Elise Sannar, MD

Professional Titles

• Assistant Professor of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Publications

• Assessment and Management of Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disability in Children and Adolescents, Colorado Journal of Psychiatry & Psychology
• Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders in Children and Adolescents, Colorado Journal of Psychiatry & Psychology
• Pediatric Emergency Behavioral Health, Suicidal Behavior, and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury, Colorado Journal of Psychiatry & Psychology
• “Cotreatment of Mental Health Issues in Individuals with Down Syndrome: Psychological and Psychiatric Approaches” Down Syndrome Medical Interest Group – USA Annual Symposium. L Patel and E Sannar.
• “Sleep Disturbance in Hospitalized Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Relationship to Parent Report and Parental Stress." American Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Annual Meeting. T Palka, C Peura, M Verdi, D Kaplan, C Beresford, E Sannar, P Kodi, M Siegel, M Grados.
• Sannar EM, Palka T, Beresford C, Puera C, Kaplan D, Verdi M, Siegel M, Kaplan S, Grados M. Sleep problems and their relationship to maladaptive behavior severity in psychiatrically hospitalized children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Journal of Autism and Developmental Disabilities, in press.
• Palka T, Puera C, Sannar E, Kaplan D, Verdi M, Siegel M, Kodi P, Grados M. Sleep Disturbance in Hospitalized Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Relationship to Parent Report and Parental Stress. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disabilities, in press.
• Sannar EM, Palka T, Beresford C, Peura C, Kaplan D, Verdi M, Siegel M, Kaplan S, Grados M. Sleep Problems and Their Relationship to Maladaptive Behavior Severity in Psychiatrically Hospitalized Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). J Autism Dev Disord. 2017 Oct 30. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29086209
• Patel L, Sannar EM. (2017). Regression, depression, and psychosis in a young adult with Down syndrome: a case report. Colorado Journal of Psychiatry and Psychology, 2(1), 30-35.
• American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting. Orlando, FL. “Pitolisant, a histamine H3 receptor antagonist/inverse agonist, to manage daytime sedation and behaviors in a pediatric patient with Prader-Willi syndrome: A case report.” S Pennington, D Stutzman, E Sannar. December 3, 2017
• Down Syndrome Medical Interest Group – USA Annual Symposium. Sacramento, CA. “Disruptive Behavior in Children and Adolescents with Down Syndrome: The Role of Alpha-2 Agonists.” E Sannar and L Patel. July 20, 2017
• International Meeting for Autism Research. San Francisco, CA. “Characterization and Clinical Impact of Repetitive Compulsive Behaviors in a Cohort of Psychiatrically Hospitalized Children with ASD.” M Grados, C Peura, E Sannar, M Verdi, P Kodi, S Kaplan, D Kaplan, T Palka, M Siegel, C Beresford. May 12, 2017
• Patel L, Sannar E. Regression, depression, and psychosis in a young adult female with Down syndrome: a case report. Colorado Journal of Psychiatry & Psychology, in press.
• Palat P, Hickey F, Patel L, Sannar E. Levodopa-Responsive Early-Onset Parkinsonism in Down Syndrome. Case Rep Neurol Med. 2018;2018:2314791. PubMed PMID: 29666730
• Sannar EM, Palka T, Beresford C, Peura C, Kaplan D, Verdi M, Siegel M, Kaplan S, Grados M. Sleep Problems and Their Relationship to Maladaptive Behavior Severity in Psychiatrically Hospitalized Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). J Autism Dev Disord. 2018 Nov;48(11):3720-3726. PubMed PMID: 29086209
• Pesko MJ, Burbige EM, Sannar EM, Beresford C, Rogers C, Ariefdjohan M, Stutzman D. The Use of N-acetylcysteine Supplementation to Decrease Irritability in Four Youths With Autism Spectrum Disorders. J Pediatr Pharmacol Ther. 2020;25(2):149-154. PubMed PMID: 32071590
• Patel LR, Esbensen AJ, Sannar EM. Chapter 5: Defining behavioral challenges in Down syndrome utilizing a multidimensional dynamic. In Hodaap RM, Fidler DJ, eds. International Review of Research in Developmental Disabilities. Volume 58. Elsevier; 2020:187-218.
• Pennington S, Stutzman D, Sannar E. Pitolisant in an Adolescent with Prader-Willi Syndrome. J Pediatr Pharmacol Ther. 2021;26(4):405-410. PubMed PMID: 34035686
• Santoro JD, Patel L, Kammeyer R, Filipink RA, Gombolay GY, Cardinale KM, Real de Asua D, Zaman S, Santoro SL, Marzouk SM, Khoshnood M, Vogel BN, Tanna R, Pagarkar D, Dhanani S, Ortega MDC, Partridge R, Stanley MA, Sanders JS, Christy A, Sannar EM, Brown R, McCormick AA, Van Mater H, Franklin C, Worley G, Quinn EA, Capone GT, Chicoine B, Skotko BG, Rafii MS. Assessment and Diagnosis of Down Syndrome Regression Disorder: International Expert Consensus. Front Neurol. 2022;13:940175. PubMed PMID: 35911905
• Duis J, Pullen LC, Picone M, Friedman N, Hawkins S, Sannar E, Pfalzer AC, Shelton AR, Singh D, Zee PC, Glaze DG, Revana A. Diagnosis and management of sleep disorders in Prader-Willi syndrome. J Clin Sleep Med. 2022 Jun 1;18(6):1687-1696. PubMed PMID: 35172921
• Santoro JD, Spinazzi NA, Filipink RA, Hayati-Rezvan P, Kammeyer R, Patel L, Sannar EA, Dwyer L, Banerjee AK, Khoshnood M, Jafarpour S, Boyd NK, Partridge R, Gombolay GY, Christy AL, Real de Asua D, Del Carmen Ortega M, Manning MA, Van Mater H, Worley G, Franklin C, Stanley MA, Brown R, Capone GT, Quinn EA, Rafii MS. Immunotherapy responsiveness and risk of relapse in Down syndrome regression disorder. Transl Psychiatry. 2023 Aug 8;13(1):276. PubMed PMID: 37553347
• Wang S, Patel L, Sannar EA, Khoshnood M, Boyd NK, Mendez L, Spinazzi NA, Quinn EA, Rafii MS, Santoro JD. Adverse childhood experiences and the development of Down syndrome regression disorder. Am J Med Genet A. 2023 Jul;191(7):1769-1782. PubMed PMID: 37017126
• Santoro J, Spinazzi N, Filipink R, Hayati-Rezvan P, Kammeyer R, Patel L, Sannar E, Dwyer L, Banerjee A, Khoshnood M, Jafarpour S, Boyd N, Partridge R, Gombolay G, Christy A, Real de Asua D, Del Carmen Ortega M, Manning M, Van Mater H, Worley G, Franklin C, Stanley M, Brown R, Capone G, Quinn E, Rafii M. Immunotherapy Responsiveness and Risk of Relapse in Down Syndrome Regression Disorder. Res Sq. 2023 Feb 13. PubMed PMID: 36824719

Practice Locations

• Children's Hospital Colorado

Specialty Information

• Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Board Certification (2013)
• Psychiatry, Board Certification (2012)

• Child and Teen Health
• Mental Health and Behavior
• Mental Health and Behavior - Anxiety
• Mental Health and Behavior - Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
• Mental Health and Behavior - Bipolar Disorder
• Mental Health and Behavior - Depression
• Mental Health and Behavior - Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
• Mental Health and Behavior - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Mental Health and Behavior - Stress