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Todd Cox, MD, Psychiatry, Washington, DC

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Psychiatry Washington, DC

Neuropsychiatry, Psychopharmacology, Psychosomatic Medicine

Private Practice, Washington, DC, Assistant Professor-Johns Hopkins Univ., Assistant Professor-Georgetown Univ

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  • Office

    2300 N St NW Ste 620
    Washington, DC 20037
    Phone+1 202-223-8530
    Fax+1 202-223-8531

Summary

  • Dr. Todd Cox is a magna cum laude graduate of Georgetown University and The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He remained at Hopkins for his residency training and served as the psychiatric chief resident. In 1999, Dr. Cox was appointed to the Hopkins faculty where he treated adolescents and adults with multiple psychiatric issues, including mood disorders, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, eating disorders, chronic pain, and comorbid medical issues. In 2001, Dr. Cox relocated to Washington, D.C. and joined the Georgetown University faculty, serving as Medical Director of Georgetown's hospital-based programs and oncology program.

    At this time, Dr. Cox cares for patients in his private practice located in downtown Washington, DC. He has served as the consulting psychiatrist for St. Mary's College of Maryland and The Sidwell Friends School, and he has working relationships with many of the other high schools and colleges in the Baltimore-Washington area. He has been a treating psychiatrist in Student Mental Health on The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions campus. He continues to serve on the faculties of both Johns Hopkins and Georgetown and is an active teacher and mentor of students, residents, and fellows at both institutions.

    Dr. Cox is a fellow of the prestigious American College of Psychiatrists as well as a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. He has been an active member of the Washington Psychiatric Society and is currently serving on its executive board and chair of the Ethics Committee. Additionally, he has been designated as a "Top Doctor" and "Top Therapist" by Washingtonian magazine, Northern Virginia magazine, and Washington Consumers' Checkbook; a "Patients Choice" winner; and one of "America's Top Psychiatrists" by Consumer Research Council of America.

Education & Training

  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineFellowship, Affective Disorder, 1999 - 2001
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityChief Residency, Psychiatry, 1998 - 1999
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Psychiatry, 1995 - 1999
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1995, MD, Honors
  • Georgetown University
    Georgetown UniversityBA, Spanish Literature, Magna Cum Laude, 1985 - 1989
  • Georgetown University
    Georgetown UniversityBA, Spanish Literature, Magna Cum Laude, 1989

Certifications & Licensure

  • VA State Medical License
    VA State Medical License 2018 - 2026
  • DC State Medical License
    DC State Medical License 2001 - 2024
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1999 - 2014
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Fellow, Member American College of Psychiatrists
  • Top Doctors Washingtonian Magazine
  • Top Mental Health Professionals Washingtonian Magazine
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • The Effectiveness of a School-based Adolescent Depression Education Program  
    Swartz K, Kastelic L, Hess S, Cox T, Health Educ Beha, 1/1/2010
  • A Survey of Adolescents' Knowledge about Depression  
    Hess SG, Cox TS, Gonzales LC, Kastelic EA, Mink SP, Rose LE, Swartz KL, Archive of Psychiatric Nursing, 1/1/2004
  • Refractory Chronic Pain  
    Clark, M and Cox, T, Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 1/1/2002
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Books/Book Chapters

Committees

  • Executive Board Member, Secretary, President-Elect, Washington Psychiatric Society 2023 - Present
  • Ethics Committee, The American College of Psychiatrists 2019 - Present
  • Chair, Washington Psychiatric Society Ethics Committee 2018 - Present
  • Screening Committee, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Admissions Committee 2017 - Present
  • Laughlin Fellowship Selection Committee, The American College of Psychiatrists 2016 - Present
  • Member, Washington Psychiatric Society Ethics Committee 2002 - Present
  • Member, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Admissions Committee 2000 - Present
  • PRITE Fellowship Selection Committee, The American College of Psychiatrists 2014 - 2016

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish