Barbara Coffey, M.D., M.S., is an internationally known specialist in tics and Tourette’s Disorder and related problems. She is Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Director of the Tics and Tourette’s Disorder Clinical and Research Program at the at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine (MSSM). Prior to her move to MSSM, Dr. Coffey was Associate Professor in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the NYU School of Medicine. Director of the Tics and Tourette’s Clinical and Research Program at the NYU Child Study Center.

Dr. Coffey received her B.A. in Biology and Psychology from the University of Rochester, her M.D. from Tufts University School of Medicine and her M.S. in Epidemiology from the Harvard School of Public Health. She completed a residency in general psychiatry at Boston University Hospital and a residency in child and adolescent psychiatry at the Tufts University School of Medicine.

Dr. Coffey held past positions as Director of Pediatric Psychopharmacology at McLean Hospital and Director of the Tourette's Clinics at McLean and Massachusetts General Hospitals in Boston between 1992 and 2001, and remained on the faculty of the Harvard Medical School as a Clinical Associate at Massachusetts General Hospital until January 2007. Dr. Coffey has repeatedly been recognized by America’s Best Doctors, Boston’s Best Doctors, and New York’s Best Doctors.

Dr. Coffey also served on the Committee on Written Examination in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the Steering Committee on Certification in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry for the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. In addition, Dr. Coffey has served as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology.

Dr. Coffey’s research has focused on the clinical course, comorbidity, phenomenology, and treatment of Tourette’s Disorder and related problems. In this Clinical Consultation Breakfast, Dr. Coffey discusses treatment of tic disorders, OCD, and ADHD, and welcomes discussion of complex cases.