Douglas Waite MD

Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics

Division Chief, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics - Metropolitan Hospital

Summary

Douglas Waite, MD, is a developmental pediatrician based in New York, NY. He graduated from New York Medical College in 1992, completed a pediatrics residency at Icahn School of Medicine, and is board certified in developmental/behavioral pediatrics. He is currently Division Chief of Developmental Pediatrics at NYC Health + Hospitals / Metropolitan. His experience includes diagnosis and interventions for children with neurodevelopmental disabilities including autism, intellectual disabilities, and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders., He has extensive experience in the care of children in foster care. He has authored multiple publications. His honors include being a member of the AAP Executive Committee Member for the Council on Foster Care, Adoption, and Kinship Care, and a member of the CDC-funded AAP FASD Regional Education and Awareness Liaisons Task Force.

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Kravis Children'sResidency, Pediatrics, 1992 - 1995
New York Medical CollegeClass of 1992

Executive Committee Member, Council on Foster Care, Adoption, and Kinship Care American Academy of Pediatrics, 2018
Fellow New York Academy of Medicine, 2017
FASD Regional Education and Awareness Liaisons (REAL) American Academy of Pediatrics, 2016

PubMed

9 citations
Common developmental trajectories and clinical identification of children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: A synthesis of the literature.
Douglas Waite, Larry Burd
Advances in Drug and Alcohol Research. 2023-01-01
1 citations
Screening for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in infants and young children.
Lauren Fleming, Connor Sheridan, Douglas Waite, Marilyn G Klug, Larry Burd
Advances in Drug and Alcohol Research. 2023-01-01
75 citations
Trauma-Informed Care.
Heather Forkey, Moira Szilagyi, Erin T. Kelly, James H. Duffee
Pediatrics. 2021-08-01

Journal Articles

Common developmental trajectories and clinical identification of children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: A synthesis of the literature
Waite,Douglas; Burd,Larry, Advances in Drug and Alcohol Research, 4/3/2023
Pediatrician Guidance in Supporting Families of Children Who Are Adopted, Fostered, or in Kinship Care
Veronnie F. Jones, Elaine E. Schulte, Douglas Waite and COUNCIL ON FOSTER CARE, ADOPTION, AND KINSHIP CARE, Pediatrics, 12/1/2020
Putting Families First: How the Opioid Epidemic Is Affecting Children and Families, and the Child Welfare Policy Options to Address It
Waite, Douglas; Greiner, Mary V.; Laris, Zach, Journal of Applied Research on Children, 1/1/2018

Books/Book Chapters

Evaluating Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in the Forensic Context A Manual for Mental Health Practice
Chapter: Identifying and Providing Alternatives to Detention for Adolescents with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in the Juvenile Justice System
Douglas WaiteEditors: Natalie Novick Brown.Springer2021

Identifying and Providing Alternatives to Detention for Adolescents with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in the Juvenile Justice SystemAugust 2021

'Our Nurses Are the True Superheroes': What We Heard This WeekDecember 11th, 2020
Why Do Babies Stare at Me?August 14th, 2020
Maine’s Fetal Alcohol Rate Linked to Higher Drug, Alcohol UseJuly 27th, 2017