KennethM.CertaMD

Psychiatry • Philadelphia, PA

Psychosomatic Medicine

Associate Professor, Psychiatry & Human Behavior, Jefferson Medical College-Thos Jefferson Univ

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Office
833 Chestnut St
Suite 210
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone+1 215-955-6655

Fax+1 215-923-8219
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Education & Training

Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUHResidency, Psychiatry, 1980 - 1983
Crozer-Chester Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1979 - 1980
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 1979

Certifications & Licensure

NJ State Medical License 1983 - 2025
PA State Medical License 1980 - 2024
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

11 citations
The Use of β-Adrenergic Receptor Antagonists in Psychiatry: A Review.
Tyler G. Boyce, Nina T. Ballone, Kenneth M. Certa, Madeleine A. Becker> ;Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry. 2021 Jan 11
1 citations
Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Psychiatric Inpatients.
Maria Tanielian, Karl Doghramji, Kenneth M. Certa> ;The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 2020 Mar 1
3 citations
A Case of Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Encephalopathy Presenting as Mania.
Madeleine A. Becker, Jennifer Cannon, Kenneth M. Certa> ;Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry. 2021 Jan 1
4 citations
Severity, Prevalence, Predictors, and Rate of Identification of Insomnia Symptoms in a Sample of Hospitalized Psychiatric Patients.
Karl Doghramji, Maria Tanielian, Kenneth M. Certa, Tingting Zhan> ;The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 2018 Oct 1
4 citations
Economic Effects of Anti-Depressant Usage on Elective Lumbar Fusion Surgery
Amirali Sayadipour, Chrisopher K. Kepler, Rajnish Mago, Kenneth M. Certa, Mohammad R. Rasouli, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Todd J. Albert, David Greg Anderson> ;The Archives of Bone and Joint Surgery. 2016 Jul 1
22 citations
Antidepressants and the risk of abnormal bleeding during spinal surgery: a case–control study
Amirali Sayadipour, Rajnish Mago, Christopher K. Kepler, R. Bryan Chambliss, Kenneth M. Certa, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Todd J. Albert, D. Greg Anderson> ;European Spine Journal. 2012 Jan 31
2 citations
Urinary retention associated with ziprasidone: a case report.
Rajnish Mago, LaRissa M Chism, Narsimha R. Pinninti, Kenneth M. Certa> ;The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 2008 Mar 14
19 citations
Polymorphism in the serotonin transporter gene and response to treatment in African American cocaine and alcohol-abusing individuals.
Paolo Mannelli, Ashwin A. Patkar, Heather W. Murray, Kenneth M. Certa, Kathleen S. Peindl, Marja Mattila-Evenden, Wade H. Berrettini> ;Addiction Biology. 2005 Sep 1
8 citations
Relationship of serum prolactin with severity of drug use and treatment outcome in cocaine dependence
Ashwin A. Patkar, Paolo Mannelli, Kenneth M. Certa, Kathleen S. Peindl, Heather W. Murray, Michael J. Vergare, Wade H. Berrettini> ;Psychopharmacology. 2004 Apr 3
76 citations
Relationship between tobacco smoking and positive and negative symptoms in schizophrenia.
Ashwin A. Patkar, Raman Gopalakrishnan, Allan Lundy, Frank T. Leone, Kenneth M. Certa, Stephen P. Weinstein> ;The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 2002 Sep 1
15 citations
Changing patterns of illicit substance use among schizophrenic patients: 1984-1996.
Ashwin A. Patkar, Robert C. Alexander, Allan Lundy, Kenneth M. Certa> ;The American Journal on Addictions. 1999 Jan 1
3 citations
Repetitive behaviors in schizophrenic patients admitted to an acute-care unit: a replicative study.
Robert C. Alexander, Ted Lowenkopf, Kenneth M. Certa, Daniel J. Luchins> ;The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 1993 Dec 1
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