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Aron Janssen, MD, Psychiatry, Chicago, IL

AronJanssenMD

Psychiatry • Chicago, IL

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender Focused, Psychopharmacology

Vice Chair of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

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  • Office

    Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Emergency Room ER
    225 E Chicago Ave
    Chicago, IL 60611

Summary

  • Aron Janssen, M.D., is a Clinical Associate Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and an Attending Physician at the NYU Child Study Center. He is the founder and clinical director of the Gender and Sexuality Service and Co-Director of the NYU Consultation-Liaison Service. His primary academic focus is on gender and sexuality development and gender variance in childhood and adolescence.

    Prior to joining the NYU Child Study Center, he completed his general psychiatry residency and child psychiatry fellowship at NYU/Bellevue. While in training, he created the LGBT mental health elective and continues to oversee its operation. Dr. Janssen is a member of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, American Psychiatric Association, and World Professional Association for Transgender Health. His work on transgender health has been internationally recognized, and he has published in several journals and books and presented on transgender youth nationally, internationally and on radio and television.

Education & Training

  • NYU Grossman School of Medicine
    NYU Grossman School of MedicineFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2009 - 2011
  • NYU Grossman School of Medicine
    NYU Grossman School of MedicineResidency, Psychiatry, 2006 - 2009
  • University of Colorado School of Medicine Anschutz Medical Campus
    University of Colorado School of Medicine Anschutz Medical CampusClass of 2006
  • University of Colorado
    University of ColoradoBA, Biochemistry, 2001

Certifications & Licensure

  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 2019 - 2026
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2008 - 2021
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Adler Scholarship 2006
  • Dean Van Ek Award 2001
  • Phi Beta Kappa 2001

Publications & Presentations

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Journal Articles

  • Acceptability and Feasibility of Using a Novel Geospatial Method to Measure Neighborhood Contexts and Mobility Among Transgender Women in New York City  
    Goedel WC, Reisner SL, Janssen AC, Poteat TC, Regan SD, Kreski NT, Confident G, Duncan DT, Transgender Health, 1/1/2017
  • Gender Variance Among Youth with Autism: A Retrospective Chart Review  
    Janssen A, Huang H, and Duncan C, Transgender Health, 1/1/2016
  • Initial Clinical Guidelines for Co-Occurring Autism Spectrum Disorder and Gender Dysphoria or Incongruence in Adolescents  
    Janssen A., et. al., Journal of Child & Adolescent Psychology, 1/1/2016
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Books/Book Chapters

  • Textbook of Adolescent Psychopathology 
    Chapter: Gender Identity 
    Janssen A2017
  • Cultural Sensitivity in Child and Adolescent Mental Health 
    Chapter: Paving their own paths: What kids & teens can teach us about sexual and gender identity 
    Janssen, A; Glaeser, E., Liaw, KEditors: R. Parekh.MGH Psychiatry Academy Press2016
  • The Massachusetts General Hospital Textbook on Cultural Sensitivity and Diversity in Mental Health 
    Chapter: Not by Convention: Working with People on the Sexual & Gender Continuum 
    Janssen, A; Liaw, KEditors: R. Parekh.Humana Press, New York2014
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Sexual and reproductive health among transgender and gender-expansive AYA: Implications for quality of life and cancer prevention
    Sutter ME, Bowman-Curci M, Nahata L, Tishelman AC, Janssen AC, Salas-Humara C, Quinn GP, Oncofertility Consortium Conference, Chicago, IL, 1/14/2017
  • How Much is Too Much? Assessments and the Affirmative Approach to Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth
    Janssen, A, US Professional Association for Transgender Health Inaugural Conference, Los Angeles, 1/1/2017
  • Trauma, Complex Cases and the Role of Psychotherapy
    Janssen, A, US Professional Association for Transgender Health Inaugural Conference, Los Angeles, 1/1/2017
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Lectures

  • Understanding Gender: Raising Open, Accepting and Diverse Children 
    1/1/2017
  • Transgender Mental Health: Challenges and Opportunities 
    Lenox Hill Hospital - 1/1/2017
  • Consent and Assent in Transgender Adolescents 
    1/1/2017
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Press Mentions

  • Emergency Department Screening Identifies Suicide Risk in Nearly 80% of Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth
    Emergency Department Screening Identifies Suicide Risk in Nearly 80% of Transgender and Gender Diverse YouthSeptember 13th, 2024
  • Suicides and Suicide Attempts by Poisoning Rose Sharply Among Children and Teens During the Pandemic
    Suicides and Suicide Attempts by Poisoning Rose Sharply Among Children and Teens During the PandemicApril 20th, 2023
  • Few Hospitals Are Willing to Bear the Cost of Providing Psychiatric Care for Kids
    Few Hospitals Are Willing to Bear the Cost of Providing Psychiatric Care for KidsSeptember 5th, 2022
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Committees

  • Member, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Committee 2013 - Present

Professional Memberships

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