Physicians

Department / Division
Pediatrics / Pediatrics-Rehab and Neuro Development

Address
DUMC 3120
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone
919-684-3173

Office Telephone
919-684-3173

Fax Telephone
919-684-2532

Training

• MD, Harvard Medical School (Massachusetts), 1973

Residency

• Pediatrics, Yale-New Haven Hospital (Connecticut), 1973-1975
• Pediatrics, Brompton Hospital, London (England), 1975-1976
• Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, London (England), 1976-1977
• Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1977-1978

Fellowship

• Developmental Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Boston (Massachusetts), 1978-1979
• General and Developmental Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, 1979-1981

Clinical Interests
Evaluation and treatment of children with developmental disabilities (congenital and acquired), including cerebral palsy, spina bifida, head trauma, Down syndrome, spinal cord injury, retardation, and autism

Research Interests
Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics is the branch of Pediatrics that specializes in the management of the medical problems of children with physical  disabilities.  The principal diagnoses of childen treated are: Cerebral Palsy,Spina Bifida,Down syndrome, head trauma, and autism.  Research pertains to clinical problems of children with these conditions and to genetic factors contributing to condition causation or influencing condition severity.

Industry Relationships and Collaborations (What's this?)

This physician has no reported relationships with industry.

Representative Publications
Jha A, Lammertse DP, Coll JR, Charlifue S, Coughlin CT, Whiteneck GG, Worley G. Apolipoprotein E epsilon4 allele and outcomes of traumatic spinal cord injury. J Spinal Cord Med. 2008;31(2):171-6. (2008) Abstract

Ashley-Koch AE, Jaworski J, Ma de Q, Mei H, Ritchie MD, Skaar DA, Robert Delong G, Worley G, Abramson RK, Wright HH, Cuccaro ML, Gilbert JR, Martin ER, Pericak-Vance MA. Investigation of potential gene-gene interactions between APOE and RELN contributing to autism risk. Psychiatr Genet. 2007 Aug;17(4):221-6. (2007) Abstract

Lark RK, Williams CL, Stadler D, Simpson SL, Henderson RC, Samson-Fang L, Worley G. Serum prealbumin and albumin concentrations do not reflect nutritional state in children with cerebral palsy. J Pediatr. 2005 Nov;147(5):695-7. (2005) Abstract

Worley G, Shbarou R, Heffner AN, Belsito KM, Capone GT, Kishnani PS. New onset focal weakness in children with Down syndrome. Am J Med Genet A. 2004 Jul 1;128A(1):15-8. (2004) Abstract

Worley G, Witsell DL, Hulka GF. Laryngeal dystonia causing inspiratory stridor in children with cerebral palsy. Laryngoscope. 2003 Dec;113(12):2192-5. (2003) Abstract

Worley G, Houlihan CM, Herman-Giddens ME, O'Donnell ME, Conaway M, Stallings VA, Chumlea WC, Henderson RC, Fung EB, Rosenbaum PL, Samson-Fang L, Liptak GS, Calvert RE, Stevenson RD. Secondary sexual characteristics in children with cerebral palsy and moderate to severe motor impairment: a cross-sectional survey. Pediatrics. 2002 Nov;110(5):897-902. (2002) Abstract

Worley G, Schuster JM, Oakes WJ. Survival at 5 years of a cohort of newborn infants with myelomeningocele. Dev Med Child Neurol. 1996 Sep;38(9):816-22. (1996) Abstract

Sandler AD, Worley G, Leroy EC, Stanley SD, and Kalman S. Sexual knowledge and experience among young man with spina bifida. European J Pediatric Surgery 4, suppl I:35-40, 1995. (1995)

Worley G, Sturner RS, Green J, Frothingham TE. An association between brachycephaly and middle ear effusion in children. Clinical Anatomy 7:84-89, 1994. (1994)