Purnima T. Valdez MD

Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Duke University School of Medicine

2100 Erwin RdDurham, NC 27705
Phone+1 919-684-8111

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Education & Training

NYU Grossman School of MedicineFellowship, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, 2003 - 2006
Maimonides Medical Center/Infants and Children's Hospital of BrooklynResidency, Pediatrics, 2000 - 2003
Northeast Ohio Medical UniversityClass of 2000

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Certifications & Licensure

NC State Medical License 2008 - 2027
NY State Medical License 2003 - 2008
American Board of Pediatrics Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Impact of Intersecting Identities on Student Well-being.
Purnima Valdez, Andrea Diaz Stransky, Crystal Grant, Marilyn Augustyn
Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. 2025-09-09
11 citations
Biallelic variants in ribonuclease inhibitor (RNH1), an inflammasome modulator, are associated with a distinctive subtype of acute, necrotizing encephalopathy.
Vandana Shashi, Kelly Schoch, Rebecca Ganetzky, Peter G Kranz, Neal Sondheimer
Genetics in Medicine. 2023-09-01
Skipping the Line: Inequality in Access to Developmental-Behavioral Care.
Shawna McCafferty, Silvia Pereira-Smith, Anson J Koshy, Purnima Valdez, Sarah S Nyp
Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. 2022-12-01

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