I am originally from California, having completed my undergraduate education at the University of CA at Berkeley. I attended medical school and residency at SUNY at Buffalo. I am Board Certified in Psychiatry and my clinical work focuses on adult inpatient psychiatry. My other area of interest is medical student education. I am currently the Assistant Director for Medical Student Education in the Department of Psychiatry at SUNY at Buffalo.
Education and Training:
Residency, Resident in Psychiatry, University at Buffalo - School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (2010)
Residency, University at Buffalo (2010)
Residency, University at Buffalo - School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (2009)
MD, University at Buffalo - School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (2006)
BA, Molecular and Cell biology, University of California, Berkeley (1999)
Employment:
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, University at Buffalo (2010-present)
Inpatient Psychiatric Attending Physician, Erie County Medical Center (2010-present)
Assistant Director Of Medical Student Education, Psychiatry, University at Buffalo (2010-present)
Junior Attending, Erie County Medical Center (2009–2010)
Assistant Clinical Instructor, University at Buffalo (2006–2010)
Awards and Honors:
Honorable Mention for the Siegel Teaching Award, Preclinical Years (2013)
Outstanding Contributions to Medical Student Education (2012)
Outstanding Contributions to the Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program (2012)
Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award (2007)
Gold Humanism Honor Society Second Biennial Conference (2006)
Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award (2006)
Dr. James Goldinger Curriculum Leadership Award (2006)
The Gilbert M. Beck Memorial Prize in Psychiatry (2006)
Inducted Member of the Gold Humanism Honor Society (2005)
Recipient of the President's Undergraduate Research Fellowship (1999)
President's Undergraduate Research Fellowship (1999)
Regent's and Chancellor's Scholarship (1996)
Presentations:
"Songs in the Key of Life: Using Music to Teach Psychiatry" American Psychiatrc Association Annual Meeting, American Psychiatric Association, PsychSIGN (2011)
"Copyrights and Wrongs: Understanding the Fair Use Exception" Annual Conference of the Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry, Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry, Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry (2010)
"Using Music to Teach Psychiatry" Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, American Psychiatric Association, PsychSIGN (2010)
"The Lives of Others: Using a Film Club to Encourage Interest in Psychiatry" Annual Conference of the Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry, Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry, Poster Presentation (2009)
"Healing Arts" Gold Humanism Honor Society Third Biennial Conference, The Gold Humanism Honor Society, Round Table (2008)
"It Don't Mean a Thing if it Ain't Got that Swing: Creating a Multimedia Mental Status Exam" Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry, Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry, Workshop (2008)
"Using the Arts in Psychiatric Medical Student Education" American Psychiatric Association, The Americal Psychiatric Association, PsychSIGN (2008)
"Mental Illness and All That Jazz: Using the Arts to Reduce Stigma" Association of Directors of Medical Student Education In Psychiatry, Annual Conference of the Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry (2007)
"Gold Humanism Honor Society" Gold Humanism Honor Society Second Biennial Conference, Gold Humanism Honor Society (2006)
Service Activities:
Psychiatry, School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Department of Psychiatry Executive Committee; Member (2013)
Psychiatry, School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Department of Psychiatry Undergraduate Medical Education Committee; Member (2013)
Faculty Chapter Advisor, Good Humanism Honor Society; Advisor (2010–2012)
Mentor Benjamin Rush Society; Student Mentor (2010–2012)
Psychiatry Film Club Coordinator; The Psychiatry Film club explores films relevant to psychiatric treatment and diagnosis. Students and faculty meet to watch and discuss the films.; Coordinator (2010)
Residency Program Selection Subcommittee; Committee Member (2007)
Member Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry; Member (2006–2012)
Member, American Psychiatric Association; Member (2006–2012)
Resident Coordinator - Film Club; Resident Coordinator of the Film Club; Coordinator (2006–2010)
Member Gold Humanism Honor Society; Member (2006)
Volunteer Friends of the Night People Homeless Shelter; Volunteer (2004–2010)
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Contact Information
Erie County Medical Center Department of Psychiatry 462 Grider St. Buffalo, NY 14215 Phone: (716) 898-4858 Fax: (716) 898-4447 Email: sh52@buffalo.edu
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