Dr. Andrea Diaz Stransky, M.D.

Dr. Andrea (Andi) Diaz Stransky, M.D., is a board-certified child and adult psychiatrist who serves as the medical education reviewer for Emora Health. She is double certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in both Pediatric and Adult Psychiatry. Dr. Diaz Stransky holds academic appointments as Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University and Adjunct Assistant Professor at Yale University's Department of Psychiatry.

With over a decade of clinical and research experience in pediatric mental health, Dr. Diaz Stransky brings deep expertise in neurodevelopmental disorders, childhood anxiety, ADHD, and evidence-based psychopharmacology.

Education

• Medical Doctor - Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Ignacio A. Santos School of Medicine (Mexico)
• Postdoctoral Research LEND Fellowship in Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Behavioral Sciences and Psychiatry - John Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Kennedy Krieger Institute
• Psychiatry Residency - Yale University, School of Medicine, Psychiatry
• Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Childhood Neuropsychiatric Disorders - Yale University, School of Medicine, Yale Child Study Center
• Albert J. Solnit Integrated Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Training Program - Yale University, School of Medicine, Yale Child Study Center

Areas of Expertise

• Pediatric Behavioral Health

Affiliations

• American Board of Psychiatry
• Neurology in Pediatric and Adult Psychiatry
• Founder of MindBridge Health
• Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University
• Adjunct Assistant Professor at Yale University, Department of Psychiatry

Research & Publications

• Sielaty, R., Henderson, S., Diaz-Stransky, A., Zimmerman, K., & D’Agostino, E. (2025). Bridging the gap in school mental health: Strategies for supporting behavioral health staff. Preventive Medicine Reports, 55, 103103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2025.103103
• Diaz-Stransky, A., Heilbron, N., Henderson, S., & Maslow, G. (2023). 67.1 A Roadmap to Group-Based Behavioral Health Consultation With Schools. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 62, S98–S98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2023.07.454
• Rajagopalan, A. K., Diaz-Stransky, A., Quigley, J., Martin, S. L., et al. (2023). 3.23 Closing the Gap With Data-Driven Advocacy and Community-Informed Solutions: CPAPs and Health Equity. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 62, S214–S214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2023.09.188
• Diaz-Stransky, A., Shaligram, D., Stubbe, D. E., & Maslow, G. (2022). Harnessing child and adolescent psychiatry expertise through behavioral health education in collaborative care programs and pediatrics residency training interventions. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 61, S98–S98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2022.07.404
• Diaz-Stransky, A., & Kimberg, A. (2022). Perinatal and child psychiatry access programs in North Carolina: Opportunities for synergy to augment family services. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 61, S79–S79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2022.07.330
• Maslow, G. R., Diaz-Stransky, A., & Shaligram, D. (2021). Pivoting with the pandemic: Challenges and successes of child psychiatry access programs nationwide. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 60, S31–S31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2021.07.140
• Diaz-Stransky, A., Rowley, S., Zecher, E., Grodberg, D., & Sukhodolsky, D. G. (2020). Tantrum Tool: Development and open pilot study of online parent training for irritability and disruptive behavior. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 30(9), 558–566. https://doi.org/10.1089/cap.2020.0089
• Diaz-Stransky, A., Londono, A., Zecher, E., Grodberg, D., & Sukhodolsky, D. (2019). Online parent training for disruptive behaviors: Increasing access to care. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 58, S148–S148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2019.08.025
• Diaz-Stransky, A., & Bloch, M. (2019). The Rutter Effect – a celebration of Professor Sir Michael Rutter’s contributions to child psychology and psychiatry. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.
• Londono, A. T., Diaz-Stransky, A., Ross, D. A., & Stevens, H. E. (2016). Effects of maternal prenatal stress: Mechanisms, implications, and novel therapeutic interventions. Biological Psychiatry, 80(11), e85–e87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2016.09.011
• Takasaki, K., Diaz-Stransky, A., & Miller, G. (2016). Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: Diagnosis, management, and bioethics. Pediatric Neurology, 62, 3–8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2016.04.011
• Diaz-Stransky, A., & Tierney, E. (2014). Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Strategies for Occupational Therapy “Adults with Autism”. In Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Strategies for Occupational Therapy. AOTA Press. ISBN 978-1-56900-350-3