Behavioral Team
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Read More about Edward S. (Ted) Brodkin, MDEdward S. (Ted) Brodkin, MD
Director of Behavioral Health
Edward S. (Ted) Brodkin, MD
Director of Behavioral Health
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine
Edward (Ted) Brodkin, MD is a psychiatrist and Associate Professor of Psychiatry with tenure at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. He is the founder and director of the Adult Autism Spectrum Program at Penn Medicine and co-director of the Autism Spectrum Program of Excellence. He has had more than 20 years of experience in working with adolescents and adults with neurodevelopmental disorders. His research and clinical interests have focused on the genetics of neurodevelopmental disorders, social behavior development, mental health issues in individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders, and improving social functioning and quality of life across the transition to adulthood and the entire lifespan. He has extensive, unique experience in research recruitment of participants with genetically -defined neurodevelopmental disorders and in quantitative behavioral phenotyping, experience that he will apply to the Armellino Williams Center of Excellence. He has led a team and developed a productive, efficient recruitment and phenotyping platform in the ASPE project, a platform that he will bring to the Armellino Center. He has also developed treatment and support programs for social functioning and emotion regulation that he will offer to adolescents and adults with Williams syndrome in the Armellino Center. Ted has been collaborating closely with Dan Rader and Maria Fasolino over the past several years on the ASPE project, and Ted has been working closely with Dan and Maria in organizing the Armellino WS Behavioral Health Team. Ted will direct and coordinate the ACE for WS Behavioral Health Team.
Pediatric Providers
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Read More about Arianna K. Stefanatos, PhDArianna K. Stefanatos, PhD
Neuropsychologist
Arianna K. Stefanatos, PhD
Neuropsychologist
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences & Metabolic Disease Program, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Arianna K. Stefanatos, PhD is a pediatric neuropsychologist with the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and the Metabolic Disease Program at CHOP. She has extensive experience in neuropsychological assessment of children with Williams syndrome through her work in the CHOP Williams syndrome clinical program. At CHOP and, prior to that at Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School, she has also developed expertise in neuropsychological assessment of children with metabolic disease, mitochondrial disease, lysosomal storage disorders, congenital disorders of glycosylation, Noonan syndrome, and leukodystrophy. She is experienced in working collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams and is involved in various research projects focused on characterizing cognitive profiles of children with genetic conditions and exploring potential treatment interventions (e.g., clinical trials). In the ACE for WS, Dr. Stefanatos will provide neuropsychological assessment for children, adolescents, and adults with WS.
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Read More about Julia Katz, MDJulia Katz, MD
Psychiatrist
Julia Katz, MD
Psychiatrist
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Julia Katz, MD is a child and adolescent psychiatrist who graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, received her medical degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, completed her psychiatry residency training at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and completed her child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship at The Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University. She has had a long-standing interest in developmental disabilities and genetic conditions, and has participated in research on autism spectrum disorder and other neurodevelopmental disabilities throughout her education and training at U Penn, UNC, Mt. Sinai, and Brown University. In the ACE for WS, Dr. Katz will provide psychopharmacology treatment to children and adolescents.
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Read More about Lauren Fishbein, PhDLauren Fishbein, PhD
Clinical Psychologist
Lauren Fishbein, PhD
Clinical Psychologist
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Lauren B. Fishbein, PhD is a child and adolescent clinical psychologist with the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and the Autism Integrated Care Program at CHOP. She graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder and completed her graduate training at Binghamton University. She went on to complete her pre-doctoral internship and post-doctoral fellowship at Indiana University School of Medicine and Riley Hospital for Children. Prior to joining CHOP, Dr. Fishbein was a faculty member at Nationwide Children’s Hospital within the Child Development Center. Shas extensive experience in assessment, diagnosis, and intervention for youth with Neurodevelopmental Disorders (e.g., Autism Spectrum Disorder, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disorders). She has particular interest and expertise in working with children with Williams Syndrome and other genetic and neurodevelopmental conditions. In the ACE for WS, Dr. Fishbein will provide individual therapy to children and adolescents as well as behavioral consultation with parents and caregivers.
Adult Providers
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Read More about Shazia A. Savul, MDShazia A. Savul, MD
Psychiatrist
Shazia A. Savul, MD
Psychiatrist
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine
Shazia A. Savul MD is a psychiatrist and Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. She is an expert in clinical care of child, adolescent, and adult patients with neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism spectrum disorder and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and anxiety disorders. She is board certified in adult, child and adolescent and addiction psychiatry, and currently sees patients for psychiatry medication management at both Penn Medicine (adult patients) and at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) (child and adolescent patients). Dr. Savul’s extensive experience in medication treatment of both children and adults with neurodevelopmental disorders, including mental health issues relevant to WS (e.g., anxiety) is unique at Penn and CHOP. Dr. Savul has collaborated with Dr. Brodkin for many years in treatment of adolescents and adults with neurodevelopmental disorders. In the ACE for WS, Dr. Savul will provide psychopharmacology treatment to children, adolescents, and adults.
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Read More about Julie Worley, PhD, BCBAJulie Worley, PhD, BCBA
Clinical Psychologist
Julie Worley, PhD, BCBA
Clinical Psychologist
Assistant Professor, Perelman School of Medicine
Julie Worley, PhD, BCBA is a clinical psychologist, board-certified behavior analyst, and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Worley has devoted her career to improving care for children, adolescents, and adults with neurodevelopmental disabilities. She has extensive experience in assessment and treatment of individuals with autism spectrum disorder and related neurodevelopmental disorders, including previous work at Kennedy Krieger Institute at Johns Hopkins University, the Center for Autism Research at CHOP, and adult developmental and behavioral centers across multiple states. Currently, she is the Director of Philly AIMS (Autism Instructional Methods Support), where she leads a school-based consultation team dedicated to increasing the use of evidence-based practices to support students with ASD. Her professional interests include increasing community access to evidence-based interventions and assessments for individuals with developmental disabilities. In the ACE for WS, Dr. Worley will provide psychological assessments and will develop psychological / behavioral treatment plans for adults with WS.
