Jeff Waugh MD PhD, FAAN (He/Him)
Director, Pediatric Movement Disorders Program , University of Texas Southwestern Director, Pediatric Dystonia Imaging Laboratory, Harvard University
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2222 Medical District DrDallas, TX 75235
Overview of Dr. Waugh
Dr. Jeff Waugh is a neurologist in Dallas, TX and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Boston Children's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. He received his medical degree from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and has been in practice 10 years. He specializes in movement disorder, neuroimaging, and child neurology and is experienced in child neurology, dystonia, myoclonus, diffusion tensor imaging, and tic disorders.
Education & Training
Boston Children's HospitalPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2016 - 2018
Massachusetts General HospitalPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2012 - 2016
Massachusetts General HospitalMD, PhD, Pediatric Movement Disorders, 2012 - 2014- Boston Children’s Hospital/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Child Neurology, 2009 - 2012
University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 2007 - 2009
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 2018 - 2028
MA State Medical License 2011 - 2018
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Best Educator among the Neurology faculty Child Neurology Residents, UT Southwestern, 2022
- Best Doctors in Dallas D Magazine, 2019-2022
- Neuroscience Career Development Award American Academy of Neurology, 2017
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Are symptoms clustered into latent classes in pediatric functional neurological disorder?Akihiro Nishi, Itaru Hayakawa, Yusuke Okubo, Jeff L Waugh, Hiroki Nariai
Epilepsy & Behavior. 2026-03-01 - 1 citationsIn Humans, fMRI Reveals That Striosome-Like and Matrix-Like Striatal Voxels Are Engaged in Different Phases of Movement.Alishba Sadiq, Jeff L Waugh
Human Brain Mapping. 2026-02-15 - Hippocampal Projections to the Striatal Compartments, Striosome and Matrix, are Spatially Segregated in CA1.An N Tieu, Alishba Sadiq, Jeff L Waugh
Biorxiv. 2026-01-30
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