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Biographical Sketch
Roberta Bauer, MD, is a Staff Member in the Department of Developmental and Rehabilitation Pediatrics. Her specialty interest is developmental pediatrics.
Dr. Bauer earned her medical degree form the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Pittsburgh, Penn. She completed an internship, residency in pediatrics and fellowship in child development at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and another fellowship in pediatric rehabilitation at D.T. Watson Rehabilitation Hospital in Sewickley, Penn.
She is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in both pediatrics and neurodevelopmental disabilities, and by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in neurodevelopmental disabilities.
Dr. Bauer has been recognized by Best Doctors in 2010,2011, and 2012 for her work as a Developmental Pediatrician. She has been honored by medica teaching programs in Cleveland and Akron, and received awards from the Ohio AAP for her committee work and efforts in advocacy.
She is a member of the Society of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, the Ohio Chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics, and is a Fellow with the American Academy of Pediatrics.
She has published articles, book chapters and has presented on topics such as sequelae of premature birth, feeding disorders of early childhood, normal child growth and development, management of developmental disabilities, and alternative therapies in treating autism, among other topics related to child development and pediatrics.
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