Division of Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Beth Ellen Davis, MD, Division Director
Our division provides diagnostic services and therapeutic recommendations for a broad range of developmental and behavioral problems, from mild to severe, for children of all ages and young adults.
The Division operates within an interdisciplinary team setting at the UVA Children’s Hospital and the Battle Building. Various clinics are held daily, Monday to Friday, including Acquired Brain Injury Clinic, ADHD Evaluation, Autism Spectrum Disorders Clinic, Cerebral Palsy Clinic, Children’s Fitness Clinic, Developmental Consults, Down Syndrome, Feeding Program, International Children’s Developmental Clinic, Muscular Dystrophy Clinic, Myelomeningocele Clinic, and the UVA Children’s Heart Center Neurodevelopmental Follow-up Program.
Office Location & Contact Numbers
Department of Pediatrics
PO BOX 800828
Charlottesville, Virginia-22908-0828
Phone: 434-924-8184
Fax: 434-244-4403
Administration
Beth Ellen Davis, MD
Division Director
Professor of Pediatrics
Administrative Assistants:
Tori Lamb
Joanie Jernigan
Alyssa Waller
Fellowship:
Valentina Intagliata, MD
Fellowship Director
Corissa Vanden Hoek
Fellowship Coordinator
Faculty
Beth E. Davis, MD, MPH, Division Director
Caitlin Anderson, PhD
Alisa Bahl, Ph.D., MA
Katheryn Frazier, MD
R. Emily Gonzalez, PhD
Jenniffer Herrera, MD
Valentina Intagliata, MD
Anna Jesus, MD
Melanie Morse, PhD
Rebecca Scharf, MD, MPH
Laura Shaffer, PhD, ABPP, FAPA – Section Head of Pediatric Psychology & Behavioral Health
Haley Stephens, PhD
Rich Stevenson, MD
Elizabeth White, MD
Fellows
Current Faculty Openings
- Clinical Child and Pediatric Psychologist/Assistant Professor Food Allergy and Outpatient Specialty Mental/Behavioral Health, Department of Pediatrics
- Clinical Child and Pediatric Psychologist/Assistant Professor, Diabetes Prevention Clinic, Department of Pediatrics
- Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Health Clinic Director/Open Rank Faculty, Department of Pediatrics
- Clinical Child Psychologists, Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Pediatrics UVA
- Clinical Child and Pediatric Psychologists, Integrated Primary Care UVA
- Pediatric Psychologist/Assistant or Associate Professor, Pediatric Psychology University of Virginia School of Medicine
Research Activities
- Cerebral Palsy Research Network
- Growth, bone health, and endocrine function in cerebral palsy
- Genetic determinants of recovery from brain injury in infants
- Endocrine dysfunction in children after traumatic brain injury
- Early diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder
- Health disparities, chronic illness, and developmental/behavioral co-morbidities
- Constraint induced therapy in young children with hemiplegia