Behavioral Health Education Elective Rotation
Four of our PGY-4s have rotated on the Behavioral Health Education Elective with Drexel University College of Medicine where they created curriculum and presented formal workshops on topics of interest.
| Evgenia Royter, DO, PGY-4 - Navigating Challenging Clinical Situations: Strategies for health care professionals Three-hour live webinar, WOL808 course - Behavioral Health Education, Drexel University, October 2023 |
| Katherine Hubert, DO, PGY-4 - Stirring the Pot: A Look at the Implications of Marijuana Use Two-hour live webinar, WOL809 - Behavioral Health Education, Drexel University, February 2, 2024 |
| Maryssa Lyons, MD, PGY-4 Chief Resident - Our Stories: Transgender Mental Health and the Benefits/Use of Narrative Therapy 6.5 hour live workshop, WOL810 - Division of Behavioral Healthcare Education, Drexel University College of Medicine, March 21, 2024 |
| Daniel Buhalo, MD, PGY-4 - Trauma: A Sociocultural Perspective- 3-hour webinar - Behavioral Health Education, Drexel University, April 25, 2024 |
Grand Rounds Presentations by Residents/Fellows
| Jehoshaphat Reich, MD, FEL-2 - Psychotic and Bipolar Disorders in Children, September 6, 2023 |
| Amanda Shapiro, MD, PGY-3 - Use of CBT for Somatic Symptom Disorder, September 20, 2023 |
| Daniel Buhalo, MD, PGY-4 - A Social Psychological Perspective on Trauma and Trauma Disorders, February 7, 2024 |
| Sara Mateo, MD, PGY-4 - Therapeutic Alliance in Treating Patients with Depression, March 6, 2024 |
| Samantha Murad, DO, PGY-3 - Ctrl+Your+Mind: Rethinking the Psychiatric Landscape with Technology, March 13, 2024 |
| Ara Dadivanyan, MD, PGY-4 - Outpatient Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder, April 10, 2024 |
Journal Club Presentations (PGY-2)
| Saral Desai, MD - Psychosis with Methylphenidate or Amphetamine in Patients with ADHD - August 23, 2023 |
| Sanketh Sukesh, MD - Relapse Risk after Discontinuation of Risperidone in Alzheimer's Disease - October 18, 2023 |
| Richard Danieli, MD - Risk of Experiencing an Overdose Event for Patients Undergoing Treatment With Medication for Opioid Use Disorder - December 20, 2023 |
| Anurag Avadhuta, DO - Esketamine Nasal Spray versus Quetiapine for Treatment - Resistant Depression - January 17, 2024 |
| Malav Shah, MD - Antidepressant Augmentation versus Switch in Treatment - Resistant Geriatric Depression- February 21, 2024 |
| Abhishek Allam, MD - Long-term Use and Dose Escalation of Benzodiazepines and Z-drugs: Findings from a Danish Cohort Study- March 20, 2024 |
| Mollie Sadler, MD - Acupuncture for Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder - April 17, 2024 |
| Chandra Rai, MD - Buprenorphine versus Methadone for Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy - May 15, 2024 |
Publications and Presentations
| Aubrey Jackson, DO, PGY-1 published an article: Matching Into Psychiatry When Expecting in Academic Psychiatry June 27, 2023 |
| Kristin Spiegel, MD, PGY-1 article: Mental Health Impacts of Anti-Trans Legislation was published in the Drexel University Women’s Health Education Program Blog-College of Medicine, October 5, 2023 |
| Saral Desai, MD, PGY-2 was selected by the APA to complete a Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship from July 1, 2023-June 31,2025. Dr. Desai also received the AACAP Educational Outreach Program for General Psychiatry Residents award at the AACAP 2023 Conference |
| Abhishek Allam, MD, PGY-2 and Saral Desai, MD, PGY-2 - attended and monitored sessions at the AACAP 2023 Conference in New York |
| Saral Desai, MD, PGY-2 and Edward Lin, BS-MS4 DUCOM - presented their poster; Higher ADHD Prevalence, Worse Symptoms in Children Exposed to Second-Hand Smoke at the AACAP Conference. The abstract was also published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and featured on Psychiatry Advisor |
| Abhishek Allam, MD, PGY-2 - presented a poster at the NRMP Conference in Boston, MA in October, co-authors: Chandra Rai, MD, PGY-2 and Valeria Diaz Fragachan, MD, Pediatric Emergency Fellow, St. Chris, with the assistance of Donna Sudak, MD - IMG Residency Transition Guide |
| Katherine Hubert, DO, PGY-4 - was honored at the Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society Philadelphia Chapter 2023 Awards Gala at the Penn Museum of Archeology & Anthropology on Saturday, November 18, 2023. Dr. Hubert received the ”Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Scientific Paper or Case Formulation Award for Residents”. Dr. Hubert was joined at the Gala by several of our Residents including Abhishek Allam, MD, PGY-2; Daniel Buhalo, MD, PGY-4; Maryssa Lyons, MD, PGY-4 Chief; and Evgenia Royter, DO, PGY-4. Also in attendance were faculty including Wei Du, MD, DIO; April Fallon, PhD and Zhabiz Kazeminezhad, MD |
PaPS Colloquium of Scholars, Feb. 2024
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| Saral Desai, MD, PGY-2 and Abhishek Allam, MD, PGY-2 along with Wei Du, MD, Sarah Luber, DO and Olive Sarubbi co-authored the abstract: “Mastering Ambiguity of Professionalism Development from Day 1: exploring the role of initial residency transition experience” -Presentation type: Roundtable – This abstract is accepted for presentation at Academy for Professionalism in Health Care hybrid conference, Navigating Ambiguities in Professionalism: Teaching, Assessment, Remediation, and Clinical Care from June 3 to 5, 2024, at Drexel University College of Medicine (Queen Lane Campus) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and via Zoom |
| Evgenia Royter, DO, PGY-4 and Donna Sudak, MD, have published an article: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Approaches for Chronic Suicidality. Journal of Psychiatric Practice, Vol. 30, No.1, 46-50 |
| During the 2023 - 2024 Tower GME Awards Ceremony,Phoenixville Hospital Psychiatry Residency received several awards. Donna M. Sudak, MD received the GME Mentorship Excellence Award. Abhishek Allam, MD received the GME Award of Excellence in Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Saral Desai, MD received the GME Resident or Fellow Service Excellence Award |
| Abhishek Allam, MD, PGY-3 along with Olive Sarubbi, TH System Director for GME and UME, gave an APA presentation on April 8, 2024 entitled: Post Match: The Transition to Residency for Matched IMGs |
| Abhishek Allam, MD, PGY-3 gave a HEALTHYSENIORS presentation to 60 attendees at the Phoenixville Recreation Center on May 14, 2024 entitled: Aging & Mental Health: Myths, Facts, Stigmas, Wellbeing |
| The Street Medicine Program at Pottstown Hospital received an Innovation Award from Montgomery County for their excellent work integrating psychiatry in the program. Sunil Verma, MD and our PGY-4 Residents, including Katherine Hubert, DO and Daniel Buhalo, MD, have been working with the Street Medicine team, providing much needed care to those in the Pottstown area |
| Abhishek Allam, MD, PGY-2 and Saral Desai, MD, PGY-2 along with Wei Du, MD, Tower Health DIO; Sarah Luber, DO, Tower Health ADIO; and Olive Sarubbi, GME System Director participated in a roundtable panel presentation entitled: Mastering Ambiguity of Professionalism Development from Day 1: Exploring the Roll of Initial Residency Transition Experience at the APHC International Hybrid Conference 2024 at Drexel University College of Medicine, June 2024 |