Rujuta Wilson, MD, MS

Rujuta Wilson, MD, MS

Assistant Professor in Pediatrics and Psychiatry
Director of Research, UCLA Tarjan Center (University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD))
UCLA Center for Autism Research and Treatment
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine

http://wilsonmotorlab.org/

Dr. Rujuta B. Wilson is a behavioral child neurologist specializing in autism spectrum disorders and related neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs). She is an Assistant Professor in Pediatric Neurology and Psychiatry at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine and the UCLA Center for Autism Research and Treatment (CART). Dr. Wilson leads the motor phenotyping core at UCLA CART and is part of the translational clinical core of the UCLA Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (IDDRC). Dr. Wilson is also director of research for the UCLA Tarjan (UCEDD) Center. Dr. Wilson's NIH funded research is focused on developing quantitative methods of motor phenotyping in order to improve characterization of motor development in NDDs, better understand how motor impairments can impact cognition and language, and develop more targeted interventions for children with neurodevelopmental disorders. Dr. Wilson’s work also extends to measuring the physical and behavioral benefits of organized physical activity for children with NDDs. Dr. Wilson is an invited member of the United States Tennis Association Adaptive Committee and the American Academy of Neurology Education Committee. She is past chair of the Child Neurology Society Leadership, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee. Dr. Wilson has been selected as a Los Angeles Times Super Doctor, Southern California Rising Stars 2019-2022, and as a Los Angeles Magazine 2020-2022 L.A. Top Doctor.