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Michael Seyffert, MD

Area of Specialty: Pediatric Neurology - Neurobehavioralist

Professional Appointments: New Jersey Neuroscience Institute, JFK Medical Center, Edison, New Jersey.

Academic Appointments: Assistant Professor, Seton Hall University School of Graduate Medical Education, South Orange, New Jersey.

Graduate Education: T-32 NIMH Research Fellowship, New York University, New York, New York, 2004-2006; Fellowship in Pediatric Neurology, University of Washington , Seattle, Washington, 2001-2004; Residency in Pediatrics, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital, New York, 1998-2000.

Medical School: Technion, Haifa, Israel 1998.

Specialty Board Eligibility: Neurology.

Research Interest: Functional Neuroimaging of ADHD and Related Disorders (Tourette's Disorder and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder), Pediatric Sleep Disorders.

Professional Memberships: American Academy of Neurology (Junior member); Child Neurology Society; Organization of Human Brain Mapping.

Honors and Awards: Red Cross Award for Disaster Relief, 2005; Future Leader in Psychiatry, 2005; Nominated for Seattle Children's Hospital Family Choice Award, 2003; Child Neurology Society Outstanding Junior Resident Award, 2002.

Representative Publications:
Abikoff H, Nissley-Tsiopinis J, Gallagher R, Zambenedetti M, Seyffert M, Boorady R, McCarthy J. Effects of MPH-OROS on the Organizational, Time Management, and Planning Behaviors of Children With ADHD. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2009 Jan 2. [Epub ahead of print]

Gharagozlou P, Seyffert M, Santos R, Chokroverty S. Rhythmic movement disorder associated with respiratory arousals and improved by CPAP titration in a patient with restless legs syndrome and sleep apnea. Sleep Med. 2009 Apr;10(4):501-3. Epub 2009 Apr 11.

Seyffert, M. and Castellanos, F.X., Functional MRI in Pediatric Neurobehavioral Disorders. Int Rev Neurobiol. 2005;67:239-84.

Seyffert, M. and Silva, R. Functional MRI in Pediatric Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Current Pediatric Reviews, Volume 1, 2004.

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