Sally E Shaywitz MD
Audrey G. Ratner Professor of Pediatrics (Neurology) and Professor in the Child Study Center; Co-Director, Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity
Departments & Organizations
Yale Medical Group
Child Study Center
Pediatrics: Pediatric Neurology
Research Interests
Epidemiology & Neurobiology of Dyslexia more...
Education
- M.D., Albert Einstein College, 1966
Selected Publications
- Overcoming Dyslexia: A new and complete science-based program for reading problems at any level. New York: NY, Alfred A. Knopf, 2003; Vintage, 2005.
- Paying attention to reading: the neurobiology of reading and dyslexia. Shaywitz SE, Shaywitz BA. Dev Psychopathol. 2008 Fall;20(4):1329-49.
- The education of dyslexic children from childhood to young adulthood. Shaywitz SE, Morris R, Shaywitz BA. Annu Rev Psychol. 2008;59:451-75.
Contact Info
- Appt
- (203) 785-4081
- Fax
- (203) 785-3833
- Office
- (203) 785-4641
Lab Website
Locations
Academic Office
LMP
15 York Street
3089
New Haven, CT 06520
Patient Care
Yale Pediatric Neurology
Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital
1 Park Street
West Pavillon - 2nd Floor
New Haven, CT 06510
Mailing Address
Yale Pediatrics
PO Box 208064
New Haven, CT 06520-8064
Related Info
Articles
Summer 2004
Dyslexia's hidden contours
At least one child in five has dyslexia, a congenital “wiring glitch” in the brain that makes it hard to master what...
Summer 2003
Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Overcoming Reading Problems at Any Level
by Sally Shaywitz, M.D., professor of pediatrics and in the Child Study CenterAlfred A. Knopf (New York) 2003This...
Winter 2007
University hopes to build on success in campaign for “Yale Tomorrow”
Nearly a decade after the close of its last major fund-raising campaign, Yale has begun a five-year drive to raise $3...
Winter 2002
Institute elects two from faculty
Two faculty members at the School of Medicine have been elected to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National...
Summer 2000
School of Medicine faculty elected to CASE
The Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering recently announced the election of new members, including several...
Winter 2008
Richard Belitsky, M.D., James S. Duncan, Ph.D., Erol Fikrig, M.D., Sally Shaywitz, M.D.
Four medical school faculty members have been named to endowed chairs. Richard Belitsky, M.D., deputy dean for...
Spring 2005
Sally E. Shaywitz, M.D.
Sally E. Shaywitz, M.D., professor of pediatrics and a member of the Child Study Center, received the Townsend Harris...
Fall 1998
Sally Shaywitz, M.D.
The Society for the Advancement of Women’s Health Research gave Professor of Pediatrics Sally Shaywitz, M.D., the 1998...
Autumn 2002
Sally E. Shaywitz, M.D.
Sally E. Shaywitz, M.D., professor of pediatrics and a faculty member in the Child Study Center, was one of six new...
Summer 2003
High Resolution
The opening of a new Magnetic Resonance Research Center gives Yale expanded capabilities for advancing imaging science...
Winter 2003
Brain scans reveal disruption in the neural circuitry of children with dyslexia
Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), researchers at Yale have found
Summer 1998
Budget, space concerns addressed in school's strategic facilities plan
When David A. Kessler, M.D., began speaking with faculty and top administrators in early 1997 before coming to the...
Summer 1999
Estrogen treatment increases brain activity in mature adults
In a study of 46 postmenopausal women, Yale researchers found that estrogen therapy stimulated activity in areas of the...
