Scott Ira Krakower DO

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Associate Professor - Hostra Northwell School of Medicine

75-59 263rd StreetGlen Oaks, NY 11004
Phone+1 718-470-3519
Fax+1 224-298-0534

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Summary

Dr. Scott Krakower, DO, is a psychiatrist located in Glen Oaks, NY, specializing in child and adolescent psychiatry. He completed his medical education at NYIT College Of Osteopathic Medicine in 2006 and pursued his residency and fellowship at Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. He currently serves as a Distinguished Fellow of the APA and AACAP, and an Associate Professor at Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. His clinical experience includes treating learning disorders, ADHD, substance use disorders, Tourette syndrome, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, gaming addiction, and schizophrenia. Dr. Krakower has published several papers and has been recognized with multiple accolades, including being named a Super Doctor from The New York Times Magazine.

Education & Training

Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/NorthwellChief Residency, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2011 - 2012
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/NorthwellFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2010 - 2012
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Zucker Hillside HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 2006 - 2010
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Zucker Hillside HospitalChief Residency, Psychiatry, 2006 - 2007
NYIT College Of Osteopathic MedicineClass of 2006

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Certifications & Licensure

FL State License 2011 - 2028
NY State License 2007 - 2026
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Super Doctors Super Doctors, 2015
Super Doctors - Rising Stars Super Doctors, 2014
Super Doctors. Rising Stars The New York Times Magazine, 2014-2015

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

7 citations
Correlates of Subjective Caregiver Strain in Caregivers of Youth Evaluated in a Pediatric Psychiatric Emergency Room
Silvia Molteni, Maren Carbon, Johnny D. Lops, Erin C. Soto, Chiara Cervesi
Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 2017-06-01
17 citations
Activating and Tranquilizing Effects of First-Time Treatment with Aripiprazole, Olanzapine, Quetiapine, and Risperidone in Youth.
Zainab Al-Dhaher, Sandeep Kapoor, Ema Saito, Scott Krakower, Lisa David
Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 2016-06-17
4 citations
Eating Disorders in Adolescents: Review of Treatment Studies that Include Psychodynamically Informed Therapy
Ida Dancyger, Scott Krakower, Victor Fornari
Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America. 2013-01-01

Books/Book Chapters

Evidence Based Treatment of Eating Disorders: Children, Adolescents, and Adults
Chapter: How Does the Evidence of Psychodynamic Therapy Inform Treatment of Adolescents with Eating Disorders?
Dancyger I., Krakower S., Fornari V.Nova Science PublishersEdition 2nd,2014
Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America
Chapter: Eating Disorders in Adolescents: Review of Treatment Studies That Include Psychodynamically Informed Therapy
Page 97 - 117Dancyger, I., Krakower, S., Fornari, V.Editors: Ritvo, R. and Henderson, S.,.Elsevier, Inc., Philadelphia, PA2013
Academic Psychiatry
Chapter: Words: Facing our Frustration
Krakower, S.2010

Lectures

Crushing Debt? Crush Debt! Debt Management Strategies for the Child Pyshciatrist in Training and Beyond
San Antonio, TX - 1/30/2015
Playing with Fire: Clinical Approaches to Using Controlled Substances in Adolescents with Substance Use Disorders
San Antonio, TX - 1/28/2015
Motivational Interviewing for Adolescent Substance Use
Madrid, Spain - 1/1/2015

Other

Rampant Prescription Drug Abuse Demands New Controls (Op-Ed)
Krakower, LiveScience
12/10/2013
Facing Our Frustration
Krakower
Academic Psychiatry - 2010
Three Dimensional Structure of Wild-Type Aleutian Mink Disease Parvovirus: Implications for Disease Pathogenicity
Krakower, S. I., University of Florida Liberal Arts and Science College
McKnight Brain Institute, Gainesville, FL - 1/1/2002