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Jason R. Rafferty, MD, MPH, EdM
Pediatrician and Child Psychiatrist
Jason Rafferty, MD, MPH, EdM, a pediatrician and child psychiatrist, practices at the gender and sexuality clinic and at the Adolescent Healthcare Center at Hasbro Children’s Hospital. Dr. Rafferty specializes in substance abuse disorders and gender and sexual development, and his work on these subjects has been published in many peer-reviewed journals. He is a member of the Society of Adolescent Health and Medicine, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Education
- Medical School: Harvard School of Medicine, Boston
- Residency: Rhode Island Hospital
Specialties
- Child & Family Psychiatry
- Pediatrics
- Psychiatry
Areas of Expertise
- Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- Substance Abuse In Youth
- Transgender Health