Child Development
Klingberg Neurodevelopmental Center
Patient Appointments and Referrals: Klingberg Neurodevelopmental Center |
The Klingberg Neurodevelopmental Center helps children who are having difficulties in the areas of development, attention, and learning.
Our core team includes a pediatric neurologist, a licensed psychologist, a social worker, and a parent educator. Most of the children we see at the Center are under the age of 6.
To arrange for an appointment, call 304-293-7331.
Referrals may be made by parents, physicians, or other care providers. To make a toll-free referral, call 800-842-3627. Ask for extension 293-7331.
The Klingberg Neurodevelopmental Clinic sees children who have, or may be at risk of having, delays in any area of development. Our multi-disciplinary team includes our Klingberg staff plus a pediatric geneticist, an audiologist, and a neonatal pediatrician.
If your child is referred to our Clinic, we will need to review his or her medical, educational, and social records.
If we determine that we can help your child, evaluations at our Neurodevelopmental Clinic usually take at least 3 hours.
During this time our team will:
- learn more about your child's medical, behavioral, and developmental history
- observe your child as he or she plays and interacts with others
- complete diagnostic and developmental assessments
The team will then provide you with feedback about what we’ve learned and make recommendations for further evaluation or treatment.
At the end of the appointment, you will be given an information sheet outlining our findings. You will receive a more extensive written report in about a month. Much of the report is devoted to recommendations for intervention and education.
To make a referral to the Klingberg Neurodevelopmental Clinic, please call 304-293-7331 or 304-293-2890.
Depending on the needs of each child, referrals to other professionals, such as pediatric neurologists or geneticists, can be provided.
If our team does not think your child can be well-served by our clinic, we can offer you information about more appropriate resources.
While the Klingberg Neurodevelopmental Center does not offer intensive, ongoing treatment for pervasive developmental disorders at this time, we can make recommendations for that treatment.
Margaret E. Jaynes, MD
Dr. Margaret E. Jaynes completed advanced specialty training in pediatrics and pediatric neurology at WVU, where she is co-director of the Muscular Dystrophy Association Clinic. In addition to her professorship in the Neurology Department, Dr. Jaynes has a joint appointment with the Department of Pediatrics. She has advanced specialty training in the diagnosis and treatment of children with epilepsy. Her special interests are in child neurology and attention-deficit disorders. She is board certified in neurology and child neurologySusan K. Lynch, MD, CCC-SLP
Dr. Susan Lynch is a pediatrician at WVU. She received her medical degree and specialty training from West Virginia University. Dr Lynch is board certified in pediatrics and neonatal and perinatal medicine. Her special interests include development and follow-up care of NICU patients.Susannah Poe, EdD
Susannah Poe is a licensed psychologist and an associate professor of Child Development in the Pediatrics Department of the WVU School of Medicine. She has training in diagnosis, education, and behavioral interventions for young children with developmental disorders. Dr. Poe’s areas of focus are the diagnosis and treatment of young children with autism, behavioral feeding disorders in children with developmental disabilities, and anxiety disorders in children.
Location
Use the Physician Office Center entrance. Take the elevator to the 2nd floor, turn left, look for the overhead sign Pediatrics/Adolescent Medicine PAGP. Our office is the 3rd door on the right.
Driving Directions to the Physician Office Center
From Interstate 79:
Take Exit 155, Star City. At the traffic light at the bottom of the hill, go through the light (Sheets is on the right). Cross the Star City Bridge and go through the next light. At the top of the hill, turn left onto Patteson Drive (WV 705).
At the third light, turn right into the WVU Health Sciences Center. Overhead signs will direct you to the West Virginia University Hospitals and the Physician Office Center.
From Interstate 68:
Take Exit 7, Pierpont Road. Turn West onto WV 857. At second traffic light, turn left (South) on US 119. You will drive up a steep hill; the Morgantown airport will be on your left at the top of the hill. At the second light, turn right onto WV 705. At the third light on 705, turn left onto Don Nehlen Drive. Turn right at the next light into the hospital campus. Follow the signs for patient parking. The Physician Office Center is to the left of Ruby Memorial Hospital.
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