Adre J. Plessis
Northern Virginia
3023 Hamaker Court, 
Fairfax, VA 

Overview

Adré J. du Plessis, MBChB, is a full-time attending in prenatal neurology, as well as the director of the Zickler Family Prenatal Pediatrics Institute, division chief of Prenatal and Transitional Pediatrics and director of the Prenatal-Neonatal Neuroscience Program at Children's National Hospital. In addition, Dr. du Plessis is a professor of pediatrics and neurology at George Washington University School of Medicine. He is a leading international expert in the normal and abnormal development of the brain, as well as the mechanisms of injury to the immature brain. Under his leadership, the Prenatal Pediatrics Institute provides individualized and specialized care to patients during and after the baby’s birth. Dr. du Plessis specializes in prenatal neurology, particularly fetal brain developmental anomalies and the advanced fetal imaging that is used to diagnose these conditions in early pregnancy. His career-long research focus has been on the nervous system of the fetus and newborn, the hazards and mechanisms of injury, and the potential prevention of insult to the brain.

His clinical expertise encompasses Acrocallosal Syndrome, Bone Dysplasia Corpus Callosum Agenesis, Aicardi Syndrome, and Corpus Callosum Agenesis.

Dr. Plessis is board certified in American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, 1992. He is actively involved in clinical research, co-authoring 5 peer reviewed articles.

Specialties

Neurology

Licenses

Neurology with Special Qualifications in Neurology in MA

Board Certifications

American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology, 1992

Fellowships

Children's Hospital of Boston, Pediatric Neurology - 1993

Languages Spoken

English
Afrikaans

Gender

Male

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Locations

Northern Virginia
3023 Hamaker Court, Fairfax, VA 22031

Clinical Research

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