Joan Mary Jasien

Research and Clinical Fellowship in Pediatrics - Neurodevelopmental Disabilities · 2009 - 2014 Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Pediatrics

Combined Medicine/Pediatrics Internship and Residency · 2005 - 2009 Yale University, School of Medicine, Medicine/pediatrics residency program

Family Nurse Practitioner · 1999 - 2004 American Nurses Credentialing Center

Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke

Site Principal Investigator, PTN‑HYP01 (“Guanfacine for Hyperactivity in Children with Down Syndrome”)
January 2025 – ongoing
Provides scientific, regulatory, and operational leadership for Duke’s participation in the NICHD‑funded DS‑PTN multicenter clinical trial evaluating guanfacine for hyperactivity symptoms in children with Down syndrome; oversees Duke study implementation, study team supervision, compliance, and protocol execution. Sponsored by NICHD and INCLUDE.

Co‑Founder and Co‑Director, Multidisciplinary Spina Bifida Clinic – Young Adults and Adults
03/2025–Present

Co‑Founder and Co‑Director, Multidisciplinary Cerebral Palsy Related Condition Clinic – Young Adults and Adult
04/2024–Present

Co‑Founder and Co‑Director, Multidisciplinary Cerebral Palsy–Related Conditions (CPRC) Clinic – Children
02/2020–Present

Co‑Director, Multidisciplinary Spina Bifida Clinic – Children
07/2017–Present

Section Head & Founder/Co‑Director, Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Program
07/2017–Present

Director, Cerebral Palsy Clinic-Children
07/2017–02/2022