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Bennett Shaywitz, MD, Child Neurology, New Haven, CT

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Child Neurology New Haven, CT

Professor of Pediatrics, Yale University

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  • Office

    20 York St
    Ynhh Children's Hospital, West Pavilion, 2nd Floor
    New Haven, CT 06510
    Phone+1 203-785-4081
    Fax+1 203-785-5383

Education & Training

  • Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineResidency, Neurology, 1967 - 1970
  • Jacobi Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Jacobi Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineResidency, Pediatrics, 1964 - 1967
  • Jacobi Medical Center
    Jacobi Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1963 - 1964
  • Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
    Washington University in St. Louis School of MedicineClass of 1963

Certifications & Licensure

  • CT State Medical License
    CT State Medical License 1972 - 2025
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2003-2014
  • America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
  • New York Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2006
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Lectures

  • 63rd Annual International Dyslexia Association Conference: Reading, Literacy & Learning 
    International Dyslexia Association, Baltimore, Maryland - 10/24/2012

Press Mentions

  • Cracking the Code of Dyslexia
    Cracking the Code of DyslexiaAugust 25th, 2019
  • New Shaywitz DyslexiaScreen from Pearson Designed to Support Early Identification of Children with Dyslexia
    New Shaywitz DyslexiaScreen from Pearson Designed to Support Early Identification of Children with DyslexiaSeptember 28th, 2016

Grant Support

  • Adolescent Literacy: Classification, Mechanism, OutcomeNational Center For Research Resources2009–2010
  • Yale Center For The: Learning &AttentionNational Center For Research Resources2004–2008
  • Adolescent Literacy: Classification, Mechanism, OutcomeEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2004–2008
  • Neural Circuitry Development For Skilled ReadingEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2001–2002
  • Neurolinguistic And Biologic Mechanisms In DyslexiaNational Center For Research Resources1996–2002
  • Functional Organization Of The Brain In Children With Adhd--Intervention EffectsEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development1996–2000
  • Center For The Study Of Learning And Attention DisordersEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development1989–2000
  • Temporal Stability And Determinants Of Outcome Of Types Of Learning DisabilityEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development1996–1998
  • Psycholinguistic And Biological Mechanisms In DyslexiaEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development1989–1998
  • Psycholinguistic &Biological Mechanisms In DyslexiaEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development1987–1988
  • Catecholaminergic Mechanisms In Attention Deficit DisordNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1986–1988