SusanBeckwittTurkelMD

Psychiatry • Los Angeles, CA

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatic Medicine

Associate Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Science, USC School of Medicine

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Office
4650 W Sunset Blvd
Ms# 167
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone+1 323-361-3500

Fax+1 323-361-1172
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Education & Training

University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical CenterFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1987 - 1989
University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 1984 - 1987
Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 1971 - 1975
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern CaliforniaClass of 1971

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1972 - 2024
American Board of Pathology Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychosomatic Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Top Doctors:LA Area Castle Connolly, 2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
When Mind Meets the Brain: Essentials of Well-Coordinated Management of Psychiatric Disorders in Neurological Diseases.
Susan Beckwitt Turkel, Katherine Brownlowe, Thomas Cummings, Davin K. Quinn, Durga Roy> ;Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry. 2021 May 1
24 citations
Pediatric Delirium: Recognition, Management, and Outcome.
Susan Beckwitt Turkel> ;Current Psychiatry Reports. 2017 Nov 7
34 citations
Pediatric Delirium: Evaluation, Management, and Special Considerations
Nasuh Malas, Khyati Brahmbhatt, Cristin McDermott, Allanceson Smith, Roberto Ortiz-Aguayo, Susan Beckwitt Turkel> ;Current Psychiatry Reports. 2017 Aug 12
19 citations
Olanzapine reduces delirium symptoms in the critically ill pediatric patient.
Sean A. Sassano-Higgins, Nicholas Freudenberg, Julienne Jacobson, Susan Beckwitt Turkel> ;Journal of Pediatric Intensive Care. 2015 Jul 28
4 citations
Review of delirium in the pediatric intensive care unit.
Susan Beckwitt Turkel, Alan Hanft, David Epstein, Julienne Jacobson> ;Journal of Pediatric Intensive Care. 2015 Jul 28
34 citations
The Pharmacologic Management of Delirium in Children and Adolescents
Susan Beckwitt Turkel, Alan Hanft> ;Paediatric Drugs. 2014 Jun 5
3 citations
Elevated liver enzymes associated with fluphenazine used to manage delirium symptoms in infants.
Julienne Jacobson, Susan Beckwitt Turkel> ;Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 2013 Sep 16
33 citations
The diagnosis and management of delirium in infancy.
Susan Beckwitt Turkel, Julienne Jacobson, C. Jane Tavaré> ;Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 2013 Jun 19
10 citations
Sodium oxybate-induced psychosis and suicide attempt in an 18-year-old girl
Joseph Chien, Gina Ostermann, Susan Beckwitt Turkel> ;Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 2013 May 17
50 citations
Atypical antipsychotic medications to control symptoms of delirium in children and adolescents.
Susan Beckwitt Turkel, Julienne Jacobson, Elizabeth Munzig, C. Jane Tavaré> ;Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 2012 Apr 16
13 citations
Symptoms before and after posterior fossa surgery in pediatric patients.
Susan Beckwitt Turkel, Mark D. Krieger, Sharon H. O'Neil, Rima Jubran, C. Jane Tavaré> ;Pediatric Neurosurgery. 2012 Jan 1
18 citations
Recurrent delirium after surgery for congenital heart disease in an infant
Kevin Madden, Susan Beckwitt Turkel, Julienne Jacobson, David Epstein, David Y Moromisato> ;Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2011 Nov 1
79 citations
Late consequences of chronic pediatric illness.
Susan Beckwitt Turkel, Maryland Pao> ;The Psychiatric Clinics of North America. 2007 Dec 1
6 citations
Late Onset Psychosis in Survivors of Pediatric Central Nervous System Malignancies
Susan Beckwitt Turkel, David M. Tishler, C. Jane Tavaré> ;The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. 2007 Jul 1
31 citations
Comparing symptoms of delirium in adults and children
Susan Beckwitt Turkel, Paula T. Trzepacz, C. Jane Tavaré> ;Psychosomatics. 2006 Jul 1
29 citations
Mood and behavioral dysfunction with opsoclonus-myoclonus ataxia.
Susan Beckwitt Turkel, Virdette L. Brumm, Wendy G. Mitchell, C. Jane Tavaré> ;The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. 2006 Apr 1
17 citations
Alcohol use in congenital central hypoventilation syndrome.
Maida Lynn Chen, Susan Beckwitt Turkel, Julienne Jacobson, Thomas G. Keens> ;Pediatric Pulmonology. 2006 Mar 1
22 citations
Disordered respiratory control in children with partial cerebellar resections.
Maida Lynn Chen, Manisha Witmans, Mary Anne Tablizo, Rima Jubran, Susan Beckwitt Turkel, C. Jane Tavaré, Thomas G. Keens> ;Pediatric Pulmonology. 2005 Jul 1
35 citations
Case Series: Acute Mood Symptoms Associated With Posterior Fossa Lesions in Children
Susan Beckwitt Turkel, Lan Shu Chen, Marvin D. Nelson, Douglas J. Hyder, Floyd H. Gilles, Linda Woodall, Kenneth Braslow, C. Jane Tavaré> ;The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. 2004 Nov 1
84 citations
Delirium in Children and Adolescents
Susan Beckwitt Turkel, C. Jane Tavaré> ;The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. 2003 Nov 1
36 citations
The delirium rating scale in children and adolescents.
Susan Beckwitt Turkel, Kenneth Braslow, C. Jane Tavaré, Paula T. Trzepacz> ;Psychosomatics. 2003 Mar 1
102 citations
Opsoclonus-ataxia caused by childhood neuroblastoma: Developmental and neurologic sequelae
Wendy G. Mitchell, Yolanda Davalos-Gonzalez, Virdette L. Brumm, Sonia K. Aller, Elvira Burger, Susan Beckwitt Turkel, Mark Borchert, Susan Hollar, Sonia Padilla> ;Pediatrics. 2002 Jan 1
40 citations
Possible Serotonin Syndrome in Association With 5-HT3 Antagonist Agents
Susan Beckwitt Turkel, J. Gary B. Nadala, Michael Z. Wincor> ;Psychosomatics. 2001 May 1
34 citations
Case series: neuropsychiatric symptoms with pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus.
Susan Beckwitt Turkel, John H. Miller, Andreas Reiff> ;Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2001 Apr 1
59 citations
Cerebellar Mutism in Children: Report of Six Cases and Potential Mechanisms
Susan Koh, Susan Beckwitt Turkel, Tallie Z. Baram> ;Pediatric Neurology. 1997 Apr 1
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Hospital Affiliations

Children's Hospital Los AngelesLos Angeles, California