Emily Wood, MD, PhD | Child, Adolescent, & General Psychiatrist
Dr. Wood is a diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and is board-certified in Child & Adolescent and General Adult psychiatry. Clinically, Dr. Wood specializes in working with children, adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, PTSD, OCD, depression, and anxiety disorders. She employs pharmacological and medical treatments and works closely with the patient, their family, and their therapist to develop thoughtful and insightful treatment plans. She loves working collaboratively with and learning from the excellent clinicians at Spectrum Psych Los Angeles.
Dr. Wood completed the Medical Scientist Training Program (MD/PhD) at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. The research for her doctoral training in Neuroscience was primarily located at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland and focused on developing novel magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy techniques as biomarkers of neurodegeneration. Dr. Wood received her residency and fellowship training in psychiatry at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, the UCLA Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital, and the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center. She also completed advanced training and research with the UCLA Center for Autism Research and Treatment (CART), the UCLA Neuromodulation and TMS Service, and with the UCLA TIES for Families program which is dedicated to optimizing the growth and development of foster/adoptive children and their families. Her research utilized functional MRI and MRS methods as part of a multimodal approach to better understand resilience to trauma in individuals with autism spectrum disorder and with a history of early life adversity.
Dr. Wood enjoys eating out with her husband, watching her children play sports and DnD, biking, and advocating for mental health equity with the Southern California Psychiatric Society and the California Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Committee for Anti-Racism and Equity.
Education & Training:
B.S. Magna Cum Laude with distinction in Psychology, University of Washington
M.D. and Ph.D. in The Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Resident Physician in Adult Psychiatry, UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior
Post-Doctoral Scholar and Clinical Fellow in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior
License # MD A144603, California