Matthew Biel, M.D., M.Sc.

Marriott Chair in Child, Adolescent, and Family Mental Health

Professor, Vice Chair and Division Chief

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

Co-Director, Early Childhood Innovation Network

Georgetown University Medical Center
2115 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Suite #200
Washington, DC
Phone: 202-944-5406
Fax: 202-944-5404
E-mail: mgb33@georgetown.edu
E-mail: mgb101@gunet.georgetown.edu

General Information

Undergraduate Degree: Amherst College

Graduate Degree: Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Residency/Fellowship: NYU Medical Center

Areas of Interest: children and adolescents with anxiety and stress disorders, trauma-related conditions, autism spectrum disorders, and complex medical illnesses.

“He leads a diverse array of projects and research seeking to support the resilience and wellbeing of children, adolescents, and families, and to improve access to high-quality mental health care through programs based in community settings including schools and primary care. “

BIO

Matthew Biel, MD, MSc serves as Director of the Thrive Center for Children, Families, and Communities at Georgetown University Medical Center, where he also holds the Marriott Chair in Child, Adolescent, and Family Mental Health and is Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics. Dr. Biel also serves as the Division Chief of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He leads a diverse array of projects and research seeking to support the resilience and wellbeing of children, adolescents, and families, and to improve access to high-quality mental health care through programs based in community settings including schools and primary care. He co-founded Early Childhood Innovation Network, a citywide effort to improve developmental outcomes for children and families in Washington, DC. Dr. Biel was selected as an Aspen Ascend Fellow in 2018. His clinical efforts focus on children and adolescents with anxiety and stress disorders, trauma-related conditions, autism spectrum disorders, and complex medical illnesses. He has published numerous articles and book chapters and is involved nationally in psychiatric education and advocacy for children’s mental health. Dr. Biel received his medical degree and a master’s degree in Community Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. He trained in general psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry at New York University School of Medicine.

Specialties: Pediatric Psychiatry, Psychiatry Education
Certification: Psychiatry, 2007
Medical School: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, 2002
Residency: Psychiatry, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY, 2005
Fellowship: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY, 2007
Special Interests: Child, adolescent, and adult psychiatry; Child and adolescent development; Mood and anxiety disorders; Trauma and PTSD; Psychosomatic illness and psychiatric care of the medically ill child

Research Summary

My research at Georgetown focuses on addressing health disparities affecting the identification and treatment of mental illness and developmental disorders in children and adolescents. Our group has focused specifically on the early identification and treatment of autism spectrum disorders in minority youth. Additionally, we are working to develop mental health interventions across a range of conditions that can be effectively delivered in the primary care setting. Finally, I am working on projects to support children and families facing developmental disorders and coexisting medical and psychiatric conditions.