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Francisco X. Castellanos, MD

  • Specialty: Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Language: English
  • Phone: 646-754-5000
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About Me

Conditions and Treatments

For Children
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 Children

Credentials

Positions
  • Brooke and Daniel Neidich Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Professor, Department of Radiology
  • Professor, Department of Neuroscience and Physiology
  • Director, Center for Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Board Certifications
  • American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology - Psychiatry, 1993
Education and Training
  • Residency, University of Kentucky, Psychiatry, 1991
  • MD from Louisiana State University, 1986
Departments

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Insurance Plans Accepted

This provider accepts the following insurance plans.

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
    • BCBS EPO (NYU Winthrop Employees)
    • BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (NYU Langone Employees)
    • BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
    • BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (NYU Langone Employees)
    • BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (NYU Winthrop Employees)
    • BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
    • BCBS PPO (NYU Winthrop Employees)
  • United Healthcare
    • United Healthcare EPO (NYU Langone Health Employees)
    • United Healthcare Indemnity (NYU Langone Health Employees)
    • United Healthcare Plus (NYU Langone Health Employees)
This list of insurances changes regularly, and insurance plans listed may not be accepted at all office locations for this provider. Before your appointment, please confirm with your insurance company that this provider accepts your insurance.

Locations and Appointments

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NYU Child Study Center

1 Park Avenue, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10016

Phone

646-754-5000

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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

646-754-5194

Research Interests Timeline

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Clinical Trials and Research Studies

  • Understanding the Benefits of Cannabidiol in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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  • Childhood Stimulant Exposure Impact on Later Drug Abuse

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Publications

  • Sensory-to-Cognitive Systems Integration Is Associated With Clinical Severity in Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Martinez, Kenia; Martinez-Garcia, Magdalena; Marcos-Vidal, Luis; Janssen, Joost; Castellanos, Francisco X; Pretus, Clara; Villarroya, Oscar; Pina-Camacho, Laura; Diaz-Caneja, Covadonga M; Parellada, Mara; Arango, Celso; Desco, Manuel; Sepulcre, Jorge; Carmona, Susanna

    Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 2020 Mar ; 59(3):422-433

  • Altered resting-state dynamic functional brain networks in major depressive disorder: Findings from the REST-meta-MDD consortium

    Long, Yicheng; Cao, Hengyi; Yan, Chaogan; Chen, Xiao; Li, Le; Castellanos, Francisco Xavier; Bai, Tongjian; Bo, Qijing; Chen, Guanmao; Chen, Ningxuan; Chen, Wei; Cheng, Chang; Cheng, Yuqi; Cui, Xilong; Duan, Jia; Fang, Yiru; Gong, Qiyong; Guo, Wenbin; Hou, Zhenghua; Hu, Lan; Kuang, Li; Li, Feng; Li, Kaiming; Li, Tao; Liu, Yansong; Luo, Qinghua; Meng, Huaqing; Peng, Daihui; Qiu, Haitang; Qiu, Jiang; Shen, Yuedi; Shi, Yushu; Si, Tianmei; Wang, Chuanyue; Wang, Fei; Wang, Kai; Wang, Li; Wang, Xiang; Wang, Ying; Wu, Xiaoping; Wu, Xinran; Xie, Chunming; Xie, Guangrong; Xie, Haiyan; Xie, Peng; Xu, Xiufeng; Yang, Hong; Yang, Jian; Yao, Jiashu; Yao, Shuqiao; Yin, Yingying; Yuan, Yonggui; Zhang, Aixia; Zhang, Hong; Zhang, Kerang; Zhang, Lei; Zhang, Zhijun; Zhou, Rubai; Zhou, Yiting; Zhu, Junjuan; Zou, Chaojie; Zang, Yufeng; Zhao, Jingping; Kin-Yuen Chan, Calais; Pu, Weidan; Liu, Zhening

    NeuroImage: Clinical. 2020 Jan 07; 102163

  • Emerging Insights Into the Association Between Nature Exposure and Healthy Neuronal Development

    Baroni, Argelinda; Castellanos, Francisco Xavier

    JAMA network open. 2019 Dec 02; 2(12):e1917880

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