
Joshua Daniel Feder MD
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
National Medical Director at Positive Development & Editor in Chief at the Carlat Child Psychiatry Report
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415 N Highway 101Solana Beach, CA 92075
Phone+1 858-509-0523
Fax+1 888-959-2137
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Summary
- Dr. Joshua Feder studied mathematical modeling of brain function (Magna Cum Laude) and medicine (Cum Laude) at Boston University, followed by Psychiatry training at Naval Regional Medical Center San Diego. He served during the Gulf War while completing a child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship at Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu, later becoming Chief of Child Psychiatry at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD.
Dr. Feder co-authored the first AACAP Practice Parameter on Autism, serves as Co-Chair of AACAP’s Disaster & Trauma Committee, and helped define Developmental Relationship-Based Care. He was founding policy chair for the California Association for Infant Mental Health and advocates globally on access to care, climate policy, and peacebuilding. He spoke at the 78th UN General Assembly on children’s rights in conflict zones, launching Foundations for a Peaceful World (2023). His work supports children and families affected by conflict in Northern Ireland, the Balkans, and the Middle East, as well as asylum seekers in California. His latest book, Supporting the Mental Health of Migrant Children, Youth, and Families (2024), stems from his work with AACAP’s Resource Group on Youth at the Border.
Now practicing in Solana Beach, CA, Dr. Feder is Executive Medical Director at Positive Development, supporting families using relationship-based care. His research spans UCSD, SDSU, Fielding Graduate University, An Najah National University, the Inclusion Is antibullying program, and the International Networking Group on Peace Building with Young Children, working on projects in the US, Northern Ireland, and the Middle East.
As Editor in Chief at The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report, Dr. Feder co-authored The Child Medication Fact Book for Psychiatric Practice (2023) and Prescribing Psychotropics (2021), guiding responsible medication use. An internationally recognized educator, his webinars and podcast team have nearly 5 million downloads.
Education & Training
- Tripler Army Medical Center1990 - 1992
- Naval Medical Center (San Diego)Residency, Psychiatry, 1986 - 1990
- Naval Hospital1986 - 1990
- Naval Hospital1986 - 1990
- Naval Hospital1986 - 1990
- Boston University School of MedicinePHD, Medicine, ohn M. Murray Prize for Psychiatry, National Dean’s List, Commonwealth Fund Student, 1982 - 1986
- Boston University School of MedicineClass of 1986
- Boston UniversityBA, Mathematics, Magna Cum Laude, 1978 - 1982
- Williamsville South High SchoolRegents Diploma, National Honor Society National Merit Scholar, 1974 - 1978
Certifications & Licensure
- FL State Medical License 2020 - 2027
- DC State Medical License 2022 - 2026
- GA State Medical License 2023 - 2026
- IL State Medical License 2021 - 2026
- MD State Medical License 1994 - 2026
- OK State Medical License 2023 - 2026
- VA State Medical License 2021 - 2026
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Docs Award, Psychiatry San Diego Magazine, 2010
- Faculty Award Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and Learning Disorders, 2009
- Distinguished Fellow American Psychiatric Association, 2007
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Supporting the Mental Health of Migrant Children, Youth, and Families.Margaret Cary, Joshua D Feder, Alison Monds Ward
Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America. 2024-04-01 - Addressing Health Inequity and Mental Health of Migrant Children at the Border: Dr Joshua D. Feder Interviewing Dr Karina Anaya at Refugee Health Alliance.V Karina Anaya, Joshua D Feder
Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America. 2024-04-01 - 8 citationsOveremphasis of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) Evaluation Subverts a Clinician's Ability to Provide Access to Autism Services.McLeod F. Gwynette, Kelly McGuire, Matthew C. Fadus, Joshua D. Feder, Kathleen A. Koth
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2019-07-26
Lectures
- Addressing Obstacles to Research.Braceland Naval Psychiatry Conference at the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, NY
- Daddy’s Gone Again: Family Responses to Father’s Deployment.Naval Medical Clinic Pearl Harbor (NMCPH), in the community in Hawaii
- Recognizing Abused Children in the Classroom.Solomon Elementary School, Wahiawa, Hawaii
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Authored Content
- The Right DirectionJuly 2019
- The Right DirectionJuly 2019
- The Right DirectionJuly 2019
- The Right DirectionJuly 2019
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Press Mentions
- Hiding in Plain Sight: Autism Research Unmasks Gender DisparitiesJuly 15th, 2015
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