Work

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

  • Fellowship, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) at University of Pennsylvania, PA 2017-2019
  • Residency in Psychiatry, St. Mary Mercy Hospital, MI 2014-2017
  • Doctor of Medicine, Windsor University of Medicine, St. Kitts 2009-2013
  • Bachelor of Science Honors, University of Toronto, Canada 2005 -2009

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

 

  • Psychiatrist, Austin State Hospital, TX                    5/2021 – present
  • Psychiatrist, North Texas State Hospital, TX           8/2019 – 5/2021

CERTIFICATION

 

  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology certification in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2020
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology certification in General Psychiatry    2018

HONORS AND AWARDS

 

  • Systems of Care award, AACAP                     2018
  • Chief fellow (inpatient), C&A psychiatry fellowship, CHOP 2018-2019
  • Fellow representative, Regional Council of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, eastern PA and southern NJ                                                                                                       2018-2019
  • Education Outreach Program award, AACAP       2017
  • Class Representative, PGY – 3 Psychiatry Residency, SMMH 2016-2017
  • Research Committee Chair, Psychiatry Residency, SMMH 2016-2017

RESEARCH

  • Research study ‘Psychiatric Presentation and Management of N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Antibody Encephalitis at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’, CHOP,             2018 to present
  • ‘Late onset mania: Nutraceutical-induced’, publication in Current Psychiatry 2018
  • Research study ‘Lorazepam Versus Diphenhydramine for Non-Delirious Acute Agitation: A Retrospective Chart Review’, CHOP 2017 to present

 

HEALTHCARE QUALITY AND PROCESS IMPROVEMENT

  • “Kiddopsychiatry”, social media awareness page 2021 to present
  • Barriers to participation in ‘Metformin for overweight & obese children and adolescents with bipolar spectrum disorders treated with second generation antipsychotics (MOBILITY)’ study, CHOP                                                                         2018-2019
  • Morbidity and Mortality conference, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (DCAPBS), CHOP 2017
  • Assisted in development of outpatient psychiatry rotation structure and curriculum, SMMH 2017
  • In service for nursing staff about administering psychotropic PRN medications, SMMH              2016
  • Assisted with development of psychotropic informed medication consent policy for the mental health unit at SMMH 2015
  • Assisted with seclusion & restraints policy for the mental health unit at SMMH  2015
  • Quality Improvement Boot-camp at Michigan Summit on QI and Patient Safety 2015

 

PRESENTATIONS

  • ‘Attention deficit hyperactivity in children’, Mental Health Awareness Seminar, North Austin Muslim Community Center 2021
  • ‘Comorbid eating disorder and depression in an adolescent with anorexia nervosa, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia 2019
  • ‘Inpatient psychiatry challenges for children & adolescents with autism spectrum disorder’, American Association for Child & Adolescent Psychiatry meeting 2018
  • Morbidity and Mortality conference, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (DCAPBS), Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia 2018
  • ‘A Case Of Levetiracetam Induced Mania’. American Psychiatric Association annual meeting                                                                                                 2017
  • ‘Schizotypal Personality Disorder and Depression: The Importance of Proper Diagnosis and Treatment’, Institute of Psychiatric Services Annual Meeting 2016
  • ‘To A Whole New World And Back: Case Of Delirium In A Patient With History Of Polysubstance Abuse’, Mental Health Congress Annual Meeting                                           2015
  • ‘Schizotypal Personality Disorder and Depression: The Importance of Proper Diagnosis and Treatment’, American Psychiatric Association annual meeting 2015

 

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENT AND TEACHING

  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, Medical Education, Texas A & M university 2021 to present
  • Medical student Education, Austin State Hospital 2021 to present
  • Medical student education, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia 2018-2019
  • Medical student education, St. Mary Mercy hospital 2016-2017

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

  • American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 2017 to present
  • American Psychiatric Association 2014 to present