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Office
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
4650 W Sunset Blvd, Mailstop #135
Hollywood, CA 90027Phone+1 323-361-3654- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Peterson is the Director of the Institute for the Developing Mind and Chief of Psychiatry at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. He is also Vice Chair for Research and Director of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Southern California. His research involves the use of brain imaging technologies to study the developmental origins of mental illness and the mechanisms of therapeutic response. He is also trained as a psychoanalyst. Dr. Peterson previously served as Director of Neuroimaging at the Yale Child Study Center, and as founding director of the MRI research program and Director of the Division of Child Psychiatry at Columbia University. He is the author of more than 340 peer-reviewed publications.
Clinical Expertise
- Tourette syndrome, Autism spectrum disorders, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Obsessive-compulsive disorder, Schizophrenia, Anxiety disorders, Expert testimony, Magnetic resonance imaging, Neuropsychiatry, Preterm birth, Psychoanalysis, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Autistic Disorder, Neurotoxins, Neuroscience
Education & Training
- Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1992 - 1994
- Yale School of MedicineResearch, 1990 - 1992
- Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 1987 - 1989
- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public HealthClass of 1987
- Tulane UniversityB.S., Philosophy, Summa Cum Laude, 1983
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2014 - 2025
- NY State Medical License 2001 - 2024
- CT State Medical License 1990 - 2003
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- LA Top Doctor Los Angeles Magazine, 2021-2022
- Program Director Award for Teaching LAC+USC General Psychiatry Residency Training Program, 2021
- Pasadena's Top Docs Pasadena Magazine, 2016-2021
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Correction: The effects of experience of discrimination and acculturation during pregnancy on the developing offspring brain.Spann, M., Alleyne, K., Holland, C., Davids, A., Pierre-Louis, A., Bang, C., Oyeneye, V., Kiflom, R., Shea, E., Cheng, B., Monk, C., Scheinost, D., Peterson, B.> ;Neuropsychopharmacology. 2024 Mar 1
- The multi-level outcome study of psychoanalysis for chronically depressed patients with early trauma (MODE): rationale and design of an international multicenter rando...Gilles Ambresin, Marianne Leuzinger-Bohleber, Tamara Fischmann, Nikolai Axmacher, Elke Hattingen, Ravi Bansal, Bradley S Peterson> ;BMC Psychiatry. 2023 Nov 16
- The effects of experience of discrimination and acculturation during pregnancy on the developing offspring brain.Marisa N Spann, Kiarra Alleyne, Cristin M Holland, Antonette Davids, Arline Pierre-Louis, Claire Bang, Victoria Oyeneye, Rebecca Kiflom, Eileen Shea, Bin Cheng, Bradle...> ;Neuropsychopharmacology. 2024 Jan 1
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Journal Articles
- Associations of Maternal Prenatal Drug Abuse with Measures of Newborn Brain Structure, Tissue Organization, and Metabolite ConcentrationsBradley S Peterson, Tove Rosen, JAMA Pediatrics
- Evaluation of optimized b-value sampling schemas for diffusion kurtosis imaging with an application to stroke patient dataYan X, Zhou M, Yang G, Zhou Y, Peterson BS, Xu D, Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics, 1/1/2013
- Teaching nonverbal children with Autistic Disorder to read and write: a pilot studyGoh S, Whitaker A, Feldman J, Cull MB, Hoyte K, Algermissen M, McSwiggan-Hardin M, Kugelmass D, Peterson BS, Int J Devel Disabilities, 1/1/2013
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Books/Book Chapters
Lectures
- Brain-Based Vulnerabilities and Compensation in Tourette Syndrome.Paris, France - 4/1/2014
- Maturational vulnerability, neural plasticity, and the intergenerational transmission of illness in the developing human brain.San Francisco, CA - 5/16/2013
- Neurometabolic Disturbances and Intergenerational Transmission of Risk n Complex Neuropsychiatric Disorders.Paris, France - 5/1/2013
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Authored Content
- Associations of Maternal Prenatal Drug Abuse with Measures of Newborn Brain Structure, Tissue Organization, and Metabolite ConcentrationsJune 2020
Press Mentions
- Children's Hospital L.A. Receives $6.1 Million for Anxiety StudyApril 16th, 2021
- Children's Hospital LA Receives $6.1 Million for Children's Anxiety StudyApril 15th, 2021
- Two Windows into the BrainApril 1st, 2019
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Grant Support
- Impact of Early Feeding and Human Milk Oligosaccharides on Obesity and Brain DevelopmentNIDDK2021–2025
- A Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial (SMART) Assessing Medication and CBT Sequencing Strategies in the Treatment of Predominantly Ethnic Minority, Underserved Youth with Anxiety DisordersPCORI2021–2025
- AHRQ Review: ADHD: Diagnosis and Treatment in Children and AdolescentsAHRQ2021–2022
- The Columbia Center for Children's Environmental HealthNIEHS/EPA2015–2020
- Connecting Brain and Behavior in the Very Brief Exposure EffectNIMH2014–2017
- The Effects of Prenatal Stress & Poor Nutrition on Brain and CognitionNIMH2011–2017
- Assess the Effects of ETS on NeurodevelopmentNIDA2010–2017
- Translational Research Training in Child PsychiatryNIMH2010–2015
- Children At High And At Low Risk For DepressionNational Institute Of Mental Health2010–2012
- The Effects Of Prenatal Stress &Poor Nutrition On Brain And CognitionNational Institute Of Mental Health2011
- Translational Research Training In Child PsychiatryNational Institute Of Mental Health2010–2011
- Project 3: A Multimodal Imaging Study Of The Effects Of Altered SerotoninNational Institute Of Mental Health2010–2011
- Identifying Brain-Based Biomarkers For ASD &Their Biological SubtypesNational Institute Of Mental Health2009–2010
- MRI Studies Of The Brain In Health And IllnessNational Center For Research Resources2008–2009
- Neuroanatomical MRI Studies Of Childhood DisordersNational Center For Research Resources2007–2009
- MRI In Childhood Neuropsychiatric DisordersNational Institute Of Mental Health2005–2009
- FMRI Of Impulse Control In Childhood DisordersNational Center For Research Resources2004–2009
- MRI Of Infants Exposed Prenatally To Drugs Of AbuseNational Institute On Drug Abuse2004–2008
- Neuroanatomical MRI Studies Of Childhood DisordersNational Institute Of Mental Health2004–2008
- FMRI Studies Of Impulse Control In Childhood DisordersNational Institute Of Mental Health2001–2002
- Double Blind Placebo Controlled Trial Of Risperidone In TSNational Center For Research Resources1996–2002
- Neuroimaging/Neuropsych Testing--Tourette'S &ObsessiveNational Center For Research Resources2000–2001
- FMRI Studies Of Impulse Control In Childhood DisordersNational Institute Of Mental Health1999–2000
- MRI In Childhood Neuropsychiatric DisordersNational Institute Of Mental Health1996–2000
- Double Blind Placebo Controlled Trial Of Risperidone In Tourette'S SyndromeNational Center For Research Resources1996–2000
- Neuroimaging Studies In Tourette'S Syndrome And Obsessive-Compulsive DisordersNational Institute Of Mental Health1996–1998
- Neuroimaging And Neuropsychological Testing In TS And OCD SyndromeNational Center For Research Resources1996
Hospital Affiliations
- Children's Hospital Los AngelesLos Angeles, California
- Los Angeles General Medical CenterLos Angeles, California
- Keck Hospital of USCLos Angeles, California
External Links
- CHLAhttps://www.chla.org/profile/bradley-peterson-md
- Google Scholarhttps://scholar.google.com/citations?user=K2Nh6SsAAAAJ&hl=en
- USC Health Scienceshttps://profiles.sc-ctsi.org/bradley.peterson
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