
Dr. Todd Scott Cox M.D.
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
1020 19th Street, NW Suite 625 Washington DC, 20036About
Dr. Todd Cox is a magna cum laude graduate of Georgetown University and The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He remained at Johns Hopkins for his residency training and served as the psychiatric chief resident. Following his training, he was appointed to the Johns Hopkins faculty and treated adolescents and adults with multiple psychiatric issues, including mood disorders, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, eating disorders, chronic pain, and comorbid medical issues. In 2001, Dr. Cox relocated to Washington, D.C. and joined the Georgetown University psychiatry faculty, serving as Medical Director of Georgetown's hospital-based programs and oncology program.
At this time, Dr. Cox cares for patients in his private practice located in downtown Washington, D.C. He has served as the consulting psychiatrist for St. Mary's College of Maryland and The Sidwell Friends School, and he has working relationships with many of the other high schools and colleges in the Baltimore-Washington area. He also has been a treating psychiatrist in Student Mental Health on The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions campus. He continues to serve on the faculties of both Johns Hopkins and Georgetown and is an active teacher and mentor of students, residents, and fellows at both institutions.
Dr. Cox is board certified through the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, and is a member of the prestigious American College of Psychiatrists. He also serves on the Ethics Committee of the Washington Psychiatric Society. Recently he was identified again by Washingtonianmagazine and Washington Checkbook as a "Top Doctor" and "Top Therapist," has been honored by the Consumers' Research Council of America as one of "America's Top Psychiatrists," and designated by Vitalsas a "Patients' Choice Award" winner and a "Most Compassionate Doctor."
Education and Training
Georgetown University Bachelor's Degree 1989
Johns Hopkins University Residency in Psychiatry/Internal Medicine 1999
Johns Hopkins University Fellowship 2001
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 1995
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
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Faculty Titles & Positions
- Assistant Professor The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 1999 - Present
- Assistant Professor Georgetown University School of Medicine 2001 - Present
Awards
- Distinguished Fellow 2010 American Psychiatric Association
- Member 2010 American College of Psychiatrists
- Top Doctor 2019 Washingtonian Magazine
Professional Memberships
- Washington Psychiatric Society
- American Psychiatric Association
- American College of Psychiatrists
- American College of Clinical Psychopharmacology
- The Johns Hopkins Medical and Surgical Society
Fellowships
- Johns Hopkins University / School of Medicine 200
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Practice At 1020 19th Street, NW, Ste. 625
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