Susan Abbott, MD

Susan Abbott, MD is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. Specializing in pediatric psychopharmacology, Dr. Abbott has over two decades of experience treating both adult and childhood psychiatric disorders. She is board certified in General Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

With a wealth of experience, Dr. Abbott has been in private practice since 1991, serving as the founding medical director of the Adolescent Psychiatry Unit at John T. Mather Memorial Hospital and as the Unit Chief of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry inpatient acute care units at Mount Sinai Medical Center. Her private practice on the Upper East Side offers diagnostic psychiatric evaluations and treatment starting from preschool age.

Dr. Abbott's expertise extends to treating conditions such as Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), particularly in populations where it may be under-recognized. She also provides safe and conservative antidepressant medication treatment for moderate to severe depression and suicidality, along with second opinion consultations for medication management evaluations.

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