Michelle A. Dunn

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Michelle

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Dunn

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<p>Dunn, M and Sebastian M. A Neuropsychological Approach to Language Intervention in Autistic Children. In PJ Accardo, C Magnusen, AJ Capute (eds) Autism: Clinical and Research Issues. Timonium, York Press. (2000).</p>
<p>Gomes, H., Dunn, M., Ritter, W., Kurtzberg, D., Brattson, A., Kreuzer, J.A., &amp; Vaughan, H. Spatiotemporal Maturation of the Central and Lateral N1components to Tones. Developmental Brain Research. Developmental Brain Research. 129: 147-155 (2001).</p>
<p>Rapin I, Dunn M. Update on the language disorders of individuals on the autistic spectrum. Brain Dev. 25(3):166-72. (2003).</p>
<p>Dunn, M. &amp; Bates, J. Developmental Change in Neutral Processing of Words by Children with Autism. J Autism Dev Disord, Jun;35(3), 361-76. (2005).&nbsp;</p>
<p>Luyster, R., Richler, J., Risi, S., Hsu, W. . Dawson, G., Bernier, R., Dunn, M., Hepburn, S., Hyman, S.L., McMahon, W.M., Goudie-Nice, J., Minshew, N., Rogers, S., Sigman, M., Spence, M.A., Goldberg, W.A., Tager-Flusberg, H., Volkmar, F.R., Lord, C. Early Regression in Social Communication in Autistic Spectrum Disorders: A CPEA Study. Developmental Neuropsychology. 27(3):311-336 (2005).&nbsp;</p>
<p>Richler J, Luyster R, Risi S, Hsu WL, Dawson G, Bernier R, Dunn M, Hepburn S, Hyman SL, McMahon WM, Goudie-Nice J, Minshew N, Rogers S, Sigman M, Spence MA, Goldberg WA, Tager-Flusberg H, Volkmar FR, Lord C. Is There a 'Regressive Phenotype' of Autism Spectrum Disorder Associated with the Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine? A CPEA Study. Journal of Autism Dev Disord. (2006). Apr 28;&nbsp;</p>
<p>Gravel, J, Dunn, M., Lee, W., &amp; Ellis, M. Peripheral Audition of Children on the Autistic Spectrum. Ear and Hearing Jun;27(3):299-312. (2006).&nbsp;</p>
<p>Steinschneider, M. and Dunn, M. Electrophysiology in Developmental Neuropsychology. In: I Rapin and S Segalowitz (Eds) The Handbook of Neuropsychology Vol 7: Child Neuropsychology. Amsterdam: Elsevier. (2002).&nbsp;</p>
<p>Rapin, I, Dunn, M, and Allen, D. Developmental Language Disorders. In: I Rapin and S Segalowitz (Eds) The Handbook of Neuropsychology Vol 7: Child Neuropsychology. Amsterdam: Elsevier. (2003).&nbsp;</p>
<p>Minshew, N.J., Dunn, M. Autism spectrum disorders. In: I Rapin and S Segalowitz (Eds) The Handbook of Neuropsychology Vol : Child Neuropsychology. Amsterdam: Elsevier. (2003).&nbsp;</p>
<p>Dunn, M. S.O.S.: Social Skills in our Schools (A Social Skills program for children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders and their typical peers) AAPC (2005).</p>
<p>Fein, D. and Dunn, M. Autism in Your Classroom: A Guide for General Education Classroom Teachers. Bethesda: Woodbine House. (2007).</p>
<p>Dunn, M., Gomes, H., &amp; Gravel, J. Mismatch Negativity in Children with Autism and Typical Controls. Journal of Autism and Devel Dis. Jan: 38(1): 52-71. (2008).</p>

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Michael D. DiFrancesco

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Michael

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DiFrancesco

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1922525930

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Dr. DiFrancesco is a Clinical Psychologist for the Behavioral Health Integration Program (BHIP) in the Department of Pediatrics at Montefiore Medical Center. Dr. DiFrancesco has extensive experience providing evidence-based treatment to children, adolescents, young adults and their families with anxiety, mood, and substance use disorders as well as ADHD, traumatic stress, behavioral concerns, and parent-child relational issues. </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Dr. DiFrancesco attended Purchase College, State University of New York where he obtained his Bachelor of Arts followed by his Master of Science from Pace University. He then obtained his Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology from Albizu University in Miami, Florida. </span><span style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Prior to completing his doctoral training, Dr. DiFrancesco provided </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">multidimensional family therapy (MDFT); an evidence-based treatment for adolescents and young adults with substance use and family relational problems through a collaboration with MDFT international &amp; University of Miami/Miller School of Medicine. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Dr. DiFrancesco completed his pre-doctoral internship in clinical, behavioral health psychology from Astor Services for Children and Families followed by a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Psychology </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry of New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center.</span></p>

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<p><br />Liddle, H.A., Dakof, G., Rowe, C, Mohamed, A.B., Henderson, C., Foulkrod, T., Lucas, M., &amp; <strong>DiFrancesco, M.D.</strong> (2023). Multidimensional family therapy for justice-involved young adults with substance-use disorders. Journal of Behavioral Health Services &amp; Research, 1-14. <a href="http://doi.org/10.1007/s11414-023-09852-5">http://doi.org/10.1007/s1141…;
<p><strong>DiFrancesco, M.D.,</strong> &amp; Rodriguez, D.A. (2014). The importance of developing rapport when attempting to treat an oppositional-defiant, teenage soiler in a residential setting. <em>Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, 62(</em>3), NP1-NP3. <a href="http://doi.org/10.1177/0003065114538095">http://doi.org/10.1177/0003065…;

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Thomas F. Betzler

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Thomas

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Betzler

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<p>Thomas F. Betzler, MD is a psychiatrist with interests in Community Mental Health, Outpatient Psychiatry, Integrated Treatment of Mental Illness &amp; Primary Care, Addiction Psychiatry, Emergency Psychiatry and Population Health. &nbsp;He is the Executive Clinical Director, East Campus, Clinical Director of Montefiore Behavioral Health Center at Westchester Square, and Associate Clinical Director in Psychiatry. &nbsp;He teaches first year medical students in the Introduction to Clinical Medicine, second year medical students on Schizophrenia, and oversees the outpatient clinical rotation for third year students at Montefiore Behavioral Health Center. &nbsp;Additionally, he teaches fourth year psychiatric residents in Administrative Psychiatry and Addiction Fellows on alcohol abuse. &nbsp;</p>
<p>Dr. Betzler is a graduate of Einstein, completed his residency at Montefiore and is Board Certified. He serves on several clinical and adminisitrative committees. &nbsp;</p>

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Ammar Y. Ahmad

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Ammar

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Ahmad

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1215318704

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Dr. Ahmad's clinical focus is psychosomatic medicine, with particular interest in heart and lung transplant psychiatry.

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Dr. Ahmad&rsquo;s research focuses on psychosomatic medicine and medical ethics, particularly in the area of organ transplantation selection.

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<p>Ammar Yasser Ahmad, MD, is Attending Psychiatrist at Montefiore. His clinical focus is psychosomatic medicine, with particular interest in heart and lung transplant psychiatry.</p><p>In 2007, Dr. Ahmad received his Bachelor of Science in history and biology at the University of Pittsburgh. He then attended St. George&rsquo;s University, where he received his Doctor of Medicine in 2014. He began his postgraduate training in 2015 with a four-year residency in psychiatry at the Bergen New Bridge Medical Center, becoming Chief Resident in his final year. In 2019, he began a yearlong fellowship in consultation-liaison psychiatry at Montefiore. In 2020, Dr. Ahmad completed the certificate program in bioethics and medical humanities at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine.</p><p>Dr. Ahmad&rsquo;s research focuses on psychosomatic medicine and medical ethics, particularly in the area of organ transplantation selection. His work has been published in a number of abstracts.</p><p>In 2020, Dr. Ahmad received the Davidoff Teaching Award. He is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and a member of the American Psychiatric Association. </p>

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