A photo of Michael Sorter.

Remembering Michael T. Sorter, MD


  • Director, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
  • Board Certified
Sorter often served as the first point of contact for children in crisis, serving as a guiding light in some of the darkest moments patients and families can face. His colleagues recall how Sorter’s tall, towering presence and calming demeanor frequently provided hope and reassurance. His dedication was so deep that even late into his illness, he continued providing direct patient care.
Remembering Michael T. Sorter, MD

About

Biography

BS: Zoology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 1981.

MD: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1985.

Residency: Psychiatry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1988.

Fellowship: Child Psychiatry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1990.

Certification: General Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1992; Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1993.

Interests

Training; pediatric psychopharmacology; residential and inpatient treatment of adolescents; intellectual disabilities; developmental disorders

Services and Specialties

22Q-VCFS, Psychiatry

Research Areas

Psychiatry

Publications

Examining Alternative Treatment Settings for Adolescents With Suicidal Thoughts During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Combs, J; Lin, P; DelBello, MP; Carle, AC; Bridge, JA; Axelson, DA; Fornari, V; Feuer, V; Emslie, GJ; Kennard, BD; Porter, SC; Sorter, MT; Barzman, D. 2024.

3.4 What Matters Most: A Machine Learning Approach to Identify the Most Important Questions in the Automated Risk Assessment of School Violence. Kanbar, L; Osborn, AK; Cifuentes, A; Combs, J; Sorter, MT; Dexheimer, JW; Barzman, DH. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2024; 63:s206-s207.

Investigation of bias in the automated assessment of school violence. Kanbar, LJ; Mishra, A; Osborn, A; Cifuentes, A; Combs, J; Sorter, M; Barzman, D; Dexheimer, JW. Journal of Biomedical Informatics. 2024; 157:104709.

Research Agenda in Childhood Impairing Emotional Outbursts: A Report of the AACAP Presidential Taskforce on Emotional Dysregulation. Althoff, RR; Singh, MK; Stringaris, A; Constantino, JN; Amaya-Jackson, L; Benton, TD; Bellonci, C; Bostic, JQ; Chua, JD; Findling, RL; McClellan, JM; Sorter, MT; Waxmonsky, JG; Carlson, GA. 2024.

Addressing the Pediatric Mental Health Crisis: Moving from a Reactive to a Proactive System of Care. Sorter, M; Stark, LJ; Glauser, T; McClure, J; Pestian, J; Junger, K; Cheng, TL. The Journal of Pediatrics. 2024; 265:113479.

2.73 Developing Safety Alerts for Suicidal Studies: Exploring the Impact on Study Outcomes. Combs, J; DelBello, MP; Carle, A; Sorter, MT; Porter, S; Daniel Lin, P; Emslie, GJ; Kennard, BD; Bridge, J; Axelson, D; Fornari, VM; Feuer, V; Barzman, DH. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2023; 62:s204.

40.3 Metabolic and Liver Function in a Cohort of Overweight/Obese Youth With Bipolar Spectrum Disorders. Higdon, C; Crimmins, N; Mouzaki, M; Welge, JA; Blom, T; Fornari, VM; Kurtz, BP; Sorter, MT; Klein, CC; Correll, CU; DelBello, MP. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2023; 62:s386-s387.

1.2 Forecasting Best Performance with Incomplete Resources: Automated Risk Assessment of School Violence. Kanbar, L; Mishra, A; Osborn, AK; Cifuentes, A; Combs, J; Sorter, MT; Dexheimer, JW; Barzman, DH. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2023; 62:s155.

40.4 Short-Term Outcome Data and Causal Modeling Analyses for a Large Pragmatic Trial: MOBILITY. Welge, JA; Huang, B; Modi, AC; Blom, T; Sorter, MT; Fornari, VM; Klein, CC; Higdon, C; Kurtz, BP; Correll, CU; DelBello, MP. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2023; 62:s387.

40.2 Second-Generation Antipsychotic Adherence and Weight-Related Quality of Life in a Cohort of Overweight or Obese Youth With Bipolar Spectrum Disorders. Klein, CC; Modi, AC; Welge, JA; Fornari, VM; Higdon, C; Sorter, MT; Kurtz, BP; Blom, T; Correll, CU; DelBello, MP. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2023; 62:s386.

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