Key Documents

Seth Ammerman

Clinical Professor, Pediatrics - Adolescent Medicine

Contact Information

Clinical Offices

Ambulatory Care Center 1174 Castro St Ste 250 MC 5811 Mt View, CA 94040
Telephone Work (650) 694-0660 Fax (650) 694-0610

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)
UCSF Medical Center (1989) CA
Board Certification: General Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics (1986)
University of Michigan Medical Center (1983) MI
Univ. Michigan (1981)
George Washington University Hospital (1980) DC

Community & International Work

Adolescent Outreach Project More »

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? Bailey SR, Harrison CT, Jeffery CJ, Ammerman S, Bryson SW, Killen DT, Robinson TN, Schatzberg AF, Killen JD. Addict Behav. 2009; 34 (12): 1017-22
Ethical Issues in Research with Homeless Youths. Ensign J., Ammerman S.. Journal of Advanced Nursing,. 2008; 62 (3): 365-72.
The Relationship Between Homeless Youth and Juvenile Delinquency Schwartz M., Sorensen H, Ammerman S.. Journal of Child and Adolescent Social Work. 2008; 25 (4)
Major depression among adolescent smokers undergoing treatment for nicotine dependence. Killen JD, Robinson TN, Ammerman S, Hayward C, Rogers J, Samuels D, Schatzberg AF. Addict Behav. 2004; 29 (8): 1517-26
Randomized clinical trial of the efficacy of bupropion combined with nicotine patch in the treatment of adolescent smokers. Killen JD, Robinson TN, Ammerman S, Hayward C, Rogers J, Stone C, Samuels D, Levin SK, Green S, Schatzberg AF. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2004; 72 (4): 729-35
Medical Complications of Eating Disorders: An Update. Rome E, Ammerman S. Journal of Adolescent Health. 2003; Volume 33 (No.6): pp. 418-26.
Children and Adolescents With Eating Disorders: the State of the Art. Rome E., Ammerman S, Rosen D, et al.. Pediatrics. 2003; 111 (No. 1): e98-108.
Do adolescent smokers experience withdrawal effects when deprived of nicotine? Killen JD, Ammerman S, Rojas N, Varady J, Haydel F, Robinson TN. Exp Clin Psychopharmacol. 2001; 9 (2): 176-82
Epidemiology of herpes simplex virus type 2 infections in a high-risk adolescent population. Huerta K, Berkelhamer S, Klein J, Ammerman S, Chang J, Prober CG. J Adolesc Health. 1996; 18 (6): 384-6
Unique Considerations for Treating Eating Disorders in Adolescents and Prevention Intervention. Ammerman S., Shih G, Ammerman J.. Topics in Clinical Nutrition. 1996; 12 (1): 79-85.
Anorexia nervosa presenting as a peripheral vasculopathy in an adolescent male. Miller JJ, Ammerman S, Parker BR. J Rheumatol. 1995; 22 (3): 544-7
The use of Norplant and Depo Provera in adolescents. Ammerman SD, J Adolesc Health. 1995; 16 (5): 343-6
Neighborhood-based tobacco advertising targeting adolescents. Ammerman SD, Nolden M. West J Med. 1995; 162 (6): 514-8
Do adolescents understand what physicians say about sexuality and health? Ammerman SD, Perelli E, Adler N, Irwin CE. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 1992; 31 (10): 590-5