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Barbara Coffey, MD, Psychiatry, Miami, FL

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Psychiatry Miami, FL

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Professor and Chairman, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

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  • Office

    1120 NW 14th St
    Ste 1455
    Miami, FL 33136
    Phone+1 305-355-7103
    Fax+1 305-355-9012

Summary

  • Dr. Barbara Coffey is a psychiatrist in Miami, FL and Professor and Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. She is also Division Chief for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. She received her medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine and has been in practice 42 years. She specializes in child & adolescent psychiatry.

Education & Training

  • Tufts Medical Center
    Tufts Medical CenterFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1978 - 1980
  • Boston University Medical Center
    Boston University Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 1975 - 1978
  • Tufts University School of Medicine
    Tufts University School of MedicineClass of 1975

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2001 - 2026
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2017 - 2025
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1976 - 2009
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2004-2014
  • Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2004-2014
  • New York Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2003-2007, 2013
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • High-Dose Ondansetron Reduces Activation of Interoceptive and Sensorimotor Brain Regions  
    Evan Leibu, Wayne K Goodman, James W Murrough, Barbara J Coffey, Nature
  • Investigation of Previously Implicated Genetic Variants in Chronic Tic Disorders: A Transmission Disequilibrium Test Approach  
    Barbara J Coffey, Donald L Gilbert, Lawrence W Brown, Dorothy E Grice, Thomas V Fernandez, Samuel Kuperman, Samuel H Zinner, European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience

Lectures

  • Summer Seminar: Essential Psychopharmacology, 2013: Practice and Update 
    Harvard Medical School ,Department Of Continuing Education, North Falmouth, Massachusetts - 7/29/2013
  • Summer Seminar: Contemporary Psychodynamic Psychotherapy An Integrative Approach 
    Harvard Medical School, Edgartown, Massachusetts - 7/6/2012
  • Summer Seminar: Psychopharmacology, 2012 
    Harvard Medical School, Edgartown, Massachusetts - 7/6/2012
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Press Mentions

  • Miller School Launches Media and Innovation Lab to Drive Discovery and Development of Transformative Health Technologies
    Miller School Launches Media and Innovation Lab to Drive Discovery and Development of Transformative Health TechnologiesDecember 20th, 2021
  • Deutetrabenazine No Help for Tourette Tics
    Deutetrabenazine No Help for Tourette TicsOctober 19th, 2021
  • New Miller School Program Focused on Leading Sleep Science Research, Training, and Community Empowerment
    New Miller School Program Focused on Leading Sleep Science Research, Training, and Community EmpowermentOctober 8th, 2021
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Grant Support

  • 8/8-Collaborative Genomic Studies Of Tourette DisorderNational Institute Of Mental Health2011
  • Aripiprazole In Children And Adolescents With Tourette'S DisorderNational Center For Research Resources2006–2008
  • Aripiprazole In Tourette'S Disorder And Explosive OutburstsNational Center For Research Resources2007
  • Treatment Of Adolescent Suicide Attempters (TASA)National Center For Research Resources2005–2007
  • Tourettes Disorder In Children--Prospective FollowupNational Institute Of Mental Health1996–2000