University at Buffalo (UB)
Our fellows have successfully completed, published and presented research on a wide variety of psychiatric conditions, therapy modalities and educational approaches.
| Fellow | Project | Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Davila, MD | “Thriving or Chronically Impaired: How early identification of ADHD impacts outcomes, and the moderating effect of race” | Sourav Sengupta, MD |
| Joshua Nazirbage, MD | Follows and Family: Investigating the link between parental knowledge of adolescent social media use and mental health symptoms” | Alex Cogswell, PhD |
| Group Quality Improvement Project | “Structural Determinants of Health: A Quality Improvement Project” | Elizabeth Sengupta, MAT |
| Fellow | Project | Mentor |
|---|---|---|
Tejpal Bedi, MD | “Examining the Relationship Between E-Cigarette Use and Anxiety and Depression in Adolescents” | |
Jill Frodey, MD | “Assessing the Impact of Social Media Absence on the Well-Being of Adolescents on the Inpatient Unit” | Rebecca Schaeffer, MD |
Felix Matos, MD | “Relationship Between Poor Adherence with Long-Acting Stimulants in Children and Adolescents (ages 7-17) Diagnosed with ADHD and Parental Stress in the Period of 01/01/2019-01/01/2021” | Mike Adragna, MD |
Group Quality Improvement Project
| Updating the Referral list used on the C/L Service | Chelsea McCabe, PhD |
| Fellow | Project | Mentor |
|---|---|---|
Nida Khawaja, MD | “Milk and Soda Consumption and Depression in the Adolescent Population” | Alex Cogswell, PhD |
Byung San Kwak, B. Med. | “Pilot Study of Using the Affective Slider in Routine Care in Assessing Depression and Anxiety Levels in Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Patients” | Alex Cogswell, PhD |
Salman Salaria, MBBS | “Correlates of Missed Appointments in the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic” | Mike Adragna, MD Alex Cogswell, PhD |
2019-2021 Group Quality Improvement project Drs. Khawaja, Kwak and Salaria | “Using Graphs to Track Patients' PHQ9 Scores to Improve Remission Times in MDD” |
| Fellow | Project | Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Kiran Khalid, MBBS | "How well do caregivers recall recommendations made by an impatient pediatric consult-liaison psychiatry service: Results and recommendations after a survey of families seen by the psychiatry service at a Pediatric Hospital" | Beth Smith, MD |
| Amber Parden, MD | "A Quality Improvement Teaching Initiative for Mental Health Clinic Providers" | Alex Cogswell, PhD |
| Fellowship Class of 2018-2020 Group QI Project | "Improving Intradisciplinary Communication" | Alex Cogswell, PhD. Beth Smith, MD Elizabeth Sengupta, MAT |
| Fellow | Project | Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Isuan Asikhia, MD | "The Utility of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Informed Therapy in a Medication Management Visit" | Michael Adragna, MD |
| Lovejit Kaur, MBBS | "Reflection on Recent Trends in Child Psychiatry Training Programs" | Sourav Sengupta, MD |
| Albert Thomas, MD | "Improving the Adherence Rate of Metabolic Monitoring of Patients on Atypical Antipsychotics at the OCH Children's Psychiatry Clinic Through the Use of a Visual Checklist" | Michael Adragna, MD |
| Fellowship Class of 2017-2019 Group QI Project | "Neuroscience psychoeducation in ADHD as a tool to improve medication adherence: a quality improvement study" | Alex Cogswell, PhD. Sourav Sengupta, MD Beth Smith, MD |
| Fellow | Project | Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Sarah Gibbons, MB BCh BAO | “Exploring the Impact of a Comprehensive Structured Fitness Program on Mental Health in Children Diagnosed with Cancer” | Robert Bateson Beatrice L. Wood, PhD |
| Sarah Gibbons, MB BCh BAO Jessica Grudzien, MD Rebecca Hicks, MD | “Use of Sleep Hygiene Psychoeducational Material in Children’s Psychiatry Clinic” 2016-2018 group quality improvement project | Alex Cogswell, PhD Sourav Sengupta, MD Beth A. Smith, MD |
| Jessica Grudzien, MD | “Mindfulness Based Curriculum to Reduce Use of Restraints and Seclusions: A Quality Improvement Project” | Alex Cogswell, PhD |
| Rebecca Hicks, MD | “What’s Going On With This Kid?: Difficulties In Conceptualizing and Untangling Diagnosis in a High Functioning Older Adolescent with Acute Onset, Severe School Refusal” | David L. Kaye, MD |
| Fellow | Project | Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Raymond Chankalal, MD | “The Comorbidity of ADHD and Child Asthma: Effects on Asthma Disease Severity, Pulmonary Function and the Autonomic Nervous System” | Bruce D. Miller, MD Beatrice L. Wood, PhD |
| Navpreet Kaur, MD | “Addressing Burnout in Resident Physicians” | Jennifer L. Haak, MD |
| Joshua Russell, MD | “Foster Care: Attachment, Development and Mental Health” | Alex Cogswell, PhD Peter S. Martin, MD, MPH |
| Fellow | Project | Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Aditi Parashar, MBBS | “Use of Social Media Among Youth: Effects, Risks and Opportunities for Body Image Concerns: A Literature Review” | Michael S. Adragna, MD Alex Cogswell, PhD Beatrice L. Wood, PhD |
| Ashish Tambar, MD | “Patient Care Reminders to Improve Outpatient Follow-Up: Quality Improvement Project” | Alex Cogswell, PhD Sourav Sengupta, MD Beth A. Smith, MD |
| Fellow | Project | Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Muneer Ali, DO | “Stimulant Medication Management in the Treatment of ADHD: Optimizing Adherence with Practice Parameters through the Creation and Implementation of a Clinical Protocol” | David L. Kaye, MD |
| Michael DiGiacomo, MD | “What’s in a Name?” Presented at UB Scholarly exchange day, won “Best Clinical Research” Award Presented at American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas; Oct. 2015 | Alex Cogswell, PhD |
| Melissa Perry, MD | “Case Series of 25I-NBOMe Intoxication at Women and Children’s Hospital of Buffalo” | Peter S. Martin, MD Beth A. Smith, MD |
| Fellow | Project | Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Ritu Goel, MD | “Effects of Parent Group Psycho-education Workshops on Sleep Problems in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)” | David L. Kaye, MD Beth A. Smith, MD |
| Sadaf Islam, MD | “Providing Cross-Cultural Care in Psychiatry – A resident's perspective” | Alex Cogswell, PhD |
| Usha Piryani, MD | “Mindfulness Foundations for Residents” | Kim Dobson, MD |
| Ricardo E. Romero, MD | “A Case of Encephalitis Associated with NMDA Receptor Antibodies” | Beth A. Smith, MD |
| Fellow | Project | Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Zhanna Elberg, MD | “The Effects of Journal Club Restructuring on Resident Satisfaction in a Psychiatric Residency Program” Presented at ACGME Conference | Cynthia A. Pristach, MD |
| Rebecca Schaeffer, MD | “Cognitive Decline in Early Adolescence: Diagnostic Considerations” | Bruce Bleichfeld, PhD |
| Fellow | Project | Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Abiola Adelaja, MD | “Childhood Trauma in Immigrant Youths Who End Up in the Juvenile Justice System – Under-diagnosis or Missed Treatment? A case report” | |
| Antigone Kostas, MD | “Gender and Sex: Cross-Cultural Perspectives and Reflections on Transgender Implications” | Beatrice L. Wood, PhD |
| Aryan Wahab, MD | “Sleep Disorders in Children: Underlying Mechanisms and their Role in Treatment.” | T. Williams, MD |
| Fellow | Project | Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Yakov Sherk, MD | “Liquid Melatonin Dispensed Via a Gastrostomy Tube for Severe Sleep Disturbance in a Hospitalized Child with Pervasive Developmental Disorder” Published: Sherk, Yakov, Smith, Beth A, Miller Bruce D, Letter to the editor, Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychopharmacology, 21 (3): 291-293 | Beth A. Smith, MD |
| Maria L. Oliveira, MD | “Autonomic Dysregulation in Children with Somatization: A Pilot Study” Presented: Poster presentation, AACAP, October 2011, Toronto, ON Awarded: AACAP Pilot Research Award (Eli Lilly) | |
| Michael T. Guppenberger, MD | “A Prospective Naturalistic Study of Outpatient Follow Up After an Acute Psychiatric Hospitalization on an Adolescent Inpatient Unit” Presented: Poster presentation, AACAP, October 2011, Toronto, ON | Beth A. Smith, MD |
| Fellow | Project | Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Aimee DiPasqua, MD | “Mental Health Awareness in Middle School Educators: A Literature Search and Preliminary Needs Assessment” | Darci Cramer-Benjamin, PhD |
| Ruben Gagarin, MD | “Bipolar Disorder: An Evolutionary Perspective” | Marion Schuchman, MD |
| Fellow | Project | Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Yadvinder Sandhu, MD | “Is There Value in the Constructs of Family Enmeshment, Disengagement and Cohesion?” | Beatrice L. Wood, PhD |
| Denise Giessert, MD | “Animal-Assisted Therapy in Children and Adolescents with Psychiatric Disorders” | Beth A. Smith, MD |
| Matthew McKenna, MD | “Psychological Consequences of Mutation Analysis Testing for Huntington’s Disease in Youths, an Ethical Perspective” | David L. Kaye, MD |
| Opeoluwa Akinnusi, MD | “Physician Monitoring for Second-Generation Antipsychotic Related Metabolic Syndrome in Pediatric Patients: How Are We Doing and Can We Do Better? A Pilot Study (Proposal)” |
| Fellow | Project | Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Shakeel Raza, MD | “Retrospective Informative Literature Review Regarding Management of Obessive-Compulsive Disorder” | James Waxmonsky, MD |
| Mohammad Siddiqui, MD | “School Threat Assessment: A Review of the Literature and Discussion of Two School Systems’ Approaches” | David L. Kaye, MD |
| Fellow | Project | Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Holly B. Mutton, MD | “The Human Figure Drawing and Psychiatric Diagnosis” IRB proposal | Darci Cramer-Benjamin, PhD |
| Amita Upadhyay, MD | “Metabolic Effects of Olanzapine in Children and Adolescents” | James Waxmonsky, MD |
| Balwant Nagra, MD | “The Dilemma of Diagnosing Bipolar Disorder in a Pediatric Population” | James Waxmonsky, MD |
| Fellow | Project | Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Jennifer L. Haak, MD | “Personal Psychotherapy During Residency Training: A Pilot Survey of Psychiatric Residents” Awarded: Freida Fromm Reichman Award, American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training, 2007 Published: Academic Psychiatry 2009; 33:323–32 | David L. Kaye, MD |
| NiNi Hla, MD | “Association of Triangulation in Parental Conflict with Child Depression/Asthma” Presented: AACAP, October 2006, San Diego, Calif. | Beatrice L. Wood, PhD |
| Barbara Yu-Siao, MD | “A Cross-Sectional Study of Prevalence of Emotional Behavioral Disturbance in Children and Adolescents with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection” | David L. Kaye, MD |
| Fellow | Project | Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Shabrin A. Haque, MD | “Pediatric Stress-Related Seizures: Conceptualization, Evaluation, and Treatment of Nonepileptic Seizures in Children and Adolescents.” Published: Wood, B.L., Haque S., Weinstock A., Miller B.D. Current Opinion in Pediatrics 16 (5): 532-531 2004 | |
| Beth A. Smith, MD | “Depressive Symptoms in Children with Cystic Fibrosis and Parents: Its Effects on Adherence to Airway Clearance” Awarded: AACAP Pilot Research Award (Eli Lilly) | Beatrice L. Wood, PhD |
| Milorad Vukovic, MD | “Quetiapine-induced NASH Syndrome” | James Waxmonsky, MD |
| Fellow | Project | Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Michael R. Cummings, MD | “Pharmacologic Management of Behavioral Instability in Medically Ill Pediatric Patients” Published: Cummings MR, Miller, BD. Current Opinion in Pediatrics, October 2004; 516-522 | Bruce D. Miller, MD |
| Alicia Galecki, MD | “Latin American Families and Mental Health Services: An Analysis of Knowledge and Attitudes” | Beatrice L. Wood, PhD |
| Nasreen Rezak-Malik, MD | “Jan Brady Revisited: A Proposal to Help Middle Children Cope by Using Media Guided Assistance” | David L. Kaye, MD |
| Jennifer Scarozza, MD | “Attachment Stability, Paternal Alcoholism and Infant Behavior” Presented: APA Annual Meeting, May 2004, New York, N.Y. | Kenneth E. Leonard, PhD |
| Fellow | Project | Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Dasha Lekic, MD | “A 5-year-old Presenting with Psychosis and Movement Disorder after Promethazine: Case Study and Literature Review” | James Waxmonsky, MD |
| Fellow | Project | Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Moshin Khalique, MD | “Integrating Individual and Family Treatment in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry” |
| Fellow | Project | Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Jon Sirkin, MD | “Family Court Judges Perceptions of Mental Health Professionals’ Evaluations” | David L. Kaye, MD |
| Patrick Stein, MD | “Development of an Instrument to Assess Triangulation in Families and its effect on Physiological Reactivity in the Children Involved” | Beatrice L. Wood, PhD |
| Fellow | Project | Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Diana Sanderson, MD | “Use of Mood Stabilizers in Hospitalized Adolescent Patients with Bipolar Disorder” | James Waxmonsky, MD |
| Sergio Nivon, MD | “Sleep Disturbances in Children with Autism” | James Waxmonsky, MD |
| Fellow | Project | Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Constantine Azarcon, MD | “Breathing Biofeedback Intervention for Children with Anxiety Disorders | Beatrice L. Wood, PhD |
| Olufowobi Gbadebo, MD | “A Pilot Study of the Effect of Emotional Stimuli on Tic Severity in Children with Tourette’s Syndrome” Published: Wood, B.L., Klebba, K, Gbadebo, O, Lichter, D., Kurlan, R. and Miller, B.D.:, Movement Disorders 18 (11) 1392-1395, 2003 |