Althea Shelton, MD, MPH
Vanderbilt University
Althea Shelton, MD, MPH, is an associate professor of neurology and pediatrics at Vanderbilt Health specializing in pediatric sleep medicine. She is involved in the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric sleep and epilepsy disorders and the teaching of neurology residents and fellows. She is board certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (2008) and board certified in Sleep Medicine (2011).
Dr. Shelton’s honors include being the past recipient of a William Penry Epilepsy Mini-fellowship (2007) and the American Academy of Neurology Residents Scholarship (2008), the American Neurological Association Junior Faculty Travel Award (2012), the Five Star Customer Service Award for Excellence in Quality of Physician Care (2014) and the Excellence in Patient Care Experience Reward (2019).
Her clinical work and research are focused on sleep problems in children and young adults with neurodevelopmental disorders.