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William Dodson, M.D.

William Dodson, M.D.

Dr. Bill Dodson is a board-certified adult psychiatrist who has specialized in adults with ADHD since 1994. He has written on how the basic research on ADHD can be applied to everyday clinical practice.

Dr. Dodson is currently in private practice in Denver, Colorado, at the Dodson ADHD Center. A former faculty member at Georgetown University and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Dodson is a Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and was the 2006 recipient of the Maxwell J. Schleifer Distinguished National Service Award for his work with people with disabilities.

William Dodson, M.D., is a member of ADDitude's ADHD Specialist Panel.

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