Jay A. Salpekar, MD
PsychiatryNeurologyChild and Adolescent Psychiatry
Highlights
Languages
- English
Gender
MaleJohns Hopkins Affiliations:
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Jay A. Salpekar
Professional Titles
- Director, Neuropsychiatry in Epilepsy Program--KKI
Primary Academic Title
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Independent Clinician

Background
Jay Salpekar, M.D. is Director of the Neuropsychiatry in Epilepsy Program at Kennedy Krieger Institute, and on the full time faculty of Johns Hopkins University Medical School. He received B.A. and M.D. degrees from Washington University in St. Louis and continued at Barnes Hospital for internship and residency training in general psychiatry. He then completed a child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship at the Yale University Child Study Center.
Dr. Salpekar is widely published in the field of pediatric neuropsychiatry. He is a reviewer for scientific journals, grant review panels, and serves on the editorial board for Epilepsy and Behavior. He is active in the American Epilepsy Society, Epilepsy Foundation, and was recently honored with Fellow status in the American Neuropsychiatric Association.
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Additional Academic Titles
Associate Professor of Neurology
Honors
Fellow, American Neuropsychiatry Association
Locations
- Kennedy Krieger Institute
- 716 North Broadway, Floor 2, Baltimore, MD 21205
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- phone: 443-923-7727
- fax: 443-923-7628
Expertise
Education
- Fellowship: Yale New Haven Health, Child Psychiatry, 1998
- Residency: Barnes-Jewish Health, Psychiatry, 1996
- Medical Education: Washington University School of Medicine, MD, 1993
Board Certifications
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 2000
- Psychiatry: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1999