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Regina Bussing

Regina Bussing, M.D., M.S.H.S.

Emeritus Professor

Department: MD-PSYCHIATRY
Business Phone: (352) 294-4914
Business Email: rbussing@ufl.edu

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About Regina Bussing

Dr. Bussing was a Professor and Chief of Faculty Development in the Department of Psychiatry at UF.

Dr. Bussing received her medical degree from the Justus Liebig University in Giessen, Germany. She subsequently completed her psychiatry residency and child and adolescent fellowship at the University of Florida in Gainesville, as well as a Master of Science degree in health services research from the UCLA School of Public Health.

Dr. Bussing’s research expertise spans mental health services, measure development, pharmaco-epidemiology, psychotherapy intervention, and clinical pharmacology trials research. As NIMH-funded investigator studying, she led studies assessing access and quality of care for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Dr. Bussing also conducted a double-blind randomized, controlled trial to assess antidepressant medication related activation phenomena in youth with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). She was the co-investigator of an NIH funded randomized clinical trial assessing preschoolers’ response to a non-medication intervention for ADHD, Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT). Furthermore, she collaborated on several other pivotal NIH funded children’s mental health services studies and served as principal investigator on multiple pediatric clinical psychopharmacology trials for ADHD, depression, PTSD, panic disorder and Tourette syndrome. More recently, Dr. Bussing collaborated as clinical lead on measure development for the CMS inpatient psychiatric facilities (IPF) quality program, including an IPF-specific readmission measure.

Dr. Bussing has served as reviewer and chair for multiple NIH and CDC study sections and on advisory boards for several organizations, including Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD), PCIT International and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).

Accomplishments

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught

  1. GMS7980 – Research for Doctoral Dissertation

    College of Medicine

  2. GMS7794 – Neuroscience Seminar

    College of Medicine

  3. CLP7980 – Research for Doctoral Dissertation

    College of Public Health and Health Professions

Board Certifications

  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
  • Psychiatry
    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Clinical Profile

Specialties

  • Psychiatry

Subspecialties

  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Areas of Interest

  • Adolescent depression
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Child Neglect and Emotional Abuse
  • Depression
  • Discussing Death with Children
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Hyperactivity and Children
  • Major Depression
  • Reactive Attachment Disorder of Infancy or Early Childhood
  • Separation Anxiety in Children
  • Social Anxiety Disorder
  • Stress in Childhood
  • Suicide and Suicidal Behavior

Publications

Academic Articles

Grants

  1. DCF Medication Consult Helpline

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    FL DEPT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES via SUBSTANCE ABUSE MENTAL HLTH SER ADMIN

  2. VA-Gainesville IPA for Fan Lin -Dr. Wang, PI

    Role:
    Project Manager
    Funding:
    US DEPT OF VET AFF GAINESVILLE MED CTR

  3. VA-Gainesville IPA for Zhihui Yang – Dr. Wang, PI

    Role:
    Project Manager
    Funding:
    US DEPT OF VET AFF GAINESVILLE MED CTR

  4. VA-Gainesville IPA for Drake Morgan – Dr. Wang, PI

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    US DEPT OF VET AFF GAINESVILLE MED CTR

  5. The Child Health Quality (CHeQ) Partnership Program

    Role:
    Co-Investigator
    Funding:
    AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RES AND QUALITY

  6. DCF Medication Consult Helpline

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    FL DEPT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES via SUBSTANCE ABUSE MENTAL HLTH SER ADMIN

  7. Florida and Virgin Islands Deaf-Blind Cooperative

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    US DEPT OF EDUCATION

  8. A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Fixed-dose Once-daily Oral Aripiprazole in Children and Adolescents with Tourettes Disorder

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL

  9. SPRITES: SERTRALINE PEDIATRIC REGISTRY FOR THE EVALUATION OF SAFETY

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    DUKE UNIVERSITY CLINICAL RES INST via PFIZER INC

  10. A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Fixed-dose Once-weekly Oral Aripiprazole in Children and Adolescents with Tourettes Disorder

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    FORTREA via OTSUKA AMERICA PHARMACEUTICAL

Education

  1. Fellowship – Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

    University of Florida

  2. Residency – Psychiatry

    University of Florida

  3. Medical Degree

    Justin-Liebig-Universitat

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 294-4914
Emails:
Business:
rbussing@ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
PO Box 100234
 GAINESVILLE FL 32610
Business Street:
1149 NEWELL DRIVE L4-100
 GAINESVILLE FL 326110001