Jensen, Jonathan M.D.

Jonathan Jensen, M.D.
Associate Professor

Dr. Jensen is the Director of the Residency Training and Education Program in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.  He received his Medical Doctorate from the University of Minnesota in 1972.  He completed his training in general psychiatry and his Child and Adolescent Psychiatry training in 1979 from the University Hospitals of Cleveland at Case Western University.

Educational Summary:
University of Minnesota - Medical School - M.D., 1968-72
Internship, Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital, 1972-73
Residency in Psychiatry - University Hospital of Cleveland, 1973-74 & 1976-77
Military Service, Chief, Mental Health Clinic and Flight Surgeon, 1974-76
Residency in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - University Hospital of Cleveland, 1977-79

Relevant Prior Experience:
Instructor, 1979-81
Assistant Professor, 1981-97
Director of Child/Adolescent Psychiatry Outpatient Service, 1981-89
Director of Residency Training and Education, 1989-Present
Associate Professor, 1997-Present

Responsibilities/Activities in this Residency:
Program Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Outpatient supervisor
Coordinator, Child and Adolescent Grand Rounds
Residency Training Committee

Research/Scholarly Interests:
Neuroendocrine aspects of MDD, ADHD, OCD, and Autism
Puberty in children with ADHD
Treatment of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome:  Neuroendocrine correlates
Schizophrenia in adolescent patients

Email: jense002@umn.edu