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Laura Ment, MD

Professor of Pediatrics (Neurology)
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Associate Dean for Admissions and Financial Aid

Director, START Program

Board Certification

Neurology with Special Qual in Child Neurology
1980


Pediatrics
1979


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Professor of Pediatrics (Neurology)

Associate Dean for Admissions and Financial Aid; Director, START Program

Biography

Laura R. Ment, M.D., is Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology and Associate Dean for Admissions and Financial Aid, Yale University School of Medicine. A graduate of Brown University and Tufts University School of Medicine, Dr. Ment received her training in both pediatrics and pediatric neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.



Her clinical interests include neonatal brain injury in both preterm and term infants, including intraventricular hemorrhage, periventricular white matter injury, neonatal seizures, stroke and neurogenetic developmental disorders. Dr. Ment also evaluates and cares for patients with developmental delay, epilepsy and neurogenetic disorders.



A former member of the NANDS Council of the National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke at NIH and Chair of its Clinical Trial Subcommittee, Dr. Ment’s research interests include adaptive mechanisms of developing brain. She was the principal investigator of two multicenter clinical studies exploring prevention of injury in preterm neonates, the long-term neurodevelopmental and neuroimaging sequelae of preterm birth and the genetic mechanisms responsible for these changes. Her magnetic resonance studies investigate neural connectivity in the preterm brain and typically developing fetus across the third trimester of gestation, and her most recent work employs state of the art MR imaging and emerging molecular technologies to identify sensitive, reliable and actionable biomarkers of growth and maturation of the developing brain.

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Education & Training

Visiting Fellow
Hammersmith Hospital, London, England (1979)
Fellow
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA (1979)
Resident
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA (1976)
Intern
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA (1974)
MD
Tufts University (1973)

Research

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Brain; Diffusion Tensor Imaging; Functional Neuroimaging; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Neurology; Pediatrics

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Frequent collaborators of Laura Ment's published research.

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Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

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    Norman Siegal Award

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    Chair, Neonatal Neurocritical Care Fellowship Task Force

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    Vice President

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    Leah Lowenstein Award

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    NINDS Council

Clinical Care

Overview

Laura R. Ment, MD, is a pediatric neurologist specializing in brain injuries in term newborns and premature babies. She also treats neurological problems in infants and young children, including developmental delays, seizures and epilepsy. Dr. Ment leads a team that uses state-of-the-art imaging to investigate injury and recovery in the developing brain.

A professor of pediatrics (neurology) and an associate dean of Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Ment says she has “the best job in the medical school” because she is able to care for infants and children with neurological problems. “As an intern, I fell in love with premature infants and imaging, and I have been fortunate to work in this field at Yale for my entire career,” she says.

Clinical Specialties

Pediatric Neurology

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Board Certifications

  • Neurology with Special Qual in Child Neurology

    Certification Organization
    AB of Psychiatry & Neurology
    Original Certification Date
    1980
  • Pediatrics

    Certification Organization
    AB of Pediatrics
    Original Certification Date
    1979

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