StevenArnoldPolakoffMD

Psychiatry • Washington, DC

Geriatric Psychiatry, Pain Medicine

Instructor, Psychiatry, Georgetown University School of Medicine

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Office
5255 Loughboro Rd NW
Washington, DC 20016
Phone+1 202-537-4000

Fax+1 202-537-4067
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Summary

Dr. Steven Polakoff, MD is a board certified psychiatrist in Washington, District of Columbia. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in District of Columbia and Maryland. He is an Instructor at Georgetown University School of Medicine.

Education & Training

Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Psychiatry, 1982 - 1985
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1981 - 1982
Georgetown University School of MedicineClass of 1981

Certifications & Licensure

DC State Medical License 1987 - 2020
MD State Medical License 1987 - 2019
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Top Doctors:Washington DC Area Castle Connolly, 2012
Top Doctors:Baltimore Area Castle Connolly, 2012
Top Doctors:Washington-Baltimore Castle Connolly, 2012
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

34 citations
Nadolol to treat aggression and psychiatric symptomatology in chronic psychiatric inpatients: a double-blind, placebo-controlled study.
John J. Ratey, Paul Sorgi, Gillian A. O'Driscoll, Scott A. Sands, M L Daehler, J R Fletcher, Kadish W, G Spruiell, Steven Polakoff, Karen Lindem> ;The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 1992 Feb 1
54 citations
Open trial effects of beta-blockers on speech and social behaviors in 8 autistic adults.
John J. Ratey, Jules R. Bemporad, Paul Sorgi, Peter Anthony Bick, Steven Polakoff, Gillian A. O'Driscoll, Edwin J. Mikkelsen> ;Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 1987 Sep 1
34 citations
Autism: the treatment of aggressive behaviors.
John J. Ratey, Edwin J. Mikkelsen, Paul Sorgi, Zuckerman Hs, Steven Polakoff, Jules R. Bemporad, Peter Anthony Bick, Kadish W> ;Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. 1987 Feb 1
42 citations
Beta-adrenergic blockers for the control of aggressive behaviors in patients with chronic schizophrenia.
Paul Sorgi, John J. Ratey, Steven Polakoff> ;The American Journal of Psychiatry. 1986 Jun 1
27 citations
Beta-blockers in the severely and profoundly mentally retarded.
John J. Ratey, Edwin J. Mikkelsen, G. Bushnell Smith, Alka Upadhyaya, H. Steven Zuckerman, Donald Martell, Paul Sorgi, Steven Polakoff, Jules R. Bemporad> ;Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. 1986 Apr 1
11 citations
The treatment of impulsive and aggressive behavior with nadolol.
Steven Polakoff, Paul Sorgi, John J. Ratey> ;Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. 1986 Apr 1
15 citations
Nadolol as a treatment for akathisia.
John J. Ratey, Paul Sorgi, Steven Polakoff> ;The American Journal of Psychiatry. 1985 May 1
Acute viral hepatitis B: laboratory reports 1980-4.
Polakoff, S.> ;Br Med J (Clin Res Ed). 1986 Jul 5
Acute hepatitis B in patients in Britain related to previous operations and dental treatment.
Polakoff, S.> ;Br Med J (Clin Res Ed). 1986 Jul 5
Immunisation of neonates at high risk of hepatitis B in England and Wales: national surveillance.
Polakoff, S., Vandervelde, E. M.> ;BMJ. 1988 Jul 23
Decrease in acute hepatitis B incidence continued in 1987.
Polakoff, S.> ;Lancet. 1988 Mar 5
Decrease in acute hepatitis B incidence in England and Wales in 1985-86.
Polakoff, S.> ;Lancet. 1987 Feb 14
Chronic liver disease. A case control study of the effect of previous blood transfusion.
Wood, G. M., Levy, L. J., Losowsky, M. S., Cooke, D. I., Read, A. E., Hambling, M. H., Clarke, S. K., Waight, P., Polakoff, S.> ;Public Health. 1989 Mar
Reports of clinical hepatitis A from Public Health and hospital microbiology laboratories to the PHLS Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre during the period 1980-1...
Polakoff, S.> ;J Infect. 1990 Jul
Acute viral hepatitis B, reported to the Public Health Laboratory service.
Polakoff, S.> ;J Infect. 1990 Mar
Public Health Laboratory Service surveillance of prophylaxis by specific hepatitis B immunoglobulin in England and Wales during the period 1975-1987.
Polakoff, S.> ;J Infect. 1990 Sep
Reactions and antibody responses to reinforcing doses of adsorbed and plain tetanus vaccines.
Collier, L. H., Polakoff, S., Mortimer, J.> ;Lancet. 1979 Jun 30
Hepatitis in dialysis units in the United Kingdom: a Public Health Laboratory Service Survey.
Polakoff, S.> ;J Hyg (Lond). 1981 Dec
Immunizing infants at high risk of hepatitis B.
Polakoff, S.> ;Health Visit. 1982 Dec
Hepatitis in hospitals.
Polakoff, S.> ;Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol. 1983
Immunisation of infants at high risk of hepatitis B.
Polakoff, S.> ;Br Med J (Clin Res Ed). 1982 Nov 6
Acute viral hepatitis B: laboratory reports 1975-9.
Polakoff, S., Tillett, H. E.> ;Br Med J (Clin Res Ed). 1982 Jun 19
Routine laboratory reports of patients with acute hepatitis B as indicators of incidence of the disease.
Polakoff, S., Tillett, H.> ;J Infect. 1984 Jan
Transmission from mother to infant of hepatitis B virus infection.
Polakoff, S.> ;Midwives Chron. 1983 Jan
Immunoprophylaxis of infants born to hepatitis B virus exposed mothers.
Polakoff, S.> ;Arch Dis Child. 1986 Dec 01
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