RobertAKingMD

Psychiatry • New Haven, CT

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Professor of Child Psychiatry, Medical Director, Tourette's/OCD Clinic, Yale Child Study Center

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Office
230 S Frontage Rd
Sterling Hall Of Medicine
New Haven, CT 06519
Phone+1 203-785-5880

Fax+1 203-737-5104
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Education & Training

Children's National Medical Center/George Washington UniversityFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1973 - 1974
Children's HospitalFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1971 - 1972
Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Psychiatry, 1969 - 1971
Childrens HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1968 - 1969
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1968

Certifications & Licensure

CT State Medical License 1988 - 2025
MD State Medical License 1973 - 1988
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child Psychiatry

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Characterization of human basal ganglia organoids.
Melanie V Brady, Jessica Mariani, Yildiz Koca, Anna Szekely, Robert A King, Michael H Bloch, Angeli Landeros-Weisenberger, James F Leckman, Flora M Vaccarino> ;Molecular Psychiatry. 2022 Dec 1
5 citations
Mispatterning and interneuron deficit in Tourette Syndrome basal ganglia organoids.
Melanie V Brady, Jessica Mariani, Yildiz Koca, Anna Szekely, Robert A King, Michael H Bloch, Angeli Landeros-Weisenberger, James F Leckman, Flora M Vaccarino> ;Molecular Psychiatry. 2022 Dec 1
1 citations
Investigation of gene–environment interactions in relation to tic severity
Mohamed Abdulkadir, Dongmei Yu, Lisa Osiecki, Robert A. King, Thomas V. Fernandez, Lawrence W. Brown, Keun-Ah Cheon, Barbara J. Coffey, Blanca Garcia-Delgar, Donald L....> ;Journal of Neural Transmission. 2021 Aug 13
16 citations
Is Persistent Motor or Vocal Tic Disorder a Milder Form of Tourette Syndrome
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11 citations
Whole-exome sequencing identifies genes associated with Tourette's disorder in multiplex families.
Xiaolong Cao, Yeting Zhang, Mohamed Abdulkadir, Li Deng, Thomas V. Fernandez, Blanca Garcia-Delgar, Julie Hagstrøm, Pieter J. Hoekstra, Robert A. King, Justin Koesteri...> ;Molecular Psychiatry. 2021 Apr 9
22 citations
Synaptic processes and immune-related pathways implicated in Tourette syndrome
Fotis Tsetsos, Dongmei Yu, Jae Hoon Sul, Alden Y. Huang, Cornelia Illmann, Lisa Osiecki, Sabrina M Darrow, Matthew E. Hirschtritt, Erica Greenberg, Kirsten R. Müller-V...> ;Translational Psychiatry. 2021 Jan 18
5 citations
Empiric Recurrence Risk Estimates for Chronic Tic Disorders: Implications for Genetic Counseling.
Gary A. Heiman, Jessica Rispoli, Christine Seymour, James F. Leckman, Robert A. King, Thomas V. Fernandez> ;Frontiers in Neurology. 2020 Aug 11
21 citations
Randomized, Sham-Controlled Trial of Real-Time Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Neurofeedback for Tics in Adolescents With Tourette Syndrome.
Denis G. Sukhodolsky, Christopher Walsh, William N. Koller, Jeffrey Eilbott, Mariela Rance, Robert K. Fulbright, Zhiying Zhao, Michael H. Bloch, Robert A. King, James ...> ;Biological Psychiatry. 2020 Jun 15
470 citations
Genomic Relationships, Novel Loci, and Pleiotropic Mechanisms across Eight Psychiatric Disorders
Phil Lee, Verneri Anttila, Hyejung Won, Yen-Chen Anne Feng, Jacob Rosenthal, Zhaozhong Zhu, Elliot M. Tucker-Drob, Michel G. Nivard, Andrew D. Grotzinger, Danielle Pos...> ;Cell. 2019 Dec 12
159 citations
Interrogating the Genetic Determinants of Tourette’s Syndrome and Other Tic Disorders Through Genome-Wide Association Studies
Dongmei Yu, Jae Hoon Sul, Fotis Tsetsos, Muhammad Nawaz, Alden Y. Huang, Ivette Zelaya, Cornelia Illmann, Lisa Osiecki, Sabrina M. Darrow, Matthew E. Hirschtritt, Eric...> ;The American Journal of Psychiatry. 2019 Mar 1
34 citations
De Novo Sequence and Copy Number Variants Are Strongly Associated with Tourette Disorder and Implicate Cell Polarity in Pathogenesis.
Sheng Wang, Jeffrey D Mandell, Yogesh Kumar, Nawei Sun, Montana T Morris, Juan Arbelaez, Cara Nasello, Shan Dong, Clif Duhn, Xin Zhao, Zhiyu Yang, Shanmukha S Padmanab...> ;Cell Reports. 2018 Dec 18
25 citations
De Novo Sequence and Copy Number Variants Are Strongly Associated with Tourette Disorder and Implicate Cell Polarity in Pathogenesis.
Sheng Wang, Jeffrey D Mandell, Yogesh Kumar, Nawei Sun, Montana T Morris, Juan Arbelaez, Cara Nasello, Shan Dong, Clif Duhn, Xin Zhao, Zhiyu Yang, Shanmukha S Padmanab...> ;Cell Reports. 2018 Sep 25
27 citations
The PNKD gene is associated with Tourette Disorder or Tic disorder in a multiplex family.
Nawei Sun, Cara Nasello, Li Deng, Nan Wang, Yeting Zhang, Z. Xu, Z. Song, K. Kwan, Robert A. King, Zhiping P. Pang, Jinchuan Xing, Gary A. Heiman, Jay A. Tischfield> ;Molecular Psychiatry. 2018 Jun 1
10 citations
Investigation of previously implicated genetic variants in chronic tic disorders: a transmission disequilibrium test approach.
Mohamed Abdulkadir, Douglas Londono, Derek Gordon, Thomas V. Fernandez, Lawrence W. Brown, Keun-Ah Cheon, Barbara J. Coffey, Lonneke Elzerman, Carolin Fremer, Odette F...> ;European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience. 2018 Apr 1
29 citations
Genetic and phenotypic overlap of specific obsessive-compulsive and attention-deficit/hyperactive subtypes with Tourette syndrome.
Matthew E. Hirschtritt, Sabrina M. Darrow, Cornelia Illmann, L. Osiecki, M. A. Grados, Paul Sandor, Yves Dion, Robert A. King, David L. Pauls, Cathy L. Budman, Daniell...> ;Psychological Medicine. 2018 Jan 1
15 citations
Prevalence and predictors of hair pulling disorder and excoriation disorder in Tourette syndrome
Erica Greenberg, Esther S. Tung, Caitlin Gauvin, Lisa Osiecki, Kelly G. Yang, Erin E. Curley, Angela Essa, Cornelia Illmann, Paul Sandor, Yves Dion, Gholson J. Lyon, R...> ;European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 2018 May 1
2 citations
Adolescent Suicidal Thoughts/Behaviors Are a Marker of Long-Term Vulnerability to Poor Adult Outcomes.
Robert A. King> ;Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2017 Nov 1
36 citations
Autism Spectrum Symptoms in a Tourette's Disorder Sample.
Sabrina M. Darrow, Marco A. Grados, Paul Sandor, Matthew E. Hirschtritt, Cornelia Illmann, Lisa Osiecki, Yves Dion, Robert A. King, David L. Pauls, Cathy L. Budman, Da...> ;Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2017 Jul 1
105 citations
Rare Copy Number Variants in NRXN1 and CNTN6 Increase Risk for Tourette Syndrome
Alden Y. Huang, Dongmei Yu, Lea K. Davis, Jae Hoon Sul, Fotis Tsetsos, Vasily Ramensky, Ivette Zelaya, Eliana Marisa Ramos, Lisa Osiecki, Jason A. Chen, Lauren M. McGr...> ;Neuron. 2017 Jun 21
113 citations
De Novo Coding Variants Are Strongly Associated with Tourette Disorder.
A. J. Willsey, Thomas V. Fernandez, Dongmei Yu, Robert A. King, Andrea Dietrich, Jinchuan Xing, Stephen Sanders, Jeffrey D. Mandell, Alden Y. Huang, P. Richer, Louw Sm...> ;Neuron. 2017 May 3
33 citations
Identification of Two Heritable Cross-Disorder Endophenotypes for Tourette Syndrome
Sabrina M. Darrow, Matthew E. Hirschtritt, Lea K. Davis, Cornelia Illmann, Lisa Osiecki, Marco Grados, Paul Sandor, Yves Dion, Robert A. King, David L. Pauls, Cathy L....> ;The American Journal of Psychiatry. 2017 Apr 1
141 citations
Multimodal Neuroimaging of Frontolimbic Structure and Function Associated With Suicide Attempts in Adolescents and Young Adults With Bipolar Disorder
Jennifer A.Y. Johnston, Fei Wang, Jie Liu, Benjamin N. Blond, A Wallace, Jiacheng Liu, Linda Spencer, Elizabeth Lippard, Kirstin L. Purves, Angeli Landeros-Weisenberge...> ;The American Journal of Psychiatry. 2017 Jan 31
26 citations
Pre- and perinatal complications in relation to Tourette syndrome and co-occurring obsessive-compulsive disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Mohamed Abdulkadir, Jay A. Tischfield, Robert A. King, Thomas V. Fernandez, Lawrence W. Brown, Keun-Ah Cheon, Barbara J. Coffey, Sebastian F T M de Bruijn, Lonneke Elz...> ;Journal of Psychiatric Research. 2016 Nov 1
58 citations
Randomized, Controlled Trial of Intravenous Immunoglobulin for Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated With Streptococcal Infections
Kyle Williams, Susan E. Swedo, Cristan Farmer, Heidi Grantz, Paul Grant, Precilla D'Souza, Rebecca E. Hommer, Liliya Katsovich, Robert A. King, James F. Leckman> ;Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2016 Oct 1
24 citations
Social disinhibition is a heritable subphenotype of tics in Tourette syndrome
Matthew E. Hirschtritt, Sabrina M. Darrow, Cornelia Illmann, Lisa Osiecki, Marco Grados, Paul Sandor, Yves Dion, Robert A. King, David L. Pauls, Cathy L. Budman, Danie...> ;Neurology. 2016 Aug 2
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Press Mentions

How a Hamden Teen with Tourette Syndrome Became a Prominent Community LeaderJune 14th, 2021

Grant Support

Core--ClinicalNational Institute Of Mental Health1996–2002
Psychosocial Determinants Of Failures In Self Care In AdolescentsNational Center For Research Resources1996–2002