About Us

Dr. Anela Bolfek is locally trained at Tufts Medical School and holds two board certificates:
Board Certified Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist and Board Certified Adult Psychiatrist.
http://www.abpn.com/

Served as Instructor of Psychiatry at the Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine and Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Department of Psychiatry, UMass Medical School.

Was on staff of the Department of Psychiatry at the Massachusetts General Hospital (TheBressler Clinical and Research Program for Autism Spectrum Disorders, Clinical and Research Programs in Pediatric Psychopharmacology and Adult ADHD), TUFTS Medical Center and UMass Medical Center.              

Affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital, Newton Wellesley Hospital and Tufts Medical Center.

Holding medical license to practice in Massachusetts and Medical Council of Canada Certificate.
http://www.mcc.ca/en/

 

Publications / presentations/ research experiences/ lectures: 

Examining Driving Behavior in Young Adults with High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Pilot Study Using a Driving Simulation Paradigm
Published in January 2013 issues of Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23338532

Psychiatric Comorbidity and Functioning in a Clinically Referred Population of Adults withAutism Spectrum Disorders: A Comparative Study
Published in October 2012 issues of Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23076506

Adolescent psychopharmacology: Drugs for Mood Disorders
Literature review for the October 2006 issue of Adolescent Medicine Clinics
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17030292

Gender and Comorbidities in children and adolescent with ADHD
Presented at the 57th Institute on Psychiatric Services meeting for a poster session

Gender and Comorbidities in children and adolescent with ADHD
Presented at the 157th annual American Psychiatric Association meeting for New Research Poster

ADHD subtype changes in different age and gender groups
Presented at the 51st annual meeting of American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry for New Research poster

ADHD Comorbidity and Gender Differences in Children
Presented at the 50th annual meeting of American Psychiatric Association for New Research poster

ADHD Comorbidity and Gender Differences in Children ages 6 to 12
Presented at the 49th annual meeting of American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry for New Research poster

Involved in clinical research with children diagnosed with ADHD and children diagnosed withAutistic Spectrum Disorders (Asperger’s and PDD NOS)
The Bressler Clinical and Research Program for Autism Spectrum Disorders, Clinical and Research Programs in Pediatric Psychopharmacology and Adult ADHD, Massachusetts General Hospital

Involved in research study: ”Comorbidity and Gender Differences in Children ages 6 to 12 diagnosed with ADHD” and in Canada wide research study: “The Efficacy and Safety ofRisperidone in the Treatment of Children with Autistic Disorder and other PDD disorders”
The Scarborough General Hospital (teaching hospital of the University of Toronto: Ontario, Canada); ADHD Clinic, Training and Research Institute Study Group:  Scarborough, Ontario, Canada.

Completed Lecture series for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry fellows and medical students on different topics (Tufts Medical Center, Boston MA)

Completed Lecture series for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry fellows on different Topics
(UMass Medical School, Worchester MA)

Completed Lectures on different topics in adult and child psychiatry for adult psychiatry residents (NEMC, Boston MA)