Michael Farrell Hoffman, PhD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Pediatric Psychologist, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Psychiatry
Contact information
3500 Civic Center Blvd
5th Floor, Center for Childhood Communication
Philadelphia, PA 19104
5th Floor, Center for Childhood Communication
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 2155907453
Email:
hoffmanm5@chop.edu
hoffmanm5@chop.edu
Education:
BA (Psychology and Philosophy)
University of Maryland, 2010.
MS (Exercise and Sport Psychology Specialization in Health Psychology)
Temple University, 2012.
MS (Clinical Psychology)
University of Miami, 2014.
PhD (Clinical Psychology Specialization in Pediatric Health Psychology)
University of Miami, 2018.
Permanent linkBA (Psychology and Philosophy)
University of Maryland, 2010.
MS (Exercise and Sport Psychology Specialization in Health Psychology)
Temple University, 2012.
MS (Clinical Psychology)
University of Miami, 2014.
PhD (Clinical Psychology Specialization in Pediatric Health Psychology)
University of Miami, 2018.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Dr. Hoffman specializes in working with children with hearing differences. He provides integrated psychological services to through the CHOP Center for Childhood Communication, with an emphasis patient-centered, collaborative care and improving quality of life in children and adolescents. Common referral questions include questions regarding deaf identity, adjustment to hearing loss/limited device usage, family stress related to hearing loss, academic/peer difficulties, and traditional psychiatric diagnoses such as anxiety, depression, autism, and ADHD.Description of Research Expertise
Dr. Hoffman specializes in research centered on health-related quality of life in Deaf/hard of hearing children and their families. He also conducts research on applied, clinical pathways for supporting mental health for deaf patients presenting in pediatric medical settings.Selected Publications
Dang, C., Hoffman, M.F., & St. John, R: Diagnostic Overshadowing: A Delayed Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder in A Deaf Child. Journal or Early Hearing Detection and Intervention 9(1): 17-21, 2024.Hoffman MF, Landsman RA, Fasano-McCarron ME, Schoffstall SJ, Witkin GA & Parkes WJ: Integrating Psychology Into Pediatric Audiology/otolaryngology Clinics: Gaps and A Model of Care. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology 11(3): 338-349, 2023 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1037/cpp0000484.
Cejas I, Coto J, Sarangoulis C, Hoffman MF & Quittner AL.: Development and Validation of a Parenting Stress Module for Parents of Children Using Cochlear Implants. Journal of Pediatric Psychology 47(7): 785-794, Jul 2022 Notes: doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsac018.
Hoffman MF, Karpyn A, Christofferson J, Neely T, McWhorter LG, Demianczyk AC, James Mslis R, Hafer J, Kazak AE, Sood E.: Fathers of Children With Congenital Heart Disease: Sources of Stress and Opportunities for Intervention. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 21(11): e1002-1009, November 2020 Notes: doi: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000002388.
Hoffman MF, Cejas I, Quittner AL.: Health-Related Quality of Life Instruments for Children With Cochlear Implants: Development of Child and Parent-Proxy Measures. Ear & Hearing 40(3): 592-604, May/June 2019 Notes: doi: 10.1097/AUD.0000000000000631.
Cejas I, Mitchell CM, Hoffman MF, Quittner AL, CDaCI Investigative Team.: Comparisons of IQ in Children With and Without Cochlear Implants: Longitudinal Findings and Associations With Language. Ear & Hearing 39(6): 1187-1198, Nov/Dec 2018 Notes: doi: 10.1097/AUD.0000000000000578.
Hoffman M, Tiddens E, Quittner AL & CDaCI Investigative Team.: Comparisons of Visual Attention in School-Age Children with Cochlear Implants Versus Hearing Peers and Normative Data. Hearing Research 359: 91-100, March 2018 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.heares.2018.01.002. Epub 2018 Jan 9.
Tawfik S, Hoffman MF: Fluid Intelligence. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Intellectual and Developmental Disorders. Braaten,E (eds.). SAGE Publications, February 2018.
Hoffman MF, Cejas I, Quittner AL & CDaCI Investigative Team.: Comparisons of Longitudinal Trajectories of Social Competence: Parent Ratings of Children With Cochlear Implants Versus Hearing Peers. Otology & Neurotology 37(2): 152-159, February 2016 Notes: doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000000938.
Cejas I, Hoffman MF, Quittner AL.: Outcomes and Benefits of Pediatric Cochlear Implantation in Children with Additional Disabilities: A Review and Report of Family Influences on Outcomes. Pediatric Health Medince & Therapeutics 6(1): 45-63, May 2015.