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*POSTPONED* Lunch & Learn Speaker Series - History, Evaluation & Treatment of Down Syndrome Regression Disorder
*Please note this webinar has been canceled and will be rescheduled to a later date. Attendees will be notified of the new webinar date. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience and understanding*
Join DSAP for a Lunch & Learn Speaker Series for a discussion on Down Syndrome Regression Disorder.
On Wednesday, May 29 from 12pm-1pm Dr. Robyn Filipink, will present: Discussion of History, Evaluation and Treatment of Down Syndrome Regression Disorder.
Robyn Filipink is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. After completing medical school at the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biological Sciences, she completed her residency in Pediatrics and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (NDD) at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and started her faculty position at Children’s. Dr. Filipink’s certifications are in Pediatrics, Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology and Neuro Developmental Disabilities. She was awarded the UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Department of Pediatrics Junior Clinician Award during her first year on faculty.
Dr. Filipink is the Director of the Movement Disorders clinic and the Tourette syndrome clinic. She evaluates, educates and treats patients with a range of symptoms including tics, chorea, tremor, ataxia, dystonia, Parkinsonism and related genetic neurodegenerative disorders. Her expertise in NDD expands her care to patients with Autism Spectrum Disorder, neurodegenerative disorders and genetic syndromes. Filipink is the Director of the Fragile X Center. She provides initial evaluations, referrals and long term follow up to children, adults and their families who have Fragile X syndrome and Fragile X Associated syndromes. This clinic participates in the Fragile X Clinical and Research Consortium. In her work with the UPMC CHP Down Syndrome Center, she also evaluates and directs treatment for Down Syndrome Regression Disorder. She has been a co-author on many leading journal articles regarding evaluation and treatment of DSRD.
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