DouglasWaiteMD

Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics

Division Chief, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics - Bronxcare Health System

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Board-certified in developmental pediatrics, specializing in diagnosis and treatment of neurodevelopmental disorders (developmental delays, autism, intellectual disability, and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders) and care of adopted children and children in foster care.

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Kravis Children'sResidency, Pediatrics, 1992 - 1995
New York Medical CollegeClass of 1992

Executive Committee Member, Council on Foster Care, Adoption, and Kinship Care American Academy of Pediatrics, 2018
Fellow New York Academy of Medicine, 2017
FASD Regional Education and Awareness Liaisons (REAL) American Academy of Pediatrics, 2016
Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics
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PubMed

8 citations
Pediatrician Guidance in Supporting Families of Children Who Are Adopted, Fostered, or in Kinship Care.
Veronnie F. Jones, Elaine E. Schulte, Douglas Waite
Pediatrics. 2020-12-01
14 citations
Trauma-Informed Care.
Heather Forkey, Moira Szilagyi, Erin T. Kelly, James H. Duffee
Pediatrics. 2021-08-01
27 citations
Children Exposed to Maltreatment: Assessment and the Role of Psychotropic Medication
Brooks R. Keeshin, Heather Forkey, George Fouras, Harriet L. MacMillan
Pediatrics. 2020-02-01

Journal Articles

Common developmental trajectories and clinical identification of children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: A synthesis of the literature
Waite,Douglas; Burd,Larry, Advances in Drug and Alcohol Research, 4/3/2023
Pediatrician Guidance in Supporting Families of Children Who Are Adopted, Fostered, or in Kinship Care
Veronnie F. Jones, Elaine E. Schulte, Douglas Waite and COUNCIL ON FOSTER CARE, ADOPTION, AND KINSHIP CARE, Pediatrics, 12/1/2020
Putting Families First: How the Opioid Epidemic Is Affecting Children and Families, and the Child Welfare Policy Options to Address It
Waite, Douglas; Greiner, Mary V.; Laris, Zach, Journal of Applied Research on Children, 1/1/2018

Books/Book Chapters

Evaluating Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in the Forensic Context A Manual for Mental Health Practice
Chapter: Identifying and Providing Alternatives to Detention for Adolescents with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in the Juvenile Justice System
Douglas WaiteEditors: Natalie Novick Brown.Springer2021

Identifying and Providing Alternatives to Detention for Adolescents with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in the Juvenile Justice SystemAugust 2021

'Our Nurses Are the True Superheroes': What We Heard This WeekDecember 11th, 2020
Why Do Babies Stare at Me?August 14th, 2020
Maine’s Fetal Alcohol Rate Linked to Higher Drug, Alcohol UseJuly 27th, 2017