Emmet M. Kenney, Jr., M.D.
CEO, Director of Pediatric Specialty Clinic
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Telemedicine from Paradise Valley, Arizona
Fargo, North Dakota
Dr. Kenney is a Board-Certified Child & Adolescent and General Psychiatrist, and the founder and CEO of Saint Sophie’s. He began providing psychiatric care in North Dakota in 1995.
Background
After co-founding and developing the largest private psychiatric hospital service in North Dakota, he founded Saint Sophie’s in 2010, with a focus on developing outpatient services based on patient-centered and family-friendly principles.
At Saint Sophie’s he is the Director of the Pediatric Specialty Clinic and a member of the Adult ADHD Specialty Clinic.
Approach to care
His direct patient care focuses on psychiatric diagnosis and medication management.
He considers care from a perspective that is highly influenced by understanding genetic contributions to illness, pharmacogenomics — how a person’s DNA affects their metabolism of medications — and familial transmission of psychiatric illness from an inter-generational perspective.
Other professional interests are telemedicine, novel psychiatric treatments and the management of obesity.
Who he works with
He has special expertise in Child and Adolescent Illnesses, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Depression, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, and Chemical Dependency.
Dr. Kenney accepts new patients up to the age of 20.
Outside the clinic
He enjoys running and travelling.
Certifications
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in General Psychiatry
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Professional Organizations
- North Dakota Psychiatric Society
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- American Psychiatric Association
- American Telemedicine Association
- American Association for Physician Leadership
Education
- Medical School at Creighton University School of Medicine
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry fellowship at University of Oklahoma
- General Psychiatry Residency at University of Minnesota
Awards
- Upjohn Medical Achievement Award is given to the Graduating Senior Who Best Exemplifies the Future Physician Through Scholarship, Character, and Leadership
- In 1990, achieved the highest score in the U.S. on the PRITE (Psychiatric Resident in Training Exam)
Licenses
- North Dakota
- Minnesota
- Arizona
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