Rachel R. Ballard, MD

Attending Physician, The Pritzker Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Language:
English
More information. Offering Telemedicine Visits:
Yes

Location

Lurie Children's Hospital Outpatient Center in Lincoln Park

2515 N. Clark Street/467 W. Deming Place
Chicago, Illinois 60614-3393

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About

Dr. Ballard is a child psychiatrist who treats children and adolescents with anxiety, depression, ADHD, and other problems related to mood and behavior. She also works with pediatricians, helping them treat their own patients who have anxiety, depression and ADHD.

Clinical Interests

​Anxiety disorders, early childhood mental health, adolescent mental health, mental health and chronic illness, health care integration

Specialty

Education & Training

Education: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 2017 (MA); University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 1997 (MD); University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 1993 (MA); Brown University, Providence, RI, 1986 (ScB)

Postgraduate Training: Fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 2005-2007; Residency in general psychiatry, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 2003-2005; Residency in pediatrics, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC, 1997-2000

Board Certifications: Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Professional Organizations: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Psychiatric Association