Dr. Stephen J. Donovan M.D.

Areas of expertise and specialization

Faculty Titles & Positions

• Senior Lecturer; Associate Professor, Columbia University -

Awards

• Best Doctor Award, 2003-Present   
• Invited Speaker Around the Globe   
• NIH Grants   

Fellowships

• Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Child & Adolescent Psychiatry)

Professional Society Memberships

• American Psychiatric Association, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, American Psychoanalytic Association

Articles and Publications

• Donovan S. Intermittent Explosive Disorder (2014) The Encyclopedia of Clinical Psychology - ScholarOne Manuscripts (in press)
  Donovan S, Levin FR (2011) The

What do you attribute your success to?

• No one thing. I was a teacher for the New York City School system before I became a physician. This gave me a background in public service. I did well in medical school and managed to win several awards from the National Institute of Health, award that allowed me to develop my research career. I had excellent mentoring and was able to maintain a private practice to use and develop my clinical skills.

Areas of research

• My main research is in depression and in aggression acorss the spectrum of human development.

Philanthropic Initiatives

• Working with Department of Education on problems of school phobia

Teaching and speaking

• TEACHING

  Substance Abuse Fellowship, Adolescent Substance Abuse 2000-present
  Supervision of Residents-General Residency, currently the Substance Abuse component, intersection of substance use, psychopharmacology, human development and psychodynamics 2000-current 
  Harlem Hospital Residents – psychotherapy course 2010-current
  Superivsion and teaching, China America Psychoanalytic Alliance 2011-current

   

  SPEAKING:

  Invited Lectureships (N=100):
  Panels (selected): American Psychiatric Association, American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, College on Problems of Drug Dependencies Annual Meetings;
  Grand Rounds (selected) UC Irvine, UC Davis, SUNY Buffalo, Nathan Kline Institute, U
  Rochester, Mount Sinai (Child), Harlem, NYU (Child), NYSPI (Child)
  
  

Hobbies / Sports

• Cross Country Skiing

Favorite professional publications

• Amercan Journal of Psychiatry, Archives of General Psychiatry, Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, American Journal on the Addictionsl, Public Health Journals, Archives

Areas of research

My main research is in depression and in aggression acorss the spectrum of human development.

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