December 10, 2019

Meet local healthcare professionals and the services they offer — all dedicated to family health, including psychology, speech and hearing, dental, psychiatry, brain injuries, autism, and more.

Dr. Susan Fallahi, Uptown Pediatric Dentistry
uptownpediatricdentistry.com

Uptown Pediatric Dentistry is a boutique pediatric dental practice located in the heart of the medical corridor in Uptown New Orleans. Dr. Susan Fallahi and her team provide personalized care for children focusing on comfort, individualized attention, and prevention. Children of all ages are welcomed, including infants and those with special needs. The practice offers a range of services from cleanings and exams to sedation options for more challenging treatments.

The mission at Uptown Pediatric Dentistry is to provide a welcoming and calming environment for children and their families. A lower volume patient roster allows Dr. Susan and her team the time to familiarize themselves with the needs of each individual patient and ensures a more relaxing experience for everyone involved. The office is equipped with the latest technology and has a multitude of age-appropriate entertainment options for children to enjoy before, during, and after their appointments.

Dr. Fallahi, a board-certified pediatric dentist, stays up to date with the latest advancements in the field through on-going continuing education. She maintains memberships in several professional organizations including the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, the American Dental Association, and the Louisiana Dental Association. Dr. Fallahi attended her residency at Louisiana State University after graduating from the College of Dentistry at The Ohio State University and completing a pediatric dental fellowship. Her passion for working with the pediatric population is evident when you step into her office.

3715 Prytania St. Ste. 380, info@uptownpediatricdentistry.com, 504.896.7435

Dr. Paul Harch, Harch Hyperbarics
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Dr. Paul Harch is a world-renowned hyperbaric doctor who specializes in precision dosing of hyperbaric oxygen to treat neurological conditions. He is especially known for his work with pediatric patients, veterans, dementia patients, and patients with traumatic brain injuries. In the past 35 years, patients have traveled from over fifty countries for treatment at his Marrero clinic. This private clinic has been the source of Dr. Harch’s groundbreaking hyperbaric medicine research, over 35 scientific articles, and the respected “Harch Protocols.”

What is HBOT?
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a medical treatment for wounds in any location in the body and of any duration. It uses increased pressure and increased oxygen in a fully-enclosed chamber to stimulate the body’s natural healing processes, grow new tissue, and repair wounds.

Concussion
Dr. Harch has been treating acute concussion patients since 2001 when he directed the treatment of NFL linebacker Bill Romanowski of the Denver Broncos. Since then, he has treated professional athletes, student athletes, car accident victims, and others with acute concussions. Dr. Harch found that with proper HBOT dosing, as few as one to two treatments can resolve symptoms and prevent post-concussion syndrome. The vast majority of Dr. Harch’s experience, however, has been in the treatment of chronic traumatic brain injury of all severities. He pioneered a treatment in 1989 with Louisiana boxers and has shown that patients with traumatic brain injury can experience improvement with HBOT 50 years after their injury.

Birth Injury/Cerebral Palsy
Dr. Harch has been treating patients with cerebral palsy since 1992. Cerebral palsy mainly affects the motor system and is caused by a variety of different injuries to the brain that can occur during pregnancy, at birth, or in early childhood. Under Dr. Harch’s care, patients typically see improvement in alertness, movement of arms and legs, hand function, tone, cognition and speech, oral motor function, temperament, vision, and balance. Over 75 percent of children with cerebral palsy treated with HBOT will see a noticeable improvement.

Autism
While treating multiple children with neurological disorders in the 1990s, Dr. Harch treated his first child with autism in 1995. This success was followed by a series of HBOT-treated cases that he presented to a U.S. House of Representatives Hearing on Autism in 2002. Other HBOT studies have also demonstrated an improvement of symptoms for children with autism. Parents of children with autism have rated HBOT as one of the top five most effective therapies. Dr. Harch has found that, with proper dosing of HBOT, 80 percent of these patients will experience noticeable improvements in their symptoms.

Drowning
Drowning is a type of anoxic brain injury that causes a complete loss of blood supply to the brain and is the most devastating type of brain injury. In 1989, Dr. Harch treated his first nonfatal drowned child. Over the next 27 years, he treated 41 more with modest results. In 2016, he treated 2-year-old Eden Carlson 11 weeks after nearly drowning with a lower dosing that changed everything. After 40 hyperbaric treatments, a regrowth of brain tissue was demonstrated on an MRI, a phenomenon never before seen in medicine. Her case was reported in a medical journal and went viral on a national and international level. Since then, Dr. Harch has treated another 50 similar cases with this lower dose protocol, achieving neurological improvements that defied doctors’ dire predictions. There is now hope for drowned children that never existed before.

hbot@hbot.com, 504.309.4948

Atlas Psychiatry
atlaspsychiatry.com

At Atlas Psychiatry, we provide attentive, comprehensive, and confidential mental health care to children, adolescents, and families in a private and elegant setting. Our child and adolescent psychiatrist, psychologists, and social workers work together, harnessing a wide range of expertise to deliver the best care possible.

We offer a full range of services, including medication, psychiatric genetic testing, psychological testing, educational testing, psychotherapy, play therapy, group therapy, family therapy, parenting skills training, and behavioral intervention planning. We provide evidence-based treatments for a wide variety of issues, ranging from mild concerns to severe mental illness. Our dedicated and caring team of clinicians will do whatever it takes to help your child and family.

Dr. Lauren LaRose is a board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist, qualified to treat individuals from young childhood into adulthood. She uses evidence-based medicine to address presenting symptoms while also focusing on the child’s functioning at home, school, and in other activities of daily life. Her goal is to provide a warm, trusting environment where children and families can actively participate and collaborate in treatment.

Dr. Laura Niditch is a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in psychological assessment for children, adolescents, and adults. Her mission is to provide each patient with a roadmap to address current concerns and move forward. She provides diagnostic evaluations for a variety of issues, including autism, ADHD, learning disorders, anxiety, and depression, as well as evaluations for school admission and giftedness.

Dr. Danielle Wright is a licensed clinical social worker with expertise in the areas of trauma, toxic stress, infant mental health, and social and emotional learning. She specializes in working with young children and families navigating through a broad range of issues, including disorders of attachment, depression, anxiety, grief/loss, and trauma.

Annie Bachrach is a licensed clinical social worker who specializes in child and adolescent mental health. She is able to help children and adolescents with a wide range of struggles, including inattention, anxiety, poor self-esteem, self-injurious behaviors, trauma, social skills deficits, identity development, and adjustment to life changes.

Dr. Alexandra Sims is a licensed school psychologist with expertise in diagnosis of ADHD, learning disorders, anxiety disorders, and stress and trauma-related reactions in children. She provides assessment services for children and adolescents, including psychological testing, psycho-educational testing, gifted testing, and school admissions testing.

Carly LeBlanc is a licensed clinical social worker with expertise in treating a wide range of issues, including anxiety, depression, suicidality, psychosis, and transgender issues. She also provides group therapy for teenagers focused on building coping skills and reducing anxiety.

504.899.1682

New Orleans Speech and Hearing Center
noshc.org

The New Orleans Speech and Hearing Center has served the speech, language, and hearing needs of the entire family for almost 90 years.

Currently, the NOSHC has three locations: Uptown, Metairie, and New Orleans East. NOSHC employs two audiologists and 18 speech-language pathologists and assistants to meet the needs of the community. In addition, several staff are bilingual (Spanish-English). Services are also offered in the community and in schools.

Audiology
NOSHC’s Audiology Department has two certified and licensed audiologists offering comprehensive evaluations, screenings and unsedated diagnostic auditory brainstem response testing, auditory processing disorder testing, and hearing aid services and treatment. Diagnostic services are performed in sound-treated booths using state-of-the-art equipment.

Speech Language Pathology
Eighteen certified and licensed speech-language pathologists from diverse graduate programs conduct evaluations and provide remediation/therapy. The clinicians treat children with speech (articulation) disorders, receptive and/or expressive language disorders, autism spectrum disorder, and teach language/listening/processing skills. NOSHC understands family support is important for the success of the child and involvement in the therapy process is encouraged.

The Speech-Language Pathology Department collaborates with psychologists, occupational therapists, and other professionals and makes appropriate referrals when warranted. Specialty services for reading disorders, dyslexia, literacy, and phonemic/phonological awareness are provided by specially-trained speech language pathologists.

Summer Programs
Led by speech-language pathologists and assistants, the Social Language Expedition for children aged 4–9 is designed to improve the pragmatic language (social communication) skills of children who have a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder and those who are not diagnosed but experience issues with social communication.

During the two-week expedition experience, campers improve their communication skills to give and ask for information more concisely and meaningfully, to understand and express complex age-appropriate intentions and to read/and or use body language for nonverbal communication. This camp-like experience includes group participation games, creative play, arts and crafts, and snack time. Parents report improved communication skills and new friendships for their children.

Power of Play, a program based on building a strong academic foundation through play, was created by a NOSHC speech-language pathologist and focuses on “Going Back to the Basics” and teaching these skills through games.

During his 34 years as CEO, Lesley Jernigan has helped the NOSHC grow and expand to meet the changing needs of the community. Additionally, with 45 years’ experience as a speech-language pathologist, he continues to advise the clinicians and provide therapy to clients, helping fulfill NOSHC’s mission: To improve the communication of children and adults who are affected by speech, language, and hearing disorders in order to improve their quality of life and help them connect with others.

1636 Toledano St. – Uptown Main Office, 504.897.2606

Dr. Kevin J. Bianchini, Jefferson Neurobehavioral Group, Managing Partner
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Dr. Kevin J. Bianchini is a board-certified neuropsychologist and clinical psychologist who has been in practice in Louisiana for 23 years. He has helped the rehabilitation of patients with acquired brain injury and pain throughout his career. He has been actively involved in research and has published more than 75 articles in peer-reviewed professional journals on psychological factors and work-related injuries, neurological rehabilitation, brain damage, neuropsychological assessment, and symptom validity assessment.

He holds adjunct faculty appointments at Tulane University Medical School, Department of Psychiatry and Neurology, and at the University of New Orleans, Department of Psychology. He is the team neuropsychologist for the New Orleans Saints and NOLA Gold Rugby.

Since its founding in 1996 by Dr. Bianchini, the Jefferson Neurobehavioral Group has been providing clinical psychology, neuropsychology, and behavioral medicine services for adults, adolescents, and children, living in the Gulf South. The following two companies are under this umbrella.

Family Behavioral Health Centers provides a comfortable and friendly clinical environment where families can find professional understanding and practical solutions to a wide spectrum of behavioral, physiological, emotional, and educational challenges.

Gulfsouth Autism Centers provide comprehensive treatment for children with autism spectrum disorders. Gulfsouth Autism Center’s clients range from 18 months to 12 years of age and beyond. Developed by a team of regionally and internationally renowned psychologists, the Gulfsouth Autism Center programs are structured around Applied Behavior Analysis.

2901 N. I-10 Service Rd. E., Ste. 300, Metairie – Main Office, 504.780.1702

Jenny Domiano, M.O.T., L.O.T.R.; Therapeutic Learning Center
tlcnola.com

Jenny Domiano, founder and owner of the Therapeutic Learning Center, has worked as an occupational therapist for 20 years in a variety of practice areas, including mental health, brain injury rehabilitation, ergonomics, and pediatrics — where she found her calling. She has worked extensively with patients at Children’s Hospital, as an Early Steps provider for the state of Louisiana, and provided occupational therapy services at her clinic and in schools of greater New Orleans. As a mother of two, she knows how important it is to make therapy both enjoyable and meaningful for the whole family.

TLC is an innovative pediatric occupational, speech, and physical therapy practice dedicated to improving the well-being of children throughout the greater New Orleans area. TLC’s occupational therapy services focus on children’s fine motor skills, eye-hand coordination, developmental milestone delays, sensory integration and processing, play participation, handwriting, and socialization. Its speech therapy services provide feeding therapy, literacy and reading comprehension, articulation, cognitive communication, and more. Physical therapy services include interventions for gross motor delays, neurological disorders, motor coordination, gait training, orthopedic injuries, and more.

Therapy services are provided at an outpatient clinic, as well as applied behavior analysis centers, daycares, preschools, and schools across the Greater New Orleans area, including private and charter schools, in one-on-one and group settings. Providing therapy in a child’s educational setting allows real-time observation, collaboration with the child’s education team to ensure carryover of skills, and decreasing disruption of the family’s schedule.

​The TLC team’s 30 plus years of professional practice and experiences raising their own children has given them the belief that a change in the way therapy services has been offered is imperative. TLC is changing the way therapy services are provided, believing the therapeutic process should include the entire family and education team.

3329 Metairie Rd., Metairie, info@tlcnola.com, 504.565.7300