Brief Biography

Dr. Ickowicz is Psychiatrist-in-Chief at the Hospital for Sick Children. He is an Associate Professor in the University of Toronto. Currently he is serving as President of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Dr. Ickowicz has been on staff at The Hospital for Sick Children and the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto since 1986.  He is also appointed to the Institute of Medical Sciences of the University of Toronto.
Dr. Ickowicz’ research interests include Learning Disorders in the context of ADHD, genetics of neuropsychiatric disorders, and the study of risk factors in early onset psychosis. He is the author of numerous peer-reviewed scientific publications and four book chapters.  

Publications

Laurin N, Lee J, Ickowicz A, Pathare T, Malone M, Tannock R, Kennedy JL, Schachar RJ, and Barr CL.  (2008) Association study for genes at chromosome 5p13-q11 in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.  American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B (Neuropsychiatric Genetics); 147B:600–605.

Gearing, R.E., Mian, I., Steele, M.M., Davidson, B., Lewis, R., Solomon, L., Lightbody, S., Williams, C., Handelman, K. ,Joseph, L.W. and Ickowicz, A. (2009)  Developing a Risk-Model of Time to First-Relapse for Children and Adolescents with a Psychotic Disorder. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disorders; 197(1): 6-14.

Couto, J. M., Gomez, L., Wigg, K., Ickowicz, A., Pathare, T., Malone, M., Kennedy JL. Schachar R., Barr CL. et al. (2009). Association of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder with a candidate region for reading disabilities on chromosome 6p. Biological Psychiatry, 66(4), 368-375.

Soreni, N., Crosbie, J., Ickowicz, A., Schachar, R. (2009). Stop signal and Conners' continuous performance tasks: test--retest reliability of two inhibition measures in ADHD children. Journal of Attention Disorders, 13(2), 137-143

Manassis K, Ickowicz A, Picard E, Antle B, McNeill T, Chahauver A, Mendlowitz S, Monga S, Adler-Nevo G. (2009). Coping Communities: An Innovative Child CBT Teaching Program for Community Practitioners in Ontario. Academic Psychiatry, 33(5), 394-399.