Michael Hoffnung
Associate Professor
Attending Pediatric and Family Psychiatrist
PRONOUNS he/him
- D.O., Osteopathic Medicine, Touro College-Lander College of Arts and Sciences Brooklyn, NY
- Child Psychiatry Residency, New York-Presbyterian, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Weill Cornell Medicine New York, NY
- Fellowship Child Psychiatry, Hofstra-Northwell School of Medicine General Psychiatry Training Program Glen Oaks, NY
- Residency, General Psychiatry, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, New York, NY
- B.S., Interdisciplinary Studies Magna Cum Laude
Department of Psychiatry
Division: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Areas of expertise
child psychiatry, autism spectrum disorder, collaborative care, attention deficit and disruptive behavior disorders, anxiety disorders, mood disorders, preventative psychiatry
BIO
Dr. Hoffnung is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at UVM Larner College of Medicine on the clinical scholar pathway. His work includes attending in the VCCYF Autism Assessment Clinic, General Child Psychiatry Clinic, and Primary Care Mental Health Integration Division for CVMC, precepting Fellows, Residents, and Medical Students in these clinical sites. He has presented at the AACAP annual meeting on the topics of diagnostic overlap in Autism assessment and being a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and parent.
Courses
- Rotation Director- Developmental Disorders CAP Fellows
- Course Director- Medical Ethics for Child Psychiatry Fellows (2019-present)
- Invited Lecturer- Developmental Disorders CAP Seminar- Autism, Pediatric Psychiatry Resident Didactic- Intellectual Disabilities
Publications
Hoffnung Publications (PubMed)
Awards and Achievements
- Attending Physician at the VCCYF Autism Assessment Clinic and Pediatric Psychiatry Clinic, Co-site leader at CVMC Family Psychiatry
- Completed Needs Assessment-Children’s Mental Health in State of Vermont (2019)
- Faculty Lead- Children’s Mental Health ECHO UVM/AHEC (2021 and 2022)
- Rotation Director- Developmental Disorders CAP Fellows
- Course Director- Medical Ethics for Child Psychiatry Fellows (2019-present)
- Chair- Clinical Perspectives Session AACAP Annual Meeting-October 2020
- AACAP Poster presentation on Needs Assessment, October 2021
- AACAP Member Services Session on being a CAP Parent, October 2025
- Leadership team for transition of CVMC Family Psychiatry to Integrated Care Model
- Board Certified in General and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- TMS-Pulses Trained, June 2026
Bio
Dr. Hoffnung is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at UVM Larner College of Medicine on the clinical scholar pathway. His work includes attending in the VCCYF Autism Assessment Clinic, General Child Psychiatry Clinic, and Primary Care Mental Health Integration Division for CVMC, precepting Fellows, Residents, and Medical Students in these clinical sites. He has presented at the AACAP annual meeting on the topics of diagnostic overlap in Autism assessment and being a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and parent.
Courses
- Rotation Director- Developmental Disorders CAP Fellows
- Course Director- Medical Ethics for Child Psychiatry Fellows (2019-present)
- Invited Lecturer- Developmental Disorders CAP Seminar- Autism, Pediatric Psychiatry Resident Didactic- Intellectual Disabilities
Publications
Awards and Achievements
- Attending Physician at the VCCYF Autism Assessment Clinic and Pediatric Psychiatry Clinic, Co-site leader at CVMC Family Psychiatry
- Completed Needs Assessment-Children’s Mental Health in State of Vermont (2019)
- Faculty Lead- Children’s Mental Health ECHO UVM/AHEC (2021 and 2022)
- Rotation Director- Developmental Disorders CAP Fellows
- Course Director- Medical Ethics for Child Psychiatry Fellows (2019-present)
- Chair- Clinical Perspectives Session AACAP Annual Meeting-October 2020
- AACAP Poster presentation on Needs Assessment, October 2021
- AACAP Member Services Session on being a CAP Parent, October 2025
- Leadership team for transition of CVMC Family Psychiatry to Integrated Care Model
- Board Certified in General and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- TMS-Pulses Trained, June 2026
Top Publications
Peer Reviewed Publications Original Research 1. Knopf, H.S., Hoffnung, M.A., Zuckerbrot, R.A., Kaye, D.L., Cogswell, A. , Petras, J.N...and Smith B.A. (2018). 4.69 Comparing One-Time Versus Frequent Primary Care Callers to a Child Psychiatry Access Line. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 57(10), S226. 2.
Hoffnung, M., & Constantino, J. N. (2020). "There must be something else": Diagnostic dilemmas: Adhd, anxiety, and resulting social deficits? Or high-functioning autism spectrum disorder? Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 59(10). 3.
Hoffnung, M. & Hudziak, J. (2021) Children's Mental Healthcare Needs in Primary Care: Results From a Statewide Needs Assessment for Primary Care Physicians in Vermont Citation: Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 60(10), S173-174.