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Bradley Peterson, MD, Psychiatry, La Crescenta, CA

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Psychiatry La Crescenta, CA

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry, Integrative Psychiatry

Professor with Tenure Director, Institute for the Developing Mind at Children's Hospital Los Angeles Director, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California

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  • Office

    2612 El Caminito
    La Crescenta, CA 91214
    Phone+1 914-582-1905

Summary

  • Dr. Peterson is the Director of the Institute for the Developing Mind and Chief of Psychiatry at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. He is also Vice Chair for Research and Director of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Southern California. His research involves the use of brain imaging technologies to study the developmental origins of mental illness and the mechanisms of therapeutic response. He is also trained as a psychoanalyst. Dr. Peterson previously served as Director of Neuroimaging at the Yale Child Study Center, and as founding director of the MRI research program and Director of the Division of Child Psychiatry at Columbia University. He is the author of more than 340 peer-reviewed publications.

Clinical Expertise

  • Tourette syndrome, Autistic Disorder, Obsessive-compulsive disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Magnetic resonance imaging, Schizophrenia, Neurotoxins, Preterm birth, Autism spectrum disorders, Bipolar disorder, Anxiety disorders, Depression, Neuropsychiatry, Psychoanalysis, Neuroscience, Expert testimony

Education & Training

  • Yale-New Haven Medical Center
    Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1992 - 1994
  • Yale School of Medicine
    Yale School of MedicinePost-Doctoral Fellowship, 1990 - 1992
  • Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean Hospital
    Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 1987 - 1989
  • University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health
    University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public HealthClass of 1987
  • Tulane University
    Tulane UniversityB.S., Philosophy, Summa Cum Laude, 1983

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2001 - 2026
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2014 - 2025
  • CT State Medical License
    CT State Medical License 1990 - 2003
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • LA Top Doctor Los Angeles Magazine, 2021-2022
  • Program Director Award for Teaching LAC+USC General Psychiatry Residency Training Program, 2021
  • Pasadena's Top Docs Pasadena Magazine, 2016-2021
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Associations of Maternal Prenatal Drug Abuse with Measures of Newborn Brain Structure, Tissue Organization, and Metabolite Concentrations  
    Bradley S Peterson, Tove Rosen, JAMA Pediatrics
  • A support-based reconstruction for SENSE MRI  
    Zhang Y, Peterson BS, Dong Z, Sensors, 1/1/2013
  • Teaching nonverbal children with Autistic Disorder to read and write: a pilot study  
    Goh S, Whitaker A, Feldman J, Cull MB, Hoyte K, Algermissen M, McSwiggan-Hardin M, Kugelmass D, Peterson BS, Int J Devel Disabilities, 1/1/2013
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Books/Book Chapters

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Lectures

  • Brain-Based Vulnerabilities and Compensation in Tourette Syndrome. 
    Paris, France - 4/1/2014
  • Maturational vulnerability, neural plasticity, and the intergenerational transmission of illness in the developing human brain. 
    San Francisco, CA - 5/16/2013
  • Neurometabolic Disturbances and Intergenerational Transmission of Risk n Complex Neuropsychiatric Disorders. 
    Paris, France - 5/1/2013
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Other

  • Tic Disorders. 
    Leckman JF, Peterson BS, Pauls DL, Psychopharmacology: The Fourth Generation of Progress: CD-ROM version 3; Bloom FE & Kupfer D (Eds)
    1/1/1999

Authored Content

  • Associations of Maternal Prenatal Drug Abuse with Measures of Newborn Brain Structure, Tissue Organization, and Metabolite ConcentrationsJune 2020

Press Mentions

  • Girls’ Brains Aged at an ‘Accelerated’ Rate During the Pandemic, Study Finds
    Girls’ Brains Aged at an ‘Accelerated’ Rate During the Pandemic, Study FindsSeptember 14th, 2024
  • Girls' Brains Aged at an 'Accelerated' Rate During the Pandemic, Study Finds
    Girls' Brains Aged at an 'Accelerated' Rate During the Pandemic, Study FindsSeptember 14th, 2024
  • Ladies' Brains Aged at an 'Accelerated' Charge Through the Pandemic, Research Finds
    Ladies' Brains Aged at an 'Accelerated' Charge Through the Pandemic, Research FindsSeptember 14th, 2024
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Grant Support

  • Impact of Early Feeding and Human Milk Oligosaccharides on Obesity and Brain DevelopmentNIDDK2021–2025
  • A Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial (SMART) Assessing Medication and CBT Sequencing Strategies in the Treatment of Predominantly Ethnic Minority, Underserved Youth with Anxiety DisordersPCORI2021–2025
  • AHRQ Review: ADHD: Diagnosis and Treatment in Children and AdolescentsAHRQ2021–2022
  • The Columbia Center for Children's Environmental HealthNIEHS/EPA2015–2020
  • Connecting Brain and Behavior in the Very Brief Exposure EffectNIMH2014–2017
  • The Effects of Prenatal Stress & Poor Nutrition on Brain and CognitionNIMH2011–2017
  • Assess the Effects of ETS on NeurodevelopmentNIDA2010–2017
  • Translational Research Training in Child PsychiatryNIMH2010–2015
  • Children At High And At Low Risk For DepressionNational Institute Of Mental Health2010–2012
  • The Effects Of Prenatal Stress &Poor Nutrition On Brain And CognitionNational Institute Of Mental Health2011
  • Translational Research Training In Child PsychiatryNational Institute Of Mental Health2010–2011
  • Project 3: A Multimodal Imaging Study Of The Effects Of Altered SerotoninNational Institute Of Mental Health2010–2011
  • Identifying Brain-Based Biomarkers For ASD &Their Biological SubtypesNational Institute Of Mental Health2009–2010
  • MRI Studies Of The Brain In Health And IllnessNational Center For Research Resources2008–2009
  • Neuroanatomical MRI Studies Of Childhood DisordersNational Center For Research Resources2007–2009
  • MRI In Childhood Neuropsychiatric DisordersNational Institute Of Mental Health2005–2009
  • FMRI Of Impulse Control In Childhood DisordersNational Center For Research Resources2004–2009
  • MRI Of Infants Exposed Prenatally To Drugs Of AbuseNational Institute On Drug Abuse2004–2008
  • Neuroanatomical MRI Studies Of Childhood DisordersNational Institute Of Mental Health2004–2008
  • FMRI Studies Of Impulse Control In Childhood DisordersNational Institute Of Mental Health2001–2002
  • Double Blind Placebo Controlled Trial Of Risperidone In TSNational Center For Research Resources1996–2002
  • Neuroimaging/Neuropsych Testing--Tourette'S &ObsessiveNational Center For Research Resources2000–2001
  • FMRI Studies Of Impulse Control In Childhood DisordersNational Institute Of Mental Health1999–2000
  • MRI In Childhood Neuropsychiatric DisordersNational Institute Of Mental Health1996–2000
  • Double Blind Placebo Controlled Trial Of Risperidone In Tourette'S SyndromeNational Center For Research Resources1996–2000
  • Neuroimaging Studies In Tourette'S Syndrome And Obsessive-Compulsive DisordersNational Institute Of Mental Health1996–1998
  • Neuroimaging And Neuropsychological Testing In TS And OCD SyndromeNational Center For Research Resources1996