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Alexander Kolevzon, MD
Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
About Me
Dr. Alex Kolevzon is a child and adolescent psychiatrist and Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He serves as the Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry for the Mount Sinai Health System and the Clinical Director of the Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment at Mount Sinai. His research interests pertain to understanding the neurobiology of autism and related neurodevelopmental disorders, biomarker discovery, and developing novel therapeutics. Most recently, his group has focused on studying specific genetic forms of autism, including Phelan-McDermid syndrome, FOXP1 syndrome, and ADNP syndrome, in order to explore targets for pharmacological intervention. Dr. Kolevzon leads the Experimental Therapeutics Program at the Seaver Autism Center which conducts studies that range from small pilot trials to multi-centered pivotal FDA studies. He also leads a national rare disease clinical research network dedicated to clinical trial readiness and studying the natural history of Phelan-McDermid syndrome. He is a frequently invited speaker regionally, nationally, and internationally and is also extremely committed to medical student and residency education as an active teacher, mentor, and clinical supervisor.
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Language
English
Position
PROFESSOR | Psychiatry, PROFESSOR | Pediatrics
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai West
Research Topics
Autism, Behavioral Health, Personalized Medicine, Pharmacology, Psychiatry
Clinical Focus
- Anxiety
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder And Attention Deficit Disorder
- Autism
- Child Psychiatry Consultation
- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
- Psychotherapy
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Education
MD, Sackler School of Medicine (Tel Aviv University)
MD, Tel Aviv University
Residency, Psychiatry
Icahn School of Medicine At Mount Sinai
Fellowship, Psychiatry & Neurology, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Icahn School of Medicine At Mount Sinai
Awards
2020
RARE Champion of Hope Award
Global Genes
2012
Teacher of the Year Award in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Mount Sinai
2011
Outstanding Mentor Award
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
2007
Excellence in Teaching Award
2006
Junior Faculty Development Award
Association of Academic Psychiatry
2005
AACAP Pilot Research Award
2003
Richard L. Scharf Memorial Award for Teaching Excellence
2003
Outstanding Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Resident Award
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
2002
Outstanding Resident Award
National Institute of Mental Health
2001
Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA)
2001
Teacher of the Year Award in General Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai
Research
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Publications
Selected Publications
- A Medical Student's Reflections on Autism, Movement, and Orthopaedic Collaboration: Beyond the Clinic. Camila Vicioso, Noy Alon, Michelle J. Adler, Bonnie Schlachte, Alexander Kolevzon, Sheena C. Ranade. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
- Maternal body mass index in early pregnancy and autism in offspring: a population-based cohort study in Sweden and Denmark. Matilda Morin, Weiyao Yin, Heidi MacLean, Bernie Devlin, Abraham Reichenberg, Shanna H. Swan, Joseph D. Buxbaum, Diana Schendel, Martina Persson, Thomas Munk Laursen, Alexander Kolevzon, Jakob Grove, Lambertus Klei, Kathryn Roeder, Sven Sandin. BMC Medicine
- Phenotypic variation in neural sensory processing by deletion size, age, and sex in Phelan-McDermid syndrome. Melody Reese Smith, Elizabeth Berry-Kravis, Andrew Thaliath, Emily L. Isenstein, Allison R. Durkin, Jennifer Foss-Feig, Paige M. Siper, Charles A. Nelson, Lauren Baczewski, April R. Levin, Craig M. Powell, Stormi L. Pulver, Matthew W. Mosconi, Alexander Kolevzon, Lauren E. Ethridge. Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Industry Relationships
Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology companies, and other outside entities to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their outside financial relationships.
Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Kolevzon during 2024 and/or 2025. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
Consulting or Other Professional Services Examples include, but are not limited to, committee participation, data safety monitoring board (DSMB) membership
- Shook Hardy & Bacon
- cureshank
- Clinilabs Drug Development Corporation
- Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation
- Sills Cummis & Gross
- Covington and Burling, LLP
- PYC Therapeutics
- Winston & Strawn
- David Lynch Foundation
Mount Sinai’s faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.