Shafali Spurling Jeste, MD joined Children’s Hospital Los Angeles in 2021 as Chief of the Division of Neurology. In this role, she oversees clinical care delivery and quality, strategic planning, recruitment and program development.

A Board-certified pediatric neurologist, Dr. Jeste focuses on developing methods to improve precision in the diagnosis and treatment of neurodevelopmental disorders. She is a prolific researcher whose lab has defined early predictors of autism in at-risk infants, and she has authored and contributed to more than 200 journal papers, editorials, chapters and abstracts. In 2019, she was awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers for her research in early predictors and intervention for genetic neurodevelopmental disorders.