Seth Ammerman
Academic Appointments
- Clinical Professor, Pediatrics - Adolescent Medicine
Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Ambulatory Care Center 1174 Castro St Ste 250 MC 5811 Mt View, CA 94040 Tel Work (650) 694-0660 Fax (650) 694-0610Practices at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
Professional Snapshot
Clinical Focus
- Adolescent Medicine
- Underserved youth
- Tobacco/alcohol/other drug use
- Eating Disorders
Honors and Awards
- electee, Alpha Omega Alpha (2000-present)
- Fellow, Society for Adolescent Medicine (2004-present)
Professional Education
| Board Certification: | American Board of Pediatrics, Adolescent Medicine (2008) |
| Board Certification: | American Board of Pediatrics, Adolescent Medicine (2001) |
| Board Certification: | Adolescent Medicine, American Board of Pediatrics (1994) |
| Fellowship: | UCSF Medical Center, CA (1989) |
| Board Certification: | General Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics (1986) |
Community & International Work
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
At-risk and high-risk youth; smoking cessation and prevention; eating disorders
Publications
- Withdrawal symptoms over time among adolescents in a smoking cessation intervention: do symptoms vary by level of nicotine dependence? Addict Behav. 2009; (12): 1017-22
- Ethical Issues in Research with Homeless Youths. Journal of Advanced Nursing,. 2008; (3): 365-72.
- The Relationship Between Homeless Youth and Juvenile Delinquency Journal of Child and Adolescent Social Work. 2008; (4)
- Major depression among adolescent smokers undergoing treatment for nicotine dependence. Addict Behav. 2004; (8): 1517-26
- Randomized clinical trial of the efficacy of bupropion combined with nicotine patch in the treatment of adolescent smokers. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2004; (4): 729-35
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