Dr. Charles Cartwright
Charles Cartwright, M.D., is Director of the Autism Center at the YAI Network. He is an expert in the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders in children, adolescents and adults. He is a board certified child and adolescent psychiatrist and a faculty member in the Department of Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Division, at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.
Previously, Dr. Cartwright served as the Director of The Autism Center at UMDNJ where he directed autism clinical, research and educational outreach activities. He ran a large clinical practice, lectured widely on autism-related topics, advocated for legislative and policy initiatives as a member of the New Jersey Governor’s Council on Autism, which enhanced autism clinical centers throughout the State of New Jersey, and conducted research in autism genetics, neuroimaging and psychopharmacology.
Dr. Cartwright completed a general psychiatry residency in Cape Town, South Africa, as well as fellowships in child and adolescent psychiatry at New York University/Bellevue Hospital and autism research at the Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment at Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
