Dr. John Mantovani
Dr. Mantovani is a practicing child
neurologist who holds board certifications
in Child Neurology and Pediatrics and
subspecialty certification in Neurodevelomental
Disabilities. His clinical interests
cover a wide range of brain, developmental
and neurogenetic conditions including
childhood seizures, autism spectrum
disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental
delays and childhood migraine headaches.
He is the founding Medical Director
of the St. John’s Mercy Child Development
Center and also serves as the Medical
Director of the recently designated
St. John’s Mercy Children’s Hospital.
In addition to his patient work,
he has authored more than 30 articles
for peer-reviewed journals and given
over one hundred invited lectures
in the United States, Canada and the
United Kingdom on related topics.
He is a Past-President of the American
Academy of Pediatrics and has been
am member and chairperson of the American
Academy of Pediatrics and has been
a member and chairperson of the American
Board of Psychiatry & Neurology
Committees responsible for examining
physicians for board certifications
in Child Neurology and Neurodevelopmental
Disabilities.
He is currently serving as an appointed
member to the Missouri Commission
for Autism Spectrum Disorders and
was a leader of the Missouri Autism
Guidelines Initiative Project.
Dr. Mantovani earned his medical
degree from the University of Missouri
(Columbia) and received his post-graduate
training in Pediatrics, Neurology
and Child Neurology at St. Louis Children’s
and Barnes Group Hospitals and Washington
University School of Medicine where
he remains on the faculty as an Associate
Professor of Clinical Neurology and
Pediatrics.
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