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Staff Scientists and Clinicians Alan J Zametkin M.D.   Alan Zametkin is a Senior Clinical Staff Physician assigned to the Section of Developmental Affective Neuroscience in the Mood and Anxiety Disorder Program of the Division of Intramural Research at the National Institute of Mental Health. A graduate of Amherst College, Brown University Program in Medicine, Dr Zametkin completed his training at Stanford University Medical Center (pediatric internship), U.C.L.A. (adult psychiatry), and the Children’s National Medical Center (Child Psychiatry). Research Interests Dr Zametkin is interested in brain imaging in teen suicide, childhood onset obesity and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Representative Selected Recent Publications: Zametkin AJ Alter MR Yemini T. Suicide in Teenagers: Assessment, Management, and Prevention. JAMA, 286, 3120-3125, 2001. Ernst, M., Zametkin, AJ., Matochik, JA., et. al. High midbrain DOPA decarboxylase in with ADHD. Am J. Psychiatry, 156 :1209-12-15, 1999 Zametkin AJ , Ernst M. Current Concepts: Problems in the Management and Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. New England Journal of Medicine, 340 (1) 40-48, 1999. Ernst, M., Zametkin, A.J., Matochik, J.A., et. al. Low Presynaptic dopamine activity in Lesch-Nyhan disease. An 18 Fluorodopa Positron Emission Tomography study. The New England Journal of Medicine, 334: 1568- 1572, 1996. Hauser, P., Zametkin, A.J., Martinez, P., Vitiello, B., Matochik, J.A., Mixson, J., Weintraub, B.D. Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder in People with Generalized Resistance to Thyroid Hormone, The New England Journal of Medicine, 328:997-100, 1993. Zametkin, A.J., Nordahl, T.E., Gross, M., King, A.C., Semple, W., Rumsey, J., Hamburger, S., Cohen, R.M., Brain Metabolism in Hyperactive Adults with Childhood Onset, The New England Journal of Medicine, * 323:1361-1366, 1990. *Reported on page 1 Washington Post and page 1 N.Y. Times (California edition) Address:   Phone: 1-866-627-6464 Email:   Fax:   Lab Web Site: http://intramural.nimh.nih.gov/mood/proginfo/sdan.htm     Principal Investigators Scientists & Clinicians DIRP Labs and Branches DIRP Research Areas Staff Scientists/Clinicians Office of the Scientific Director Site Map Participate in Research Contact Us Careers in Research What’s New Functional MRI Core Magnetic Resonance Core Magnetoencephalography Core Microarray Core Non-Human Primate Core Scientific and Statistical Computing Core Transgenic Core Veterinary Medicine Resources (Staff only) Office of the Scientific Director Office of the Clinical Director Office of Fellowship Training Office of Technology Transfer Administrative Services Branch Administrative Services

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