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Mark E. Farrenburg, MD
Neurologist & Epileptologist • Cape Neurology Specialists

Dr. Mark Farrenburg is the area’s only board-certified epileptologist

Complex neurology and epilepsy care, close to home in Southeast Missouri
Subspecialty Trained Epilepsy (Epileptology)
Board Certified American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology
NAEC Level 3 Accredited Epilepsy Center
Only Epilepsy Monitoring Unit Between St. Louis & Memphis
“Cape has everything for neurology and epilepsy that you’d expect in larger metropolitan areas.”

Education and Training

  • Medical School - University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
  • Internship - University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
  • Residency - University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
  • Fellowship - University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS

Practice and Specialty

Dr. Farrenburg treats the full range of neurological conditions – from headaches and memory concerns to some of the region’s most complex epilepsy cases.

  • General Neurology
  • Headache & Migraine Care
  • Memory & Cognitive Concerns
  • Epilepsy & Seizure Care
  • EEG Monitoring & Diagnostics
  • Neuromodulation (RNS, DBS, VNS)
Dr. Farrenburg runs tests on a patient

Program Recognition

April 2024 — NAEC Level 3 Epilepsy Center Accreditation
The highest level for centers that don’t perform epilepsy surgery directly. Saint Francis is the only accredited, specialized epilepsy center between St. Louis and Memphis.

Research

Dr. Farrenburg is a co-author of Seizure and Epilepsy Care: The Pocket Epileptologist (Cambridge Manuals in Neurology) and has published first-author research on seizure-related cardiac risk and movement disorders. He is also an adjunct faculty in the Department of Neurology at the University of Kansas Medical Center.

Dr. Farrenburg tests a patient's vision

Access and Locations

Cape Neurology Specialists

3004 Gordonville Road
Cape Girardeau, MO 63703

573-332-1972

Patient Resources

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