Biography

Jeff Waugh, M.D., Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Dr. Waugh earned his medical degree and a doctoral degree in neuroscience and molecular psychiatry through the Medical Scientist Training Program at UT Southwestern. He completed a residency in pediatrics at Children’s Medical Center Dallas and a residency in pediatric neurology at Boston Children’s Hospital. He received advanced training through a fellowship in pediatric movement disorders at Boston Children’s Hospital, a fellowship in mood and motor control at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University, and a fellowship in computational radiology at Boston Children’s and Harvard.

Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in child neurology, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2017. He serves as Director of the Pediatric Movement Disorders Program and Co-Director of the Pediatric Functional Neurological Disorders Clinic at Children's Medical Center Dallas.

Dr. Waugh is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, the Child Neurology Society, and the Functional Neurological Disorders Society.

Education & Training

  • Medical School - UT Southwestern Medical School (1999-2007)
  • Fellowship - Massachusetts General Hospital (2012-2014), Pediatric Movement Disorders
  • Residency - UT Southwestern/Children's Medical Center (2007-2009), Pediatrics
  • Residency - Harvard Medical School/Boston Childrens Hospital (2009-2012), Pediatric Neurology

Professional Associations & Affiliations

  • American Academy of Neurology
  • Child Neurology Society
  • Functional Neurological Disorders Society

Honors & Awards

  • Golden Boot Award 2022, UT Southwestern Child Neurology Residents
  • Early-Stage Investigator Award 2021, Network for Excellence in Neuroscience Clinical Trials
  • D Magazine Best Pediatric Specialist 2020-2021
  • Invited Member, Practice Committee, Child Neurology Society 2014
  • Silverman Family Fellowship, Bachman-Strauss Dystonia Parkinson Foundation 2012-2014
  • Invited Member, Medical Economics and Management Committee, American Academy of Neurology 2013
  • Member, Clinical Documentation Integrity Committee, Boston Children's Hospital 2013

Books & Publications

Research

  • Functional consequences of dystonia treatment, such as deep brain stimulation
  • Neurophysiology of the neostraitum
  • Structural basis of dystonia