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Biographical Sketch
Gerard A. Banez, PhD, is a pediatric psychologist at Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital, where he serves as Program Director for the Pediatric Pain Rehabilitation Program and leads the Behavioral Pediatrics Treatment Service.
Dr. Banez directs the post-doctoral fellowship in pediatric psychology and coordinates the behavioral/developmental rotation for pediatric residents. His clinical/research interests include pain-associated disability syndrome, pediatric functional gastrointestinal disorders, elimination disorders and vocal cord dysfunction.
He earned his doctoral degree in clinical psychology at the University of Vermont in Burlington and completed his pre-doctoral internship and post-doctoral fellowship in pediatric psychology at Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, Mass.
Specialty Interests
childhood functional gastrointestinal disorders, clinical behavioral pediatrics, Enuresis and urinary incontinence in children and adolescents, pediatric behavioral medicine, pediatric biofeedback and self-regulation skills training, Pediatric Pain Rehabilitation, recurrent headaches in children and adolescents, enuresis and urinary incontinence in children and adolescents
Awards & Honors
One to Watch, 2007 Cleveland Magazine "Top Docs" Issue
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