Purnima Valdez, MD

Department / Division:
Pediatrics / Child Development and Behavioral Health

Address:
Durham Child Development and Behavioral Health Clinic
402 Trent Drive
Durham, NC 27705

Appointment Telephone:
919-668-5559

Office Telephone:
919-668-5559

Fax Telephone:
919-668-4496

• MD, Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2000

• Pediatrics, Maimonides Medical Center (New York), 2003

• Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, NYU School of Medicine, 2006

Clinical Interests:
Assessment and management of children with developmental disorders including speech and language delay, learning disabilities, general developmental delay, autism spectrum disorders, Asperger's syndrome, disruptive behavior disorders, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Representative Publications:
Tomopoulos S, Valdez PT, Dreyer BP, Fierman AH, Berkule SB, Kuhn M, Mendelsohn AL. Is exposure to media intended for preschool children associated with less parent-child shared reading aloud and teaching activities? Ambul Pediatr. 2007 Jan-Feb;7(1):18-24. (2007) Abstract

Tomopoulos S, Dreyer BP, Valdez P, Flynn V, Foley G, Berkule SB, Mendelsohn AL. Media content and externalizing behaviors in Latino toddlers. Ambul Pediatr. 2007 May-Jun;7(3):232-8. (2007) Abstract

Mendelsohn AL, Valdez PT, Flynn V, Foley GM, Berkule SB, Tomopoulos S, Fierman AH, Tineo W, Dreyer BP. Use of videotaped interactions during pediatric well-child care: impact at 33 months on parenting and on child development. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2007 Jun;28(3):206-12. (2007) Abstract