--- title: "Dr. Wendy Froehlich-Santino | Child Psychiatrist in Palo Alto, CA | Sutter Health" description: "Dr. Wendy Froehlich-Santino, M.D. practices Psychiatry - Child/Adolescent and Psychiatry in Palo Alto, CA" url: "https://www.sutterhealth.org/find-provider/dr-wendy-froehlich-santino-1046244713" --- 1. [Home](https://www.sutterhealth.org/) / 2. [Find a provider](https://www.sutterhealth.org/find-provider) / 3. Wendy Froehlich-Santino, M.D. ![Wendy Froehlich-Santino, M.D.](https://dyn.mktgcdn.com/p/4zn-tcdS7y4lqc-lLz85Q9rWc50O-J_IbdSEJEb3pzM/fit=crop,gravity=auto,dpr=2,width=230,height=230) # Wendy Froehlich-Santino, M.D. ## Psychiatry - Child/Adolescent - Not accepting new patients ## Psychiatry - Not accepting new patients [795 El Camino RealJamplis Bldg., Level 1Palo Alto, CA 94301](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=795+El+Camino+Real+Palo+Alto%2C+CA+94301+US) ## Have you seen this provider before? Schedule in My Health Online. [Sign in to schedule](https://myhealthonline.sutterhealth.org/MHO/Scheduling?workflow=ExistingProvider) Jump to: - [About](https://www.sutterhealth.org/find-provider/dr-wendy-froehlich-santino-1046244713#provider-about) - [Locations](https://www.sutterhealth.org/find-provider/dr-wendy-froehlich-santino-1046244713#provider-locations) - [Services](https://www.sutterhealth.org/find-provider/dr-wendy-froehlich-santino-1046244713#provider-services) ## About Dr. Froehlich-Santino Languages English Gender Female Uses [My Health Online](https://www.sutterhealth.org/patient-resources/my-health-online) for scheduling and messaging ### Professional highlights Member of American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and International Society for Autism Research; Adjunct Lecturer - Stanford University School of Medicine. ### Outside of medicine Outside of Medicine, Dr. Froehlich-Santino enjoys running, hiking, camping, and spending time with family. ## Education and training **Medical school:** Stanford University School of Medicine **Residency:** Brown University Triple Board Program - Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry **Fellowship:** Stanford University, Autism Research, Brown University, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry ## Board certifications - Psychiatry - Child/Adolescent - Board Certified - Psychiatry - Board Certified ## Affiliations ### Medical groups - Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group **Research and advances in care** Publications - Psychiatric Assessment of the Physically Ill Child Froehlich W, Steiner H, Shaw R; B. Fogel and D. Greenburg. Psychiatric Care of the Medical Patient, Third Edition. Oxford Press 2015-08-01 - Prenatal and perinatal risk factors in a twin study of autism spectrum disorders Froehlich-Santino W, Londono Tobon A, Cleveland S, Torres A, Phillips J, Cohen B, Torigoe T, Miller J, Fedele A, Collins J, Smith K, Lotspeich L, Croen LA, Ozonoff S, Lajonchere C, Grether JK, O'Hara R, Hallmayer J. Journal of Psychiatric Research 2014-03-29 - SHANK3 and IGF1 restore synaptic deficits in neurons from 22q13 deletion syndrome patients Shcheglovitov A, Shcheglovitova O, Yazawa M, Portmann T, Shu R, Sebastiano V, Krawisz A, Froehlich W, Bernstein JA, Hallmayer JF, Dolmetsch RE. Nature 2013-11-01 [View more publications](https://www.sutterhealth.org/research-search-results?limit=10&query=%22Wendy+Froehlich-Santino%22&verticalKey=research_publication) ## Care locations [Palo Alto Center](https://www.sutterhealth.org/find-location/facility/palo-alto-center-1043246889) 795 El Camino Real Jamplis Bldg., Level 1 Palo Alto, CA 94301 [Get directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=795+El+Camino+Real+Palo+Alto%2C+CA+94301+US) [650-853-2904](tel:+16508532904) 650-853-4830 Sunday Closed Monday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Tuesday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Wednesday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Thursday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Saturday Closed **View additional hours** Sunday Closed Monday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Tuesday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Wednesday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Thursday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Saturday Closed ## Areas of expertise Explore the services and treatments this provider may offer. **Clinical expertise** ### Procedures - Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluations - Psychopharmacology ### Conditions - ADHD Combined Type - Asperger's Syndrome - Attention deficit disorder (ADD) - [Autism spectrum disorder](https://www.sutterhealth.org/services/autism) - Bipolar Disorder - Catatonic Depression - Depression - Major Depression - Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder - [Pediatric Autism Spectrum Disorder](https://www.sutterhealth.org/services/autism) - Psychotic Depression - Tic Disorders ### Reasons for visit - Medication management - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Counseling ## Related services offered by Sutter - [Interventional psychiatry](https://www.sutterhealth.org/services/interventional-psychiatry) ## Online forms Psychiatry & Behavioral Health - Participating Health Plans Information & Intake Forms: For mental health services please check with your health plans to determine the specific details of your coverage. 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