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Kelli C. Dominick, MD, PhD

  • Psychiatrist, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Assistant Professor, UC Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience
  • Board Certified

About

Biography

Kelli Dominick, MD, PhD, is an assistant professor for the Division of Psychiatry at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center who specializes in the clinical care and research in neurodevelopmental disorders including Autism Spectrum Disorder and Fragile X Syndrome. Dr. Dominick received her undergraduate degree in Biology and Psychology at Transylvania University. She then earned her MD and PhD degrees at Boston University School of Medicine where she was awarded a pre-doctoral fellowship (F30 NRSA) from the National Institutes of Health. She completed a combined residency program in pediatrics, adult and child psychiatry at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.

Dr. Dominick’s research interests include the use of neuroimaging to examine neural development, early identification and treatment of autism spectrum disorder and Fragile X Syndrome.

MD, PhD: Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 2011.

Residency: Pediatrics/Adult Psychiatry/Child Psychiatry, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2016.

Certification: Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics.

Services and Specialties

Psychiatry

Research Areas

Psychiatry

Location

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Publications

Evidence for Three Subgroups of Female FMR1 Premutation Carriers Defined by Distinct Neuropsychiatric Features: A Pilot Study. Schmitt, LM; Dominick, KC; Liu, R; Pedapati, EV; Ethridge, LE; Smith, E; Sweeney, JA; Erickson, CA. Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience. 2022; 15.

Using head-mounted eye tracking to examine visual and manual exploration during naturalistic toy play in children with and without autism spectrum disorder. Yurkovic, JR; Lisandrelli, G; Shaffer, RC; Dominick, KC; Pedapati, EV; Erickson, CA; Kennedy, DP; Yu, C. Scientific Reports. 2021; 11.

Decades of Progress in the Psychopharmacology of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Henneberry, E; Lamy, M; Dominick, KC; Erickson, CA. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2021; 51:4370-4394.

Psychotropic Drug Treatment Patterns in Persons with Fragile X Syndrome. Dominick, KC; Andrews, HF; Kaufmann, WE; Berry-Kravis, E; Erickson, CA. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 2021; 31:659-669.

Gaboxadol in Fragile X Syndrome: A 12-Week Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel-Group, Phase 2a Study. Budimirovic, DB; Dominick, KC; Gabis, LV; Adams, M; Adera, M; Huang, L; Ventola, P; Tartaglia, NR; Berry-Kravis, E. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 2021; 12.

CLINICAL UTILITY OF OPTIMIZED FRAGILE X PROTEIN ANALYSIS. Schmitt, L; Pedapati, E; Dominick, K; Erickson, C. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2021; 60.

6.19 Outcomes of Specialized Psychiatric Inpatient Crisis Intervention for Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders. Blank, E; Dominick, K; Shaffer, R; Erickson, C; Lamy, M. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2021; 60.

Letter to the Editor: Chlorpromazine-Induced Skin Pigmentation in a Pediatric Patient. Harris, K; Lamy, M; Sorter, M; Frye, C; Terhune, L; Erickson, CA; Ruschman, G; Dominick, KC. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 2021; 31:516-517.

Sex differences in resting EEG power in Fragile X Syndrome. Smith, EG; Pedapati, EV; Liu, R; Schmitt, LM; Dominick, KC; Shaffer, RC; Sweeney, JA; Erickson, CA. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 2021; 138:89-95.

Brief Report: Intranasal Ketamine in Adolescents and Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder-Initial Results of a Randomized, Controlled, Crossover, Pilot Study. Wink, LK; Reisinger, DL; Horn, P; Shaffer, RC; O'Brien, K; Schmitt, L; Dominick, KR; Pedapati, EV; Erickson, CA. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2021; 51:1392-1399.

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