“It is easier to build strong children than rebuild broken men…” - Frederick Douglass
Mark A. Novitsky Jr., MD (aka “Dr. Mark”)
Dr. Mark is a Board Certified Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and Board Certified Adult Psychiatrist.
Dr. Mark prides himself on being a “therapy-first” psychiatrist that believes effective work with children involves working closely with parents, schools, and other medical/mental health providers. When we build a strong team around a child, we can all work together with the joint goal of optimizing a child’s well being.
His extensive clinical experience includes, but is not limited to:
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Anxiety Disorders and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Major Depressive Disorder
Dr. Mark has been an adjunct faculty for Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University’s Department of Psychiatry and regularly supervises their Temple Residents. He was previously the Corporate Medical Director for one of Philadelphia’s largest non-profit Child Mental Health Organizations. He is a graduate of The Beck Initiative, a joint collaboration between The Aaron T. Beck Center at The University of Pennsylvania and CBH/DBHIDS, for Cognitive Therapy and Research.
Philadelphia Child Psychiatrist now in Chester County
Dr. Mark grew up in the Philadelphia suburbs, received his undergraduate degree from Wake Forest University, and attended both medical school and psychiatry residency at Temple University School of Medicine (now Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University). He served as Chief Resident in his third year of residency at Temple. He completed Child and Adolescent fellowship at Thomas Jefferson University, where he served as Chief Fellow.
During his fellowship, Dr. Mark was awarded a research grant. He has several publications in peer-reviewed journals and has presented his research at the annual meetings of both the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP). In 2013, his Adherence in Pediatric Psychopharmacology-A Multi-dimensional Perspective and Approach was a docent selection of American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Dr. Mark has taught hundreds of medical students and residents, and most recently was the lead Child and Adolescent Pscyhiatrist in a non-profit public outreach campaign to Philadelphia schools through Michael’s Giving HAND (Micahel P. Donatucci Foundation, Inc ), teaching school administration, teachers, counselors, and parents about how to identify and address Depression, Anxiety, Substance abuse, and Bullying.
When he’s not working, Dr. Mark enjoys spending time with his family in Kennett Square, shooting photography/walking around Longwood Gardens, checking out live music, and being outdoors with his Labradoodle.
