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Jeffrey Janofsky, MD, Psychiatry, Baltimore, MD

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Psychiatry Baltimore, MD

Forensic Psychiatry

Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Co-Director, Meyer 3 Inpatient Community Psychiatry Service, Director, Psychiatry and Law Program

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Summary

  • Dr. Jeffrey Janofsky is a forensic psychiatrist in Baltimore, MD and is a faculty member at the Johns Hopkins and the University of Maryland Schools of Medicine. He received his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and has been in practice 35 years. He specializes in general and forensic psychiatry and is experienced in delusional disorder and schizophrenia. He has more than 50 publications and over 250 citings. He is Board Certified in General and Forensic Psychiatry

Education & Training

  • University of Maryland
    University of MarylandFellowship, Forensic Psychiatry, 1986 - 1987
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Psychiatry, 1982 - 1986
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1982
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityB.A., Honors, 1979
  • Emory University
    Emory UniversityBachelors, 1975 - 1977

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2002 - 2026
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2002 - 2024
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1982 - 2024
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Forensic Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Lifetime Service Award Maryland Psychiatric Society, 2022
  • Paul R. McHugh Teaching Award Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2006
  • Distinguished Fellow American Psychiatric Association, 2003
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Publications & Presentations

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Journal Articles

  • Transferring Juvenile Defendants from Adult to Juvenile Court: How Maryland Forensic Evaluators and Judges Reach Their Decisions  
    Means RF, Heller RD, Janofsky JS, Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and theLaw, 1/1/2012
  • Reducing Inpatient Suicide Risk: Using Human Factors Analysis to Improve Observation Practices  
    Janofsky JS, Journal of the AmericanAcademyofPsychiatry and the Law, 1/1/2009
  • Argyria as a Result of Somatic Delusions  
    AndersonEL, JanofskyJ, Jayaram, American Journal of Psychiatry, 1/1/2008
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