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Home / Team / Renée Shellhaas, MD, MS

Renée Shellhaas, MD, MS

Washington University School of Medicine

Dr. Shellhaas is a Professor of Neurology and Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Promotions & Career Development at Washington University School of Medicine.

She is also the President of the Pediatric Epilepsy Research Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting advances in the care of children with neurological diseases.

Dr. Shellhaas’ research focus is neonatal neurology and early-life epilepsy, including approaches to seizure detection, improved treatment paradigms, and prediction of long-term outcomes for affected infants.

She is also a leader in studies of sleep and sleep-disordered breathing and their impact on neurodevelopment in high-risk newborns

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