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Child Development Unit Providers and Staff

Ira Bergman, MD, PhD

Chief, Division of Child Neurology, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Interim Chief, Division of Child Development, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Program Director, Child Neurology Residency, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Ronald L. and Patricia M. Violi Endowed Chair in Child Development, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Professor of Pediatrics, Neurology and Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Evora J. Brent, MD, FAAP

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Diego Chaves-Gnecco, MD

Program Director and Founder, SALUD PARA NIÑOS, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Robyn Filipink, MD

Medical Director, Fragile X Center, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Clinical Director, Child Development Unit, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Director, Movement Disorders Clinic, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Alexis Franks, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Jenna Gaesser, MD

Director, Neurofibromatosis Clinic, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics/Division of Child Neurology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Kristin Mary Hannibal, MD

Co-Clinic Directors, Primary Care Center, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Nurse Practitioners

Robyn Neft, CRNP
Leah Stevens, CRNP