Associate Professor of Psychiatry

Director of Infant, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residency Training Program

Director of Child/Adolescent Psychiatry Treatment Training Clinic

My area of interest focuses primarily on diagnosis and treatment of children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders. I specialize in the psychopharmacologic treatment of children with mental illness-emotional and/or behavioral problems. I have a particular research interest in Disruptive Disorders (such ADHD) and in Psychotic Disorders, however, I am, also, involved in research and treatment of children and adolescents with anxiety and mood disorders. I am particularly interested in developing improved methods and techniques for the diagnosis of child/adolescent psychiatric disorders utilizing brain imagery studies and neuroanatomical functioning of patients with psychiatric Disorders.

I have lectured, written and completed research on the diagnosis and treatment of Autistic Disorders, Disruptive Disorders--ADHD, Depressive Disorders, Tourette?s and Psychotic Disorders in children and adolescents. Also, I have been involved in a number of research projects and published articles psychopharmacological treatments of children and adolescent with various psychiatric disorders.

Quintana, H. Risperidone in Children with Schizophrenia. Journal of the Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Mar. 1995.

Quintana, H. et al., MPH Treatment of Autistic Children with Hyperactivity -Double Blind Crossover Study. Annual Review of Child/Adolescent Development, 1996.

Birmaher, Waterman, Ryan, Quintana et al., Amytriptyline Treatment of Treatment Resistant Adolescents with Depression. J. of the Amer. Acad. of Child/Adolescent Psychiatry, 1998.

Michelson, Faries, Wernicke, Kelsey, Kendrick, Sallee, Spencer, Quintana and other Atomoxetine Study Group members*: Atomoxetine in the Treatment of Children with ADHD, a Randomized, Placebo-controlled Dose-Response study. JAACAP, 2002.

Wernicke, Faries, Girod, Brown, Gao, Kelsey, Quintana, Lipetz, Michelson,& Heiligenstein, 2002 pending publication.

Quintana, H., Layman, A, and Sachs, E. The Use of Fluoxetine in the treatment of Children and adolescents with ADHD and Mood Disorder. C/A Psychopharm., 2002 pending.