William Graf, MD

Pediatric Neurologist

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Dr. Graf strives to find the best diagnostic approaches to complex neurodevelopmental disorders and appropriate medical care for families whose children have neurodevelopmental disabilities. His clinical research interests are in neurogenetics, neurodevelopmental disorders, and bioethics. Dr. Graf serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Child Neurology. He is Chair of the Ethics Committee of the Child Neurology Society and an active member of the Ethics, Law, and Humanities Committee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Education

Free University of Berlin

Residency

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

University of Washington Medical Center

Fellowship

Westchester Medical Center

American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology - Neurology With Special Qualification in Child Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology - Epilepsy

Professor of Pediatrics, University of Connecticut School of Medicine

  • Graf WD, Li P. Professional Practice Guidelines and the Importance of Early Diagnosis for Developmental Disorders. In: Pediatric Genetic Testing for Developmental Disorders: Chromosomal Microarray Analysis (CMA). John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2016.
  • Graf WD. Communicating Concerns about Early Signs of Autism to Parents. AMA Journal of Ethics 2015; 17:310-317.
  • Graf WD, Singh I. Can guidelines help reduce the medicalization of early childhood? J Pediatr 2015;166(6):1344-6.
  • Graf WD, Yu S. Cerebral Malformations. In: Rosenberg’s Molecular and Genetic Basis of Neurological and Psychiatric Disease, Fifth Edition. © 2014 Elsevier B.V. 2015.
  • Graf WD, Nagel SK, Epstein LG, Miller G, Nass R, Larriviere D. Pediatric neuroenhancement: ethical, legal, social, and neurodevelopmental implications. Neurology 2013;80:1251-60.
  • Graf WD, Miller G, Nagel SK. Addressing the problem of ADHD medication as neuroenhancements. Expert Reviews Neurotherapeutics. 2014;5: 569-81.
  • Nagel SK, Graf WD. Enhancement in children and adolescents – scrutinizing effects beyond cognition. Am J Bioethics (AJOB) Neuroscience 2013;4:22-4.
  • Le Pichon J-B, Yu S, Kibiryeva N, Graf WD, Bittel DC. Genome wide gene expression in a patient with 15q13.3 homozygous microdeletion syndrome. Eur J Hum Genet. 2013;21(10):1093-9.
  • Graf WD, Epstein LG. No PEDs in Pediatrics. Pediatric Neurology. 2014;50:288-289.
  • Yu S, Graf WD, Shprintzen RJ. Genomic disorders on chromosome 22. Curr Opin Pediatr 2012, 24:665-71) DOI:10.1097/MOP.0b013e328358acd0

Clinical Interests:

  • Neurodevelopmental disorders
  • Pediatric Epilepsy
  • Neurogenetics
  • Neuroethics

Locations Where I See Patients

Connecticut Children’s Specialty Care Center – Hartford (85 Seymour St.)

85 Seymour Street
Hartford, CT06106
United States

Connecticut Children’s Specialty Care Center – Westport

191 Post Road West
Westport, CT06880
United States

Exterior view of 310 Western Boulevard in Glastonbury

Connecticut Children’s Specialty Care Center – Glastonbury

310 Western Boulevard
Glastonbury, CT06033
United States

Exterior of 505 Farmington Avenue

Connecticut Children's Specialty Care and Surgery Center – Farmington

505 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, CT06032
United States

4.3
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Provider showed concern

4.4

Provider explained things clearly

4.4

Provider included you in decisions

4.4

Provider discussed treatment options

4.3

Likelihood of recommending this provider

4.3

Most Recent Comments

December 12, 2024
The doctor was very understanding. He Explain to us all the situations about [my child] and the answer all our questions he is really a good doctor
September 9, 2024
Dr Graf is amazing
June 6, 2024
Good
June 6, 2024
Superb experience. Will surely be recommend by our family.
June 6, 2024
[...] We will continue our care with Dr Graf.
June 6, 2024
Dr. Graf explained migraines to us by showing us videos and images. He is lovely and the Information is important for us to know and gave us a thorough understanding. He had lots of visual information that made the appt accessible and again, helped us understand my daughter's migraines. He spoke at length about treatment options. He spent a lot of time with my daughter's history talking to us and asking a lot of questions.
May 5, 2024
Dr Graff is Amazing! He has been my daughter's doctor from the start. All her visits with him have been great. We discuss her progress, things we can do to help her and future goals/visits.Dr Graff listens to our concerns and has always provided us the answers to our questions as well as guided us in making decisions in regards to treatment or changes. He listens, which is very important when it comes to my daughters well being.
April 4, 2024
Dr. Graf took his time to listen to our concerns and talk to us. He even addressed additional concerns that weren't originally apart of our referral. I love that he "saw" my son and not just a problem on a piece of paper!
January 1, 2024
Very knowledgeable, asked pertinent questions in a way my 14 yo understood
January 1, 2024
Doctor Graf was AMAZING! He examined our daughter with a thorough neurological exam and educated her and then made a plan with her (and us) before we left. He was smart and courteous and respectful to explain everything