Alessandra Buonopane MD Board Certified Psychiatrist

Addiction, Psychopharmacology, Women Focused, Clinical Pharmacology

Alessandra Buonopane, MD

ColchesterColchester, CT 06415
Phone+1 203-640-9185
Fax+1 203-272-5560

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Summary

Alessandra Buonopane, MD, is a psychiatrist based in Colchester, CT, with subspecialties in psychopharmacology, women-focused care, and clinical pharmacology. She completed her MD and neurology residency, both with honors, in Rome, followed by psychiatry residency and addiction psychiatry fellowship at Yale-New Haven Medical Center. She serves as Principal Psychiatrist at Connecticut Valley Hospital and Clinical Professor at UConn School of Medicine. Her experience includes leadership roles in various institutions and a focus on psychopharmacological treatment for healthcare professionals. Dr. Buonopane has published on topics like alcohol use disorders and unusual disease associations. Her honors include a tutoring excellence award from Yale and recognitions for her leadership and research contributions in psychiatry.

Education & Training

Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Addiction Psychiatry, 2000 - 2001
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 1996 - 2000
University of Rome, La SapienzaResidency in Neurology, Cum Laude, 1988 - 1992
Medical SchoolMD, Medicine, Cum Laude, 1982 - 1988
Sapienza University of RomeClass of 1988

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Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2024 - 2028
NJ State Medical License 2024 - 2027
NY State Medical License 2024 - 2027
CT State Medical License 2001 - 2026
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
Buprenorphine Treament APA
Department of Health and Human ServicesBuprenorphine waiver
Fellowship Yale Department Of PsychiatryAddiction

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Tutoring Excellence (Yale University) Yale University, Department of Psychiatry, 2008
Future Leaders in Psychiatry, Emory Univ. Emory University, 2002
Scholar in Research on Severe Mental Illness, American Psychiatric Association American Psychiatric Association, 1999

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

15 citations
Pharmacotherapy of alcohol use disorders.
Alessandra Buonopane, Ismene L. Petrakis
Substance Use & Misuse. 2005-01-01
20 citations
The effect of tryptophan depletion on alcohol self-administration in non-treatment-seeking alcoholic individuals.
Ismene L. Petrakis, Alessandra Buonopane, Stephanie S. O'Malley, Omer Cermik, Louis Trevisan
Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research. 2002-07-01