Sally Shaywitz, M.D.

The Society for the Advancement of Women’s Health Research gave Professor of Pediatrics Sally Shaywitz, M.D., the 1998 Clinical Service Award for her work in the science of reading and for her advancements in the scientific understanding of gender differences in brain organization and function. Dr. Shaywitz is co-director of the National Institute of Child Health and Development-Yale Center for the Study of Learning and Attention and founder and director of the Yale Learning Disorders Unit. The award was presented at a ceremony in Washington in June.