Jess P. Shatkin, MD, MPH

Jess P. Shatkin, MD, MPH, is the Cathy and Stephen Graham Professor of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Professor of Pediatrics at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Dr. Shatkin is also the founder and director of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Studies (CAMS) at NYU College of Arts & Science, the nation’s largest undergraduate mental health studies program, which has been emulated at numerous universities nationwide. His major clinical interests are mood and anxiety disorders, disruptive behavior disorders, and sleep. His primary research efforts focus on medical education, adolescent risk and resilience, mental illness prevention, and sleep. Dr. Shatkin is a clinician and educator with expertise in program development, mental health promotion, and disease prevention. He sees patients each day, presents and consults widely, and has written two books, Born to Be Wild: Why Teens Take Risks and How We Can Help Keep Them Safe and Child and Adolescent Mental Health: A Practical, All-in-One Guide. For the past 18 years, Dr. Shatkin has hosted “About Our Kids,” a call-in radio show broadcast live every Thursday afternoon on Sirius/XM’s Doctor Radio, Channel 119.