Justin Warren Schreiber, DO, MPH

  • Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Schreiber received his Bachelor’s degree in Science from the University of California, Los Angeles and went on to receive his Masters in Public Health, focused on health policy and administration at Boston University. He received his Doctor of Osteopathic medicine at Touro University Nevada, College of Osteopathic Medicine and did his residency and fellowship in pediatrics, general psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh. During this time he focused on projects addressing childhood obesity, collaborative care with pediatricians and child psychiatrists, addressing the psychiatric needs of children with chronic medical conditions and physician wellness. Currently Dr. Schreiber is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at WPH and the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh through the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He works as a pediatrician with the General Academic Pediatrics group and as the medical director for outpatient behavioral health services at Children’s Hospital. He is the medical director, along with serving as a pediatrician and child psychiatrist for the Whole Child Wellness Clinic. He is co-PI of the Diabetes High Fidelity Wraparound program. He serves as the course director for the pediatric resident mental health elective and psychiatry resident community psychiatry and child advocacy courses.

Professional and Scientific Society Memberships

  • American Medical Student Association, 2006-Present 
  • Physicians for a National Health Plan, 2008-Present 
  • American Academy of Pediatrics, 2011-Present 
  • American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2011-Present 
  • Pennsylvania Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2011-Present 
  • American Psychiatric Association, 2014-Present 
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, 2014-Present 
  • American Association of Community Psychiatrists, 2016-Present 

Education & Training

  • BS, Neuroscience & History, University of California, Los Angeles, 2005
  • MPH, Boston University, 2010
  • DO, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2011
  • Residency in Pediatrics/Psychiatry/Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 2011-2016
  • Fellowship in Community Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Selected Publications

Orofacial Clefts May Be a Window Into Identifying Common Psychopathology Development Schreiber, Justin, Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Volume 57 , Issue 11 , 826 - 827  

Schreiber J. Do Psychostimulant Medications Cause Tics? AAP Grand Rounds. January 2016. 35 (1): 2 

Schreiber J. Long term use of psychotropic medications in Children with ADHD. AAP Grand Rounds. October 2015. October 2015. 34(4): 6

Schreiber J. Increase Suicide Rate in Young Black Children. AAP Grand Rounds. September 2015. 34(3): 25

Schreiber J. Promoting More Healthful Food Choices. AAP Grand Rounds. August 2015. 34(2): 16; doi:10.1542/gr.34-2-16

Schreiber J. The Societal and Health Consequences of Youth Suicide Attempts. AAP Grand Rounds. July 2015. 34(1): 9; doi:10.1542/gr.34-1-9

Schreiber J. Benefits of Home Interventions for Teen Mothers and Their Children. AAP Grand Rounds. June 2015. 33(6): 63; doi:10.1542/gr.33-6-63

Schreiber J. New Handoff Program Decreases Medical Errors. AAP Grand Rounds. March 2015. doi:10.1056/NEJMsa1405556

Schreiber J. Parental Confidence in Changing Child Obesity Behaviors. AAP Grand Rounds. December 2014 doi:10.1016/j.acap.2014.03.001

Schwarz K, Sisk B, Schreiber J, Malik F. A Common Thread: Pediatric Advocacy Training. Pediatrics. January 2015 135(1) doi: 10.1542/peds.2014-2675