Saima Naeem Kayani, MD
- Pediatric Neurologist, Associate Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Languages spoken: English
- Locations (2)
Biography
Saima Kayani, M.D., is a pediatric neurologist with special training in medical genetics at Children's Health℠. She is an Associate Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Dr. Kayani earned her medical degree at King Edward Medical University, Pakistan and completed her residency at UT Southwestern/Children's Medical Center in medical genetics and child neurology. She is board certified in pediatrics and neurology.
Dr. Kayani is passionate about helping children with rare disorders and finding better ways to treat these children.
Education and Training
- Medical School
- King Edward Medical College, Lahore (2002)
- Residency
- UT Southwestern - Children's Medical Center (2012), Pediatric Neurology
- Scott and White Hospital/Texas A&M University GME (2009), Pediatrics
- Fellowship
- UT Southwestern - Children's Medical Center (2014), Medical Genetics
- Board Certification
- American Board of Psy&Neurology/Child Neurology
Conditions Treated
- Cerebral Palsy (CP) in children
- Developmental delays in children
- Dystonia in children
- Headaches in children
- Microcephaly in children
- Migraines in children
- Muscle weakness in children
- Neuronal migration disorders (NMDs) in children
- Pediatric ataxia
- Pediatric Bell’s palsy
- Pediatric brain abscess
- Pediatric concussion
- Pediatric head trauma
- Pediatric hypotonia (floppy muscle syndrome)
- Pediatric malformations of cortical development (MCD)
- Pediatric myoclonus
- Pediatric tremors
- Pediatric ventriculomegaly
- Tic disorders in children
- Tourette syndrome (TS) in children
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