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Yuri Shishido, PhD, ABPP-CN

Gender
Female
Language
English, Japanese

Primary Specialty

Neuropsychology

Education

Doctoral Degree Program:
Georgia State University
Internship:
UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience
Fellowship:
Kennedy Krieger Institute

Network

Children's Physician Group
The Children's Care Network

Introduction

Yuri Shishido, PhD, ABPP-CN, is a board-certified Neuropsychologist at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Neurology at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Shishido received her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Georgia State University. She then completed her internship at UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior and her postdoctoral fellowship at Kennedy Krieger Institute/Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Focus of Practice

  • Neuropsychology

Areas of Interest

  • Role and measurement of executive function
  • Neuroimmunology
  • Stroke
  • Other complex medical conditions

Locations

Childrens Physician Group - Neurology

Center for Advanced Pediatrics, 1400 Tullie Road NE 4th Floor Atlanta, GA 30329 Get Directions 404-785-5437

Research & Publications

Approached from a broad, integrative framework that includes neuropsychological, biological and contextual factors, and their interplay, Dr. Shishido's research focuses on examining the role and measurement of executive function in elucidating developmental trajectories of neurocognitive outcomes among the complex medical populations with comorbid neurodevelopmental conditions.