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Gordon Worley specializes in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, with a sub-specialty in Pediatrics focusing on the management of medical problems in children with physical disabilities. He primarily treats diagnoses such as cerebral palsy, spina bifida, and other syndromes. His research focuses on the clinical problems faced by children with these conditions. Current research interests include examining genetic factors influencing outcomes in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants through analyses of large datasets; comparing outcomes of prenatal (in utero) surgery versus postnatal lesion closure in children with meningomyelocele using data from the National Spina Bifida Patient Registry; investigating the Syndrome Disintegrative Disorder; and exploring the associations between ADHD and high-risk sexual behaviors through large dataset analyses.
Duke University • Chapel Hill, NC
Professor Emeritus in Pediatrics with a focus on Neurodevelopmental Disabilities.
Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)