Gail Bernstein
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Credentials
MD

Professor
Biography

Bio

I received a BA in Psychology from Tufts University in Massachusetts and completed medical school and a postdoctoral research fellowship in child psychiatry here at the University of Minnesota. I completed my residency in general psychiatry, a residency in pediatrics, and a child psychiatry fellowship at the University of Wisconsin Medical School. I am a child and adolescent psychiatrist and focus on anxiety and mood disorders. I am board certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology and the American Board of Pediatrics. I also hold an Endowed Professorship in Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders. In most of my peer-reviewed articles, I am the first or last author. I supervise psychiatry residents, child, and adolescent psychiatry fellows, and psychology interns doing evaluations and treatment in the Child and Adolescent Anxiety and Mood Disorders Clinic. I also serve as a Grand Rounds committee member within the department. I am on the editorial board of several scientific journals and serve as an Ad Hoc Grant Reviewer for the National Institute of Mental Health. I have been included in the Best Doctors in America database from 1996-2014 and was selected as a Top Doctor in Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine in 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2020, and 2021.

Expertise

  • Child and adolescent anxiety and mood disorders

Administrative Assistant

(for academic support only)
Molly Jokimaki
jokim004@umn.edu

In the Media

Research Summary

Dr. Bernstein's primary research interests include anxiety disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCD) in children and adolescents. She is currently completing an investigation of brain imaging in adolescents with OCD and healthy controls. Dr. Bernstein is the recipient of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Norbert and Charlotte Reiger Award for Scientific Achievement for the most outstanding research paper published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, in 2005. Dr. Bernstein is on the editorial board of several scientific journals and serves as an Ad Hoc Grant Reviewer for the National Institute of Mental Health. We have completed an NIMH-funded neuroimaging and sertraline treatment study for children and adolescents with OCD and are currently in data analysis. Sertraline is FDA-approved for the treatment of pediatric OCD. 

Clinical Summary

Dr. Bernstein is tripled-boarded (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, General Psychiatry, and Pediatrics). She joined the University of Minnesota, Department of Psychiatry in 1985. Dr. Bernstein has been included in the Best Doctors in America database from 1996-2014 and was selected as a Top Doctor in Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine in 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2020, and 2021.

Education

MD, University of Minnesota Medical School
BA, Tutfs University
Major: Psychology

Fellowships, Residencies, and Visiting Engagements

Pediatrics, Internship,
University of Wisconsin Medical School
Pediatrics, Residency
University of Wisconsin Medical School
General Psychiatry, Residency
University of Minnesota Medical School
Child Psychiatry, Fellowship
University of Wisconsin Medical School
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship In Child Psychiatry, Fellowship
University of Minnesota Medical School

Licensures and Certifications

American Board of Pediatrics
Medical Examining Board, State of Minnesota
General Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
DEA Registration
Child and Adolescent Pyschiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Honors and Recognition

Best Mental Health Experts in the United States, Good Housekeeping Magazine
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Norbert and Charlotte Rieger Award for Scientific Achievement
Warren Wright Adolescent Center Guest Lecture Series, Advances in Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents, Children's Memorial Hospital and Northwestern University Medical School
Best Doctors in America
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Norbert and Charlotte Rieger Award for Scientific Achievement , AACAP
AACAP Children's Mental Health Alliance Psychotherapy Award, AACAP
America's Most Honored Doctors
2022's Top Doctor's, Minnesota Monthly Magazine
Meaningful Difference Award, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Clinical Excellence Recognition, M Physicians
Top Doctors in the Twin Cities (multiple), Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine

Professional Memberships

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Minnesota Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Minnesota Psychiatry Society
Institute for Engineering in Medicine (IEM)
Selected Publications

Selected Publications

Desai, S., Nguyen, A., Bernstein, G., 2022. Case Report of Long COVID-19 with Psychosis in a Child. Psychiatry Research, 316
Harris, E., Conelea, C., Shyne, M., Bernstein, G., 2021. Predictors and prospective course of PANS: A pilot study using electronic platforms for data collection. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 31 (2):
Sen, B., Bernstein, G., Mueller, B., Cullen, K., Parhi, K., 2020. Sub-graph entropy based network approaches for classifying adolescent obsessive-compulsive disorder from resting- state functional MRI. NeuroImage: Clinical,
doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nicl.2020.102208 PubMed ID: 32065968.
Biagianti, B., Conelea, C., Brambilla, P., Bernstein, G. A., 2020. A systematic review of treatments targeting cognitive biases in socially anxious adolescents: Special Section on “Translational and Neuroscience Studies in Affective Disorders”. Journal of Affective Disorders, 264 543-551.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2019.12.002. PubMed ID: 32056778.
Bernstein, G., Cullen, K., Harris, E., Conelea, C., Zagoloff, A., Carstedt, P., Lee, S., Mueller, B., 2018. Sertraline effects on striatal resting-state functional connectivity in youth with OCD: a pilot study. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 58 (5): 486-395.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2018.07.897 PubMed ID: 30768407.
Gunlicks-Stoessel, M., Mufson, L., Bernstein, G. A., Westervelt, A., Reigstad, K., Klimes- Dougan, B., Cullen, K., Murray, A., Vock, D., 2018. Critical decision points for augmenting interpersonal psychotherapy for depressed adolescents: a pilot sequential multiple assignment randomized trial. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 58 (1): 80-91.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2018.06.032 PubMed ID: 30577943.
Frankovich, J., Swedo, S., Hernandez, J., Dale, R., Agalliu, D., Williams, K., Daines, M., Hornig, M., Chugani, H., Sanger, T., Muscal, E., Pasternack, M., Cooperstock, M., Gans, H., Zhang, Y., Cunningham, M., Bernstein, G. A., Bromberg, R., Willet, T., B, 2017. Clinical management of pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS): part II – use of immunomodulatory therapies. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 27 (7): 574-593.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1089/cap.2016.0148 PubMed ID: 28722481.
Thienemann, M., Murphy, T., Leckman, J., Shaw, R., Williams, K., Kapphahn, C., Frankovich, J., Geller, D., Bernstein, G. A., Chang, K., Elia, J., Hommer, R., Swedo, S., 2017. (2017). Clinical management of pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS): part I – psychiatric and behavioral interventions. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 27 (7):
doi: https://doi.org/10.1089/cap.2016.0145 PubMed ID: 28722481.
Sen B, Bernstein GA, Tingting Xu, Mueller BA, Schreiner MW, Cullen KR, Parhi KK., 2016. Classification of obsessive-compulsive disorder from resting-state fMRI. Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 3606-3609.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/embc.2016.7591508 PubMed ID: 28269076.
Bernstein, G. A., Mueller, B., Westlund Schreiner, M., Campbell, S., Regan, E., Nelson, P., Houri, A., Lee, S., Zagoloff, A., Lim, K., Yacoub, E., Cullen, K., 2016. Abnormal striatal resting-state functional connectivity in adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Psychiatry Res Neuroimaging, 247 49-56.
Selected Presentations

Selected Presentations

Bernstein, G. A., (Author & Presenter), Freese, R. L., Khan, M. H., Manko, C., Thienemann, M., Murphy, T. K., Frankovich, J. "The PANS Symptom Rating Scale: Psychometric properties and factor analysis", 70th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York, New York, October 23, 2023.
Bernstein, G. A., (Author & Presenter) "In: New Advances in Arts-Based Interventions to Support Mental Health and Wellbeing in Adolescents", 70th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York, New York, October 23, 2023.
Bernstein, G. A., (Author & Presenter) "Clinical Management of PANS: Part I - Psychiatric & Behavioral Interventions", A Walk Through the JCAP Special Issue on Clinical Management of PANS: CME Conference, Neuroimmune Foundation, (Live Virtual), February 25, 2023.
Hayee, S., Friedman, J., Costa, O., DiMaggio-Potter, M., Padilla, L., Bernstein, G. A., (Author), Koutstaal, W., Mueller, B., Fiecas, M., Asajo, A., Meija Medina, A., Wu, P., Taniguchi, Y., Cullen, K. "Engaging in a creativity camp may enhance flourishing in adolescents with depression", 1st Global Scientific Conference on Human Flourishing, November 30, 2022.
Cullen, K., Bernstein, G. A., (Author & Presenter) "Creativity Camp Study for Adolescents with Depression", Research Symposium, Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain, Minneapolis, Minnesota, November 17, 2022.
DiMaggio-Potter, M., Padilla, L., Taniguchi, Y., Koutstaal, W., Meija Medina, A., Bernstein, G. A., (Author), Klimes-Dougan, B., Fiecas, M., Cullen, K. "Creatively examining "The World Inside You" as a strategy to improve mental health in adolescents", Annual Biomedical Research Conference, Anaheim, California, November 09, 2022.
Bernstein, G. A. "Obsessive compulsive disorder in kids", Presentation to Product Design Class - University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 18, 2022.
Bernstein, G. A., Zimmerman, M. "Advocating for adolescents during COVID-19", Temple Talks Podcast, February 16, 2021.
Bernstein, G. A., Harris, E., Conelea, C., Shyre, M. "Digital monitoring of neuropsychiatric symptoms to inform longitudinal course of PANS", 67th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Virtual Conference , October 24, 2020.
Bernstein, G. A., Conelea, C. "Logging on, feeling off. Social anxiety & isolation among teenagers in times of remote learning.", NAMI, Webinar, October 08, 2020.
Contact

Contact

Address

Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain, 2025 E River Pkwy, Minneapolis, MN 55414