Rajkumar L Agarwal, MD

Rajkumar Agarwal, MD is a pediatric neurologist at Dayton Children’s Hospital. Dr. Agarwal was born and raised in Mumbai, India. He completed his medical school education at Seth G.S. Medical College and K.E.M. Hospital in Mumbai, India and did a pediatric residency at the same institution. He then joined the internship program at Wayne State University, Children’s Hospital of Michigan in Detroit, where he stayed on to complete his residency in child neurology. Upon completing his residency, Dr. Agarwal went on to Case Western Reserve University, Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio where he completed his fellowship in clinical neurophysiology and epilepsy. He has a special interest in caring for pediatric patients with epilepsy and neurocutaneous disorders.
Dr. Agarwal’s favorite thing about working with kids is that they are not only fun to be with, but their energy and resilience is infectious. Throughout his career he has seen several children who have complex medical challenges face their condition with great courage and a smile. Their determination and positive attitude continue to inspire Dr. Agarwal every single day. 
Outside of work Dr. Agarwal enjoys cooking, spending time with family and watching Bollywood movies.

awards and honors:
Physician Difference Maker Award: Recognized by Children’s Hospital of Michigan in January 2018
Best Teacher Award: Awarded by the graduating class of pediatric neurology residents 2016
Sheldon Brenner Resident Research Award: 2013-2014

organizations:
Child Neurology Society
American Epilepsy Society and American Academy of Neurology
Tuberous Sclerosis (TSC) Alliance Professional Advisory Board

publications and presentations:
Motoi H, Miyakoshi M, Jeong J, Nakai Y, Sugiura A, Luat AF, Agarwal R, Sood S, Asano E. Phase-amplitude coupling between high-frequency oscillations and slow wave improves the prediction of seizure outcome following epilepsy surgery. Epilepsia (Accepted, In Press)
Cohen A, Agarwal R, Farooqi A, Kannikeswaran R. Is Shunt Evaluation Useful in Children with Intraventricular Shunts with Seizures? Pediatric Neurology (Accepted, In Press)
Kambara T, Sood S, Alqatan Z, Klingert C, Ratnam D, Hayakawa A, Nakai Y, Luat AF, Agarwal R, Rothermel R, Asano E. Presurgical language mapping using event-related high-gamma activity: the Detroit procedure. Clin Neurophysiol 2018; 129: 145–154
Govil T, Kumar A, Agarwal R, Chugani H. Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum and Aicardi Syndrome: a neuroimaging and clinical comparison. Pediatr Neurol. 2017; 68: 44-48
Agarwal RR, Agarwal RL, Chen X, Lua JL, Ang JY. Epidemiology of Invasive Fungal Infections at Two Tertiary Care Neonatal Intensive Care Units Over a 12-Year Period (200-2011). Glob Pediatr Health. 2017 Mar 30;4
Marashly A, Ewida A, Agarwal R, Younes K, Luders H. Ictal motor sequences: Lateralization and localization values. Epilepsia. 2016;57(3):369-375.
Agarwal R, Kumar A, Tiwari V, Chugani H. Thalamic abnormalities in children with continuous spike-wave during slow-wave sleep (CSWS): An FDG PET perspective. Epilepsia 2016; 57(2):263-271.
Yadav A, Agarwal R, Park J. Outcome of Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures (PNES) in children: A 2-year follow-up study. Epilepsy Behav. 2015; 53:168-173
Agarwal RL, Patel R, Set K, Zidan M, Sivaswamy L. Safety, Awareness and Familiarity Regarding Epilepsy in Teenage Years (SAFETY): Understanding the Adolescent's Perspective about their Disease. Epilepsy Behav. 2014; 41: 114-118.
Agarwal RL, Agarwal RR, Sivaswamy L. How Well are We Preparing Pediatricians to Manage Seizures and Epilepsy? A Single-Center Questionnaire Based Pilot Study. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2014; 53(7); 682-688
Eapen A, Agarwal R, Thomas R, Sivaswamy L. Management of Pediatric Migraine in A Tertiary Care versus Community Based Emergency Department-An Observational Pilot Study. Pediatr Neurol. 2014;50(2):164-170
Set KK, Poulik J, Agarwal R. A" spotty" brain mimicking demyelination. Pediatr Neurol (Accepted, In Press)
John F, Maqbool M, Jeong J, Agarwal R, Behen M, Juhasz C. Deep cerebral vein expansion with metabolic and neurocognitive recovery in Sturge-Weber syndrome. Ann Clin Transl Neurol 2018; 5: 502-506
Sen K, Agarwal R. More than meets the eye: infant presenting with hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy. BMJ Case Rep 2018; pii: bcr-2017-223614
Rao S, Harper-Shankie M, Agarwal R. Vertical gaze palsy due to medication error. Epilepsy Behav Case Rep 2017;8:33-34.
Thusang K, Ueda K, Agarwal R. Type III Spinal Cord Arteriovenous Malformation With Good Postsurgical Outcome. Pediatr Neurol 2017. (Epub ahead of print) doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2017.05.021.
Haidar-El-Atrache S, Agarwal R, Sivaswamy L. An Unusual Cause of a Scalp Mass. J Peds. 2016
Rashid S, Hanba C, Agarwal R. Facial weakness in a newborn. Journal of Pediatrics and Child Health (Australia). 2016; 52(8): 848
Rashid S, Watson C, Agarwal R. Episodic Headache and Arachnoid Cyst Related Subdural Hematoma. Headache. 2016 May 20. doi: 10.1111/head.12846.
Kuhlman A, Rashid S, Agarwal R. Double Whammy: Trauma Leading to Sequential Bilateral Facial Nerve Palsy. Pediatr Neurol. 2016;59:95-96.
Chavda D, Agarwal R, Park J. Episodes of Nocturnal Awakening: More than meets the eye. J Pediatr. 2015; 167(3):773.
Agarwal RL, Mills S, Sivaswamy L. Failure to thrive, microcephaly and intracranial calcifications in a 6-week-old girl. Pediatr Rev. 2015; 36 (4): 172-174.
Omar J, Agarwal RL, Serajee F. An 11 year old girl with aggressive behavior and intellectual impairment. Paediatr Child Health. 2014; 19(10): 519.
Agarwal R, Sivaswamy L. An 11 year old boy with a tongue-twister. J Paediatr Child Health. 2014; 50(11): 931.
Agarwal R, Mehta C, Kumar A, Maqbool M. Brainstem disconnection in a patient with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Pediat Neurol. 2014; 51(2): 282-283.
Agarwal R, Davis C, Altinok D, Serajee F. Reversible leukoencephalopathy and Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome in hemolytic uremic syndrome. Pediatr Neurol. 2014; 50(5): 518-521
Agarwal RL, Sivaswamy L. A teenager with a rare movement disorder. Neurology. 2013; 81(1): e4
Agarwal R, Asim S. Psychogenic non-epileptic events and associated non-epileptic events in children. Journal of Pediatric Neurology (In Press)