Project TEACH

Child & Adolescent
Sub-Specialty Consultation

Project TEACH is pleased to offer access to a network of child and adolescent experts from five specialty areas:

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Intellectual/Developmental Disability (IDD)
Infancy and Children ages 0-5
LGBTQ+
Problematic Sexual Behaviors
Substance Use Disorder

The Project TEACH team and sub-specialty consultants can provide Primary Care Clinicians with support and recommendations that can help you meet the unique needs of the patients and families in your care.

Connect with us by calling the Project TEACH clinical line:
1-855-227-7272 (Monday-Friday from 9 am - 5 pm)

Team of Specialty Consultants

0-5 Years

Evelyn Berger-Jenkins, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Child & Adolescent Health, Columbia University Medical Center

Kenya Malcolm, Ph.D.

Director, Infant & Early Childhood Initiatives, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Associate Professor, University of Rochester

ASD + IDD

Michael Cummings, MD

Vice Chair, Department of Psychiatry, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo; Associate Medical Director, Erie County Medical Center; Medical Director, APIC Program and Medical Director, NYSTART Regions 1, 2 and 4

Jeremy Veenstra-VanderWeele, MD

Director, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital, New York State Psychiatric Institute (NYSPI) and Columbia University and and Co-Director, Whitaker Scholar Program in Developmental Neuropsychiatry, Columbia University

Substance Use

Scott Krakower, DO

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Northwell Health Physician Partners

LGBTQ+

Richard Pleak, MD

Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Director of Education and Training, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and Psychiatrist, Northwell Health

Problematic Sexual Behaviors

Jamie Gaglianese

Program Director, Elmcrest Family Transitions Program and Therapist, Nu Step Professional Counseling Services, Syracuse, NY

Barbara Libov, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and Supervisor, Behavioral Health, Northwell Health

Peter Martin, MD, MPH

Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Assistant Director, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo