Overview
Dr. Joan Mary Jasien completed a med-peds residency and neurodevelopmental neurology and became boarded in internal medicine, pediatrics, neurology and is board eligible for neurodevelopment. She is the co-director of the Multidisciplinary Spina Bifida and Cerebral Palsy Related Conditions Clinics and cares for children and adults with neurodevelopmental disabilities at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC, USA. Her research focus is on neurological aging in Spina Bifida and other neurodevelopmental disabilities.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
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2022 - Present
Pediatrics, Neurology,
Pediatrics
Recent Publications
Sequencing Analysis Demonstrates That a Complex Genetic Architecture Contributes to Risk for Spina Bifida.
Journal Article Birth Defects Res · October 2025 BACKGROUND: Spina bifida (SB), a common neural tube defects (NTDs), has a complex genetic architecture that remains incompletely understood. Although prior studies have identified rare, deleterious single nucleotide variants (SNVs) in SB, broader contribut ... Full text Link to item CiteVariation in NeurodegenerationâLinked Brain Regions in Young Adult APOE E4 Carriers With Spina Bifida
Journal Article Annals of the Child Neurology Society · September 2025 ABSTRACTObjectivePossible pleiotropic effects of apolipoprotein E4 (APOE E4) in individuals with congenital brain malformations are relatively unknown. Our goal was to determine if neurode ... Full text Open Access CiteA Systematic Review of Race or Ethnicity and Risk of Death in Spina Bifida in the United States.
Journal Article J Child Neurol · August 2025 ObjectiveWe performed a systematic review of studies of mortality risk in spina bifida by race or ethnicity to determine if risks were relatively greater in Black or in Hispanic people with spina bifida than in White people in most studies.MethodsWe includ ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Guanfacine for Hyperactivity in Children with Down Syndrome
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by DCRI-Duke-Site · 2024 - 2026View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of Minnesota, Medical School ·
2005
M.D.
Vanderbilt University ·
1994
M.S.N.