Samir Bajikar, PhD, researches the underlying biological causes of neurodevelopmental disorders like autism with the eventual goal of helping develop more effective treatments to improve children's daily lives.
Tag: neurodevelopmental disorders
Throughout the country, the pediatric mental health crisis and the rise in developmental disorders have been top concerns for pediatricians. They are 2 of the leading reasons they refer patients to specialists, like the ones at UVA Health Children’s. But there are more patients needing to be seen than available…
When autism and epilepsy present in the same patient, it creates challenges in care that can only be solved through multi-specialty collaboration.
Pelphrey's research focuses on a precision medicine approach to diagnosing and treating neurodevelopmental disorders.