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American Psychiatric Association

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship
2014 - Dr. Shama Patel
2015 - Dr. Lila Aboueid
2016 - Dr. Vasiliki Erini Karagiorga
2020 - Dr. Alexander El Sehamy
2021 - Dr. Michael Chung

Diversity Fellowship
2015 - Dr. Furquan Nusair
2017 - Dr. Pratik Bahekar
2020 - Dr. Muniza Majoka

Research Colloquium
2015 - Dr. Srinath Gopinath

Public Psychiatry
2015 - Dr. Raj Loungani
2017 - Dr. Nhut Tran
2020 - Dr. Samuel W. Jackson

Mind Games
2016 - 8th (Dr. Jacob Birk, Dr. Ahmad Arain and Dr. Srinath Gopinath)
2018 - 8th (Dr. Rishab Gupta, Dr. Deborah Edelman and Dr. Prashanth Ramshankar)
2019 - 4th (Dr. Amvrine Ganguly, Dr. Rishab Gupta, Dr. Rebecca Parra)
2020 - Top Three National Finalist!! (Dr. Amvrine Ganguly, Dr. Rishab Gupta, Dr. Rebecca Parra)
2021 - 4th (Dr. Patrick Arthur, Dr. Amvrine Ganguly, Dr. Rebecca Parra)

2022 - Top Three National Finalist!! (Dr. Amvrine Ganguly, Dr. Patrick Arthur, Dr. Hagar Kandel)

2023 - Top Three National Finalist!! (Dr. Patrick Arthur, Dr. Hagar Kandel, Dr. Amanda Wildstein)      

Best Resident Research Poster: Annual Meeting
2019 – Tia Mansouri

 

HASP Program
2021 - Drs. Cherish Smith and Marco Michael 

 

American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology

Clinical Trials Workshop
2014 - Dr. Ammar El-Sara
2015 - Dr. Lila Aboueid
2017 - Dr. Pratik Bahekar and Dr. Vasiliki Erini Karagiorga

New Investigator Award - American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology 
2017 - Dr. Srinath Gopinath
2020 - Dr. Rishab Gupta
2022 - Dr. Moein Foroughi 

 

American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry

Travel Award and Scholarship
2014 - Dr. Arman Feshraki
2015 - Dr. Tessa Murante
2016 - Aninditha Vengassery
2017 - Dr. Rishab Gupta
2019 - Dr. Maria Correa and Dr. Muniza Majoka
2020 - Dr. Kristen Thompson
2021 - Dr. AMrco Michael, Dr. Arjun Kumar

AAGP Honors Scholarship
2020 - Dr. Arjun Kumar

 

SAMHSA

Minority Fellowship
2017 - Dr. Alan Rodriguez Penny

SAMHSA Felowship
2021 - Dr. Pranav Aurora 

 

New York State Psychiatric Society Annual Resident Research Award Paper

2019- Amvrine Ganguly (Executive Functioning in ADHD)

Poster Competition
2021 - 1st Place: Dr. Michael Chung

 

SUNY Downstate Medical Center Research Day

The Robert F Furchgott Scholar Award
2015 - Dr. Srinath Gopinath

Poster Awards
2015 - Dr. Arman Feshraki and Dr. Mohamed Sharif

Annual research Day travel Award
2017 - Dr. Tia Mansouri

SUNY Best Program Coordinator Award
2017 - Juliet Arthur

SUNY Downstate Resident Advocate of the year
2016 - Dr. Tarah Scanlon
2017 - Dr. Pratik Bahekar
2021 - Dr. Veniamin Mayevskiy

 

Brooklyn Research Society

Best Poster Award
2014 - Dr. Srinath Gopinath
2016 - Dr. Marla Hidalgo

Best Oral Presentation Award
2014 - Dr. Anupriya Gogne
2017 - Dr. Tessa Murante
2020 - Runner up; Dr. Paolo Sales

 

Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society

2019 - Resident Members; Dr. Mohamed Elsayed and Dr. Tia Mansouri
2020 - Resident Member; Dr. Alexander El Sehamy

 

AADPRT

Lucille Fusaro Meinsler Program Administrator Award
2017 - Juliet Arthur
Nyapati Rao-Francis Liu IMG Award
2017 - Dr. Srinath Gopinath
2021 - Dr. Mohamed Elsayed

 

Association of Academic Psychiatry

Fellowship Award
2016 - Dr. Srinath Gopinath

 

Kings County Hospital

Resident of the Year Award in Psychiatry 
2016 - Dr. Marla Hidalgo
2017 - Dr. James Lubin
2019 - Dr. Christopher Chin
2020 - Dr. JiHoon Ha 
2021 - Dr. Veniamin Mayevskiy
2022 - Dr. Junaid Mirza
2023 - Dr. Conner Polet

International Society of ECT and Neurostimulation travel award

2020 - Dr. Muniza Majoka

Austin Riggs Inaugural Psychodymanic Fellowship

2019 - Dr. Mohadese Adabimohazab

Resident Title Conference Name Type (e.g. Poster, Symposium)

Ali Haidar

22q11 Deletion Presenting as First Break Psychosis, Severe Hypocalcemia and Bilateral Basal Ganglia Calcifications

IPS, 2018

Poster

Cassandra Raphael

Microaggressions, Macroeffects: Navigating Power and Privilege in Psychiatry

APA, 2018

Oral

Junaid Mirza

A case of Recurrent Amphetamine-Induced psychotic disorder: Under Utilization of the PMS

APA, 2018

Poster

Ali Haidar

Cultural consideration in Forensics psychiatry

Eastern Psychological Association annual meeting, 2018

Poster

Ali Haidar

Do Staffing Patterns Allow Clinics to Implement a Full Range of Evidence-Based Practices in the Treatment of Schizophrenia?

APA, 2018

Poster

Sabrina Ali

When Genetic and Medical Comorbidities Confound the Psychiatric Presentation

APA, 2018

Poster

Bronwyn Huggins

A Case of Peripartum Depression in the CPEP

APA, 2018

Poster

Muniza Majoka

Treatment of Agitation Associated with Hypoglycemic Encephalopathy: Case Report and Literature Review

APA, 2018

Poster

Tia Mansouri

Self-Induced Abscesses and Repeated Septicemia: Care at What Cost?

APA, 2018

Poster

Paolo Marcelo Gondim Sales

Kynurenine pathway in Schizoaffective spectrum disorders

APA, 2018

Poster

Pratik Bahekar

Less Is More: Importance of Antidepressant Drug Interactions

APA, 2018

Poster

Gaurav Vishnoi

Cardio-Metabolic Risk Factors with Different Antipsychotics in Early Psychosis Patients

APA, 2018

Poster

Gaurav Vishnoi

Genetic Testing in Psychiatric Patients Facilitates Long-Term Psychotherapy

APA, 2018

Poster

Prashanth Ramshankar

Factors affecting Long-term Retention on Opioid Agonist Maintenance Treatment in a Community Drug Treatment Clinic: A Retrospective Cohort Study

AAAP, 2017

Poster

Tia Mansouri

Lamotrigine-induced Stevens Johnson Syndrome/Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis in a Young Adult: A Case Report

AMA Research Symposium 2017

Poster

Paolo Marcelo Gondim Sales; Applebaum PS; Huremovic D and Viswanathan R

Refusal of Lifesaving Medical Treatment Motivated by Suicidal Ideation: Ethical, Legal, and Clinical Issues

APA, 2018

Wokshop

Pratik Bahekar; Tara Scanlon; McCarthy RH, Coplan JD and Pato MP

Rediscovering Clozapine: Old Solutions to New Problems

APA, 2018

Wokshop

Gaurav Vishnoi

Prevalence of Substance Use in Early-Psychosis Patients Treated in a Specialized First-Episode Psychosis Unit in a City Hospital of New York

AACAP, 2017

Poster

Pratik Bahekar, Vasiliki Eirini Karagiorga, Michael Politis

Risperidone induced leucopenia and neutropenia: review

APA, 2017

Poster

Gopinath, Srinath , Schooler, Nina R

Neurocognition and duration of untreated psychosis in first episode schizophrenia: Findings from the RAISE ETP

ASCP, 2017

Poster

Pratik Bahekar, Vasiliki Eirini Karagiorga, Michael Politis, Srinath Gopinath & Ellen Berkowitz

Serum Biomarkers of Risperidone treatment in psychosis to prevent Hospital Recidivism

IPS, 2016

Poster

Coleman A, Steinberg LR, Madhusoodanan S

Hyperprolactinemia Secondary to Pituitary Microadenoma Versus Haloperidol-A Diagnostic Enigma. A Case Report and Brief Review

IPS, 2016

Oral

Murante, T, Cohen, CL

Cognition in Older Age Schizophrenics

IPS, 2016

Oral

Steinberg LR, Saunders R

The king of spirochetes goes wild! Neurosyphilis triggered mania

IPS, 2016

Poster

Steinberg LR, Lubin J, Madhusoodanan S

Chronic Lithium Neurotoxicity: A Case Report

IPS, 2016

Poster

Pratik Bahekar

Use Of Hematopoietic Growth Factors In The Management Of Clozapine Induced Blood Dyscrasias

SUNY Annual Research day, 2018

Poster

Rishab Gupta

Is This Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder? Questions And Considerations For Icd-11 Classification For Eating Orders

SUNY Annual Research day, 2018

Poster

Stacy-Ann Phillip

California’s New Amended Canra: Further Erosion Of Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege

SUNY Annual Research day, 2018

Poster

Paolo Marcelo Gondim Sales

Levodopa Enhances Immobility Induced By Spinal Cord Electromagnetic Stimulation In Rats: A Novel Treatment For Catatonia?

SUNY Annual Research day, 2018

Poster

Shama Patel

Meningioma and Psychiatric Symptoms

ARD

Poster

Maninder Bhutani, Srinath Gopinath, Rafik Sidaros

Case Report Of Cabergoline In The Treatment Of Risperidone Induced Hyperprolactinemia

BPS, MSSNY

Poster

Anupriya Razdan

Clozapine use in HIV positive, treatment refractory schizophrenia: Where does Filgrastim fit in?

ARD, BPS, APA

Poster

Shama Patel, Furqan Nusair

Human trafficking: federal legislation enabling prevention, protection, prosecution with ongoing challenges

BPS, APA

Poster

Anupriya Razdan, Aryeh Deinstag, Srinath Gopinath

Clozapine induced myocarditis: Is re-challenge justified? A case series

APA, BPS

Poster

Anupriya Razdan

Self health: Its determinants and use in elderly schizophrenics

AAGP, APA

Poster

Srinath Gopinath

Clozapine-Induced Cardiomyopathy: A Case Report

APA

Poster

Srinath Gopinath

Conceptualizing the Neurobiology of GAD using 1H-MRSI: Aberrant Neurochemical Connectivity of Hippocampus and DLPFC, which predicts worry and IQ

BPS, SOBP

Poster

Srinath Gopinath

Risperidone Long-acting Injection vs. Oral Risperidone: A Secondary Analysis of Relapse, Rehospitalization and Symptoms Controlling for Switching in a Pragmatic Trial

BPS, APA

Oral Presentation

Rajiv Loungani

Clinical Work with People Who are Homeless: Experiences from the Front Lines

IPS

Symposium

Rajiv Loungani

Preparing residents for the integration of mental health and primary care: What do residents want and how can we deliver it?

IPS

Symposium

Rajiv Loungani

Revised position statement on Reactive Attachment Disorder and Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder

APA

Poster

Arman Fesharaki-Zadeh

Moxifloxacin Induced Psychosis: A Case Report Study

ARD, Canadian Neuroscience association

Poster

Arman Fesharaki-Zadeh

The utility of Electroconvulsive Therapy in inpatient settings: addressing some of the challenges

IPS

Poster

Tzvi Furer

Sleep Health in an African American Community Sample

ARD

Poster

Roxanne McMorris, Mandeep Kaur, Srinath Gopinath

Treatment of Risperidone induced hyperprolactinemia with Aripiprazole in an adolescent: A Case Report

Newsletter SUNY Downstate Medical Center

Newsletter

Ammar El-Sara, Lila Aboueid, Anupriya Razdan, Tzvi Furer, Roxanne McMorris

Clozapine use in HIV positive, treatment refractory schizophrenia: Where does Filgrastim fit in?

BPS

Poster

Authors Title Publication (e.g. journal name) Status (e.g. In Press, year)

Ballentine G, Friedman S, Bzdok D 

Trips and neurotransmitters: discovering principled patterns across 6850 hallucinogenic experiences 

Science Advances

2022

Girdhar K, Hoffman G, ... Zharovsky E, et. al. 

Chromatin domain alterations linked to 3D genome organization in a large cohort of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder brains

Nature Neuroscience

2022

Foroughi M, Gupta R, Ganguly A, Mirza J, Fotros A

Neuropsychiatric Manifestations of COVID-19: A Review 

Advances in Psychiatry and Behavioral Health

2021

Mirza J, Ganguly A, Ostrovskaya A, Tusher A, Viswanathan R 

Command Suicidal Hallucination as Initial Presentation of COVID-19: A Case Report

Psychosomatics 

2020

Cohen C, Freeman K, Ghoneim D, Vengassery A, Ghezelaiagh B, Reinhardt M

Advances in the Conceptualization and Study of Schizophrenia in Later Life

Psychiatric Clinics of North America

2018

Kuppili PP, Gupta R, Pattanayak RD, Khandelwal SK

Delusional denial of pregnancy: Unique presentation of Cotard's syndrome in a patient with schizophrenia

Asian J Psychiatr

2017

Modak T, Kumar S, Pal A, Gupta R, Pattanayak RD, Khandelwal SK

Chlorpromazine as Prophylaxis for Bipolar Disorder with Treatment- and Electroconvulsive Therapy-Refractory Mania: Old Horse, New Trick

Indian J Psychol Med.

2017

Shah B, Gupta R, Sarkar S, Balhara YPS

Injection Butorphanol dependence: A case report

Asian J Psychiatr.

2018

Tylee D, Hess J, Quinn T, Barve, R, Huang H, Zhang-James Y, Chang J, Stamova B, Sharp F, Hertz-Picciotto I, Faraone S, Kong S, Glatt S

Blood Transcriptomic Comparison of Individuals With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Combined-Samples Mega-Analysis

Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet.

2016

Madhusoodanan S, Steinberg LR, Coleman A, Bavli S

Hyperprolactinemia Secondary to Pituitary Microadenoma Versus Haloperidol-A Diagnostic Enigma. A Case Report and Brief Review

Journal of Current Drug Safety

2016

Carvalho AF, McIntyre RS, editors. Madhusoodanan S, Tsoy-Podosenin M, Steinberg LR, Tandan N

Drug Interactions Involving Psychotropic Drugs” in Mental Disorders in Primary Care: A Guide to Their Evaluation and Management

Oxford University Press

2017

Disorder.Cohen CI, Vengassery A, Garcia Aracena EF

A Longitudinal Analysis of Quality of Life and Associated Factors in Older Adults with Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder

Am J Geriatr Psychiatry

2017

Cohen, CL and Murante, T

A Prospective Analysis of the Role of Cognition in Three Models of Aging and Schizophrenia to be published by Schizophrenia Research

Schizophrenia Research

2017

Murante, T and Cohen, CL

Cognitive Functioning in Older Adults with Schizophrenia

FOCUS

2017

Sales PM, de Andrade LM, Pitcher MR, Rola FH, Gondim FA

Levodopa enhances immobility induced by spinal cord electromagnetic stimulation in rats

Neurosci Lett

2017

Nina R. Schooler, Ph.D., Srinath Gopinath, MD; Jeremy Weedon, Ph.D; Peter F. Buckley, M.D., Donald C. Goff, M.D., Alexander Kopelowicz, M.D., John Lauriello, M.D., Theo Manschreck, M.D., M.P.H., Alan Mendelowitz, M.D., Del D. Miller, Pharm. D., M.D., Daniel R. Wilson, M.D., Ph.D., Donna Ames, M.D., Juan Bustillo, M.D., John M. Kane, M.D.

Risperidone Long-Acting Injection vs. Oral risperidone: Analyses of Relapse, Rehospitalization and Symptoms Controlling for Switching in a Pragmatic Trial

Schizophrenia Research

2017

Madhusoodhnan S, Patel S, Reinhardt J, Hines A, Serper M

Meningioma and Psychiatric Symptoms: A Case Report and Brief Review

Annals of Clinical Psychiatry

May 2015

Schooler, Nina R., Srinath Gopinath, Jeremy Weedon, Peter F. Buckley, Donald C. Goff, Alexander Kopelowicz, John Lauriello, Kane J, et al

Risperidone Long-acting Injection vs. Oral Risperidone: A Secondary Analysis of Relapse and Rehospitalization Controlling for Switching in a Pragmatic Trial

Abstract: Neuro-psychopharmacology

Dec 2014

Bipeta R, Yerramilli SS, Karredla AR, Gopinath S

Diagnostic Stability of Internet Addiction in Obsessive-compulsive Disorder: Data from a Naturalistic One-year Treatment Study.

Innovations in clinical Neurosciences

March 2015

Coplan J, Singh D, Gopinath S, Mathew SJ, Bulbena A

A Novel Anxiety and Affective Spectrum Disorder of Mind and Body-The ALPIM (Anxiety-Laxity-Pain-Immune-Mood) Syndrome: A Preliminary Report.

Journal of Neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences

March 2015

Coplan JD, Gopinath S, Abdallah CG, Berry BR

A neurobiological hypothesis of treatment-resistant depression - mechanisms for selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor non-efficacy.

Frontiers in behavioral neurosciences

August 2014

Timothy R. Rice, Raj Loungani, Emma Gaines, Tracy Prout, and Leon Hoffman

Regulation-Focused Psychotherapy for Children in General Psychiatric Education: An Account from the Perspective of Men's Mental Health

Book Chapter: Neurobiology of Men's Mental Health

 

El-Sara A

Weight Gain In Patients With Schizophrenia: A Recipe For Timely Intervention

American Journal of Psychiatry Residents Journal

July 2015

Pinkhasov A, Furer T, Augusto S

Transient expressive aphasia after bitemporal electroconvulsive therapy: a rarely documented reversible phenomenon.

Journal of ECT

March 2015

Pinkhasov A, Biglow M, Chandra S, Pica T

Pretreatment with Caffeine Citrate to Lower the Seizure Threshold in ECT: A Case Series

Journal of Pharmacy Practice, Jan 2015