Nina Hattiangadi Thomas
Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Department: Psychiatry
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3500 Civic Center Boulevard
Buerger 10th Floor Room 10127 (Blue 13)
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3500 Civic Center Boulevard
Buerger 10th Floor Room 10127 (Blue 13)
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-3783
Education
B.A. (Psychology)
Cornell University , 1994.
M.A. (Clinical Psychology)
University of Texas at Austin , 1997.
Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology)
University of Texas at Austin, 2000.
B.A. (Psychology)
Cornell University , 1994.
M.A. (Clinical Psychology)
University of Texas at Austin , 1997.
Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology)
University of Texas at Austin, 2000.
Post-Graduate Training
Clinical Psychology Predoctoral Internship, Neuropsychology Track, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Psychology, Chapel Hill, NC (9/1999-9/2000), 1999-2000.
Fellowship in Neuropsychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Hospital and Wake Medicine Rehabilitation Hospital, Chapel Hill, NC and Raleigh, NC (10/2000-3/2001), 2000-2001.
Clinical Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Pediatric Neuropsychology, Kennedy Krieger Institute Department of Neuropsychology and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry, Baltimore, MD (4/2001-12/2002), 2001-2002.
Research Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Pediatric Neuropsychology, Kennedy Krieger Institute Department of Neuropsychology and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry, Baltimore, MD (12/2002-1/2004), 2002-2004.
Permanent linkClinical Psychology Predoctoral Internship, Neuropsychology Track, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Psychology, Chapel Hill, NC (9/1999-9/2000), 1999-2000.
Fellowship in Neuropsychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Hospital and Wake Medicine Rehabilitation Hospital, Chapel Hill, NC and Raleigh, NC (10/2000-3/2001), 2000-2001.
Clinical Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Pediatric Neuropsychology, Kennedy Krieger Institute Department of Neuropsychology and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry, Baltimore, MD (4/2001-12/2002), 2001-2002.
Research Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Pediatric Neuropsychology, Kennedy Krieger Institute Department of Neuropsychology and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry, Baltimore, MD (12/2002-1/2004), 2002-2004.
Selected Publications
Rosenfeld, E., Foss, S., Taylor, Ol, Thomas, N.H., Arbelaez, A.M., DeMauro, S.B., Shults, J., DeLeon, D.D.: Cognitive function in children with congenital hyperinsulinism: Evaluating the relationship between subjectively reported and objectively measured outcomes. Pediatric Endocrine Society (PES) Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California. May 01, 2026. May 2026.Chung, A.W.,Mondragon-Estrada, E., Kang, J.W., Adams, H.R., Anagnostou, E., Bellinger, D.C., Brueckner, M., Cleveland, J.D., Gelb, B.D., Goldmuntz, E., Hagler, D.J. Jr., Huang, H., McQuillen, P., Miller, T.A., Norris-Brilliant, A., Porter, G.A. Jr., Thomas, N.H., Tivarus, M.E., Chung, W.K., Newburger, J.W., Grant, P.E., Morton, S.U.: Genetic contributions to altered brain connectivity in congenital heart disease. Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, April 24th - 27th, 2026. April 2026.
Scimemi, G., Sorid, S., Thomas, N.H.: The neuropsychological profile of a pediatric patient with Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome: A case study. The International Neuropsychological Society 54th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 4 - 7, 2026. February 2026.
Sorid, S., Scimemi, G., Thomas, N.H.: Verbal strengths in a case of occipital encephalocele status post perinatal rupture, ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement, congenital malformation of the corpus callosum, and cerebellar hypoplasia. The International Neuropsychological Society 54th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 4 - 7, 2026. February 2026.
Elizabeth Rosenfeld, Sophie Foss,Olivia Taylor, Nina H. Thomas, Ana María Arbeláez, Sara B. DeMauro, Justine Shults, Diva D. De León : Relationship Between Subjective and Objective Cognitive Function in Children with Congenital Hyperinsulinism. The International Neuropsychological Society 54th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 4 - 7, 2026. February 2026.
Mohammad Arafat Hussain, Sheng He, Heather R. Adams, Evdokia Anagnoustou, David C. Bellinger, Martina Brueckner, Wendy K. Chung, John Cleveland, Bruce D. Gelb, Elizabeth Goldmuntz, Donald J. Hagler, Jr., Hao Huang, Patrick McQuillen, Thomas A. Miller, Ami Norris-Brilliant, George A. Porter Jr., Nina Thomas, Madalina E. Tivarus, Jane W. Newburger, P. Ellen Grant, Sarah U. Morton, and Yangming Ou: Machine learning to infer neurocognitive testing scores among adolescents and young adults with congenital heart disease. Communications Medicine February 2026 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-026-01417-9.
Scimemi, G., Thomas, N.H.: Ask the Experts: What is Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome? American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology Facebook Page November 2025.
Rosenfeld, E., Taylor, O., Foss, S., Thomas, N.H., Jawad, A.F., DeMauro S. B., Arbaláez, A.M., De León, D.D.: Neurocognitive profiles in school-aged children with Congenital Hyperinsulinism: Examining the role of timing of hypoglycemia exposure through comparison of diffuse and focal forms. Pediatric Endocrine Society Annual Meeting, May 15 - 18, 2025, National Harbor, MD May 2025.
Hyeokjin Kwon, Seungyeon Son, Sarah U. Morton, David Wypij, John Cleveland, Caitlin K Rollins, Hao Huang, Elizabeth Goldmuntz, Ashok Panigrahy, Nina H. Thomas, Wendy K. Chung, Evdokia Anagnostou, Ami Norris-Brilliant, Bruce D. Gelb, Patrick McQuillen, George A. Porter, Martin Tristani-Firouzi, Mark W. Russell, Amy E. Roberts, Jane W. Newburger, P. Ellen Grant, Jong-Min Lee, Kiho Im: Graph-based prototype inverse-projection for identifying cortical sulcal pattern abnormalities in congenital heart disease. Medical Image Analysis 102, May 2025 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.media.2025.103538.
Sneha A. Rangu, Kierstin Keller, Dong Li, Hope Thomas, Nora O'Connor, Abbas F. Jawad, Allison Thomas, Nina H. Thomas, Hakon Hakonarson, Leslie Castelo-Soccio, Sarah E. Sheppard : A pilot study to evaluate neurodevelopmental outcomes in a pediatric cohort with genodermatoses. American Journal of Medical Genetics March 2025 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.a.63989.