Rob Nicolson M.D., F.R.C.P.(C.)

Associate Professor

Psychiatrist

 

 

Med School: University of Western Ontario
Residency: University of Toronto
Clinical area of expertise: Autism, Intellectual Disability
Phone: 519.685.8427
Administrative Partner: Judy McLarty
519.685.8427
Developmental Disabilities Website:

https://www.schulich.uwo.ca/ddp/

Profile


Dr. Nicolson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Chair of the Developmental Disabilities Program at Western University. Dr. Nicolson completed medical school at Western University before moving to The University of Toronto to do his residency in psychiatry. He worked as a visiting scientist in the Child Psychiatry Branch of the National Institute of Mental Health in the United States before returning to London.

Dr. Nicolson’s research is devoted to the understanding and treatment of children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders, particularly Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disability. He has authored or co-authored 100 journal articles and has presented more than 180 abstracts at scientific conferences. As an investigator or co-investigator, he has held grants totaling almost $35 million.

Dr. Nicolson is a child psychiatrist whose practice is largely devoted to children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disability. He is a psychiatrist in the Neurodevelopmental Disorders Program at Children’s Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre and in the Autism Spectrum Disorder program at the Child and Parent Resource Institute (CPRI) in London.