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Miya Asato, MD
Job Title
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics and Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
4401 Penn Avenue, Suite Floor 2
Pittsburgh,
PA
15224
412-692-5520
Phone
412-692-6787
Fax
Email
miya.asato@chp.edu
Education and Training
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Medical School: |
Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia |
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Residency: |
Children Hospital of Pittsburgh |
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Fellowship: |
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh |
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.
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, and, most recently, 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. She serves as a preceptor for Child Neurology residents in their inpatient and outpatient service activities in Oakland.
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
