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Graham Emslie, MD
Endowed Title: Charles E. and Sarah M. Seay Chair in Child Psychiatry
Contact Information
UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390
Office Phone: 214-456-5918
Office Fax: 214-456-4235
graham.emslie@utsouthwestern.edu
To make an appointment, call 214-645-8300.
Biography
Dr. Emslie obtained his undergraduate degree and M.D. at Aberdeen University in Aberdeen, Scotland in 1974. Dr. Emslie did his internship at Aberdeen Hospitals, Scotland in general medicine and neurosurgery. He did his residency training in general psychiatry at the University of Rochester, NY and child psychiatry at Stanford University, where he also completed a research fellowship. Dr. Emslie joined the U.T. Southwestern Faculty in 1981. He has served as Director for both the inpatient and outpatient units of Children’s Medical Center’s Psychiatry Division. Currently, Dr. Emslie is the Chief of Adolescent Psychiatry program at UT Southwestern and Children’s Medical Center of Dallas. Dr. Emslies clinical expertise is in the area of child and adolescent depression. Dr. Emslies research foci are in the areas of conducting efficacy and effectiveness trials with medications and psychotherapy for children and adolescents with depression, anxiety disorders, and attention-deficit disorder. He is also involved with developing and evaluating medication algorithm protocols for children and adolescents with depression. Dr. Emslie is active in the following professional organizations: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, American Psychiatric Association, Texas Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians, Society of Biological Psychiatry, and the International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. He is also on several committees, including the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Interventions Committee, NIMH Child Council Work Group, and the Corporate Contributions and Research Committee for the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. In addition, he serves on the editorial board for the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. He also past President for the Texas Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Dr. Emslie has written over 60 papers and 17 chapters. He is known internationally for his work in the treatment of pediatric depression. In 2003, he was awarded the Klingenstein Third generation Foundation Award for his work in this field.
Education
| Residency | Stanford University Hospital (1981) |
| Fellowship | Stanford University Hospital (1981) |
| Residency | Stanford University Hospital (1980) |
| Residency | Rochester Psychiatric Center (1978) |
| Internship | Aberdeen General Hospitals (1975) |
| Medical School | Aberdeen University (1974) |
Research Interests
Publications
Emslie GJ, Heiligenstein JH, Wagner KD, Hoog SL, Ernest DE, Brown E, Neilsson M, Jacobson JG , J Am Acad Child & Adolesc Psychiatry, , 2002; (41(10)):1205-1215
Emslie GJ, Mayes TL. , Biol Psychiatry , 2001; (49):1082-1090
Emslie GJ, Rush AJ, Weinberg WA, Kowatch RA, Carmody T, Mayes TL , Depression and Anxiety , 1998; (7):32-39
Emslie GJ, Rush AJ, Weinberg WA, Kowatch RA, Hughes, CW, Carmody T, Rintelmann JW , Arch Gen Psychiatry , 1997; (54):1031-1037
Emslie, GJ, Hughes CW, Crismon ML, Lopez, M, Pliszka S, Toprac, M, Boemer C. , Journal of the American Academy Child and Adolescent Psychiatry , 2004; (43(5)):519-27
Emslie GJ, Mayes TL, Laptook RS, Batt M. , The Psychiatric clinics of North America. Depression: Recent Developments and Innovative Treatments. Rosenbaum JF, Dunner DL (eds.). W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, PA , 2003; :435-456
Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study Team , Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry , 2003; (42):531-542
Honors/Awards
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