Patricia Quinn, MD

Patricia O. Quinn, MD, is a developmental pediatrician in Washington, D.C., who has dedicated her career to the issues confronting girls and women with ADHD. She specializes in child development and psychopharmacology, as well as the treatment of ADHD in children and adults.

She is a co-founder and currently the director of the National Center for Girls and Women with ADHD. In 2002, Dr. Quinn co-edited with Dr. Kathleen Nadeau two volumes on these important topics, Understanding Women with ADHD and the only text for clinicians, Gender Issues and ADHD: Research, Diagnosis, and Treatment.

She received her medical degree from Georgetown University Medical School and completed a fellowship in developmental pediatrics at Georgetown.

Dr. Quinn is the author of more than 20 books on ADHD for children, adults, and professionals, including the award-winning, Attention, Girls! A Guide to Learn All About Your ADHD and the newly released 100 Questions and Answers about ADHD in Women and Girls.