Sefi Kronenberg

Title: Staff Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry

Designations: MD, PhD

Phone: 416-813-7654 ext. 201122

Email: sefi.kronenberg@sickkids.ca

Alternate Contact Name: Leslie Nolasco

Alternate Phone: 416-813-6936

Alternate Email: leslie.nolasco@sickkids.ca

U of T Positions: Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry

Chair Positions: Co-Chair, Pain Research and Evaluation Committee, Ministry of Health

Biography

Dr. Kronenberg holds an MD and a PhD from Tel-Aviv University, Israel. His PhD dissertation focused on pharmacogenetic approaches to paediatric anxiety and depression. In 2016, Dr. Kronenberg came on-board as staff psychiatrist at SickKids, and he is now exclusively specializing in the area of paediatric pain.

Education and experience

1997-2007: MD-PhD program, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
2008-2012: Residency in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Schneider Children’s Medical Centre of Israel (SCMCI) and Ge’ha Mental Health Center, Israel
2013-2015: Fellow, Department of Psychiatry, SickKids
2016-Present: Staff, Department of Psychiatry, SickKids
2016-Present: Staff, Get Up and Go Program (Paediatric Pain Rehabilitation), Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

Publications

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Symptoms and Suicidality in Children: The Mediating Role of Depression. Irritability and Anxiety Symptoms. Levy T, Kronenberg S, Crosbie J, and Schachar RJ.
PANDAS/PANS in childhood: Controversies and evidence. Wilbur C, Bitnum A, Kronenberg S, Laxer RN, LevY, DM, Logan WJ, Shouldice M, and Yeh AE.
Glutamate Genetics in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Review. Rajendram R, Kronenberg S, Burton CL, and Arnold PD.