Scholarly Activities

2022 Posters

Fellows Poster

Amin S, Garces E, Shah S, Forbes K, Engel L, Improving the Quality of Medication Consent Forms for Children and Adolescents, SUNY Downstate Medical Center’s Patient Safety and Quality Fair, spring 2022.

Amin S, Lubin, J-A multidisciplinary approach integrating the causality algorithm to diagnose and treat organic causes of cataonia in adolescents with autoimmune disorders, SUNY Downstate Research Colloquium, spring 2022.

Henderson, E, Pengrin, L, The Osteopathic Touch: Using Osteopathic Manipulation to Address Mental Health and Back Pain, SUNY Downstate research day, spring 2022.

Raphael C Research Experience – Quality Improvement Patient Safety Fair at SUNY Health Science Center of Brooklyn—Brooklyn, NY March 2022 Platform Presentation Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Changed the Attempted Suicide Statistic in the KCHC Child Psychiatry OPD? Cassandra Raphael, MD MPH, Cathryn Galanter, MD, Nitin Toteja, MD.

Faculty Poster

Amin S, Garces E, Shah S, Forbes K, Engel L, Improving the Quality of Medication Consent Forms for Children and Adolescents, SUNY Downstate Medical Center’s Patient Safety and Quality Fair, spring 2022.

Amin S, Lubin, J-A multidisciplinary approach integrating the causality algorithm to diagnose and treat organic causes of catatonia in adolescents with autoimmune disorders. Presented at SUNY Downstate Research Colloquium, spring 2022.

Hong K, Zielinski S, Kandel H, Galanter CA, Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Substance Use in New York Inner City Child and Adolescent Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program (CPEP) Patients, AACAP Annual Meeting 2022, Toronto.

Kandel H, Zielinski S, Hong K, Galanter CA, Impact of COVID-19 on Suicidal Ideation and Behavior in Youth Presenting to a New York City Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program, AACAP Annual Meeting 2022, Toronto.

Raphael C, Galanter CA, Toteja N, Research Experience – Quality Improvement Patient Safety Fair at SUNY Health Science Center of Brooklyn—Brooklyn, NY March 2022 Platform Presentation Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Changed the Attempted Suicide Statistic in the KCHC Child Psychiatry OPD?

Wei L, Bayne MA, Chirico IS, Galanter CA, The 20-Year Impact of Medical Society Instruments on Overcoming Barriers to Adolescent Substance Use Disorder, AACAP Annual Meeting 2022, Toronto.

Wei L, Chirico IS, Bayne MA, Galanter CA, Insurance as a Barrier to Care: Depression Treatment Appeals in California Adolescents, AACAP Annual Meeting 2022, Toronto

Zielinski S, Hong K Kandel H, Kamrajaran C, Galanter CA, Adverse Childhood Experiences of Youth Presenting to the Psychiatric Emergency Room Before and During COVID-19, AACAP Annual Meeting 2022, Toronto.

Fellow Presentations

Amin S, Exploring and Approaching Organic Causes of Catatonia in Children and Adolescents, Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds, SUNY Health Science University, May 18, 2022, Brooklyn, New York/Virtual.

Azzopardi Larios D, The Use of Metformin in Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds, SUNY Health Science University, January 26, 2022, Brooklyn, New York/Virtual.

Dweik M, Screen Addiction in Children and Adolescents: An Emerging Behavior Disorder, Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds, SUNY Health Science University, March 23, 2022, Brooklyn, New York/Virtual.

Galanter CA, Shah S, Hue J, Leach S, Morris Z, Dr. Alden N. Haffner Memorial Lecture in Public Health at SUNY Optometry School, New York, NY April 8, 2022.

Garces Uribe E, Early-Onset Schizophrenia: Challenges in Assessment and Treatment, Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds, SUNY Health Science University, May 18, 2022, Brooklyn, New York/Virtual.

Raphael C, Teen Mental Health Curriculum in the Era of COVID-19:  Context, Content, Connectedness, Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds, SUNY Health Science University, June 1, 2022, Brooklyn, New York/Virtual.

Shah S, Helene Beiser MD Art show, AACAP Annual Meeting, October 2022, Toronto, Canada.

Faculty Presentations

Galanter CA, Shah S, Hue J, Leach S, Morris Z, Dr. Alden N. Haffner Memorial Lecture in Public Health at SUNY Optometry School, New York, NY April 8, 2022.

Galanter CA, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Crisis, Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds, SUNY Health Science University, November 9, 2022, Brooklyn, New York/Virtual.

Galanter CA, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Crisis, Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Rutgers University, November 15, 2022, Newark, New Jersey/Virtual.

Fellows Media and Community Outreach

Raphael C, Parents Magazine, Expert Consultant in Psychiatry For Black Families, Neurodivergence Means Challenges and Endless Opportunities to Redefine Parenting, published online by Kindred by Parents, January 2022 URL: https://www.parents.com/kindred/for-black-families-neurodivergence-means-challenges-and-endless-opportunities-to-redefine-parenting/

Raphael C Parenting During the Pandemic: Helping Children/Parents Cope with Changes Resulting from COVID-19. Program Collaboration between Community School District 17 and NYC H+H/Kings County, Presented by Cassandra Raphael, MD MPH and Jaysree Roberts, PhD. Expert Consultant in Mental Health Brooklyn, NY. March 2022.

Fellows Grants and Awards

Mahmoud Dweik, Daniel Azzopardi-Lairos, Committee on Interns and Residents Holiday Grant, 2022

Cathryn Galanter, MOBILITY - Metformin for Overweight & OBese ChILdren and Adolescents with BIpolar Spectrum Disorders Treated with Second-Generation AntipsYchotics. Sponsor: PCORI, November 2015-present.  Site Doctors include Drs. Norma Green, Sabina Singh, Rachel

Waxman, and our fellows, Drs. Shaily Amin, Estefany Garces Uribe, Cassandra Raphael.

Faculty Grants and Awards

Cathryn Galanter, MOBILITY - Metformin for Overweight & OBese ChILdren and Adolescents with BIpolar Spectrum Disorders Treated with Second-Generation AntipsYchotics. Sponsor: PCORI, November 2015-present.  Site Doctors include Drs. Norma Green, Sabina Singh, Rachel

Rachel Waxman, and our fellows, Drs. Shaily Amin, Estefany Garces Uribe, Cassandra Raphael.

NYCCC/OMH MOBILITY site Doctors include Drs. Weerasinghege Jayasekara, Omanamhe Masagbor, Ngozi Nnadi, Taiwo Odedeyi, Mary Usubiaga and Linda Hennegan, PMHNP.

Answering the Alarm: A System of Care for Black Youth at Risk for Suicide, NIMH, Site PI: Cathryn Galanter, MD.

2022 Local and National Committees

Fellows Local and National Committees

Shaily Amin, Fellows Board Member of NYCAAP, Chair of the MIT Subcommittee NYCCAP.

Dweik Mahmoud, Downstate Representative to the NYCAAP MIT Committee

Faculty Local and National Committees

Cathryn Galanter, MD, NYCCAP Board Member, AACAP Representative to APA Assembly, AACAP Nominating Committee, SUNY Downstate College of Medicine Executive Committee, Addiction Committee for The American Association of Directors of Residency Training (AADPRT).

Norma Green, MD, Faculty, Institute for Psychoanalytic Education (IPE).

2021 Publications

Fellow Publication

Chima D, Mayevskiy V, El Sayed M, Sleep Trouble in Children of Parents at SUNY Downstate Health Science University During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A cross Sectional Survey, SUNY Down-state Research Day, April 2021

Co S, Wohlleber M, Galanter CA, Disruptive, Impulse-Control and Conduct Disorders: Prognosis, Assessment and Treatment of Youth Grown Up in "Transition-Age Youth Mental Healthcare-Bridging the Gap Between Pediatric and Adult Psychiatric Care," Eds. Chan V and Derenne J, Springer 2021.

Garces-Uribe, E, Predominance of psychiatric manifestations in an Adult Man with a Recent Diagnosis of 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome. Psychiatric Annals, 51(8), 394-396, 2021.

Garces-Uribe E, Palkar P, Rapid Onset Psychosis and Cholinergic Rebound Following Abrupt Dis-continuation of Clozapine: A Case Report. Psychiatric Annals, 51(2), 99-100, 2021.

Garces-Uribe E, et al, Actions Speak Louder: When Innocence Turns into Animal Cruelty., MD; Pooja Palkar, MBBS; et al. American Psychiatry Association Annual Meeting, May 2021.

Garces-Uribe E, et al, does recurrent mood dysregulation predict obesity? Observations made in an adolescent inpatient psychiatric unit. American Psychiatry Association Annual Meeting, May 2021.

Faculty Publication

Co S, Wohlleber M, Galanter CA, Disruptive, Impulse-Control and Conduct Disorders: Prognosis, Assessment and Treatment of Youth Grown Up in "Transition-Age Youth Mental Healthcare-Bridging the Gap Between Pediatric and Adult Psychiatric Care," Eds. Chan V and Derenne J, Springer 2021.

Adesanya DO. Johnson J, Galanter CA Assessing and treating aggression in children adolescents, Pediatr Med 2021.

2021 Presentations 

Fellow Presentations:

Shaily Amin and Davinder Chima founding course directors of the Neuroscience Curriculum April-May 2021.

Co, Shelly, what do we know about disruptive mood dysregulation disorder treatment SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Psychiatry Grand Rounds, June 23, 2021.

Raphael C, Process Group collaboration for Academy students after the death of a classmate, Health Science Academy, Brooklyn, NY. April 2021

Raphael C, #thefactsonfeelings—Coping in COVID Youth Mental Health Lecture, Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health, Health Science Academy Brooklyn, NY, April—May 2021.

2021 Grants and Awards

Trainee Grants and Awards

Pillai K, Committee on Interns and Residents Holiday Grant, 2021

Faculty Grants and Awards

Cathryn Galanter, MOBILITY - Metformin for Overweight & Obese Children and Adolescents with Bipolar Spectrum Disorders Treated with Second-Generation AntipsYchotics. Sponsor: PCORI, November 2015-present. Site Doctors include Drs. Norma Green, Sabina Singh, Rachel Waxman, and our fellows, Drs. Shaily Amin, Estefany Garces Uribe, Cassandra Raphael.

NYCCC/OMH MOBILITY site Doctors include Drs. Weerasinghege Jayasekara,

Omanamhe Masagbor, Ngozi Nnadi, Taiwo Odedeyi, Mary Usubiaga and Linda Hennegan, PMHNP.

Kathy McCormick, Principle Investigator and Executive Director, Stanley Lamm Institute Pre-school Awards

Kathy McCormick, Principle Investigator and Co-Executive Director, Infant and Child Learning Center Pre-school and Early Intervention

2021 Local and Natural Committees

Trainee Local and National Committees:

Cassandra Raphael, MD, American Psychiatric Association Membership Committee, Corresponding Member.

Shaily Amin, MD, Fellow Board Member of the NY Council on Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (NYCCAP), Chair of the MIT Subcommittee NYCCAP.

Faculty Local and Natural Committees

Marie Charles-Belzie, MD, President of the Haitian American Psychiatric Association (HAPA).

Cathryn Galanter, MD, NYCCAP Board Member, AACAP Representative to APA Assembly, AACAP Secretary, NY Regional Representative and Addiction Task Force for The American Association of Directors of Residency Training (AADPRT),

Norma Green, MD, Faculty, Institute for Psychoanalytic Education (IPE).

Joe Wise, MD, Psychotherapy Committee of AACAP, Psychotherapy Caucus Executive Committee for APA.

2020 Publications

Trainee Publications 

Co S, Wohlleber M, Galanter CA, Disruptive, Impulse-Control and Conduct Disorders: Prognosis, Assessment and Treatment of Youth Grown Up in "Transition-Age Youth Mental Healthcare - Bridging the Gap Between Pediatric and Adult Psychiatric Care," Eds. Chan V and Derenne J, Springer 2021.

Wise, JE. “The Organized Child: An Effective Program to Maximize Your Kid’s Potential—in School and in Life, by Richard Gallagher, Elana G Spira, and Jennifer L Rosenblatt.” JAACAP. AACAP 2020

Wise, J Group Circle. Newsletter of AGPA. Response to a clinical scenario. Winter 2020. 

Wise, J NYCCAP News. Newsletter of NYCCAP. Report from AACAP meeting and Applicant night. 2020

Faculty Publications 

Engel, L  “Children and The Corona Virus” NYC Health+Hospital/Kings County Newsletter October 2020 

Drozdowicz L, Gordon E, Shapiro D, Jacobson S, Zalpuri I, Stewart C, Lewis AL, Robinson L, Myint MT, Daniolos P, Williamson E, Pleak R, Graeff Martins AS, Gleason MM, Galanter CA, Miller S, Stubbe D, Martin A, Sexual health in child and adolescent psychiatry: multi-site implementation through synchronized videoconferencing of an educational resource using standardized patients, Frontiers in Psychiatry, section Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Rehabilitation 2020 Nov 17;11:593101. 

McIntyre J, Yager J, Everett A, Galanter, CA., Lyness J, Nininger J, Reus VI, Vergare M. The DSM-5 Clinical and Public Health Committee (CPHC): Operations, mechanics, controversies and recommendations. Psychological Medicine, 2020; 

Co S, Wohlleber M, Galanter CA, Disruptive, Impulse-Control and Conduct Disorders: Prognosis, Assessment and Treatment of Youth Grown Up in "Transition-Age Youth Mental Healthcare - Bridging the Gap Between Pediatric and Adult Psychiatric Care," Eds. Chan V and Derenne J, Springer 2021.

Galanter, CA, Secretary’s Report, AACAP news Volume 51 issue 2, March/April 2020

Osman, E , “ADHD & Environment Influences”,  NYC Health+Hospital/Kings County Newsletter October 2020 

Singh, S  “How to Support Kids Emotions During Backs to School Season This Year” NYC Health+ Hospital/Kings County Newsletter October 2020 

2020 Posters 

Faculty Poster

Norris R, Wildstein A, Galanter CA. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship: Why do Seats Remain Unfilled? AACAP Annual Meeting 2020, Virtual

2020 Presentations

Trainee Presentations

Chima D , J Birnbaum, S Kohlhoff, “Congenital HIV in the Pediatric Population: Ethical Concerns and Disclosure Recommendations”,  SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Psychiatry Grand Rounds,  October 7, 2020

Edelman, D, “Exploring the Impact of ADHD on Self-Esteem in Children and Adolescents,” SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Psychiatry Grand Rounds, May, 2020

Mohan, V Smith, C , “The Heredity of mental illness: A case report of psychosis in triplets" SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Psychiatry Grand Rounds, June, 2020

Raphael, C Microaggressions & Macro Effects: the psychiatric implications for individuals and populations.  American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, October 2020. 

Wise, Joe "Health and Mental Health Disparities Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender"  LGBT– Health  2020 

Faculty Presentations

Shoemaker E, Hunt J, Lewis AL, Galanter CA, Kerlek AJ, Guber KM, Ilaria S, Andreski LT, Karisson C, Mohiuddin S, Wu M, Faster Track: Should We Shorten Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Training to Improve Recruitment and Build Our Workforce? AACAP Annual Meeting, October 2020, San Francisco, CA/Virtual.

Sudak DM, Zeshan M, Naveed S, Galanter CA, Vito JP: Empowering Trainees to Engage in Scholarly Work and Leadership Roles, APA Annual Meeting, April 2020, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Shoemaker E, Hunt J, Lewis AL, Galanter CA, Kerlek AJ, Guber KM, Ilaria S, Andreski LT, Karisson C, Mohiuddin S, Wu M, Faster Track: Should We Shorten Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Training to Improve Recruitment and Build Our Workforce? AADPRT Annual Meeting, March 2020, Dallas, Texas

2020 Grants and Awards

Trainee Grants and Award

Cathryn Galanter, MOBILITY - Metformin for Overweight & OBese ChILdren and Adolescents with BIpolar Spectrum Disorders Treated with Second-Generation AntipsYchotics. Sponsor: PCORI, November 2015-present.  Site Doctors include Drs. Shana Clarke, Norma Green, James Lubin, Sabina Singh, Rachel Waxman, and our fellows, Drs. Davinder Chima, Shelley Co, Deborah Edelman, Varun Mohan, Joseph Wise.

Faculty Grants and Award

Cathryn Galanter, MOBILITY - Metformin for Overweight & OBese ChILdren and Adolescents with BIpolar Spectrum Disorders Treated with Second-Generation AntipsYchotics. Sponsor: PCORI, November 2015-present.  Site Doctors include Drs. Shana Clarke, Norma Green, James Lubin, Sabina Singh, Rachel Waxman, and our fellows, Drs. Davinder Chima, Shelley Co, Deborah Edelman, Varun Mohan, Joseph Wise.

NYCCC/OMH MOBILITY site Doctors include Drs. Weerasinghege Jayasekara, Omanamhe Masagbor, Ngozi Nnadi, Taiwo Odedeyi, Mary Usubiaga and Linda Hennegan, PMHNP.

Kathy McCormick, Principle Investigator and Executive Director, Stanley Lamm Institute Preschool Awards          

Kathy McCormick, Principle Investigator and Co-Executive Director,  Infant and Child Learning Center Pre-school and Early Intervention

2020 Local and National Committees

Shaily Amin, Downstate Representative to the MIT Committee of the NY Counsel on Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Marie Charles-Belzie, MD, President of the Haitian American Psychiatric Association (HAPA).

Cathryn Galanter, MD, AACAP Secretary, NYCCAP Board Member, NY Regional Representative and Addiction Task Force for The American Association of Directors of Residency Training (AADPRT). 

Estefany Garces, DO, Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR) 

Tresha Gibbs, MD, APA Council on Children, Adolescents and Families

Norma Green, MD, Faculty, Institute for Psychoanalytic Education (IPE).

Joe Wise, MD, Psychotherapy Committee of AACAP, Psychotherapy Caucus Executive Committee for APA, Fellow Representative to the Board of New York Council on Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and MIT committee co-chair

2019 Publications

Trainee Publications

Co S. “How to Support Kids with Anxiety” NYC Health + Hospital/Kings County Newsletter August 2019

Lubin, James. “An Ally in the Music: How the Hip-Hop Sub-Culture Helps Us Understand Adolescents in the Inner City,” AACAP News, March/April 2019

Wise, JE. “Loss of The Moral High Ground: Trans Ban in US Military.” Journal of Gay and

Lesbian Mental Health. Taylor and Francis, Philadelphia, PA. April-June 2019

Wise, JE. “Caring for the Care-Giver: Burn-Out in DoD/VA Psychiatrists.” Veteran Psychiatry in the US. Ritchie UC, et al., ed., Springer, 2019

Faculty Publications

Azzopardi-Larios D and Galanter CA, Management of Common Co-occurring Conditions in Pediatric Moods Disorders in “A Clinical Handbook for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pediatric Onset Mood Disorders,” Ed. Singh M, American Psychiatric Publishing, 2019

Lenroot R, Gibbs T “Working with Adolescents.” In Hardy KV, Ballon JS, Noordsy DL, Adelsheim S, (Editors) Intervening Early in psychosis; A Team Approach. Washington D.C: APA Press, 2019

Hairston DR, Gibbs TA, Wong SS, Jordan A “Clinical Bias in Diagnosis and Treatment” In : Medlock M., Shtasel D., Trinh NH., Williams D. (Editors) Racism and Psychiatry (pp. 105-137) Current Clinical Psychiatry. Humana Press, Cham. 2019

2019 Posters and Abstracts

Fellow Posters

Dhaliwal A, “The Role of Virtual Reality Based Treatments in Child Mental Health”

SUNY Downstate Research Day, April 2019, Brooklyn, New York

2019 Presentations

Fellows Presentations

Dhaliwal A, “The Role of Virtual Reality Based Treatments in Child Mental Health”

SUNY Downstate, Department of Psychiatry, Grand Rounds, May 2019, Brooklyn, New York

Joseph J. “Screening for Behavioral Health Issues in Pediatric Primary Care” SUNY Downstate, Department of Psychiatry, Grand Rounds, February 2019, Brooklyn, New York

Lubin J,” Evaluation and Treatment of Agitated Children and Adolescents in the Emergency Department” SUNY Downstate, Department of Psychiatry, Grand Rounds, May 2019, Brooklyn, New York

Wise JE. “Psychoanalytic Approaches to Combat PTSD: A Review of the Literature,” Response to N Camp, MD. APsaA Annual Meeting, Service Members and Veterans Initiative, Feb 2019.

Wise, JE. Continuous Online Group (COG), Consultant. American Group Psychotherapy Association, Los

Angeles, CA, February 2019.

Wise JE. “A Cultural Bridge,” Military and Veterans Groups. American Group Psychotherapy

Association, Los Angeles, California, February 2019

Wise, JE, “Veterans Day Presentation: Psychiatry, To and From Combat.” SUNY Downstate, Department

of Psychiatry, Grand Rounds, Brooklyn, NY, November 2019

Faculty Presentations

Galanter CA: Historical Perspective: Bipolar Disorder, Temper Tantrums and DMDD, AACAP

Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, October 2019

Sudak DM, Zeshan M, Naveed S, Galanter CA, Vito JP: Empowering Trainees to engage in Scholarly Work and Leadership Roles, APA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, May 2019

2019 Grants and Awards

Trainee Grants and Award

Davinder Chima, Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR) Patient Care Trust Fund Holiday Grant to support the holiday party for the children and adolescents on CAPIS

Cathryn Galanter, MOBILITY - Metformin for Overweight & OBese ChILdren and Adolescents with BIpolar Spectrum Disorders Treated with Second-Generation AntipsYchotics. Sponsor: PCORI, November 2015-present.  Site Doctors include Drs. Shana Clarke, Norma Green, James Lubin, Sabina Singh, Rachel Waxman, and our fellows, Drs. Davinder Chima, Shelley Co, Deborah Edelman, Varun Mohan, Joseph Wise.

Faculty Grants and Award

Cathryn Galanter, MOBILITY - Metformin for Overweight & OBese ChILdren and Adolescents with BIpolar Spectrum Disorders Treated with Second-Generation AntipsYchotics. Sponsor: PCORI, November 2015-present.  Site Doctors include Drs. Shana Clarke, Norma Green, James Lubin, Sabina Singh, Rachel Waxman, and our fellows, Drs. Davinder Chima, Shelley Co, Deborah Edelman, Varun Mohan, Joseph Wise.

NYCCC/OMH MOBILITY site Doctors Drs. Marie Charles-Belzie, Weerasinghege Jayasekara,

Omanamhe Masagbor, Ngozi Nnadi, Taiwo Odedeyi, Mary Usubiaga and Linda Hennegan, PMHNP.

Kathy McCormick, Principle Investigator and Executive Director, Stanley Lamm Institute Preschool Awards

Kathy McCormick, Principle Investigator and Co-Executive Director, Infant and Child Learning Center Pre-school and Early Intervention

2019 Local and National Committees

Marie Charles-Belzie, MD, President of the Haitian American Psychiatric Association (HAPA).

Cathryn Galanter, MD, Secretary, Co-Chair of Consumer Issues Committee and Task Force on the Crisis for AACAP, NY Regional Representative and Addiction Task Force for The American Association of Directors of Residency Training (AADPRT).

Tresha Gibbs, MD, APA Council on Children, Adolescents and Families

Norma Green, MD, Faculty, Institute for Psychoanalytic Education (IPE)

James Lubin, MD, Member, Consumer Issues Committee, AACAP

Joe Wise, MD, Psychotherapy Committee of AACAP, Psychotherapy Caucus Executive Committee for APA, Fellow Representative to the Board of New York Council on Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

2018 Publications

Trainee Publications

• Gratia S, Galanter CA, Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me: A Graphic Memoir, Journal of the Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, February 2018, Volume 57, Issue 2, 133-134.
• Joseph J, Kagadkar F, Galanter CA, Screening for Behavioral Health Issues in Primary Care, Current Treatment Options in Pediatrics, 2018.
• Sattar Y, Merotto B, Dedousis A, Aadil M, Zil-E-Ali A, Valproic Acid-Induced Hyperammonemia with Encephalopathy (VIHE): A Case Report. Journal of Medical Research and Innovation. 2018.

Faculty Publications

• Sattar Y, Merotto B, Dedousis A, Aadil M, Zil-E-Ali A, Valproic Acid-Induced Hyperammonemia with Encephalopathy (VIHE): A Case Report. Journal of Medical Research and Innovation. 2018.
• Gratia S, Galanter CA, Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me: A Graphic Memoir, Journal of the Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, February 2018, Volume 57, Issue 2, 133-134.
• Joseph J, Kagadkar F, Galanter CA, Screening for Behavioral Health Issues in Primary Care, Current Treatment Options in Pediatrics, 2018.

2018 Posters and Abstracts

Trainee Posters

• Alstrom M, The Impact of Childhood Trauma in the Development of Psychosis: A Comparative Study, April 11, 2018.
• Hariz N, Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Youth: How Psychiatrists Can Help With Decision and Transitions, April 11, 2018.

Faculty Posters

• Aaaopardi-Larios D, Leffler JM, Shi F, Jensen PS, Galanter CA, Expert rater agreement for symptoms and diagnosis of bipolar disorder in youth, AACAP Annual Meeting 2018, Seattle, Washington

Trainee Presentations

• Alstrom M, The Impact of Childhood Trauma in the Development of Psychosis: A Comparative Study, SUNY Downstate Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Brooklyn, New York, April 25, 2018.
• Hariz N, Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Youth: How Psychiatrists Can Help With Decision and Transitions, SUNY Downstate Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Brooklyn, New York, April 25, 2018.

Faculty Presentation

• Galanter CA: Evidence-Based Assessment for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Better Tools for Better Decisions and Outcomes, AACAP Annual Meeting, October 2018, Seattle, Washington.

Faculty Chapters

• Galanter CA, Hypomania and Jennifer Ingram: Commentary in “The Approach to the Psychiatric Patient Case-Based Essays, Second Edition, Ed Barnhill, JW, American Psychiatric Publishing. (2018).

2017 Publications

Trainee Publications

• Khizar A, Galanter CA, Nikolov R, Garrett M, Jerking Movements, An Adolescent with Psychosis. American Psychiatric Publishing, 2017.

Faculty Publications

• Galanter CA and Jensen PS, Ed. The DSM-5 Casebook and Treatment Guide for Child Mental Health, American Psychiatric Association Publishing, 2017.
• Khizar A, Galanter CA, Nikolov R, Garrett M, Jerking Movements, An Adolescent with Psychosis. American Psychiatric Publishing, 2017.

2017 Posters and Abstracts

Trainee Posters

• Nguyen T, Pato M, Aboueid L, Toteja N, Sensory Modulation in First-Break Psychosis-A Pilot Study, SUNY Downstate Research Day, March 2017.

Faculty Posters

• Leffler JM, Shi F, Stein H, Casuto L, Croarkin PE, Cullen KR, Duffy A, Jensen PS, Kadagkar F, Klimes-Dougan B, Post RM, Sukiennik E, Vande Voort JL, Wagner KD, Wolf DV, Galanter CA, Enhancing the Reporting and Rating of Symptoms and Presentation of Bipolar Disorder in Youth: Outcomes and Next Steps, International Society for Bipolar Disorders Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. May 2017
• Nguyen T, Pato M, Aboueid L, Toteja N, Sensory Modulation in First-Break Psychosis-A Pilot Study, SUNY Downstate Research Day, March 2017.

Trainee Presentations

• Mirza S, The Struggle Amongst the Muslim Youth, SUNY Downstate Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Brooklyn, New York, May 31, 2017.
• Nguyen T, Sensory Modulation in First-Break Psychosis: A Pilot Study, SUNY Downstate Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Brooklyn, New York, May 31, 2017.
• Wallace N, The Impact of Exercise on ADHD, SUNY Downstate Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Brooklyn, New York, March 22, 2017.

Faculty Presentations

• Charles-Belzie M, Suicide Prevention, Region 1X Student National Medical Association, Montefiore Medical Center, 2017.
• Charles-Belzie M, “Mental Health Issues”, Radio Soleil D’Haiti, 2017.
• Morrison-Diallo J, Forbes K, Cabell R, Sears M, Gibson D, Behavior Analysis in Mental Health Treatment: Behavioral skills training in acute inpatient psychiatric units, Panel presentation at Association of Professional Behavior Analysts (APBA) Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 2017.
• Forbes K, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction for Teens, Kings County Hospital Center, APA Approved Psychology Department Continuing Education, April 2017.
• Galanter CA, “The Health Circle Show” Radio Broadcast, October 4, 2017.

2016 Publications

Trainees Publications:

• Khizar A, Galanter CA, Nikolov R, Garrett M, Jerking Movements, An Adolescent with Psychosis. American Psychiatric Publishing, 2017.

Faculty Publications:

• Galanter CA, Nikolov R, Green N, Naidoo S, Myers MF, Merlino JP, Direct Supervision in Outpatient Psychiatric Graduate Medical Education. Acad Psychiatry 2016; 40:157–163.
• Galanter CA and Jensen PS, Ed. The DSM-5 Casebook and Treatment Guide for Child Mental Health, American Psychiatric Association Publishing, 2017.
• Khizar A, Galanter CA, Nikolov R, Garrett M, Jerking Movements, An Adolescent with Psychosis. American Psychiatric Publishing, 2017.

2016 Posters and Abstracts

Trainees Posters:

• Mirza S, Green N, Khizar A, Pereira, L, Mereigh C, Monitoring For Metabolic Syndrome in Children and Adolescents Treated With Antipsychotic Medications in a Community Clinic in a New York City Hospital, Kings County Hospital Center Quality Improvement Fair, November 13, 2016, Brooklyn, New York.
• Nguyen T, Length of Stay of Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitalization and its Impact on Readmission and Utilization of Emergency Psychiatric Services, New York State Psychiatric Association Spring Meeting,  March 1, 2016.
• Pereira L, Khizar A, Galanter CA, Toteja N, Effect of synthetic cannabinoids and natural cannabis on severity of psychotic symptoms and aggression in adolescents and young adults with psychosis in an inpatient setting, AACAP Annual Meeting, New York, New York, 2016.
• Yilnaz E, Lauriat T, Pereira L, Cao Y, Chand S, Samson J, Childhood Maltreatment and Adult Symptoms in an Outpatient Psychiatric Clinic, St. Elizabeth's Medical Center Research Day, Boston, Massachusetts, February 2016.

Faculty Posters:

• Mirza S, Green N, Khizar A, Pereira, L, Mereigh C, Monitoring For Metabolic Syndrome in Children and Adolescents Treated With Antipsychotic Medications in a Community Clinic in a New York City Hospital, Kings County Hospital Center Quality Improvement Fair, November 13, 2016, Brooklyn, New York.
• Pereira L, Khizar A, Galanter CA, Toteja N, Effect of synthetic cannabinoids and natural cannabis on severity of psychotic symptoms and aggression in adolescents and young adults with psychosis in an inpatient setting, AACAP Annual Meeting, New York, New York, 2016.

Trainees Presentations:

• Gratia S, Working With Young Racial Ethnic Minorities: How race may effect Psychopathology and Treatment Outcomes, SUNY Downstate Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Brooklyn, New York, June 8, 2016.
• Gratia S, Mirza S, Nguyen T, Pereira L, The Many Faces and Effects of Depression in Youth & Stigma in seeking treatment, Mental Health Conference & Resource Fair, South Shore Educational complex, Brooklyn, NY, 2016.
• Khizar A, First Episode Psychosis and Early Intervention, SUNY Downstate Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Brooklyn, New York, May 25, 2016.
• Pereira L, Effects of Cannabis and Synthetic Cannabis in Psychosis in Young Adults, SUNY Downstate Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Brooklyn, New York, May 25, 2016.

Faculty Presentations:

• Charles-Belzie M, Various Presentations at Regional Meetings: ADHD in Children and Adolescents, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Psychotic Disorders in Children and Adolescents, Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents, ;Mood Disorders in Children and Adolescents, Substance Use in Children and Adolescents.
• Galanter CA, Understanding, Diagnosing and Treating Childhood ADHD, SUNY Downstate Family Medicine Grand Rounds, November 30, 2016.
• Galanter CA, Youngstrom EA, Fisher P, Posner K, Emslie G, MClellan J, Jensen P, Institute: Evidence-Based Assessment for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Better Tools for Better Decisions and Outcomes, AACAP Annual Meeting, New York, New York, October 2016.
• Galanter CA, Walker M, Sargent J, Weissman MW, MacPherson H, Updates on the Impact of Families in the Treatment of Child and Adolescent Mood Disorders, AACAP Annual Meeting, New York, New York, October 2016.
• Galanter CA, Understanding Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder: From Temper Tantrums to Bipolar Disorder, Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Northshore University Medical Center, East Meadow, New York, January 27, 2016.
• Galanter CA, Understanding Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder: From Temper Tantrums to Bipolar Disorder, Grand Rounds, New York City Children's Center, Bellerose, New York, January 26, 2016.

2015 Publications

Trainees Publications:

• Aboueid L, Toteja N, Clozapine-Induced Myocarditis: A Case Report of an Adolescent Boy with Intellectual Disability. Case Reports in Psychiatry. July 22, 2015
  
  

Faculty Publications:

• Elmaadawi AZ, Jensen PS, Arnold EL, Molina BSG, Hechtman L, Abikoff H, Hinshaw SP, Newcorn JH, Greenhill LL, Swanson JM, Galanter CA, Risk for emerging bipolar disorder, variants, and symptoms in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, now grown up World J Psychiatr, 2015
• Aboueid L, Toteja N, Clozapine-Induced Myocarditis: A Case Report of an Adolescent Boy with Intellectual Disability. Case Reports in Psychiatry. July 22, 2015
• Toteja N, Guvenek-Cokol P, Ikuta T, Kafantaris V, Peters BD, Burdick KE, John M, Malhotra AK, Szeszko PR: Age Associated alterations in Corpus Callosum white matter integrity in bipolar disorder assessed using probabilistic tractography: Bipolar Disorders: An International Journal of Psychiatry and Neurosciences, June 2015

2015 Posters and Abstracts

Trainees Posters and Abstracts:

• Riggs SE, Kaur M, Khizar A, Pereira L, Nikolov R, Impact of Training Staff in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis (CBTp) Informed Interventions on the Milieu of an Early Psychosis In-Patient Unit, AACAP, October 2015, Texas
• Riggs SE, Kaur M, Khizar A, Pereira L, Nikolov R, Impact of Training Staff in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis (CBTp) Informed Interventions on the Milieu of an Early Psychosis In-Patient Unit, Quality Fair, Kings County Hospital Center, October 14, 2015, Brooklyn, New York

Faculty Posters and Abstracts:

• Dhaliwal A, Motiwala F, Hamblin J, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder? Or is it psychosis? Or both?, APA Annual Meeting, May 2015, Toronto, Canada
• Patel S, Forbes K, Denham SK, Nusair F, Bollendorf I, Trauma in an Urban Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Inpatient Service: Challenges of Identification, Services Provision and Care, AACAP Annual Meeting, October 2015, San Antonio, Texas
• Riggs SE, Kaur M, Khizar A, Pereira L, Nikolov R, Impact of Training Staff in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis (CBTp) Informed Interventions on the Milieu of an Early Psychosis In-Patient Unit, AACAP, October 2015, Texas
• Toteja N: Age Associated Alterations in White Matter Integrity in Bipolar Disorder Assessed Using Probabilistic Tractography, AACAP Annual Meeting, October 2015, San Antonio, Texas

2015 Presentations

Trainees Presentations:

• Galanter CA, Gratia S, Pereira L, Pediatric bipolar disorder: clinical examples and research updates, SUNY Downstate Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds, February 2015, Brooklyn, New York
• Gratia S, "What is Oppositional Defiant Disprder?", Radio Soleil D'Haiti, November 8, 2015
• Gratia S, "Parental Management Tips for Oppositional Children and Adolescents", Radio Soleil D'Haiti, November 15, 2015
• Gratia S, "Substance Abuse in Adolescents", Radio Soleil D'Haiti, December 13, 2015
• Kaur M, Cultural Issues and Their Impact on Patient Care in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, SUNY Downstate Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds, June 2015, Brooklyn, NY
• Wallace N, Challenges of Adult ADHD, SUNY Downstate Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds, May 2015, Brooklyn, New York

Faculty Presentations:

• Galanter CA, Pavuluri MN, Wilens TE, Weigle PE, Walker M: Model for Scientist-Clinician-Family Collaboration: Translation of Science to Service Via AACAP Resources, AACAP Annual Meeting, October 2015, San Antonio Texas
• Charles-Belzie M, various Presentations at regional meetings: ADHD in Children and Adolescents, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Psychotic Disorders in Children and Adolescents, Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents, Mood Disorders in Children and Adolescents, Substance Use in Children and Adolescents
• Galanter CA, Gratia S, Pereira L, Pediatric Bipolar Disorder: Clinical Examples and Research Updates, SUNY Downstate Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds, February 2015, Brooklyn, New York
• Galanter CA, Waxman R, Nikolov R: Collaborative Care: Models for Assessment and Treatment of Child and Adolescent Mental Health in Pediatric Practice, Pediatric Grand Rounds, Kings County Hospital Center, December 2015
• Galanter CA, Wilfred C. Hulse Award Lecture, "Understanding Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder: From Temper Tantrums to Bipolar Disorder," November 17, 2015

Staff Presentations:

• Arthur J, Gamboni-Silva B, Navigating through the new ERAS system is not as difficult as it seems, 44th Annual AADPRT Conference, March 2015, Orlando, FL

Grants and Awards

Trainees Grants and Awards:

• Gratia S, New York Council on Child and Adolescent Psychiatry AACAP Annual Meeting Travel Award, October 2015
• Nguyen, T, CIR Patient Care Trust Fund Holiday Grant to support the holiday party for the children and adolescents on CAPIS 2015
• Pereira, L, Committee of Interns and Residents Patient Care Trust Fund Equipment/Educational Materials Award for play materials and books to enhance the care of our patients

Faculty Grants and Awards:

• Galanter CA, Wilfred C. Hulse Award for Contributions to Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, June 2015
• Galanter CA, MOBILITY - Metformin for Overweight & OBese ChILdren and Adolescents with BIpolar Spectrum Disorders Treated with Second-Generation AntipsYchotics. Sponsor: PCORI, November 2015-present
• Nikolov R, The Fund for HHC Internal Grant Award (FIG), KCHC Sensory Modulation for Psychosis Project, 2015-2016

2014 Publications

Trainees Publications:

• Khizar A, Aggarwal R, Have You RULED O2uT Medical Illness in the Presumptive Psychiatric Patient? Current Psychiatry, 2015 January;14(1):42-43
• Trentacosta C, Galanter CA, The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Suicide Risk Assessment and Management, Second Edition: A Comprehensive Review, Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, September 2014
  
  

Faculty Publications:

• Galanter CA, Nikolov R, Green N, Naidoo S, Myers MF, Merlino JP, Direct Supervision in Outpatient Psychiatric Graduate Medical Education, Journal of Academic Psychiatry, November 26, 2014, Epub ahead of print
• Nikolov RA, Adebisi A, Paradiso L, Lean and inpatient psychiatry, Lean Behavioral Health: The Kings County Hospital story, eds. Merlino JP, Omi J, Bowen J, Oxford University Press, 2014, New York, New York
• Trentacosta C, Galanter CA, The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Suicide Risk Assessment and Management, Second Edition: A Comprehensive Review, Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, September 2014
• Tsiouris, JA, Patti PJ, Flory MJ, Effects of antidepressants on longevity and dementia onset among adults with Downs Syndrome; a retrospective study, Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, July 2014; 75(7):731-7
• Wood MC, Tsiouris JA, Velinov M, Recurrent psychiatric manifestations in thiamine-responsive megaloblastic anemia syndrome due to a novel mutation c.63_71 delACCGCTC in the gene SLC19A2: Psychiatry Clin Neuroscience, June 2014; 68(6):487

2014 Posters and Abstracts

Trainees Posters and Abstracts:

• Jayasekara W, Human trafficking Pilot Screening Project, SUNY Downstate Research Day, April 2014, Brooklyn, New York
• Trentacosta C, Identifying Victims of Trauma on the Inpatient Unit, Chart Review and Screening protocol, SUNY Downstate Research Day, April 2014, Brooklyn, New York

Faculty Posters and Abstracts:

• Rocha L, Bowen J, Ananthamoorthy R, Nikolov R, Paradiso L, Ma C. From Restrictive to Non Restrictive Interventions: A Culture Shift in Managing Challenging Behaviors at Kings County Hospital Behavioral Health Services. New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System Quality Symposium. November 2014. New York, New York
• Wright-Browne L, Hall-Hutchinson R, Paulin A, Rocha L, Ananthamoorthy R, Nikolov R, Paradiso L, Bowen J, Quick K, Ma C. Kings County Hospital Behavioral Health Ongoing Journey to Safety. New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System Quality Symposium. November 2014. New York, New York
• Paradiso L, Ananthamoorthy R, Bowen J, Nikolov R, Ma C. A Lean Approach to Refine Observation Monitoring at Kings County Behavioral Health Services. NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System Quality Symposium. November 2014. New York, New York

2014 Presentations

Trainees Presentations:

• Jayasekara W, Human Trafficking Pilot Screening Project, SUNY Downstate Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds, June 2014, Brooklyn, New York
• Trentacosta T, Identifying Victims of Trauma on the Inpatient Unit, Chart Review and Screening Protocol, SUNY Downstate Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds, June 2014, Brooklyn, New York

Faculty Presentations:

• Charles-Belzie, M, Radio Broadcast
• Galanter CA, Understanding, Diagnosing and Treating Childhood ADHD. ADHD Interdisciplinary Conference of 1199 Training and Employment Fund, May 2014, New York, New York
• Galanter CA, DSM-5 Diagnostic Exam and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. APA Annual Meeting, May 2014, New York, New York
• Hamblin, J, Religion and Psychiatry at a Crossroads, Coney Island Hospital Grand Rounds, September 2014, Brooklyn, New York
• Hamblin, J, Mental Health and the Referral by Clergy, Archdeaconry of Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York

Grants and Awards

Trainees Grants and Awards:

• Khizar A, Educational Outreach Award, AACAP 2014

Faculty Grants and Awards:

• Galanter CA, Pediatric Bipolar Biobank (Frye), Subcontract, 2010-2015. This is collaborative multi-site study examines whether specific polymorphisms previously identified adults are associated with pediatric bipolar disorder or treatment response, including agent specific side effects
• Galanter CA, PhRMA Foundation (PI: Zito), Subcontract, 2013-2015. Patient-Centered Monitoring Tools for Improving Medication Adherence in Pediatric Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. This is a multi-site pilot study to investigate whether a patient-centered monitoring (PCaM) intervention is feasible in community-based out-patient settings and whether it improves the outcome of medication treatment for children diagnosed with Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
• McCormick K, Principle Investigator and Executive Director, Stanley Lamm Institute Preschool Awards
• McCormick K, Principle Investigator and Co-Executive Director, Infant and Child Learning Center Preschool and Early Intervention

2013 Publications

Trainees Publications:

• Shah HE, Galanter CA, Zito J. AACAP Toolbox for Clinical Practice and Outcomes: A Resource for Practicing Clinicians and Trainees. AACAP News, September/October 2013: 242-243.
• Trentacosta C, Galanter CA, The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Suicide Risk Assessment and Management, Second Edition: A Comprehensive Review, Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, accepted for publication

Faculty Publications:

• Fritsch SL and Galanter CA, Facts for Families: It's Not Just Paper Anymore! AACAP News, March/April 2013: 86-87
• Galanter CA. Limited Support for the Efficacy of Nonpharmacological Treatments for the Core Symptoms of ADHD. American Journal of Psychiatry 2013; 170: 241-244
• Nikolov RA, Adebisi A, Paradiso L, Lean and inpatient psychiatry, Lean Behavioral Health: The Kings County Hospital story, eds. Merlino JP, Omi J, Bowen J, Oxford University Press, in press, New York, NY
• Pham V, Ivanov I, Galanter CA, The New York Council on Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the Next Generation. AACAP News, September/October 2013: 244
• Tsiouris JA, Kim SY, Brown WT, Pettinger J, Cohen IL, Prevalence of psychotropic drug use in adults with intellectual disability: positive and negative findings from a large scale study. J Autism Dev Disord. 2013; 43(3):719-31

2013 Posters and Abstracts

Trainee Posters and Abstracts:

• Menard T, Galanter CA, Jensen PS, Youngstrom EA, Duffy A, Leffler J, Post R, Wall C, Seymour LR, Wagner KD, Carlson GA. Strategies for Improved Classification of PediatricBipolar Biobank Participants, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Annual Meeting, October 2013
• Sharma V, Galanter CA, Jensen PS, Fornari V, Freemont W, Scharf MA, Cogswell A, Foley C, Hargrave TM, Wallace JM, Smith BA, Bhatia I, Kaye DL. Pediatricians and Primary CarePhysician's Knowledge, Comfort and Practices about Children's Mental Health Before and After a Theory Based Training

Faculty Posters and Abstracts:

• Elmaadawi AZ, Jensen PS, Abikoff HB, Hechtman L, Greenhill LL, Galanter CA, Does Child Behavior Checklist Juvenile Bipolar Profile Predict Bipolar Diagnoses and Symptoms in Children with ADHD? A 14-Year Longitudinal Follow-Up, AACAP Annual Meeting 2013, Orlando Florida
• Elmaadawi AZ, Jensen PS, Hechtman L, Arnold EL, Abikoff HB, Hinshaw SP, Newcorn JH, Greenhill LL, Galanter CA, Risk for Emerging Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar Variants, and Symptoms in Children with ADHD, Now Grown Up, AACAP Annual Meeting 2013, Orlando Florida
• Kaye DL, Fornari V, Scharf MA, Fremont W, Zuckerbrot R, Foley C, Hargrave TM, Smith BA, Wallace JM, Galanter CA, Cogswell A, Bhatia I, Jensen PS, The Evolution of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Primary Care: New York's State-University Collaborative Consultation

2013 Presentations

Trainees Presentations:

• Forbes K, Trentacosta C, Nwankwo V, Denham S, Identification of Childhood Trauma in an Urban Child and Adolescent Psychiatric In-patient Population: Findings from Prospective Study, Kings County Hospital Behavioral Health Quality Assurance Fair, June 2013, Brooklyn, New York
• Sebastian S, Pediatric Bipolar Disorder Genomics Program, Grand Rounds, SUNY Downstate, May 29, 2013
• Shah HE, AACAP's Toolbox for Clinical Practice and Outcomes: A Trainee's Perspective, Grand Rounds, SUNY Downstate, May 29, 2013
• Shah HE and Galanter CA: AACAP's Toolbox for Clinical Practice and Outcomes and Patient-Centered Monitoring Tools for Improving Medication Adherence in Pediatric ADHD (PCAM), Kings County Hospital Behavioral Health Quality Assurance Fair, June 2013, Brooklyn, New York
• Shah HE, Dell ML, Pumariega AJ, Galanter, CA. Two Muslim Adolescents: The Impact of Culture and Religion in Diagnosis and Clinical Process. AACAP Annual Meeting, October 2013, Orlando, Florida

Faculty Presentations:

• Charles-Belzie, M, Psychiatric Emergencies and Rapid Response, Annual Convention of the Haitian American Physicians Abroad, July 2013, St. Marteen
• Galanter, CA: Evidence Based Assessment, AACAP Annual Review, March 2013, Jersey City, New Jersey
• Galanter CA: Careers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Medical Student Lunch and Discussion, March 2013, SUNY Downstate, Brooklyn, New York
• Galanter, CA: Evidence Based Assessment in Clinical Practice. September 2013, Rockland Children's Center Psychiatric Center, Rockland, New York
• Galanter, CA: DSM-5 and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychiatry Grand Rounds, SUNY Downstate, October 16, 2013, Brooklyn, New York
• Lockhart McMickens C, Benton T, Galanter CA, Kestenbaum C, Khan C, Kraus L: A Career in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: From a Developmental Perspective, APA Annual Meeting, May 2013, San Francisco, California
• Hamblin J, Religion and Psychiatry at Crossroads, Psychiatry Grand Rounds, SUNY Downstate, February 20, 2013, Brooklyn, New York
• McCormick K, Developmental delays in infants and preschool children, Brooklyn College, October 1 2013, Brooklyn, New York
• McCormick K, Autism and Resources for Parents, SUNY Downstate, Department of Developmental Pediatrics, June 19 2013, Brooklyn, New York

2012 Publications

Trainees Publications:

• Engel, L, Abulu, J, Nikolov, R. Psychopharmacological treatment of Youths in Juvenile Justice Settings. Textbook of Forensic Psychology, edited by Dr. Grigorenko, Springer Publications, 2012.
  
  

Faculty Publications:

• Bobb, V. Weinberg, M, Gabel, S, Kranzler, H, Olfson, M. Use of Clozapine in a State Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Hospital. Psychiatric Quarterly, 2012, Vol. 83 (4).
• Galanter, CA, Hundt, SR, Goyal, P, Le, J, Fischer, PW. Variability among research diagnostic interview instruments in the application of DSM-IV-TR criteria for pediatric bipolar disorder. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2012; 51(6): 605-621.
• McDougle CJ, Aman, MG, Johnson, C, Handen, B, Bearss, K, Dziura, J, Buter, E, Swiezy, NG, Arnold, LE, Stigler, KA, Sukhodolsky, DD, Lecavalier, L, Pozdol, SL, Nikolov, R, Hollway, JA, Korzekwa, P, Gavaletz, A, Kohm, AE, Koenig, K, Grinnon, S, Mulick, JA, Yu, S, and Vitiello, B. Effects of Risperidone and Parent Training on Adaptive Functioning in Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders and Serious Behavioral Problems. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Vol 51, No 2, February 2012.

2012 Posters and Abstracts

• Abdel-Wahab NH, Rahman H, Galanter CA, O'Keefe P, Nikolov R. The Performance Improvement (PI) Project for Reducing the Number of Restraints Used on the Adolescent Boys Inpatient Psychiatry Unit at Kings County Hospital Center. AACAP Annual Meeting, October 2012.
• Lenore Engel, MD with her co-authors: Jatinder M. Chawla, Aarti Gupta, Clinical Trials on Pediatric Insomnia: Latest Trends, AACAP Annual Meeting, 2012.
• Kaye D, Smith B, Fornari V, Scharf MA, Fremont W, Zuckerbrot RA, Foley C, Hargrave TM, Wallace JM, Galanter CA, Cogswell A, Bhatia I, Jensen PS. CAP PC: New York's University-State Collaborative Consultation Program for Primary Care. AACAP Annual Meeting, October 2012.
• Hargrave TM, Fremont W, Aspenleiter J, Kaye D, Foley C, Fornari V, Galanter CA, Scharf MA, Smith B, Wallace JM, Zuckerbrot RA, Jensen PS, Blakeslee G, Gogswell A. Advances in Primary Care Assessment and Management of Pediatric Mental Health Problems in Central New York. AACAP Annual Meeting, October 2012.

2012 Presentations

Trainees Presentations:

• Shama Saqi, MD, Pediatric Depression in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Cause or Consequence?, Grand Rounds, SUNY Downstate, May 30, 2012.
• Jonathan Weiss, MD, School Psychiatry: The Basics, Grand Rounds, SUNY Downstate, May 30, 2012.
• Benjamin Wowo, MD, Development of Internal Guidelines for the Treatment of Substance Related Psychosis, Grand Rounds, SUNY Downstate, May 30, 2012.

Faculty Presentations:

• Nancy Abdel-Wahab, MD, Paul O'Keefe, DO and Habib Rahman, MD, The Reduction of High Risk Behaviors on an Adolescent Inpatient Unit, M&M Conference, Kings County Hospital, Grand Rounds at Woodhull Hospital, Nov. 2012.
• Vanessa Bobb, MD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, NAMI Harlem, New York, NY, 2012.
• Vanessa Bobb, MD, African-American Mental Health Disparities, Association of Haitian Physicians Abroad, Brooklyn, NY, 2012.
• Vanessa Bobb, MD, Health and Wellness. D.R.C. International Cathedral, Ridge, NY, 2012.
• Lenore Engel, MD, Ramaswamy Viswanathan, MD, Michael Myers, MD and Suprit Parida, MD, Resident's Duty Hours Reform: Issues and Controversies, Grand Rounds, SUNY Downstate, Feb. 2012.
• Lenore Engel, MD, Ramaswamy Viswanathan, MD, Kenneth M. Cerpa, MD, Ellen Berkowitz, MD and Suprit Parida, MD, Resident's Duty Hours Reform: Issues and Controversies, the Institute for Psychiatric Services, Oct. 2012.
• Cathryn A. Galanter, MD, Child Psychiatrist's Diagnostic Decision Making, Grand Rounds, SUNY Downstate, Nov. 7, 2012.
• Norma Green, MD, Junior instructor for a course titled "Neurobiology and Psychoanalysis: Mind and Body".
• Joan Hittelman, PhD, Education Stressors, Family Dynamics and Psychosocial Issues, HealthFirst.
• Joseph P Merlino, MD, Roumen Nikolov, MD, Rachel Steiner LCSW, Matthew Costanzo, Jonathan P. Edwards, MSW, Miriam Azuance, Ed.D, First Look: Exploring Peer Counselor Effectiveness in an Inpatient Psychiatric Setting, Program for the Institute on Psychiatric Services, New York, New York October 2012.

2011 Publications

• Preiser, M. (2011) Preface in Hoffman, S., Two Are Better Than One: Case Studies of Brief, Effective Therapy, New York: Golden Sky/Mondial.
• Tsiouris, J.A., Kim, S.Y., Brown, W.T., Cohen, I.L. (2011) Association of aggressive behaviors with Psychiatric disorders, age, sex and degree of intellectual disability: A large scale survey. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2011. Jul;55(7):636-49.

2011 Presentations

Trainees Presentations:

• John Abulu, MD, Temper Dysregulation Disorder with Dysphoria, Psychiatry Grand Rounds, SUNY Downstate, June 29, 2011.
• Kah Hong Goh, MD, A Cultural Perspective: Chinese Population, Psychiatry Grand Rounds, SUNY Downstate, June 22, 2011.
• Shama Saqi, MD, Jonathan Weiss, MD, Michael Myers, MD, More Than Sad on depression in teenagers, & Psychiatry Grand Rounds, SUNY Downstate, Wingate Campus of Brooklyn High School for Human Rights, May 18, 2011.

Faculty Presentations:

• Lenore Engel, MD, Duty Hours and Impact of Sleep Deprivation, Grand Rounds, SUNY Downstate, March 2011.
• Cathryn Galanter, MD, Pediatric Bipolar Disorder, Child Psychopathology Course, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Training Program, Columbia University, 2011.
• Cathryn Galanter, MD, Safe and Effective Use of Psychiatric Medication in Children and Adolescents: a Mini-Fellowship for Primary Care Clinicians, 2011.
• Cathryn Galanter, MD, Bipolar Disorder and Diagnostic Decision Making, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Grand Rounds, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, Queens, New York, April 7, 2011.
• Jeffrey Hamblin, MD and S. Shah, Internet Addiction of a 13 Year Old Girl, American Psychiatric Association Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, May 2011.
• Karen Forbes, PsyD, Changing the Rules of Engagement? The Challenges (and Rewards) of Leading Psychotherapy Groups in a Child Outpatient Setting, Kings County Hospital Center Morbidity and Mortality Conference, July 2011.