Behavioral Health Education Elective Rotation
Three of our PGY4s have rotated on the Behavioral Health Education Elective with Drexel University College of Medicine where they created curriculum and presented formal workshops on topics of interest.
| Radhika Rani, DO (PGY4) Chief Resident: Mental Health Care for Migrants and Refugees in the U.S.: Culturally Informed Practices -3-hour live webinar, WOL830- Behavioral Health Education, Drexel University, November 21, 2024 |
| Kanan Barot, MD (PGY4) Chief Resident: It’s Not Hysteria: Understanding and Addressing Women’s Mental Health Across the Lifespan - 3-hour live webinar, WOL835 course. -Behavioral Health Education, Drexel University, February 28, 2025 |
| Zachary Winchell, DO (PGY4): Questing for Wellness: Dungeons & Dragons as a Psychotherapeutic Modality - 3-hour live workshop, WOL838- Division of Behavioral Healthcare Education, Drexel University College of Medicine, April 25, 2025 |
Grand Rounds Presentations by Residents/Fellows
| Ajit Jason John, MD (PGY4): Clinical Approaches to Address the Loneliness Epidemic, September 4, 2024 |
| Avi Davis, MD (PGY4): The Comeback, It’s Not That Simple: A Unified Approach to Sports Psychiatry, December 4, 2024 |
| Zachary Winchell, MD (PGY4): 2D6, CP or Greatsword? An Exploration of Dungeons and Dragons as a Possible Psychotherapuedic Modality, May 7, 2025 |
| Abhishek Allam, MD (PGY3): Immigration and Children: Mental Health Challenges and Clinical Approaches, May 14, 2025 |
| Kanan Barot, MD (PGY4): The Role of Therapeutic Alliance in CBT for Bipolar Disorder, June 11, 2025 |
Journal Club Presentations (PGY-2)
| Jashelle Davis, DO: Peripartum Complications Associated with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Exacerbation During Pregnancy - September 18, 2024 |
| Aubrey Jackson, DO: Association Between Intrauterine System Hormone Dosage and Depression Risk - October 16, 2024 |
| Matthew Young, MD: Intranasal Oxytocin in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder - December 11, 2024 |
| Maheen Mohammad, DO: A novel digital intervention for actively reducing severity of paediatric ADHD (STARS-ADHD); a randomized controlled trial - January 15, 2025 |
| Olivia Chough, MD: Trial of Pimavanserin in Dementia-Related Psychosis - February 26, 2025 |
| Alice Zhu, MD: Efficacy and Safety of Zanomeline-Trospium Chloride in Schizophrenia: A Randomized Clinical Trial - March 19, 2025 |
| Daniel Minukhin, DO: Repurposing Semaglutide and Liraglutide for Alcohol Use Disorder - April 16, 2025 |
| Kristin Spiegel, MD: Brexpiprazole and Sertraline Combination Treatment in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder - May 28, 2025 |
Publications and Presentations
| Kaitlyn Blair, DO (PGY1) presented the topic: From Patient Care to Policy: Taking on Legislative Discourse at the Phoenixville Hospital Annual Medical Staff Meeting on October 17, 2024 |
| Hannah Molk, DO (PGY1), Keti Kutidze, MD (PGY1), Radhika Rani, DO (PGY4); and Mitzie Grant, PhD, co-authored the abstract: “Assessing Functional Outcomes in Young Adults and Adults with PKU: Insights from the Weiss Functional Impairment Rating Scale (WFIRS)” — This abstract is accepted for presentation at AACAP 2025 in Chicago. |
| Keti Kutidze, MD (PGY1), along with Kian Abolhoda, MD; Jessica Kuo, MD; and Mustafa Kaghazwala, MD, co-authored the poster: “GLP-1 Receptor Agonists for Smoking Cessation: A Dual-Target Approach to Nicotine Abstinence and Weight Management in Psychiatric Populations” — Presented at NEI Spring Congress on May 9, 2025. |
| Keti Kutidze, MD (PGY1), along with Kian Abolhoda, MD; Jessica Kuo, MD; and Mustafa Kaghazwala, MD, co-authored the poster: “The Pharmacologic Management of Pathological Gambling: A Review of Opioid Antagonists, SSRIs, and Psychedelic Therapies” — Presented at NEI Spring Congress on May 9, 2025. |
| Keti Kutidze, MD (PGY1), along with Reda Arif, MS; Ayyub Imtiaz, MD; and Abidemi Onabadejo, MD, co-authored the poster: “Examining FDA-Approved Anti-Amyloid Therapies: Clinical Efficacy and Safety Profiles in Alzheimer's Disease” — Presented at Psychiatry Update 2025 in Chicago on March 25, 2025. |
| Keti Kutidze, MD (PGY1), along with Ayyub Imtiaz, MD; and Ashwin Mathai, MD, co-authored the poster: “Targeting Inflammation in Schizophrenia: Assessing Aspirin and Statins for Psychiatric Benefits” — Presented at the Washington Psychiatric Society 2025 Spring Symposium and Gala on April 4, 2025. *First Place in the Original Research (Literature Review) |
| Keti Kutidze, MD (PGY1), along with Ayyub Imtiaz, MD; Mamuka Khundadze, MD; and Ashwin Mathai, MD, co-authored the poster: “Managing Ultra-High-Risk Psychosis: A Review of Therapeutic Approaches” — Presented at the 2024 NEI Fall Congress in Colorado Springs on November 8, 2024. |
| Keti Kutidze, MD (PGY1), along with Mamuka Khundadze, MD; Ayyub Imtiaz, MD; and Natalie Wilner, MD, co-authored the poster: “Tonsillectomy for PANDAS: Assessing a Surgical Solution” — Presented at the 2024 NEI Fall Congress in Colorado Springs on November 8, 2024. |
| Keti Kutidze, MD (PGY1), along with Ayyub Imtiaz, MD; Mamuka Khundadze, MD; and Ashwin Mathai, MD, co-authored the poster: “Flibanserin versus Bremelanotide: Comparing FDA Approved Drugs for Female Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder” — Presented at 2024 NEI Fall Congress in Colorado Springs on November 8, 2024. *Third Place in NEI Congress Young Investigator Poster Competition |
| Heather Soled, DO (PGY1) was a co-author on the paper entitled: Supporters and Skeptics: LLM-based Analysis of Engagement with Mental Health (Mis)Information Content on Video-sharing Platforms DOI:10.48550/arXiv.2407.02662 |
| Heather Soled, DO (PGY1) : co-authored Do Large Language Models Align with Core Mental Health Counseling Competencies? published by Cornell University, arXiv Oct. 29, 2004 https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2410.22446 |
| Aubrey Jackson, DO (PGY2) published an article: A Brief Review of Zuranolone in Transformative Medicine, September 26, 2024. |
| Aubrey Jackson, DO (PGY2) published an article: Management of Binge Eating Disorder in Osteopathic Family Physician, November 26, 2024. |
| Abhishek Allam, MD (PGY3), Ronke Babalola, MD, Vishal Madaan, MD, Raman Marwaha, MD, Narpinder Malhi, MD participated in a symposium presentation: Transcending Borders: Impact of International Medical Graduates in Advancing Diversity and Equity in the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Workforce at the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Annual Meeting in Seattle, WA on October 14-19, 2024. |
| Saral Desai, MD (PGY3), Chandra Rai, MD - (PGY3), Wei Du, MD, TH-DIO and James Getcher, TH Web Services Manager gave an oral presentation on: Optimizing GME Recruitment: Practical Strategies with Google Analytics at the NRMP Conference in Louisville, KY on October 3-5, 2024. |
| Saral Desai, MD (PGY3) and DUCOM Medical Students: Anastasia Mityanina, Lydia Maliackel, Thayjas Patil, Saahil Adusumilli and Jeffrey Zhou have co-authored the poster titled; Prevalence and Severity of ADHD Among Children with Asthma: A US Population-Based Study. Presented at the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Annual Meeting in Seattle, WA on October 14-19, 2024. |
| Saral Desai, MD (PGY3) presented a paper he co-authored with Wei Du, MD, TH DIO and DUCOM Medical Students: Raven Simmons, Jessica Kuo, Arundhati Nittur, Tara Tadimalla, Samik Patel have titled; Predictors of Treatment Admissions for Cannabis Use in the United States at the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry Annual Meeting in Naples, FL on November 14-17, 2024. |
Tower Health Research Day, March 27, 2025 Saral Desai, MD (PGY3) presented a poster he co-authored with Wei Du, MD, TH DIO and DUCOM Medical Students: Raven Simmons, Jessica Kuo, Arundhati Nittur, Tara Tadimalla, Samik Patel titled; Predictors of Treatment Admissions for Cannabis Use in the United States |
| Matthew Young, MD (PGY2) presented a poster he co-authored with Michael Moradi, BS, DUCOM-MS; Hans Kersten, MD, David Bennett, PhD titled; The Weekly Assessment of Child Behavior: Psychometric Properties of a Behavior Problem Screening Tool |
PaPS Colloquium of Scholars, March 29, 2025 Abhishek Allam, MD (PGY3), Richard Danieli, MD (PGY3), Saral Desai, MD (PGY3), Chandra Rai, MD (PGY3) presented their poster titled Delusional Parasitosis: A Case Report & Review |
| Matthew Young, MD (PGY2) presented a poster he co-authored with Patricia Dixon, BA- West Chester University; and David Bennett, PhD titled Predictors of Family Retention in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) |
| During the 2024 - 2025 Tower GME Awards Ceremony TH-Phoenixville Hospital Psychiatry Residency faculty Ukpere Nimtor, MD received the GME Excellence Award for Promoting Culture and Belonging. |