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Martin J. Lubetsky, MD

Martin Lubetsky, MD
Job Title Chief, Behavioral Science Division / Pediatric Behavioral Health, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Job Title Chief, Child/Adolescent Psychiatry and Center for Autism and Developmental Disorders, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC-Presbyterian Shadyside
Job Title Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Department of Behavioral Health
4401 Penn Avenue, Suite Floor 3
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
412-692-5100 Phone
412-692-5986 Fax
Email lubetskymj@upmc.edu
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Education and Training

Medical School:

1981 Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Mich.

Residency:

1984 Psychiatry, Sinai Hospital of Detroit, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Mich.
 

Fellowship:

1986 Child Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Memberships

  • American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 
  • Pittsburgh Regional Organization of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Pittsburgh Psychiatric Society
  • Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society
  • American Psychiatric Association
  • National Association for the Dually Diagnosed
  • American Association on Intellectual Disability (AAID)

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 
  • National Board of Medical Examiners, Diplomate

Awards

  • Phi Beta Kappa Scholastic Award      
  • University of Michigan Regent's Academic Achievement Award  
  • 1973-1974 Brainstorm Award for Academic Excellence, University of Michigan   
  • 1973-1974, 1976-1977 Honors Convocation for Superior Scholastic Achievement, University of Michigan     
  • 1976-1977 NIMH Student Fellowship Award, University of Michigan  
  • 1979-1980 Wayne State University Medical School Year III Honors in Psychiatry
  • 1980-1981 Wayne State University Medical School Year IV Honors in Psychiatry    
  • Michigan Psychiatric Society Research Paper Competition Award, "A Closer Look at Chronic Pain"
  • Michigan Occupational Therapy Association Recognition
  • Outstanding Resident, Psychiatry, Sinai Hospital of Detroit
  • Young Researcher Award, Upjohn Company-Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh
  • Temple Grandin Award for Professional of the Year and WPIC Organization of the Year, ABOARD (Advisory Board on Autism and Related Disorders)
  • WPIC Psychiatry Residents Teaching Award for JMP Child Outpatient Clinic
  • Pittsburgh Magazine 2008 "The Most Distinguished Doctors"
  • Pittsburgh Magazine 2008 “The Most Distinguished Doctors”

Publications

  • Lubetsky, M.J., Handen, B.L., McGonigle, J.J. (2011).  Autism Spectrum Disorder.  New York: Oxford University Press, Inc.
  • Handen, B.L., Lubetsky, M.J. (2005).  Psychopharmacology in autism.  School Psychology Quarterly, 20, 155-171. 
  • King, B.H., Wright, D.M., Handen, B.L., Sikich, L., Zimmerman, A.W., McMahon, W., Cantwell, E., Davanzo, P.A., Dourish, C.T., Dykens, E.M., Hooper, S.R., Jaselskis, C.A., Leventhal, B.L., Levitt, J., Lord, C., Lubetsky, M.J., Myers, S.M., Ozonoff, S., Shah, B.G., Snape, M., Shernoff, E.W., Williamson, K., Cook, E.H. (2001).  Double-blind, placebo-controlled study of amantadine hydrochloride in the treatment of children with autistic disorder.  Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 40, (6), 658-665.
 

Research Interests

  • Autism spectrum disorder services and spectrums
  • Intellectual disability services and systems 
  • Pharmacotherapy in developmental disabilities
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January 30, 2012
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