Michael S. Adragna MD
Michael S. Adragna
MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Specialty/Research Focus
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; Psychiatry
Professional Summary:
Dr. Adragna‘s primary clinical experience and expertise is providing general outpatient treatment to children, adolescents, and young adults. Within this population, he has particular interest in providing treatment to youth with developmental disabilities, and he also devotes a significant amount of his practice to the treatment of medical students. Additionally, he is the Director of the Pediatric Psychiatry Consultation-Liaison Service at Oishei Children‘s Hospital.
After completing undergraduate education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Dr. Adragna graduated from the SUNY at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. He then stayed at UB to complete a residency in General Psychiatry, after which he completed a fellowship in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at Brown University. He has been on the UB faculty since 2012.
Education and Training:
- Fellowship, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Brown University (2012)
- Residency, General Psychiatry, State University of New York at Buffalo (2010)
- MD, State University of New York at Buffalo (2006)
- BS, Zoology, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2001)
Employment:
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, University at Buffalo (2012-present)
Books and Book Chapters:
- Sengupta S, Adragna MS. Technological Strategies to Address Psychiatric Nonadherence. In: Fornari V., Dancyger I. (eds) Psychiatric Nonadherence: A Solutions-Based Approach (pp. 201-212). Springer, Cham. 2019.
Presentations:
- "Following Consultants’ Medication Recommendations Predicts a Positive Response" 57th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (2010)
- "Choosing an Antipsychotic for Children and Adolescents: What is the Evidence?" 61st Annual Conference of the Institute on Psychiatric Services, Institute on Psychiatric Services (2009)
- "The Rapid Pediatric Psychiatric Consultation Project: Another Model of Child/Adolescent Psychiatry-Primary Care Provider Collaboration." 56th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2009)