Aviva Olsavsky, MD
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry-Child-CHC

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Medical School:
  • MD, University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine (2012)
Undergraduate School:
  • AB, Harvard University (MA) (1998)
Residency:
  • UCLA Medical Center Program, Psychiatry (2015)
Fellowships:
  • University of Colorado (Children's Hospital Colorado) Program, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2017)
  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center Program, Clinical Research Training Program Fellowship (2011)
Department: Psychiatry-Child-CHC

Professional Titles

  • Senior Instructor

Recognition & Awards

  • Alpha Omega Alpha, UCLA (2012)

Publications

  • Olsavsky AK, Hinckley JD, Vidal C. Editorial: Marijuana Legalization and Suicide in Adolescents and Transitional-Age Youth: Important Future Directions for This Line of Research. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2023 Oct 25. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37890663
  • Olsavsky AK, Chirico I, Ali D, Christensen H, Boggs B, Svete L, Ketcham K, Hutchison K, Zeanah C, Tottenham N, Riggs P, Epperson CN. Maternal Childhood Maltreatment, Internal Working Models, and Perinatal Substance Use: Is There a Role for Hyperkatifeia? A Systematic Review. Subst Abuse. 2023;17:11782218231186371. PubMed PMID: 37476500
  • Olsavsky AK, Epperson CN. Recalculating the Risk of Prenatal Magnetic Resonance Imaging Research: Previously Unidentified Potential Harms Associated With Urine Pregnancy Testing. Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging. 2023 Jun;8(6):585-587. PubMed PMID: 37286289
  • Batt MM, Olsavsky AK, Dardar S, St John-Larkin C, Johnson RL, Sammel MD. Course of Illness and Treatment Updates for Bipolar Disorder in the Perinatal Period. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2022 Feb;24(2):111-120. PubMed PMID: 35166993
  • Olsavsky AK, Stoddard J, Erhart A, Tribble R, Kim P. Reported Maternal Childhood Maltreatment Experiences, Amygdala Activation and Functional Connectivity to Infant Cry. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci. 2021 Jan 13:nsab005. doi: 10.1093/scan/nsab005. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33438749.
  • Grande LA, Olsavsky AK, Erhart A, Dufford AJ, Tribble R, Phan KL, Kim P. Postpartum Stress and Neural Regulation of Emotion among First-Time Mothers. Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci. 2021 Oct;21(5):1066-1082. PubMed PMID: 34128217
  • Olsavsky AK, Stoddard J, Erhart A, Tribble R, Kim P. Reported maternal childhood maltreatment experiences, amygdala activation and functional connectivity to infant cry. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci. 2021 Mar 24;16(4):418-427. PubMed PMID: 33438749
  • Melissa M. Batt, Aviva K. Olsavsky, Shaleah Dardar, Celeste St. John-Larkin, Rachel L. Johnson, Mary D. Sammel. Course of Illness and Treatment Updates for Bipolar Disorder in the Perinatal Period. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. In press.
  • Kim P, Tribble R, Olsavsky AK, Dufford AJ, Erhart A, Hansen M, Grande L, Gonzalez DM. Associations between stress exposure and new mothers' brain responses to infant cry sounds. Neuroimage. 2020 Dec;223:117360. PubMed PMID: 32927083
  • Aviva K. Olsavsky, Amelia Ehmer, Debbie Carter, Stephen Scott, Bethany Ashby. Stories from the Field: The PROMISE of Perinatal Intervention for Mom-Baby Mental Health. Zero to Three. September 2020. 41(1): 31-37.
  • Kim P, Tribble R, Olsavsky AK, Dufford AJ, Erhart A, Hansen M, Grande L, Gonzalez DM. Associations between stress exposure and new mothers' brain responses to infant cry sounds. Neuroimage. 2020 Dec;223:117360. PubMed PMID: 32927083
  • Olsavsky AK, Stoddard J, Erhart A, Tribble R, Kim P. Neural processing of infant and adult face emotion and maternal exposure to childhood maltreatment. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci. 2019 Sep 30;14(9):997-1008. PubMed PMID: 31680141
  • Olsavsky AK, Shott ME, DeGuzman MC, Frank GKW. Neural correlates of taste reward value across eating disorders. Psychiatry Res Neuroimaging. 2019 Jun 30;288:76-84. PubMed PMID: 30149963
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Practice Locations

Children's Hospital Colorado - Psychiatry and Behavioral Science
13123 E 16th Ave # B130
Aurora, CO 80045
720-777-6200

PROMISE Clinic
1635 Aurora Ct
Anschutz Outpatient Pavilion, 3rd Fl
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-1060

Children's Hospital Colorado Young Mother's Clinic
860 N Potomac Cir
3rd Floor
Aurora, CO 80011
720-777-2776

Children's Hospital Colorado Child Health Clinic
860 N Potomac Cir
Aurora, CO 80011
720-777-2740

Hospital Affiliation
  • University of Colorado Hospital
  • Children's Hospital Colorado

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Psychiatry, Board Certification (2016)
  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Board Certification (2017)

General Information

Medical Schools:
  • MD, University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine (2012)
Undergraduate Schools:
  • AB, Harvard University (MA) (1998)
Residency Programs:
  • UCLA Medical Center Program, Psychiatry (2015)
Fellowships:
  • University of Colorado (Children's Hospital Colorado) Program, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2017)
  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center Program, Clinical Research Training Program Fellowship (2011)
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Department: Psychiatry-Child-CHC
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CU Anschutz
Fitzsimons Building
13001 East 17th Place
Campus Box C290
Aurora, CO 80045

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