Dr. Michael Danovsky earned his doctorate in clinical psychology at the University of Kansas in Lawrence. He completed an internship in pediatric psychology at Brown University School of Medicine and a two-year fellowship in pediatric psychology at Rhode Island Hospital both in Providence, Rhode Island.

In addition to his duties as supervisor of Psychology Services, Dr. Danovsky has been a staff presenter for the University of California, San Francisco – Fresno Medical Education Residency Training Program, as well as for other programs and organizations. He serves on several hospital committees including the Caregiver Case Review Committee, Cultural and Linguistic Diversity Committee, Integrative Medicine Committee and Credentials/Bylaws Committee. His collaborative work has been featured in several publications including the “Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,” “American Journal of Orthopsychiatry” and the “Journal of Pediatric Psychology.”

Dr. Danovsky is a member of the American Psychological Association and the Society of Pediatric Psychology.

Publications

Donaldson D, Prinstein MJ, Danovsky M, Spirito A. “Patterns of children's coping with life stress: implications for clinicians.” Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2000; 70(3):351-9.
PMID: 10953781

Brown LK, Danovsky MB, Lourie KJ, DiClemente RJ, Ponton LE. “Adolescents with psychiatric disorders and the risk of HIV.” J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 1997; 36 (11): 1609-17.
PMID: 9394948

Stark LJ, Opipari LC, Donaldson DL, Danovsky MB, Rasile DA, DelSanto AF. “Evaluation of a standard protocol for retentive encopresis: a replication.” J Pediatr Psychol. 1997; 22(5):619-33.
PMID: 9383926

Snyder CR, Hoza B, Pelham WE, Rapoff M, Ware L, Danovsky M, Highberger L, Rubinstein H, Stahl KJ. “The development and validation of the Children's Hope Scale.” J Pediatr Psychol. 1997; 22(3):399-421.
PMID: 9212556

Gragg RA, Rapoff MA, Danovsky MB, Lindsley CB, Varni JW, Waldron SA, Bernstein BH. “Assessing chronic musculoskeletal pain associated with rheumatic disease: further validation of the pediatric pain questionnaire.” J Pediatr Psychol. 1996; 21(2):237-50.
PMID: 8920155

Padur JS, Rapoff MA, Houston BK, Barnard M, Danovsky M, Olson NY, Moore WV, Vats TS, Lieberman B. “Psychosocial adjustment and the role of functional status for children with asthma.” J Asthma. 1995; 32(5):345-53.
PMID: 7559275