Jennifer Levitt, M.D.

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Work Titles
UCLA Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences Member, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Education:
Degrees:
M.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1986
Fellowship:
1989 - 1991 Stanford University School of Medicine
Internship:
1986 - 1987 University of North Carolina Hospitals
Residency:
1991 - 1993 UCLA Neuropsychiatric Hospital
1987 - 1989 Stanford University Medical Center
Certifications:
Certifications:
1994 American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
1993 American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Contact Information:

Website:

Web-Profile

Work Phone Number:

310-825-9204

Mailing Address:

760 Westwood Plaza, 47-406
Semel Institute
Los Angeles, CA 90095


Publications:

A selected list of publications:

Clark Kristi, Narr Katherine L, O'Neill Joseph, Levitt Jennifer, Siddarth Prabha, Phillips Owen, Toga Arthur, Caplan Rochelle   White matter integrity, language, and childhood onset schizophrenia Schizophrenia research, 2012; 138(2-3): 150-6.
Kurth Florian, Levitt Jennifer G, Phillips Owen R, Luders Eileen, Woods Roger P, Mazziotta John C, Toga Arthur W, Narr Katherine L   Relationships between gray matter, body mass index, and waist circumference in healthy adults Human brain mapping, 2012; 138(2-3): .
O'Neill Joseph, Piacentini John C, Chang Susanna, Levitt Jennifer G, Rozenman Michelle, Bergman Lindsey, Salamon Noriko, Alger Jeffry R, McCracken James T   MRSI correlates of cognitive-behavioral therapy in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry, 2012; 36(1): 161-8.
Seese Ronald R, O'Neill Joseph, Hudkins Matthew, Siddarth Prabha, Levitt Jennifer, Tseng Ben, Wu Keng Nei, Caplan Rochelle   Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy and thought disorder in childhood schizophrenia Schizophrenia research, 2011; 133(1-3): 82-90.
Hua Xue, Thompson Paul M, Leow Alex D, Madsen Sarah K, Caplan Rochelle, Alger Jeffry R, O'Neill Joseph, Joshi Kishori, Smalley Susan L, Toga Arthur W, Levitt Jennifer G   Brain growth rate abnormalities visualized in adolescents with autism Human brain mapping, 2011; 133(1-3): .
O'Neill Joseph, Seese Ronald, Hudkins Matthew, Siddarth Prabha, Levitt Jennifer, Tseng Pengju Benjamin, Wu Keng Nei, Gurbani Suresh, Shields W Donald, Caplan Rochelle   1H MRSI and social communication deficits in pediatric complex partial seizures Epilepsia, 2011; 52(9): 1705-14.
Kurth Florian, Narr Katherine L, Woods Roger P, O'Neill Joseph, Alger Jeffry R, Caplan Rochelle, McCracken James T, Toga Arthur W, Levitt Jennifer G   Diminished gray matter within the hypothalamus in autism disorder: a potential link to hormonal effects? Biological psychiatry, 2011; 70(3): 278-82.
Caplan Rochelle, Siddarth Prabha, Levitt Jennifer, Gurbani Suresh, Shields W Donald, Sankar Raman   Suicidality and brain volumes in pediatric epilepsy Epilepsy & behavior : E&B, 2010; 18(3): 286-90.
Caplan Rochelle, Levitt Jennifer, Siddarth Prabha, Wu Keng Nei, Gurbani Suresh, Shields W Donald, Sankar Raman   Language and brain volumes in children with epilepsy Epilepsy & behavior : E&B, 2010; 17(3): 402-7.
Schreibman Cohen Ayelet, Daley Melita, Siddarth Prabha, Levitt Jennifer, Loesch Ingrid K, Altshuler Lori, Ly Ronald, Shields W Donald, Gurbani Suresh, Caplan Rochelle   Amygdala volumes in childhood absence epilepsy Epilepsy & behavior : E&B, 2009; 16(3): 436-41.
Caplan Rochelle, Levitt Jennifer, Siddarth Prabha, Wu Keng Nei, Gurbani Suresh, Sankar Raman, Shields W Donald   Frontal and temporal volumes in Childhood Absence Epilepsy Epilepsia, 2009; 50(11): 2466-72.
Narr Katherine L, Woods Roger P, Lin James, Kim John, Phillips Owen R, Del'Homme Melissa, Caplan Rochelle, Toga Arthur W, McCracken James T, Levitt Jennifer G   Widespread cortical thinning is a robust anatomical marker for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2009; 48(10): 1014-22.
Luders Eileen, Narr Katherine L, Hamilton Liberty S, Phillips Owen R, Thompson Paul M, Valle Jessica S, Del'Homme Melissa, Strickland Tony, McCracken James T, Toga Arthur W, Levitt Jennifer G   Decreased callosal thickness in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder Biological psychiatry, 2009; 65(1): 84-8.
Hua Xue, Leow Alex D, Levitt Jennifer G, Caplan Rochelle, Thompson Paul M, Toga Arthur W   Detecting brain growth patterns in normal children using tensor-based morphometry Human brain mapping, 2009; 30(1): 209-19.
Hamilton Liberty S, Levitt Jennifer G, O'Neill Joseph, Alger Jeffry R, Luders Eileen, Phillips Owen R, Caplan Rochelle, Toga Arthur W, McCracken James, Narr Katherine L   Reduced white matter integrity in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder Neuroreport, 2008; 19(17): 1705-8.
Caplan Rochelle, Levitt Jennifer, Siddarth Prabha, Taylor Janelle, Daley Melita, Wu Keng Nei, Gurbani Suresh, Shields W Donald, Sankar Raman   Thought disorder and frontotemporal volumes in pediatric epilepsy Epilepsy & behavior : E&B, 2008; 13(4): 593-9.
Daley Melita, Siddarth Prabha, Levitt Jennifer, Gurbani Suresh, Shields W Donald, Sankar Raman, Toga Arthur, Caplan Rochelle   Amygdala volume and psychopathology in childhood complex partial seizures Epilepsy & behavior : E&B, 2008; 13(1): 212-7.
Daley Melita, Levitt Jennifer, Siddarth Prabha, Mormino Elizabeth, Hojatkashani Cornelius, Gurbani Suresh, Shields W Donald, Sankar Raman, Toga Arthur, Caplan Rochelle   Frontal and temporal volumes in children with epilepsy Epilepsy & behavior : E&B, 2007; 10(3): 470-6.
Daley Melita, Ott Derek, Blanton Rebecca, Siddarth Prabha, Levitt Jennifer, Mormino Elizabeth, Hojatkashani Cornelius, Tenorio Raquel, Gurbani Suresh, Shields W Donald, Sankar Raman, Toga Arthur, Caplan Rochelle   Hippocampal volume in childhood complex partial seizures Epilepsy research, 2006; 72(1): 57-66.
Marquardt Renée K, Levitt Jennifer G, Blanton Rebecca E, Caplan Rochelle, Asarnow Robert, Siddarth Prabha, Fadale David, McCracken James T, Toga Arthur W   Abnormal development of the anterior cingulate in childhood-onset schizophrenia: a preliminary quantitative MRI study Psychiatry research, 2005; 138(3): 221-33.
Taylor Janelle L, Blanton Rebecca E, Levitt Jennifer G, Caplan Rochelle, Nobel Daniel, Toga Arthur W   Superior temporal gyrus differences in childhood-onset schizophrenia Schizophrenia research, 2005; 73(2-3): 235-41.
Blanton Rebecca E, Levitt Jennifer G, Peterson Jeffrey R, Fadale David, Sporty Mike L, Lee Mimi, To Dennis, Mormino Elizabeth C, Thompson Paul M, McCracken James T, Toga Arthur W   Gender differences in the left inferior frontal gyrus in normal children NeuroImage, 2004; 22(2): 626-36.
O'Neill Joseph, Levitt Jennifer, Caplan Rochelle, Asarnow Robert, McCracken James T, Toga Arthur W, Alger Jeffry R   1H MRSI evidence of metabolic abnormalities in childhood-onset schizophrenia NeuroImage, 2004; 21(4): 1781-9.
Ballmaier Martina, Toga Arthur W, Siddarth Prabha, Blanton Rebecca E, Levitt Jennifer G, Lee Michelle, Caplan Rochelle   Thought disorder and nucleus accumbens in childhood: a structural MRI study Psychiatry research, 2004; 130(1): 43-55.
Levitt Jennifer G, O'Neill Joseph, Blanton Rebecca E, Smalley Susan, Fadale David, McCracken James T, Guthrie Donald, Toga Arthur W, Alger Jeffrey R   Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging of the brain in childhood autism Biological psychiatry, 2003; 54(12): 1355-66.
Levitt Jennifer G, Blanton Rebecca E, Smalley Susan, Thompson P M, Guthrie Donald, McCracken James T, Sadoun Tania, Heinichen Laura, Toga Arthur W   Cortical sulcal maps in autism Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991), 2003; 13(7): 728-35.
Caplan Rochelle, Siddarth Prabha, Mathern Gary, Vinters Harry, Curtiss Susan, Levitt Jennifer, Asarnow Robert, Shields W Donald   Developmental outcome with and without successful intervention International review of neurobiology, 2002; 49(7): 269-84.

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