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Ira Bergman, MD, PhD
Chief, Division of
Child Neurology

Patricia Crumrine, MD
Program Director,
Child Neurology
Residency Program

Miya Asato, MD
Program Director,
Neurodevelopmental
Disabilities Residency
Program
Associate Director,
Child Neurology
Residency Program

The Division of Child Neurology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is affiliated with both the Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology. The child neurology program accepts two or three child neurology residents each year for a three-year training program that leads to board eligibility in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, with special competence in Child Neurology. For candidates who are applying for admission to the categorical Pediatrics residency as well as child neurology residency, we are pleased to offer a 5 year joint program, with an integrated interview and selection process.

The child neurology program consists of 12 months of adult neurology clinical training, 12 months of child neurology clinical training, one month each mandatory rotation on child psychiatry, pediatric neurosurgery and physical medicine and rehabilitation, and additional required or elective rotations on EEG, neuropathology, neuroradiology and EMG. A mandatory weekly continuity clinic affords each resident mentored responsibility in the care of his or her outpatients. Please see a sample schedule to learn more about the clinical rotations and available electives.

The resident staff actively participates in outpatient and inpatient care. Daily service and consultative rounds are conducted at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. The Division of Child Neurology provides consultative services not only within Children’s Hospital, but to Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinics and Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC's neonatal nursery as well.

There are numerous didactic conferences including a weekly Child Neurology Case Conference, Journal Club, Neuroradiology Rounds, and an integrated basic and clinical neurosciences curriculum in conjunction with the adult neurology program. Please see a sample conference schedule to learn more about regularly scheduled didactic programs.

Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC is the only children’s hospital in western Pennsylvania, serving a population of three million in western Pennsylvania, western Maryland, West Virginia, eastern Ohio and western New York. Children's Hospital is an academic institution of international reputation, consistently ranked among the best children’s hospitals in the United States by U.S. News and World Report, most recently in 2011. We hope you will choose to visit us to learn more about us and our programs.

Last Update
September 15, 2011

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