Sourav Sengupta MD, MPH
Sourav Sengupta
MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Pediatrics Director of Training - Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Specialty/Research Focus
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; Psychiatry
Contact Information
Patient Care
Patient Care
This faculty member is affiliated with UBMD, practicing physicians who are also professors in the Jacobs School.
View this physician on UBMDProfessional Summary:
I am a public health-oriented child and adolescent psychiatrist, broadly interested in connecting communities to care and support they are struggling to find. For much of the past decade, that has meant working with pediatricians and schools to help them address mild to moderate behavioral health issues at "the right time and the right place" to help community unmet needs for child mental health support.
I am also proud to serve as the Program Director for UB's Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, where we've been able to train so many wonderful compassionate and talented child psychiatrists to care for emotionally struggling children and families in WNY and beyond. We are working to train excellent child psychiatrists that can engage and support children, families, and communities. I supervise fellows at the Children‘s Psychiatry Clinic and at Oishei Children‘s Hospital and teach extensively on clinical neurodevelopment, collaborative care, and family systems. I am fortunate to teach and mentor trainees across the developmental spectrum and get to collaborate with tremendous colleagues in multiple disciplines.
Since 2023, I have been working to launch the Learning Communities program and the CommunityConnect service learning program at the Jacobs School. These programs will help with building community within the medical school and with community-building with our neighbors throughout Buffalo and Western New York.
Education and Training:
- Certificate, UB Royal College of Physicians Faculty Educator Program, University at Buffalo School of Medicine (2017)
- Fellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic (2013)
- Fellowship, Public Service Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic (2013)
- Certificate, Leadership and Management Program, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (2012)
- Residency, General Adult Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic (2011)
- MD, Tufts University School of Medicine (2008)
- MPH, Tufts University School of Medicine (2008)
- BS, Biology, Duke University (2004)
- Certificate, Health Policy, Duke University (2004)
Employment:
- Director, Learning Communities (2023-present)
- Associate Professor, Pediatrics (2022-present)
- Associate Professor, Psychiatry (2022-present)
- Program Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, Psychiatry, Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2016-present)
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Project TEACH (2015-present)
- Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (2016–2022)
- Assistant Professor, Psychiatry (2013–2022)
- Founder, Medical Director, Integrated Care/for Kids (2013–2022)
- Associate Program Director, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, Psychiatry, Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2014–2016)
Awards and Honors:
- Distinguished Fellow, American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (2023)
- Induction, UB Richard Sarkin, MD—Medical Emeritus Faculty Chapter, Gold Humanism Honor Society (2021)
- UB Psychiatry Josie Olympia Award for Overall Contributions to the Department (2020)
- UB Psychiatry Research Award (2020)
- UB Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Teaching Award (2019)
- UB GME Program Director of Excellence (2019)
- UB Psychiatry Medical Student Teaching Award (2018)
- UB Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Departmental Service Award (2015)
- Western Psychiatric Hospital Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Resident Teaching Award (2013)
- American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Jerry M. Wiener Resident Member of Council (2011)
- Baltimore City Mayoral Fellowship, Baltimore City Health Department (2005)
Journal Articles:
- Schlesinger A, Sengupta S, Marx L, Hilt R, Martini DR, DeMaso DR, Beheshti N, Borcherding B, Butler A, Fallucco E, Fletcher K, Homan E, Lai K, Pierce K, Sharma A, Earls M, , Rockhill C, Bukstein OG, Abright AR, Becker T, Diamond J, Hayek M, Keable H, Vasa RA, Walter HJ. (2022) Clinical Update: Collaborative Mental Health Care for Children and Adolescents in Pediatric Primary Care. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Jun)
- Shalaby N, Sengupta S, Williams JB. (2024) Large-scale analysis reveals racial disparities in the prevalence of ADHD and conduct disorders. Scientific Reports (Oct), 14 doi:10.1038/s41598-024-75954-5
- De Golia SG, Houston LJ, Madaan V, Zalpuri I, Welton R, Bernstein C, Sengupta S, Chaudhry MA, Sudak DM. (2022) The Burden of Leadership: a Survey of Burnout Experiences Among Psychiatry Program Directors. Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry (Jun).
- Sengupta S. (2021) Engaging Pediatric Primary Care Clinicians in Collaborative and Integrated Care. Child and adolescent psychiatric clinics of North America (Oct), 30(4): 767-776.
- Kaye D, Sengupta S, Artis J. (2021) Implementation strategies in co-located, coordinated, and collaborative care models for child and youth mental health concerns. Pediatric Medicine (Jul) doi:10.21037/pm-20-75
- Wood BL, Woods SB, Sengupta S, Nair T. (2021) The Biobehavioral Family Model: An Evidence-Based Approach to Biopsychosocial Research, Residency Training, and Patient Care. Frontiers in psychiatry (Jan), 12: 725045. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2021.725045
- Sengupta S, Jacobson S, Williamson E. (2019) Straight on Through: the Current State of Child Tracks in Psychiatry Residency. Acad Psychiatry (Dec).
- Sengupta S. (2019) Rebuilding More of Me. JAMA (Mar), 321(12): 1159-1160.
- Kaye DL, Fornari V, Scharf M, Fremont W, Zuckerbrot R, Foley C, Hargrave T, Smith BA, Wallace J, Blakeslee G, Petras J, Sengupta S, Singarayer J, Cogswell A, Bhatia I, Jensen P. (2017) Description of a multi-university education and collaborative care child psychiatry access program: New York State's CAP PC. Gen Hosp Psychiatry (Sep), 48: 32-36.
- Pullen SJ, White JC, Salgado CA, Sengupta S, Takala CR, Tai S, Swintak C, Shatkin JP. (2013) Video-teleconferencing with medical students to improve exposure to child and adolescent psychiatry. Acad Psychiatry (Jul), 37(4): 268-270.
- Sengupta S. (2013) Transitions to Chief Resident: A Developmental Perspective. American Journal of Psychiatry Residents’ Journal (Feb), 8(2): 2-3.
- Kragulic N, Sengupta S. (2012) The Resident as Advocate in Psychiatry. American Journal of Psychiatry Residents’ Journal (Jun), 7(6): 3-5.
Books and Book Chapters:
- Adragna, M.S., Sengupta, S. (2024) The Use of Technology to Enhance Treatment Adherence. In: Pediatric Nonadherence. Springer, 215-224.
- Sengupta, S. (2023) Working in a Multi-Disciplinary Team. In: De Golia S., Wang R. (eds) The Psychiatry Resident Handbook: How to Thrive in Training. American Psychiatric Publishing.
- Sengupta S, Adragna M. (2019) In: Technological Strategies to Address Psychiatric Nonadherence. In: Fornari V., Dancyger I. (eds) Psychiatric Nonadherence: A Solutions-Based Approach (pp. 201-212). Springer, Cham. , 201-212.
Abstracts:
- Sengupta S, Taylor H-L, Meka J, Pointer K, Milling D. (2023) Cultivating connection: Empowering medical students for community health equity. MedEd’s horizon: Just, merciful, diverse and equitable. (Oct)
Professional Memberships:
- Learning Communities Institute (2023–present)
- American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training (2014–present)
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2011–present)
Presentations:
- "Mind Over Matter: Disentangling Mental Health Stigma for Minority Groups" American Medical Association House of Delegates Meeting (2024)
- "Exploring the Highwire Act of Crafting a Progressive Antiracist Curriculum" Challenging Norms: Uplifting Anti-Racist Work to Transform the Landscape of Medical Education. Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai. (2023)
- "Learning Communities: The Spectrum of Training Within Collaborative Care Models" American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (2023)
- "Let’s Work Together: Formulating a Data Collaborative to Advocate for Integrated Care" American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (2023)
- "Simon Wile Symposium ECHOs of Inspiration: Collaborative and Integrated Care Innovations for Historically Marginalized Pediatric Populations" American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Annual Meeting (2023)
- "Starting and Sustaining Successful and Equitable Integrated Care Programs for the Busy Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist: A Practical Guide in the Post–COVID-19 Era" American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Annual Meeting (2023)
- "Anti-Racism and Cultural Humility Education: Adapting Curriculum to Dismantle Structural Racism." UB Inclusive Excellence Summit (2023)
- "Breaking down silos: Finding an approach to trauma prevention that fits into your roles." Community Health & Advocacy Conference (2023)
- "Navigating ACES Through a Cultural Lens." Say Yes Buffalo Training (2022)
- "From Gender Differences to Gender Dysphoria." Buffalo Public Schools Superintendent’s Day Training (2021)
- "Compassion in Crisis: Moving from Fatigue to Satisfaction & Hope." University at Buffalo Wellness and Work Life Balance Series Webinar (2021)
- "Physicians Leading the Charge: Dismantling Stigma around Behavioral Health Conditions & Treatment" Behavioral Health Integration Webinar Series; American Medical Association (2020)
- "Simon Wile Symposium: The Boarder Crisis - Innovative Bridges Breaking Down Walled-off Care in Pediatric Boarding" Annual Meeting; ; American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2020)
- "Managing the Millennial Struggling Learner: Creating a Team Approach" Annual Meeting; American Association of Directors of Psychiatry Residency Training (2020)
- "New Training Director Symposium: The Nuts and Bolts" Annual Meeting; American Association of Directors of Psychiatry Residency Training (2020)
- "Simon Wile Symposium: Costs? Benefits! Effectiveness! Making the Value Case for Pediatric Integrated Care" Annual Meeting; American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2019)
- "Suicide Assessment and Safety Planning in Pediatric Primary Care" Meeting; Buffalo Pediatric Society (2019)
- "Child Tracks: How a specialized track can be good for trainees, residencies and fellowships - A Hands-On Workshop" Annual Meeting; American Association of Directors of Psychiatry Residency Training (2019)
- "New Training Director Symposium: The Nuts and Bolts" Annual Meeting; American Association of Directors of Psychiatry Residency Training (2019)
- "Simon Wile Symposium: Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists Caring for Colleagues: Innovations in Supporting Nonpsychiatric Colleagues" Annual Meeting; American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2018)
- "Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Recognizing and Managing FASD Kids in the Classroom" Continuing Teacher and Leader Education Series; Cheektowaga Central School District (2018)
- "Managing Complex ADHD Students in the Classroom" Continuing Teacher and Leader Education Series; Cheektowaga Central School District (2018)
- "Mentorship Symposium: Wait… What Just Happened? Reflections from the Field." Annual Meeting; American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2017)
- "Simon Wile Symposium: Super-Powered Child Psychiatry Access Programs! Adding Value From System-Wide Integration, Early Childhood Interventions, and Quality Improvement Initiatives" Annual Meeting; American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2017)
- "Autism Spectrum Disorders: What to look for and What to do. Early Childhood Research Center" Training; University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education; Early Childhood Research Center (2017)
- "When 5 is more than 3+2: Creating an effective Child Track for Psychiatry Residencies" Annual Meeting; American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training (2017)
- "Next Steps in Treatment-Resistant Depression" UBMD Internal Medicine Primary Care Update; University at Buffalo School of Medicine (2017)
- "Simon Wile Symposium: Screening, Adhering, and Dying: Collaboration With Subspecialty Pediatrics" Annual Meeting; American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2016)
- "Simon Wile Symposium: Innovations and Directions in Behavioral Health Integration and Collaborative Care" Annual Meeting; American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2015)
- "ADHD: An Update for Family Physicians" Grand Rounds; University at Buffalo School of Medicine; Department of Family Medicine (2015)
- "Teaching the Integration of Psychiatry with Primary Care: What You Need to Know" Annual Meeting; American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training (2015)
- "Development in Middle Childhood: Informing Care for Traumatized Children" Continuing Education Series; Western New York Children's Psychiatric Center (2014)
- "Mental Health Toolbox: Diagnostic Aids, Combos, & Cross-Tapers" Medicaid Providers Seminar; BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York (2014)
- "What Pediatricians Should Know About Depression" Grand Rounds; Mercy Hospital of Buffalo; Department of Pediatrics (2013)
- "ABCs of Advocacy: Becoming an Effective Advocate for Children’s Mental Health" Annual Meeting; American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2013)
- "Integrated Care: New Opportunities and Strategies in Integrating Physical and Behavioral Healthcare" Medicaid Providers Seminar; BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York (2013)
- "Resident as Teacher: Educational Survival Guide for Your First Year on Faculty" Annual Meeting; American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2013)
- "When Mental Illness Hits Home: The Dual Role of Being a Clinician and Family Member" Annual Meeting; American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2013)
- "Using Resident Feedback to Create an Ecologically Valid Evaluation Tool" Annual Meeting; American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training (2013)
- "Resident As Teacher: Using Media to Teach From CNN to the Classroom" Annual Meeting; American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2012)
- "Community Advocacy for Psychiatry Residents" Advocacy Webinar Series; American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2012)
- "Thought Disorders" Crisis Intervention Team Training Program; Pittsburgh Bureau of Police (2012)
- "Developing Resident Interest in Public Service Psychiatry - Learning by Doing!" Institute on Psychiatric Services; American Psychiatric Association (2011)
- "Mental Health Advocacy Seminar: Being An Effective Advocate for Children’s Mental Health" Annual Meeting; American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2011)
Service Activities:
- JSMBS Curriculum Committee (2024–present)
- JSMBS Community Liaison, FruitBelt Coalition; Volunteer (2023–present)
- Co-Chair, JSMBS Curriculum Committee (2022–2024)
- UB Psychiatry Annual Conference Planning Committee (2022–present)
- Collaborative and Integrated Care Committee, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; Co-Chair (2020–present)
- Membership Committee, American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training; Chair (2018–2023)
- UB School of Medicine Child Advocacy Club; Advisor (2018–2023)
- UB Psychiatry General Residency Program Admissions Committee (2017–present)
- UB Psychiatry General Residency Educational Policy Committee (2017–present)
- Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Faculty Council; Councilor (2017–present)
- UB CAP Fellowship Clinical Competency Committee; Chair (2016–present)
- UB Psychiatry Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Educational Policy Committee; Chair (2016–present)
- UB Department of Psychiatry Academic Affairs Committee; Member (2014–2020)
- Medical Students and Residents Committee, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; Co-Chair (2011–2013)
- Attending Preceptor, UB Heals Street Medicine Program; Volunteer