Dr. Robert Melillo

Dr. Robert Melillo is one of the world’s most sought after and respected experts in Developmental Functional Neurology, Brain Imbalances, hemispheric integration and the diagnosis and correction of most neurobehavioral disorders and learning disabilities.

He is also a successful businessman and entrepreneur and has developed many successful businesses. In 2006, he created Brain Balance Achievement Centers which has approximately 150 centers and has helped tens of thousands of families. He is a prolific author and brain researcher, he has published one major text book titled Neurobehavioral Disorders of Childhood an Evolutionary Perspective. He has coauthored approximately 20 chapters in other texts on various subjects related to Dyslexia, Attention, Frontal Lobe Development etc. and he has also published approximately 50 peer reviewed papers.

In addition, Dr. Melillo has also written 5 best-selling books including his best known Disconnected Kids which has been translated into 8 languages. He has presented at numerous scientific and clinical conferences around the world and he also has taught his own course in a post graduate level for over 20 years. Dr. Melillo is an Associate Professor of Developmental Disabilities at National University of Health Sciences, has multiple graduate degrees in Chiropractic, Neurology, Neuroscience and Clinical Rehabilitation Neuropsychology and is the co-founder and past President of the International Association of Functional Neurology and Rehabilitation.

He has appeared on over 1000 radio and TV interviews and with his wife Carolyn, developed their own TV and Radio Show. He was honored to be part of Dr. Mark Hyman’s recent Documentary Broken Brains as well. He and his wife are also currently the creators of a new webseries Disconnected Kids Reconnected Families. They have been married for 29 years and have three kids. He is honored to be on the Advisory Board for Zac Browns’ Camp Southern Ground for children with learning disabilities. Dr. Melillo has a passion as well for doing Personal and Professional Development training and Coaching to help people take their lives to new levels! In 2017 Dr. Melillo also created a line of vitamins called KidGenius and TruGenius.