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Sharon H. O'Neil, PhD, MHA, ABPdN Title: Pediatric Neuropsychologist Affiliation: Children’s Hospital Los Angeles & Curry Psychology Group, Newport Beach, CA Phone: 949-258-9914 Email: dr.oneil@currygroup.org
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Dr.
O’Neil is a pediatric neuropsychologist with two decades of clinical
experience. She is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology and the
Director of the Neuropsychology Core at the Saban
Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), Keck School of
Medicine, University of Southern California (USC). Dr.
O’Neil obtained her PhD from USC in
1999 and completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in pediatric
neuropsychology at CHLA. From 2003 to 2012,
Dr. O’Neil directed the clinical neuropsychology program in the Children’s
Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases at CHLA. In 2012, she was recruited to
direct the hospital-wide neuropsychology research program at CHLA. In this
role, she is involved in cutting edge research from novel pilot studies to
large, multi-center NIH studies aimed at improving the quality of life of
children with central nervous system dysfunction due to injury or disease. Dr.
O’Neil has a robust teaching program at CHLA for doctoral students training
in the provision of pediatric neuropsychological services. She also provides
didactic lectures approved by the American Psychological Association (APA)
for continuing education credits for licensed psychologists. Topics have
included reading disabilities, math disabilities, learning and memory,
pediatric stroke, seizure disorders, sickle cell disease, congenital heart
disease and preterm birth. In
addition to her research position at CHLA, Dr. O’Neil maintains a private
clinical practice in Newport Beach, CA.
She specializes in the assessment of learning disabilities, autism
spectrum disorders and ADHD, as well as the assessment of children with
medical concerns. Recent Publications Choi S,
O'Neil SH, Joshi AA, et al. Anemia predicts lower white matter volume and
cognitive performance in sickle and non-sickle cell anemia syndrome. Am
J Hematol. 2019;94(10):1055-1065 Baron Nelson
M, O'Neil SH, Wisnowski JL, et al. Maturation of
Brain Microstructure and Metabolism Associates with Increased Capacity for
Self-Regulation during the Transition from Childhood to Adolescence. J
Neurosci. 2019;39(42):8362-8375.
doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2422-18.2019. doi:10.1002/ajh.25570 O'Neil SH,
Whitaker AM, Kayser K, et al. Neuropsychological
outcomes on Head Start III: a prospective, multi-institutional clinical trial
for young children diagnosed with malignant brain tumors. Neurooncol Pract.
2020;7(3):329-337. doi:10.1093/nop/npz071 Complete
List of Publications https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1xgczy-3l__AZ/bibliography/public/ |
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