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3900 Woodland AvenuePhiladelphia VAMC - Behavioral HealthPhiladelphia, PA 19104
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Summary
- Dr. John Northrop Jr. is a psychiatrist based in Philadelphia, PA, with a subspecialty in forensic psychiatry. He completed his medical education and training at the University of Pennsylvania Health System, where he finished a fellowship in forensic psychiatry in 2013 and a residency in psychiatry in 2012. Since 2013, Dr. Northrop has served as a psychiatrist at the Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He has also worked at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital and Pennsylvania Hospital. His research has been published in various reputable journals and includes studies on CD8 T cell memory and the effects of Varenicline on tardive dyskinesia.
Education & Training
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Forensic Psychiatry, 2012 - 2013- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Psychiatry, 2008 - 2012
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 2008
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 2008 - 2026
DE State Medical License Active through 2013
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Forensic Psychiatry
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsEffect of Varenicline on Tardive Dyskinesia: A Pilot Study.Stanley N. Caroff, Alisa R Gutman, John Northrop, Shirley H. Leong, Rosalind M Berkowitz
Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience. 2021-05-31 - 66 citationsCutting edge: chromatin remodeling as a molecular basis for the enhanced functionality of memory CD8 T cells.John K. Northrop, Andrew D. Wells, Hao Shen
Journal of Immunology. 2008-07-15 - 235 citationsRequirement for T-bet in the aberrant differentiation of unhelped memory CD8+ T cellsAndrew M. Intlekofer, Naofumi Takemoto, Charlly Kao, Arnob Banerjee, Felix Schambach
The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 2007-09-03
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