Laura Kirkpatrick, MD is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology at the University of Pittsburgh, and a pediatric neurologist at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. She is the Associate Director of Child Neurology Research for the Division of Child Neurology. Her research focuses on improving communication between child neurologists and families about difficult topics, including diagnosis disclosure and psychosocial or quality-of-life implications of pediatric-onset neurologic conditions.