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    Laufey Yr Sigurdardottir, MD

    Neurology
    (407) 650-7715
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    Primary Office

    Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida 6535 Nemours Parkway Orlando, FL 32827
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    Appointment: (407) 650-7715

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    Get to Know Me

    Medicine seems to run in my family. My father trained as a physician in Iceland, and my childhood was split between the US and Reykjavik, Iceland. At first, I wanted to be a veterinarian, but once in medical school I had my heart set on Pediatrics from the start.

    Why I Treat Children

    I love kids. With eight children of my own I have realized that every child is unique and that there is no one right way to parent. Parents can be certain that I will be upfront with them regarding their child’s illness. I treat people the way I want to be treated when I step into a physician’s office with one of my kids.

    How I Try to Make A Difference

    I try to listen more than I speak and learn from others at every opportunity. To me the treatment of a child is a collaboration between the child, his/her parents and the physician and team at Nemours. Together we will find the best solution, always.

    Education & Training

    Fellowship

    • Neurophysiology/Epilepsy - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2002

    Internship

    • Rotating - Landspitali University Hospital of Iceland, 1996

    Residency

    • Child Neurology - Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania, 2001
    • Pediatrics - University of Connecticut, 1998

    Medical/Dental School

    • M.D. - University of Iceland, Faculty of Medicine, 1993

    Board Certifications

    • American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology/Child Neurology
    • American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology/Epilepsy

    Insurance Accepted

    • Aetna Better Health FL Medicaid and Healthy Kids
    • Aetna HMO/POS/PPO/EPO
    • AmeriHealth Caritas Florida (FKA Prestige Health Choice)
    • AvMed
    • Blue Cross and Blue Shield HMO
    • Blue Cross and Blue Shield Non HMO
    • Blue Cross Blue Shield Florida Blue Select
    • Cigna & Great West HMO/POS Open Access
    • Cigna & Great West PPO/EPO
    • Community Care Plan Medicaid
    • Employers Health Network PPO
    • Evolutions Healthcare
    • First Health Aetna PPO/EPO
    • Florida Community Care
    • Florida Medicaid
    • Health First Health Plans
    • HealthSmart Health Plans PPO
    • Molina Healthcare Medicaid
    • Multiplan PPO
    • Olympus Managed Healthcare PPO ORL
    • Prime Health Services PPO Specialty Florida
    • Seminole Tribe of Florida
    • Simply Healthcare Healthy Kids
    • Simply Healthcare Medicaid HMO
    • Star Healthcare Network
    • Sunshine SMI/CMS 19 & 21
    • Sunshine State Health Plan Medicaid
    • Three Rivers Provider Network
    • Tricare/Humana Military Health Services/CHAMPVA
    • United Healthcare Commercial Products
    • United Healthcare Community Plan Medicaid
    • Volusia Health Network PPO/EPO

    • Epilepsy
    • Headaches
    • Myasthenia Gravis
    • Myotonic Dystrophy
    • Neuromuscular Disorders
    • Pediatric Movement Disorders
    • Seizures
    • Spinal Muscular Atrophy
    • Tics and Tourette Syndrome

    Medical Interests

    • Autism
    • Behavioral difficulties
    • Congenital malformations
    • Neonatal care

    • Johnstone, D. L., Al-Shekaili, H. H., Tarailo-Graovac, M., Wolf, N. I., Ivy, A. S., Demarest, S., & Van Karnebeek, C. D. M. (2019). PLPHP deficiency: Clinical, genetic, biochemical, and mechanistic insights. Brain, 142(3), 542-559. doi:10.1093/brain/awy346

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    • Nelson, J. S., Longani, N., Sigurdardottir, L. Y., Maul, T. M., Wearden, P. D., & Chrysostomou, C. (2018). Pediatric ECMO after drowning: Neuroprotective strategies. Progress in Pediatric Cardiology, 50, 34-38. doi:10.1016/j.ppedcard.2018.05.004

    • Finkel, R. S., Mercuri, E., Darras, B. T., Connolly, A. M., Kuntz, N. L., Kirschner, J., & Zeng, Y. S. (2017). Nusinersen versus sham control in infantile-onset spinal muscular atrophy. New England Journal of Medicine, 377(18), 1723-1732. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1702752

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