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Sailaja Golla, MD, Neurology, Orange, CA, Children's Medical Center Dallas

SailajaGollaMDMBBS

Neurology • Orange, CA

Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, Child Neurology

Pediatric Neurologist with additional subspecialization in Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Associate Professor UC Irvine

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Summary

  • Dr. Sailaja Golla, MBBS(MD) is a Pediatric neurology specialist and Neurodevelopmentalist with National and International expertise in the field of Autism. She currently practices at Thompson Autism Center, CHOC Hospital in Orange County.
    Dr Golla graduated in 2000 from Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences, a recognized, premier Medical School in India. She completed requirements for ECFMG certification in 2002. She then underwent Residency training in Pediatrics at University at Buffalo (completed in 2005) followed by Residency training in Child Neurology at UT Southwestern Medical Center (completed in 2008).

    As a Child Neurology Resident, she won Teva Neuroscience award for her academic performance in 2007 as well as 2008. She also won the Leon Weisberg award for her research work looking at the incidence of dystrophinopathies in girls with Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy. The resulting manuscript was selected as the best paper during Annual Neurology Resident research presentations at UT Southwestern in 2008. She was also selected and served as a Chief Resident of Child Neurology in 2008. She has Board Certification in Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology issued by American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

    She furthered her research training when she joined the Department of Neurology at UT Southwestern Medical Center in 2009, as an Instructor, to work in Dr Juan Pascual’s laboratory in the field of rare mitochondrial disorders. She was supported by Hegi Research Scholarship award during this period. She then underwent further post-graduate clinical training to complete a residency in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities in June 2010, at UT Southwestern Medical Center, to become one of very few Neurodevelopmental Disabilities specialists in the country. She has published in peer reviewed journals and has written book chapters, and is currently involved in research studies in the field autism and Neurodevelopmental disabilties.

    • Gene regulation in brain may explain repetitive behaviors in Rett Syndrome patie

    Rett syndrome is a rare, debilitating disease in which patients progressively lose brain function and the ability to walk. Relatively little is known about the

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Education & Training

  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterFellowship, Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, 2009 - 2010
  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterFellowship, Child Neurology, 2006 - 2009
  • University at Buffalo
    University at BuffaloResidency, Pediatrics, 2005 - 2006
  • Brooklyn Hospital Center
    Brooklyn Hospital CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 2002 - 2003
  • Government Medical College Vijayanagar
    Government Medical College VijayanagarClass of 2000

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2021 - 2025
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2009 - 2024
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Mom approved doctor DFW North Texas magazine, 2017
  • Texas Super Doctor
  • US Top Physicians list in neurology
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • CHOC Doctors Lead Study That Helps Garner FDA Authorization for Novel Autism Diagnostic Device
    CHOC Doctors Lead Study That Helps Garner FDA Authorization for Novel Autism Diagnostic DeviceAugust 17th, 2021
  • Aquatic Therapy as Treatment Intervention for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Pilot Study (Southern Cross University)
    Aquatic Therapy as Treatment Intervention for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Pilot Study (Southern Cross University)September 28th, 2016

Committees

  • Member, International Child Neurology Society 2017 - Present
  • Codirector, Frontiers in child neurology Children's Health/ UTSW 2015 - Present
  • neurologist and clinical research, CADD autism center administrative committee 2015 - Present

Professional Memberships

  • Child neurology society
    Member

Other Languages

  • Telugu, Hindi, Kannada, Urdu

Hospital Affiliations

External Links

  • Pitt Hopkin clinic https://pitthopkins.org/2015/05/13/pitt-hopkins-clinic-opens-dallas-texas/
  • UTSW faculty profile http://profiles.utsouthwestern.edu/profile/78027/sailaja-golla.html
  • Media interview http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/news-releases/year-2016/september/rett-syndrome-monteggia.html

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