Thomas J. Spencer, MD
Assistant Director, Pediatric Psychopharmacology Unit
- Phone: 617-724-5600
- Departments
- Department of Psychiatry
Specialties
- MassGeneral Hospital for Children
- Psychiatry
- Clinical Interests
- Psychopharmacology (pediatric)
- Locations
- Boston: Massachusetts General Hospital
- Medical Education
- MD, University of Wisconsin Medical School
- Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Residency, Tufts Medical Center
- Board Certifications
- Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
- Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
- Gender
- Male
- Patient Age Group
- Adult and pediatric
- Accepting New Patients
- Yes
Biography
Dr. Spencer is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and the Assistant Chief of the Pediatric Psychopharmacology Research Program at Massachusetts General Hospital. Before joining Massachusetts General Hospital, Dr Spencer was the Head of the Clinical Team, Child and Adolescent Division, of the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health. His research and clinical interests have focused on the effectiveness and safety of standard and novel pharmacologic treatments of Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) throughout the life-cycle.
Dr. Spencer has been a co-investigator in Dr. Biederman's longitudinal and family-genetic studies of ADHD. In addition, Dr. Spencer is the Principal Investigator in an NIMH funded project that examines the translation of improvement in ADHD symptoms into increased functional capacities and quality of life in adults with ADHD. Dr. Spencer has published over 90 scientific articles and over 30 book chapters and is on the Editorial Board of a number of Journals.
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Phone: 617-724-5600
Phone 2: 617-726-2725
Fax: 617-726-7541
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Phone 2: 617-726-2725
Fax: 617-726-7541
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