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Renee Shellhaas, MD, Child Neurology, Saint Louis, MO, St. Louis Children's Hospital

ReneeAdeleShellhaasMDMS(She/Her)

Child Neurology • Saint Louis, MO

Epilepsy

Associate Dean for Faculty Promotions & Career Development, Professor of Neurology, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine

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Summary

  • Renée A. Shellhaas, M.D., M.S., is a Professor of Neurology and Associate Dean for Faculty Promotions & Career Development at Washington University in St. Louis, where she holds the David T. Blasingame Professorship.

    Prior to moving to St. Louis, she was a Professor of Pediatrics and Associate Chair for Career Development at the University of Michigan. She has served on the Child Neurology Society Executive Committee (2015-2017), American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Neurology Executive Committee (2018-present), and is the Co-Chair of the American Epilepsy Society’s Research & Training Council. She is the President Elect of the Pediatric Epilepsy Research Foundation.

    Her work on neonatal seizures – funded by foundations, NIH and PCORI – includes discoveries regarding the genetic basis of neonatal epilepsies and the optimal treatment duration after acute symptomatic neonatal seizures. Dr. Shellhaas maintains a distinct neonatal sleep research program supported by NIH and foundations and recognized by the 2020 American Academy of Neurology Sleep Research Award. This multidisciplinary team studies quantitative neonatal sleep data as predictors of neurodevelopmental outcomes and is now leading a multicenter study of sleep-disordered breathing among infants with myelomeningocele.

Education & Training

  • University of Michigan School of Public Health
    University of Michigan School of Public HealthMS, Clinical research design and statistical analysis , 2007 - 2009
  • University of Pennsylvania Health System
    University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Neurology, 2003 - 2006
  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaResidency, Pediatrics, 2001 - 2003
  • University of Michigan Medical School
    University of Michigan Medical SchoolClass of 2001

Certifications & Licensure

  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 2022 - 2026
  • MO State Medical License
    MO State Medical License 2022 - 2025
  • MI State Medical License
    MI State Medical License 2007 - 2023
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2001 - 2008
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Epilepsy

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

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  • Recommended Initial Treatments for Infantile Spasms Are Superior to Non-Standard Therapies
    Recommended Initial Treatments for Infantile Spasms Are Superior to Non-Standard TherapiesAugust 27th, 2021
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Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Renee Shellhaas, Dr. Renee Shellhaas, MD, Dr. R Shellhaas, Dr. Renee Adele Shellhaas