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F. Xavier Castellanos

F. Xavier Castellanos, M.D.

After completing a residency in pediatrics, general psychiatry, and child psychiatry, Dr. Castellanos began a distinguished career studying the biological and psychological elements of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders. His current research focuses on neurological analysis of the possible root causes of ADHD with an emphasis on genetic analysis and neuroimaging.

Positions

  • Director and Director of Research, Phyllis Green and Randolph Cowen Institute for Pediatric Neuroscience, New York University Child Study Center, New York, NY
  • Brooke and Daniel Neidich Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine
  • Professor of Radiology, New York University School of Medicine

 

Education

  • M.D., Louisiana State University Medical Center

 

Relevant Publications

  • Clare Kelly AM, Uddin LQ, Biswal BB, Castellanos FX, Milham MP. Competition between functional brain networks mediates behavioral variability. NeuroImage. 2008; 39(1): 527-537.
  • Jain M, Palacio LG, Castellanos FX, et al. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and comorbid disruptive behavior disorders: Evidence of pleiotropy and new susceptibility loci. Biol Psychiatry. 2007;61(12):1329-1339.
  • Clare Kelly AM, Margulies DS, Castellanos FX. Recent advances in structural and functional brain imaging studies of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2007; 9(1): 401-407.
  • Sonuga-Barke EJS, Castellanos FX. Spontaneous attentional fluctuations in impaired states and pathological conditions: A neurobiological hypothesis. Neurosci & Biobehav Rev. 2007; 31(7): 977—986.
  • Margulies, DS, Clare Kelly AM, Uddin LQ, Biswal BB, Castellanos FX, Milham MP. Mapping the functional connectivity of anterior cingulate cortex. NeuroImage. 2007;37(2): 579—588.

 

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