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