About Me
Conditions and Treatments
Conditions
- disruptive behavior disorder
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Learn more about conditions we treat at NYU Langone:
Behavioral Problems in Children, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in ChildrenCredentials
Positions
- Brooke and Daniel Neidich Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
- Professor, Department of Radiology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
- Professor, Department of Neuroscience and Physiology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
- Director, Center for Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Board Certifications
- American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology - Psychiatry, 1994
Education and Training
- Residency, University of Kentucky, Psychiatry, 1991
- MD from Louisiana State University, 1986
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HealthSmart
- HealthSmart (WTC)
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UHC
- UnitedHealthcare Top Tier
Locations and Appointments
Child Study Center
1 Park Avenue, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Research My Research
Interests
ADHD, RDoC, imaging, systems, cognitive, & computational neuroscience, neuroimaging, neuroscience, psychopharmacology, and genetics of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and related conditions
Research Summary
We are conducting a range of studies all focused on understanding the neuronal substrates of the various conditions which are currently comprised within the syndromal diagnosis of ADHD. The approaches we use include functional and structural MRI, and a range of novel methods of measuring behavior and cognition.
Academic Contact
Academic office
1 Park Avenue
Eighth Floor
New York, NY 10016
Phone
Research Interests Timeline
Clinical Trials and Research Studies
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Understanding the Benefits of Cannabidiol in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Brain plasticity underlying acquisition of new organizational skills in children
Publications
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Cortese, Samuele; Aoki, Yuta Y; Itahashi, Takashi; Castellanos, F Xavier; Eickhoff, Simon B
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 2021 Jan ; 60(1):61-75
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McKenna, Faye; Miles, Laura; Donaldson, Jeffrey; Castellanos, F Xavier; Lazar, Mariana
Scientific reports. 2020 12 08; 10(1):21465
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Pereira-Sanchez, Victor; Castellanos, Francisco X
Current opinion in psychiatry. 2020 Dec 04;