Patricia Quinn, M.D.
Patricia Quinn, M.D., is a developmental pediatrician in the Washington, D.C. area. A graduate of the Georgetown University Medical School, Quinn specializes in child development and psychopharmacology.
Cofounder and director of the Center for Girls and Women with ADHD, she is the author of Putting on the Brakes: Young People's Guide to Understanding Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (#CommissionsEarned) and Attention, Girls!: A Guide to Learn All About Your AD/HD (#CommissionsEarned).
Patricia Quinn, M.D., is a member of the ADDitude ADHD Medical Review Panel.
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