Maria Annette McCarthy MD PhD

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Physician

Christiana CareWilmington, DE 19802

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Summary

Dr. Maria McCarthy is a psychiatrist in New Orleans, LA. She received her medical degree from NYU School of Medicine and has been in practice 14 years. She specializes in child & adolescent psychiatry.

Education & Training

UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006 - 2008
UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Psychiatry, 2003 - 2006
New York University School of MedicineClass of 2003
New York University School of MedicinePh.D., 2001
New York University School of MedicineM.S., 1996

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Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 2008 - 2028
LA State Medical License 2014 - 2027
DE State Medical License 2020 - 2023
MI State Medical License 2019 - 2023
PA State Medical License 2003 - 2016

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Candidate for Laughlin Fellowship Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, 2007
Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching 2003

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

150 citations
A GluR1-cGKII Interaction Regulates AMPA Receptor Trafficking
Yafell Serulle, Shuang Zhang, Ipe Ninan, Daniela Puzzo, Maria McCarthy
Neuron. 2007-11-21
101 citations
Telencephalic Neural Progenitors Appear To Be Restricted to Regional and Glial Fates before the Onset of Neurogenesis
Maria McCarthy, Daniel H. Turnbull, Christopher A. Walsh, Gord Fishell
The Journal of Neuroscience. 2001-09-01
11 citations
Calcium-dependent adhesion is necessary for the maintenance of prosomeres.
Maria McCarthy, Erqian Na, Christine Neyt, Alex Langston, Gordon Fishell
Developmental Biology. 2001-05-01

Journal Articles

A GluR1-cGKII interaction regulates AMPA receptor trafficking
Serulle Y, Zhang S, Ninan I, Puzzo D, McCarthy M, Khatri L, Arancio O, Ziff EB, Neuron, 1/21/2007
Telencephalic neural progenitors appear to be restricted to regional and glial fates before the onset of neurogenesis
McCarthy M, Turnbull DH, Walsh CA, Fishell G, J Neurosci, 1/1/2001
Calcium-dependent adhesion is necessary for the maintenance of prosomeres
McCarthy M, Na E, Neyt C, Langston A, Fishell G, Dev Biol, 1/1/2001

Books/Book Chapters

Textbook of Autism Spectrum Disorders
Chapter: Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors and Other Serotonergic Medications
Page 439 - 455McCarthy M, Kolevzon AEditors: Hollander E, Kolevzon A, Coyle JT.American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., Arlington, VA2011
Oxford American Handbook of Psychiatry
Chapter: Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Page 887 - 940McCarthy M, et alEditors: Kupfer D, Horner MS, Brent D, Lewis D, Reynolds C.Oxford University Press, Inc., New York, NY2008
Oxford American Handbook of Psychiatry
Chapter: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Page 689 - 806Schlesinger, A, McCarthy M, et alEditors: Kupfer D, Horner MS, Brent D, Lewis D, Reynolds C.Oxford University Press, Inc., New York, NY2008

Lectures

Critical Issues in Psychiatry for Medical and Non-Medical Staff: Insights into the Diagnosis and Treatment of Repetitive Behaviors.
1/26/2010
Genetics and Autism.
1/8/2010
Case Studies in Autism Spectrum Disorders.
1/23/2009