LEAD STORY Children’s Hospital of Greenville Health System (GHS) welcomes Manuel Casanova, MD, as the Endowed Chair in Childhood Neurotherapeutics.
Poised for a Breakthrough Arrival of World-renowned Autism Researcher a Boost for Children’s Hospital
Manuel Casanova, MD, a founding member of numerous international autism organizations, has performed extensive research on the brains of individuals with autism. He is the SmartState Endowed Chair in Childhood Neurotherapeutics at GHS and USC School of Medicine Greenville.
A new endowed faculty chair through the South Carolina SmartState™ Chairs program has brought a world-renowned autism researcher to GHS Children’s Hospital. Manuel Casanova, MD, was appointed to the SmartState Endowed Chair in Childhood Neurotherapeutics in June. He is a University of South Carolina (USC) research professor, with appointments in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at USC School of Medicine Greenville and in Children’s Hospital’s Department of Pediatrics, where he will spend the majority of his time. In that role, he will carry out research on autism and related neurodevelopmental disorders and serve as director 2
of research for the DeLoache Fellowship in DevelopmentalBehavioral Pediatrics. The SmartState Program seeks to advance South Carolina’s knowledge economy through sponsored research at the state’s research universities. The program comprises six industryfocused Smart Clusters and about 50 Centers for Economic Excellence, within which the supported research takes place. Dr. Casanova’s presence serves as a boost to existing autism services at Children’s Hospital. The multidisciplinary Autism Wonders program, established in 2008, provides families of