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Frank Ninivaggi, MD, Psychiatry, New Haven, CT

Frank John Ninivaggi MD

Psychiatry•New Haven, CT

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry, Psychopharmacology

Assistant Clinical Professor Yale Child Study Center; Associate Attending, Yale-New Haven Hospital.

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  • 200 Orchard StNew Haven, CT 06511

  • Phone+1 203-789-8753

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Summary

  • Dr. Frank Ninivaggi is a psychiatrist in New Haven, CT, affiliated with Yale-New Haven Hospital. He received his medical degree from Albany Medical College and has been in practice for 44 years. He specializes in child and adolescent psychiatry, neuropsychiatry, and psychopharmacology. He is currently on Sabbatical (2024-2025) and not accepting new patients. He is an active contributor to PsychologyToday.com.
    Unlocking the Secrets of Your Cognitive Toolbox | Psychology Today https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/envy-this/202503/unlocking-the-secrets-of-your-cognitive-toolbox.

    Ninivaggi, Frank John (2020). "Learned Mindfulness: Physician Engagement and MD Wellness." New York, NY: Elsevier/Academic Press.

Education & Training

  • Yale-New Haven Medical Center
    Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1975 - 1977
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Psychiatry, 1973 - 1975
  • Albany Medical College
    Albany Medical CollegeClass of 1973
  • St. Peter's Jesuit University
    St. Peter's Jesuit UniversityB.S., 1964 - 1968

Certifications & Licensure

  • CT State Medical License
    CT State Medical License 1976 - 2026
  • VT State Medical License
    VT State Medical License 1996 - 2000
  • Psychiatry
    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Publications & Presentations

Journal Articles

  • Envy; Child Development; Psychology; Parenting, Clinical Psychiatry: ongoing article series  
    Ninivaggi, Frank John, psychology today.com, 1/1/2015
  • DM-ID: Diagnostic Manual-Intellectual Disabilities: A Textbook of Mental Disorders in Persons with Intellectual Disability  
    Ninivaggi FJ, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 1/1/2008
  • The BioPsychoSpiritual Perspective in Contemporary Psychiatry  
    Ninivaggi FJ, Journal of the National Association of Catholic Chaplains, 1/1/2005

Books/Book Chapters

  • Kaplan, Sadock, & Ruiz Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry 
    Chapter: Borderline Intellectual Functioning and Academic Problems 
    Ninivaggi, Frank JohnEditors: Kaplan, Sadock, & Ruiz.Walters Kluver Lippincott, PhiladelphiaEdition 12th,
  • Kaplan, Sadock, & Ruiiz Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry 
    Chapter: Malingering 
    Ninivaggi, Frank JohnEditors: Kaplan, Sadock, & Ruiz.Wolters Kluwer Lippincott, PhiladelphiaEdition 12th,
  • Learned Mindfulness: Physician Engagement and MD Wellness 
    Frank John Ninivaggi MDElsevier/Academic PressEdition 1st,2019

Other

Press Mentions

  • Burnout: How Cardiologists Stack up Against Other Physicians
    Burnout: How Cardiologists Stack up Against Other PhysiciansJanuary 16th, 2020
  • Learned Mindfulness: Physician Engagement and M.D. Wellness
    Learned Mindfulness: Physician Engagement and M.D. WellnessSeptember 12th, 2019
  • Uh Oh, My Child Has a Rich Friend
    Uh Oh, My Child Has a Rich FriendOctober 5th, 2016

Committees

  • Associate Attending Member, Yale New Haven Hospital Physician Engagement and Burnout Prevention 2016 - Present

Professional Memberships

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