Child Development

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Hilary Lee Feldman, PhD, LSW

Psychologist


Child Development Unit
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
3705 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

412-692-5560
412-692-5679 Fax
hilary.feldman@chp.edu


Education and Training

Graduate School:

1977 Duquesne University, MA, Psychology
1981 Smith College School for Social Work, Northampton, MA
1993 University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA


Memberships
  • Greater Pittsburgh Psychological Association
  • Pennsylvania Psychological Association
  • American Psychological Association
Board Certifications
  • Psychologist, PA
  • Social Worker, PA
Publications
  • Jakacki, Regina, Feldman, Hilary, Jamison, C., Timmerman, R., Boaz, J., & Luersse, T. A Pilot Study of Pre-Irradiation Chemotherapy and 1800 cGy Craniospinal Irradiation in Young Children with Medulloblastoma, 2004.
  • Pilkonis, Paul, Feldman, Hilary, & Himmelhoch, J. Social Anxiety and Substance Abuse in Affective Disorders. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 22, 451-457, 1981.
  • Pilkonis, Paul, Feldman, Hilary, Cornes, C., & Himmelhoch, J. Social Anxiety and Psychiatric Diagnosis. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 168, 13-18, 1980.
Active Research Projects/Grants
Dr. Feldman is collaborating on neurodevelopmental research projects and grants with the following specialty populations:
  • Maple Syrup Urine Disease
  • Absence Epilepsy
  • Neurobehavioral Outcomes in Children with Leukemia
  • Children who develop Opsoclonus/Myoclonus after treatment for tumors
  • Outcomes of Ventilated Premature Infants
  • Refractory Epilepsy
Biographical Summary

Hilary Feldman, PhD, is a Pennsylvania licensed psychologist in the Division of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics / Child Development Unit (CDU) at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. Dr. Feldman has worked at Children's Hospital since 1981 and has been a staff member in the Child Development Unit for over 20 years.

As a psychologist, Dr. Feldman is an integral member of a group of specialists in the Division of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics / CDU. This group of specialists includes developmental/behavioral pediatricians, nurse practitioners, psychologists, behavioral consultants, and trainees. Dr. Feldman provides clinical assessments of children with developmental and behavioral difficulties. She works with children who have a wide spectrum of problems and performs diagnostic assessments which help to determine what services are appropriate for the child and family.

Dr. Feldman works with specialty services within Children's Hospital, such as Neurology, Oncology/Hematology, and Genetics, in order to help to understand the behavioral and learning implications of children who have specific underlying medical diagnoses. She is able to provide neuropsychological assessment of children with underlying medical disorders in order to help physicians address specific concerns and to help make recommendations to parents, schools, and physicians.

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