He earned his degree at the University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Worth, TX. His research plans focus on pediatric mood disorders and transcranial magnetic stimulation. In 2008, Dr. Croarkin received an NARSAD Young Investigator Award for his research project, “Cortical Excitability and Inhibition in Children and Adolescents with Major Depressive Disorder.” Ellen Grishman, M.D., M.S.C.S