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Youngsuhk Jo

Youngsuhk Jo, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Department: MD-PSYCHIATRY
Business Phone: (352) 265-4357
Business Email: joy1@ufl.edu

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About Youngsuhk Jo

My name is Dr. Jo and I joined the University of Florida Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry after having completed fellowship training from the same program. I currently serve as consult-liaison psychiatry faculty for patients of all ages with a focus on children and adolescents, providing evaluation and inpatient care to patients admitted at UF Health Shands Hospital. I also provide clinical teaching and supervision to medical students, residents and fellows.

I completed my undergraduate and medical school education at the University of Miami and residency at Aventura Hospital and Medical Center, also near Miami. During medical school and residency training, I took particular interest in working with adolescents and young adults, specifically for those at risk of substance use, and have had several projects, publications and posters on this topic. I am also interested in incorporating artificial intelligence in medicine, specifically to provide timely detection and intervention to youths.

My expertise is in treating patients with neurodevelopmental disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders and substance use disorders. In addition to English, I am proficiently fluent in Korean and Spanish. I enjoy traveling, photography, musical instruments and supporting the Miami Hurricanes athletics.

Clinical Profile

Specialties

  • Psychiatry

Subspecialties

  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Areas of Interest

  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Substance Use Disorder

Research Profile

Areas of Interest

  • Digital therapy on mental health
  • Psychiatric comorbities

Publications

Academic Articles

  1. The effects of psychostimulant prescription on opioid use disorder among people with co-occurring ADHD.

    Journal
    Journal of substance use and addiction treatment.
    Volume/Issue
    179
    [DOI]
    10.1016/j.josat.2025.209794.
    [PMID]
    40876515.
    PubMed Publisher’s Site

  2. Trauma and US Minority Children and Youth.

    Journal
    Current psychiatry reports.
    Volume/Issue
    24(4):285-295
    [DOI]
    10.1007/s11920-022-01336-1.
    [PMID]
    35286562.
    PubMed Publisher’s Site

  3. Effect of initiation of medications for opioid use disorder on hospitalization outcomes for endocarditis and osteomyelitis in a large private hospital system in the United States, 2014–18

    Journal
    Addiction.
    Volume/Issue
    116(8):2127-2134
    [DOI]
    10.1111/add.15393.
    Publisher’s Site

  4. Interest in linkage to PrEP among people who inject drugs accessing syringe services; Miami, Florida.

    Journal
    PloS one.
    Volume/Issue
    15(4)
    [DOI]
    10.1371/journal.pone.0231424.
    [PMID]
    32298320.
    PubMed Publisher’s Site

Grants

  1. Providing training of school staff to recognize, screen and offer brief interventions for adolescents with substance use disorders

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    AMER ACAD CHILD ADOLESCENT PSY via NATL INST OF HLTH NIDA

Education

  1. Fellow, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

    University of Florida College of Medicine

  2. Residency, Psychiatry

    Aventura Hospital and Medical Center

  3. Medical School

    University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

  4. Bachelor’s, Biology

    University of Miami

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 265-4357
Emails:
Business:
joy1@ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
PO Box 100383
Department of Psychiatry
 GAINESVILLE FL 32606
Business Street:
4197 NW 86TH TER
 GAINESVILLE FL 32606