JosephMGonzalez-HeydrichMD

Psychiatry • Boston, MA

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School

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Office
300 Longwood Ave
Boston, MA 02115
Phone+1 617-355-6680

Education & Training

Boston Children’s HospitalFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1993 - 1995
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Psychiatry, 1989 - 1991
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Psychiatry, 1987 - 1988
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1986 - 1987
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1986

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1987 - 2026
MA State Medical License 1993 - 2025
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Boston Magazine Castle Connolly, 2013

Clinical Trials

Methylphenidate for Treating Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Children With Both ADHD and Epilepsy Start of enrollment: 2003 May 01
Completed
Phase 4
TMS Measures of Plasticity and Excitatory/Inhibitory Ratio as Biomarkers: R-baclofen Effects in Normal Volunteers Start of enrollment: 2010 Oct 01
Terminated
Phase 1

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Reduced Cerebellar Volumes Associate with P300 Amplitude Attenuation in Children with Clinical High Risk for Psychosis and Early Onset Psychosis.
Hanne van der Heijden, Hesham M Hamoda, Aliza Ray, Maria Goldman, Maya Golden
Cerebellum. 2025-03-21
The Impact of Childhood Maltreatment on Central Pain Processing in Individuals With Psychosis.
Mariesa Cay, Raquel van Gool, Camryn Berry, Emma Golden, Amanda Cao
Bipolar Disorders. 2025-03-01
2 citations
Validation of an ICD-Code-Based Case Definition for Psychotic Illness Across Three Health Systems.
Anthony J Deo, Victor M Castro, Ashley Baker, Devon Carroll, Joseph Gonzalez-Heydrich
Schizophrenia Bulletin. 2024-11-08

Press Mentions

Psychotic Symptoms in Children May Have a Genetic CauseAugust 25th, 2022
Psychotic Symptoms in Children May Have a Genetic CauseAugust 24th, 2022
Children with Autism Found to Have Higher Risk for ObesityOctober 15th, 2019
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Grant Support

Neurobiological Underpinnings of Pain-Related Symptoms in Early Onset PsychosisBOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL2023–2025
Treatment Of ADHD In Pediatric Patients With EpilepsyNational Institute Of Mental Health2003–2007