Jonathan Posner, M.D.

Jonathan Posner, M.D., is a professor of psychiatry at Duke University, where he directs an MRI research lab. He is board certified in adult and child and adolescent psychiatry, has treated adults and children with ADHD for more than a decade, and has received numerous awards, including the Campaign for America’s Kids Award from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) and the Gerald L. Klerman Award from the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA). His research has received continuous support from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), as well as several foundations, such as the Edwin S Webster Foundation and ADHD. Dr. Posner’s research is widely published in prestigious scientific and medical journals such as JAMA and Lancet.

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