MargaretLouiseBenningfieldMD

Psychiatry • Nashville, TN

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

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Office
3601 21st Ave S
Nashville, TN 37232
Phone+1 615-322-3000

Fax+1 615-936-0605

Summary

Dr. Margaret Benningfield is a psychiatrist in Nashville, TN and is affiliated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She received her medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and has been in practice 15 years. She specializes in child & adolescent psychiatry.

Education & Training

Cambridge Health AllianceFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006 - 2008
Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 2003 - 2006
Steward Carney HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2003
Vanderbilt University School of MedicineClass of 2002

Certifications & Licensure

TN State Medical License 2008 - 2026
MA State Medical License 2004 - 2009
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3 citations
Self-injurious thoughts and behaviors and alterations in positive valence systems: A systematic review of the literature.
Alexandra H Bettis, Margaret M Benningfield, Anh Dao, Lindsay Dickey, Samantha Pegg
Journal of Psychiatric Research. 2022-12-01
53 citations
Social anxiety is associated with BNST response to unpredictability.
Jacqueline A. Clauss, Suzanne N. Avery, Margaret M. Benningfield, Jennifer Urbano Blackford
Depression and Anxiety. 2019-08-01
6 citations
Alterations in BNST Intrinsic Functional Connectivity in Early Abstinence from Alcohol Use Disorder.
Elizabeth A Flook, Brandee Feola, Margaret M Benningfield, Marisa M Silveri, Danny G Winder
Alcohol and Alcoholism. 2023-05-09

Journal Articles

Childhood Anxiety—if We Know so Much, Why Are We Doing so Little?
Margaret Benningfield, MD, JAMA Psychiatry

Press Mentions

My Southern Health: Facts You Need to Know About Anxiety in ChildrenMarch 16th, 2018