Stephen L. Soffer

Stephen L. Soffer, PhD, is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. At Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), he is Co-Chief, Division of Outpatient Behavioral Health in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Training Director of the Psychology Internship Program; and a psychologist at the Center for Management of ADHD. In addition to caring for children and families, Dr. Soffer is actively involved in clinical teaching of psychology and psychiatry trainees. He has a long-standing commitment to developing and implementing suicide prevention initiatives, including expanding the use of evidence-based practice in youth suicide risk assessment and intervention in pediatric health care settings.