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Janice L. Forster, MD
Dr. Forster is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (1977), and she completed her combined Pediatric Internship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and General Psychiatry residency through the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (1982). She is a diplomat of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
Telephone: (412) 247-5822 E-mail: pws@pittsburghpartnership.com Fax: (412) 344-7717 |
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Dr. Forster is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in private
practice in Pittsburgh, PA who specializes in Developmental
Neuropsychiatry. She has had over 25 years of clinical experience in the
evaluation and treatment of individuals with developmental disabilities.
During the ten years that she served as a psychiatric consultant to an
inpatient rehabilitation program, she evaluated over 250 individuals
with PWS and has managed the severe manifestations of the disorder
across all levels of care. She serves as a consultant for the
Prader-Willi Syndrome Association of the USA and the International
Prader-Willi Organization. Dr. Forster is co-founder of Pittsburgh
Partnership, Specialists in PWS. She has presented by invitation
nationally and internationally on the behavioral phenotype of PWS and
psychiatric assessment and management of children and adults with the
syndrome. Dr. Forster is featured in a DVD produced by the PWSA which
has recorded her presentations for more widespread distribution.