Treatment Center of South Florida
Associate Medical Director, 1998-2022
Dan Marino Center Miami Children’s Hospital
Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology, 2010-2019
Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Florida International University
Medical Director, Autismo & Realidade, 2011-2014
(Brazilian Autism NGO)
Member, Organizing Committee, 2013
1st Latin American Autism Conference, Santiago, Chile
Member, Scientific Advisory Committee
Autismo & Vida – Autism NGO in Porto Alegre, Brazil, 2013 – present
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, 2014 - 2019
College of Osteopathic Medicine - Nova Southeastern University
Member, Organizing Committee, 2014
Course: “Autism – Multidisciplinary and Translational Approach”, Porto Alegre, Brazil
President, Organizing Committee, 2015/2016/2017/2019
“TEAbraço” – a week of activities dedicated to the ASD community in Brazil
Board Member, Instituto ICO Project, Curitiba, Brazil, 2019-present
(Associated with WHO and Autism Speaks)
Medical Director, Scientific Committee President
RioTEAma -ASD Congress, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2018/2021/2022
Medical Director, TiTa Therapy, Brazil, 2019-present
Medical Director, Scientific Committee President, 2020
Bahia de Todos os TEA, Autism Meeting - Salvador, Brazil
Medical Director, Scientific Committee President, 2021
TchEAbraço - First Online Autism Congress in Brazil
Research & Clinical Trials
Investigator, Risk and Resistance Factors in the Adaptation of Mothers, 1999
of Children with Epilepsy, Epilepsy Foundation of America Grant
(Principal Investigator: Patricia Gibson, Wake Forest University)
Publications in Medical Journals:
Tarras S, Gadia C, Meister L, Roldan E, Gregorius J: Homozigous Protein-C Deficiency in a newborn. Archives of Neurology 45: 2l4, l990
Curless R, Ramsay R, Katz D, Gadia C, Sheehan K: Ambulatory EEG Recordings In Children With Infrequent Seizures. Pediatric Neurology 6 (3): l84, l990
Alvarez L, Jayakar P, Gadia C, Duchowny M, Resnick T: Intractable Focal Seizures in Childhood: Histopathological Analysis. Neurology 40 (4) suppl 1: l87, l990
Mikati M, Erba G, Skouteli H, Gadia C:Pharmacokinetic Study of Allopurinol in Resistant Epilepsy: Evidence for Significant Drug Interactions. Neurology 40 (4) suppl 1: l38, l990
Curless, R. G., Ramsay, R. E., Katz, D. A., Gadia, C. A., Sheehan, K. A. Ambulatory EEG recordings in children with infrequent seizures. Pediatric Neurology 6 (3):184-5, 1990
Mikati M, Erba G, Gadia C, Heller A: Allopurinol as adjunctive therapy in Lennox - Gastaut Syndrome. Neurology 40(S1):138, 1990
Papazian O, Duenas D, Tuchman R, Baquero J, Buttler K, Alfonso I, Deray M, Gadia C, Resnick T, Jayakar P, Alvarez L, Duchowny M, Cullen R, Epstein M: Cuban Embargo. Neurology 45: 1032-1033, 1995
Cresanta J, Griffiths J, Self R, Stone J, Gorensek M, Deltoro J, Wong J, Gadia C, Hlady W: Encephalitis Cluster Associated with Cat Scratch Disease. MMWR 43(49); 909,915-916, 1994
Gadia C: Syncope. International Pediatrics 13(3); 166-169, 1998
Gadia C, Tuchman R, Rotta N: [Autism and pervasive developmental disorders] J Pediatr (Rio J) 80(2 Suppl):S83-94, 2004
Paula C, Fombonne E, Gadia C, Tuchman R; Rosanoff M: Autism in Brazil - Perspectives from Science and Society. Rev Assoc Med Bras 57(1), 2011
Abstracts:
Mikati M, Erba G, Gadia C, Heller A: Allopurinol as adjunctive therapy in Lennox - Gastaut Syndrome.
American Epilepsy Society Meeting, San Francisco, l988
Gadia C, Duchowny M, Alvares A, Resnick T: Pathological substrates on intractable childhood epilepsy with early surgery: report of l8 cases.
First International Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Symposium, Miami, l989
Alvarez L, Duchowny M, Resnick T, Jayakar P, Gadia C, Morrison G, Prats A, Dean P: Outcome of excisional surgery for partial epilepsy in early childhood.
19th International Epilepsy Congress, Rio de Janeiro, l99l
Papazian O, Cullen R, Duenas D, Duchowny M, Deray M, Resnick T, Alfonso I, Alvarez L, Gadia C, Tuchman R, Espinosa A, Buttler K, Jayakar P, Epstein M: Incidence of spikes in the EEG of children at 48 hours and 3 months after the first unprovoked seizure. Annals of Neurology 30; 463a, 1991. 20th Annual Meeting of the Child Neurology Society, Portland, 1991
Vasconcellos E, Herrera C, Gadia C, Gennaro P, Resnick T. Topiramate Monotherapy for the Prevention of Headaches in Children. Child Neurology Society Annual Meeting, Miami, 2003
Book Chapters (partial list; last updated in 2016)
Gadia C: Panencefalite Esclerosante Subaguda [Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis]. In: Melo-Souza SE,ed.Tratamento das Doenças Neurológicas. Guanabara Koogan, 1998
Gadia C: Epilepsia do Recem-Nascido [Neonatal Epilepsy]. In: Melo-Souza SE, ed.Tratamento das Doenças Neurológicas. Guanabara Koogan, 1998
Gadia C: Doença de Schilder [Schilder’s Disease]. In: Melo-Souza SE, ed.
Tratamento das Doenças Neurológicas. Guanabara Koogan, 1998
Duchowny M, Valente K, Valente M, Gadia C: Cirurgia de Epilepsia na Infância
[Epilepsy Surgery in Children]. In: Costa J, Palmini A, Yacubian E, Cavalheiro E, eds. Fundamentos Neurobiológicos das Epilepsias. Lemos, 1998
Gadia C, Tuchman R. Autismo [Autism]. In: Diament A, Cypel S,eds. Neurologia Infantil. 3rd ed. Atheneu, 2002
Gadia C, Tuchman R. Autismo [Autism]. In: Diament A, Cypel S,eds. Neurologia Infantil. 4th ed. Atheneu, 2005
Gadia C. Aprendizagem e Autismo [Autism and Learning]. In: Rotta N, Ohlweiler L & Riesgo R, eds. Transtornos de Aprendizagem. Abordagem Neurobiológica e Multidisciplinar. ArtMed, 2006
Gadia C: Panencefalite Esclerosante Subaguda [Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis]. In: Melo-Souza SE, ed.Tratamento das Doenças Neurológicas. 2nd ed. Guanabara Koogan, 2008
Gadia C: Convulsões Neonatais [Neonatal Seizures]. In: Melo-Souza SE, ed.Tratamento das Doenças Neurológicas. 2nd Ed. Guanabara Koogan, 2008
Gadia C: Autismo [Autism]. In: Melo-Souza SE, ed.Tratamento das Doenças Neurológicas. 2nd Ed.Guanabara Koogan, 2008
Gadia C, Tuchman R. Autismo [Autism]. In: Cypel S, Reed-Conti U & Diament A, ,eds. Neurologia Infantil. 5th ed. Atheneu, 2010
Gadia C: Convulsões Neonatais [Neonatal Seizures]. In: Melo-Souza SE, ed.
Tratamento das Doenças Neurológicas. 3rd Ed. Guanabara Koogan, 2013
Gadia C: Autismo [Autism]. In: Melo-Souza SE, ed.Tratamento das Doenças Neurológicas. 3rd Ed.Guanabara Koogan, 2013
Gadia C. Disturbios de Aprendizagem e Autismo [Learning Disabilities in Autism]. In: Rotta N, Ohlweiler L & Riesgo R, eds. Transtornos de Aprendizagem. Abordagem Neurobiológica e Multidisciplinar. ArtMed, 2015
Gadia C & Rotta N. Disturbios de Aprendizagem e Autismo [Learning Disabilities in Autism]. In: Rotta N, Ohlweiler L & Riesgo R, eds. Transtornos de Aprendizagem. Abordagem Neurobiológica e Multidisciplinar (2nd ed). ArtMed, 2016
Carlos Gadia, MD is a pediatric neurologist located in Weston, Florida. You can contact his office at (954) 289-5472.