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Alexander Kaplan, MD, Psychiatry, Pflugerville, TX

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Psychiatry • Pflugerville, TX

Clinical Director & Associate Director of Research at Family Care Center

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Summary

  • Clinical Director at the Pflugerville Clinic for Family Care Center (FCC), an organization that provides mental health care to all members of the family unit in comprehensive clinics covering therapy, medication management, and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). Associate Director of Research for FCC, with a focus on furthering and sharing psychiatric knowledge on the frontiers of TMS applications. Significant experience in positions of leadership, management, quality improvement, research, evidence-based patient care, occupational medicine, and resident program and curriculum development. Skilled in psychiatric evaluation, psychopharmacologic treatment, and psychotherapeutic modalities including supportive therapy, motivational interviewing, acceptance and commitment therapy, image rehearsal therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (including CBT for insomnia and suicide prevention), crisis response planning, accelerated resolution therapy, and group therapy.

Education & Training

  • Tripler Army Medical Center
    Tripler Army Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 2015 - 2019
  • University of Miami
    University of MiamiMaster of Public Health, 2011 - 2015
  • University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
    University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineClass of 2015

Certifications & Licensure

  • HI State Medical License
    HI State Medical License 2017 - 2026
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2021 - 2026
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2022 - 2025
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • The Daisy Award for Excellent Patient Care The Daisy Foundation, CRDAMC, 2022
  • Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Support Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, 2021
  • Fort Hood Department of Behavioral Health Provider of the Month Carl R Darnall Army Medical Center, 2019
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Letter to the editor: A novel sequential bilateral neurostimulation approach for treatment-resistant depression involving high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnet...  
    Sabrina K Segal 1, Charles L Weber 2, Alexander M Kaplan 2, Narin Wongngamnit 2, Aaron G Avallone 2, Kartiki U Churi 2, Andrew D Davalt 2, Christopher G Ivany 2, Brain Stimulation, 11/18/2023
  • Psychometric properties of the Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Interview-Short Form (SITBI-SF) among U.S. active duty military service members and veterans.  
    Stanley IH, Marx BP, Fina BA, Young-McCaughan S, Tyler HC, Sloan DM, Blankenship AE, Dondanville KA, Walker JL, Boffa JW, Bryan CJ, Brown LA, Straud CL, Mintz J, Abdal..., Assessment
  • Written Exposure Therapy for Suicide in a Psychiatric Inpatient Unit: A Case Series  
    Tyler, H., Fina, B. A., Marx, B. P., Young-McCaughan, S., Sloan, D. M., Kaplan, A. M., Green, V. R., Blankenship, A., Bryan, C. J., & Peterson, A. L., for the STRONG S..., Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 11/2022
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Press Mentions

  • Dispatches from the COVID-19 Front Lines: Two Army Psychiatrists Deploy to Javits Center
    Dispatches from the COVID-19 Front Lines: Two Army Psychiatrists Deploy to Javits CenterDecember 13th, 2022
  • Dispatch from the Front Lines Against COVID-19
    Dispatch from the Front Lines Against COVID-19December 13th, 2022

Committees

  • Associate Program Director, Program Evaluation Committee, Psychiatry Residency, CRDAMC 2020 - Present
  • Associate Program Director, Clinical Competency Committee, Psychiatry Residency, CRDAMC 2020 - Present
  • Investigator, Patient Safety Report Committee, CRDAMC 2020 - Present
  • Psychiatric Representative, Quality Management Committee, CRDAMC 2021 - 2022
  • Lead Psychiatrist, Transgender Treatment Team, CRDAMC 2020 - 2022
  • Psychiatric Consultant & Representative, Ethics Committee, CRDAMC 2020 - 2022
  • Psychiatrist Consultant, Department of Behavioral Health COVID19 Response, CRDAMC 2020 - 2020
  • Psychiatric Consultant & Representative, Medical Sexual Assault Review Board, Fort Hood 2019 - 2020
  • Psychiatric Resident Representative, Program Evaluation Committee, TAMC 2018 - 2019
  • Psychiatric Representative, Medical Record Review and Improvement Team, TAMC 2018 - 2019
  • President, GME Resident Council, TAMC 2016 - 2017
  • Resident President, Graduate Medical Education (GME) Committee 2016 - 2017
  • Psychiatry Resident Representative, Physician-Nurse Committee, TAMC 2015 - 2016

Research History

  • Military Co-Principal InvestigatorWritten exposure therapy for posttraumatic stress symptoms and suicide risk Primary Study Objective: Evaluate the efficacy of written exposure therapy initiated in an inpatient psychiatric setting.2019 - 2022
  • ClinicianStability of suicide thoughts, attempt plans, and behaviors of patients released from an inpatient psychiatric unit. Objective: Understand the variability in the content of suicidal thoughts and the relationship between stable versus varying suicidal thoughts and suicide related behaviors.2018 - 2019

Professional Memberships

External Links

  • LinkedInhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-kaplan-md-mph

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