Vivian Kafantaris MD
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychopharmacology
Assistant Professor, The Center for Psychiatric Neuroscience, The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research. Director of Research, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children
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Summary
- Dr. Vivian Kafantaris is a retired psychiatry specialist with subspecialties in child and adolescent psychiatry and psychopharmacology. She completed her residency in psychiatry at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1987 and a fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at NYU Grossman School of Medicine in 1988. Her published research primarily focuses on bipolar disorder and lithium treatment, with several of her studies being frequently cited in scientific literature.
Education & Training
NYU Grossman School of MedicineFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1987 - 1989
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineResidency, Psychiatry, 1983 - 1987
Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 1983
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 1984 - 2026
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Addiction Psychiatry
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 22 citationsLithium for the Maintenance Treatment of Bipolar I Disorder: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Discontinuation Study.Robert L. Findling, Nora K. McNamara, Mani N. Pavuluri, Jean A. Frazier, Moira A. Rynn
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2019-02-01 - 33 citationsChanges in white matter microstructure predict lithium response in adolescents with bipolar disorder.Vivian Kafantaris, Linda Spritzer, Vishal Doshi, Ema Saito, Philip R. Szeszko
Bipolar Disorders. 2017-10-09 - 27 citationsLithium in Paediatric Patients with Bipolar Disorder: Implications for Selection of Dosage Regimens via Population Pharmacokinetics/PharmacodynamicsCornelia B. Landersdorfer, Robert L. Findling, Jean A. Frazier, Vivian Kafantaris, Carl M. J. Kirkpatrick
Clinical Pharmacokinetics. 2017-01-01
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