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Dr. Lenora Margaret Ashley, MD

Neurology, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychiatry
38 years of experience
7000 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd Bldg 16, Sandy Springs, GA 30328
(770) 393-1880

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Brief Intro

Practicing with the Atlanta Area Family Psychiatry Clinic for since 1992, Dr. Ashley received her Bachelor's degree in Music from University of Miami and practiced as a Music Therapist at Georgia Mental Health Institute for seven years. She then received her Master's degree in Special Education from Georgia State University and taught learning disabled, ADHD and emotionally disturbed children and adolescents for five years, both in the classroom as well as in the private tutoring sector. She then entered medical school at Emory University in Atlanta, and did her pediatric internship at Grady Memorial Hospital, as well as a pediatric neurology rotation at Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts. Following internship, Dr. Ashley completed her two years of adult psychiatric residency and then two years of child psychiatry fellowship within the Emory University System. Seeing adults as well as children and adolescents in clinical practice, Dr. Ashley has a special interest in treating depression, womens mood disorders and various anxiety disorders including obsessive-compulsive disorder and panic disorder. She specializes in ADHD, learning disabilities, autism and Aspergers Disorder, as well as tics/Tourettes Syndrome and Oppositional Defiant Disorder. She enjoys providing parental training, behavioral planning, school consultation and individual therapy. As a member of the Georgia Psychiatric Physicians Association, she has recently been elected to their Board. Dr. Ashley is also a member of the American Psychiatric Association as well as the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. She serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor in Psychiatry at Emory University and supervises Fellows in Child Psychiatry.

Education Background

RESIDENCY

Emory Healthcare

MEDICAL SCHOOL

Emory University School Of Medicine - 1987

Languages Spoken

Spanish
English

Location & Hours

7000 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd Bldg 16, Sandy Springs, GA 30328

Specialties Treated

Psychiatry
Neurology
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Conditions Addressed

Anxiety Phobic Disorders
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
Bipolar Disorder
Depressive Disorders
Schizophrenia

Cancer 24
Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery 19
Orthopedics 45
Neurology & Neurosurgery 32
Gastroenterology & GI Surgery 45
Pulmonology & Lung Surgery 48
Diabetes & Endocrinology 18
Children's Hospital 6
Urology 43
Psychiatry 45
Geriatrics 38
Rehabilitation 27
Obsterics & Gynecology 6
Ophthalmology 1
Ear, Nose & Throat 3
Rheumatology 1
Long Term Care 10
Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) 10