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Daniela Rakocevic, MD, Psychiatry, Chicago, IL, Northwestern Memorial Hospital

DanielaRakocevicMDMSc

Psychiatry Chicago, IL

Addiction

Chief, Addiction Psychiatry Division, Northwestern Memorial Hospital

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Summary

  • Dr. Daniela Rakocevic is a highly qualified psychiatric specialist based in Chicago, IL, with a subspecialty in addiction. She was educated at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Medicine before completing a residency and fellowship at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science in Rochester. She currently holds key roles at Northwestern Memorial Hospital including Program Director of the Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship and Chief of the Addiction Psychiatry Division. Additionally, Dr. Rakocevic has made notable contributions to academia through publications in notable journals such as Academic Psychiatry and Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Her work has been recognized with multiple awards, including the Nyapati Rao and Francis Lu International Medical Graduate Fellowship and the Ruth Fox Scholarship.

Clinical Expertise

  • General psychiatry, Medical education, Addiction

Education & Training

  • Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)
    Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Fellowship, Addiction Psychiatry, 2018 - 2019
  • Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)
    Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Chief Residency, Psychiatry, 2017 - 2018
  • Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)
    Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Psychiatry, 2014 - 2018
  • University of Belgrade Faculty of Medicine
    University of Belgrade Faculty of MedicineClass of 2000

Certifications & Licensure

  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License Active through 2026
  • MN State Medical License
    MN State Medical License Active through 2024
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Addiction Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Nyapati Rao and Francis Lu International Medical Graduate Fellowship AADPRT, American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training, 2019
  • Ruth Fox Scholarship ASAM, American Society of Addiction Medicine, 2019
  • Howard P. Rome Grand Rounds Award Mayo Clinic, Department of Psychiatry & Psychology, 2018
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Cannabis use and bariatric surgery psychology practice: survey and insights  
    Rachel E. Goetze, Matthew M. Clark, Daniela B. Rakocevic, Lisa A. Howell, Terry D. Schneekloth, Maria L. Collazo-Clavell, Todd Kellogg, Karen M. Graszer, Sarah A. Kals..., Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 12/16/2020
  • Hopelessness and serotonin related genes in depressed suicide attempters  
    Jovanovic DB*, Jovanovic A, Ivkovic M, Jasovic-Gasic M, European Psychiatry, 5/2011
  • Serotonin and Suicidal Behavior Genetics  
    Jovanovic DB*, Jovanovic A, Ivkovic M, Jasovic-Gasic M., Engrami - The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry and Psychology, 2/2010
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Improving Clozapine Management in Medically Hospitalized Patients
    Megan Leloux, PharmD Shelby Storsveen, PharmD Nicholas D. Allen, MD Daniela B. Rakocevic, MD Jonathan G. Leung, PharmD, The College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists (CPNP), Salt Lake City, Utah, 5/1/2019
  • ECT Treatment for Psychotic Depression Associated with Usher Syndrome: Case Report and Literature Review
    Rakocevic DB., Gandhi KD., Leal JC., The Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry (CLP) 2018 Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, 11/15/2018
  • Mayo Clinic Psychiatry Residency Model for PGY1 Orientation and Peer Supervision in the First Three Months of Training
    Rakocevic DB., Allen ND., Somers KJ., Swintak CC., Association for Academic Psychiatry (AAP) 2018 Annual Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 9/7/2018
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Lectures

  • Management of Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome: An Inpatient Experience expanding from the Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Service 
    Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine Annual Conference Palm Springs, CA - 11/10/2017
  • A Case of Tuberous Sclerosis 
    The Salzburg Weill Cornell Seminar; Salzburg, Austria - 2010
  • Health Professionals and Mental Illness Stigmatization in Serbia 
    6th Berlin Summer School of Psychiatry, Berlin - Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities - 2006
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Other

Research History

  • Co-InvestigatorAssessment of clozapine continuation and safety in medically hospitalized patients following changes to the FDA REMS program. (18-002890)2018 - 2021
  • Co-InvestigatorPsychopathology in pancreas transplant recipients. ( 15-000322 )2015 - 2021
  • Co-InvestigatorDeterminants of Emergency Department Length of Stay for Patients With Psychiatric Illness. (12-004477)2012 - 2020
  • Co-InvestigatorEvaluation of a gabapentin protocol in alcohol withdrawal prevention and management. (16-001935)2016 - 2019

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Serbian, German

Hospital Affiliations