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Miya Asato, MD

Job Title Program Director, Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Residency Program, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Job Title Associate Director, Child Neurology Residency Program, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Job Title Assistant Professor, Pediatrics and Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Division of Child Neurology
4401 Penn Avenue, Suite Floor 2
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
412-692-5520 Phone
412-692-6787 Fax

Education and Training

Medical School:

Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia
 

Residency:

Children Hospital of Pittsburgh
Residencies in pediatrics and child neurology
 

Fellowship:

Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh
Fellowship in neurocognitive development
 

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
  • American Board of Pediatrics
  • Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Subspecialty Certification

Awards

  • 2005 American Epilepsy Society, Neurobehavioral Fellows Program Invited Presentation Session and Travel Award
  • 2005 NIDA Satellite Mini-Convention Meeting, Young Investigator Invited Poster Session and Travel Award
  • 2002 Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Fellow of the Year Award
  • 1996 Jeffrey S. Farkas, MD, Memorial Pediatric Intern Teaching Award

Publications

  • Plioplys S, Asato MR, Bursch B, Salpekar JA, Shaw R, Caplan R. Multidisciplinary management of pediatric nonepileptic seizures. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2007 Nov;46(11):1491-5.
  • Asato MR, Sweeney JA, Luna B. Cognitive processes in the development of TOL performance. Neuropsychologia. 2006;44(12):2259-69. Epub 2006 Jun 23.
  • Asato MR, Hardan AY. Neuropsychiatric problems in tuberous sclerosis complex. J Child Neurol. 2004 Apr;19(4):241-9. Review.

View Dr. Asato's full list of publications from PubMed.

Biography Summary

Miya Asato, MD, received her medical degree at Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia. She completed her pediatrics and child neurology residencies at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, and her research fellowship in neurocognitive development at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic. Her current NIH-funded research centers on the effects of pediatric epilepsy on brain function. Dr. Asato is the program director of the Neurodevelopmental Disabilities residency program and associate program director of the Child Neurology residency program.

Active Research Projects / Grants

  • Neurobehavioral Status in Pediatric Epilepsy, NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disease and Stroke (NINDS)
  • Mapping Function in the Hippocampus Related to Learning, University of Pittsburgh Magnetic Resonance Research Center, Pilot Imaging Program
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January 6, 2012
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