Debra E. Weese-Mayer, MD

Chief, Center for Autonomic Medicine in Pediatrics

Professor of Pediatrics (Neurology), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; Beatrice Cummings Mayer Professor in Pediatric Autonomic Medicine

Appointments & Referrals

1.800.543.7362 (1.800.KIDS DOC)

About Me

Clinical Interests: Research in genetic disorders of the autonomic nervous system and respiratory control; congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS); rapid onset obesity with hypothalamic dysfunction, hypoventilation, and autonomic dysregulation (ROHHAD); sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS); Rett syndrome; development of tools to objectivity evaluate the autonomic nervous system

Specialties, Programs & Conditions

Programs & Conditions:

Autonomic Dysfunction in Children >

Education & Training

Education: University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, 1978

Postgraduate Training: Fellowship in neonatal-perinatal medicine and control of breathing, Lurie Children's (Formerly Children's Memorial Hospital), 1982-1986; Residency in pediatrics, Lurie Children's (Formerly Children's Memorial Hospital), 1978-1981

Board Certifications: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, General Pediatrics

Professional Organizations: American Autonomic Society Statement on Autonomic Medicine in Pediatrics; American Thoracic Society; CJ Foundation for SIDS Scientific Advisory Board; RADICA-FRE Scientific Advisory Board; Society for Pediatric Research

Research

Research Interests: Autonomic medicine; circadian rhythms; developmental neurobiology; developmental genetics; endocrine genetics; pacemakers; respiratory diseases; sudden cardiac death

Publications

Most recent publications

Novel methods of imaging and analysis for the thermoregulatory sweat test J Appl Physiol (1985)
The Pediatric Committee of the American Autonomic Society Clin Auton Res 28 (2): 171-172
Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome: Broader cognitive deficits revealed by parent controls Pediatr Pulmonol 53 (4): 492-497
Mutations in MYO1H cause a recessive form of central hypoventilation with autonomic dysfunction J Med Genet 54 (11): 754-761
Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome (CCHS): A Bedside-to-Bench Success Story for Advancing Early Diagnosis and Treatment and Improved Survival and Quality of Life Pediatr Res
Determining peripheral skin temperature: subjective versus objective measurements Acta Paediatr 105 (3): e126-31
Absence of mutations in HCRT, HCRTR1 and HCRTR2 in patients with ROHHAD Respir Physiol Neurobiol 221 59-63
Stillbirth: Correlations Between Brain Injury and Placental Pathology Pediatr Dev Pathol 19 (3): 237-43
Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome: Neurocognition Already Reduced in Preschool-Aged Children Chest 149 (3): 809-15
Stillbirth evaluation: a stepwise assessment of placental pathology and autopsy Am J Obstet Gynecol 214 (1): 115.e1-6