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Amir Garakani, MD, Psychiatry, Greenwich, CT, Greenwich Hospital

AmirGarakaniMD

Psychiatry Greenwich, CT

Addiction, Forensic Psychiatry, Psychopharmacology

Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Greenwich Hospital, Greenwich, CT

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Summary

  • Dr. Garakani is Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Greenwich Hospital-Yale New Haven Health in Greenwich, CT. He is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine. He was formerly the Director of Education and Attending Staff Psychiatrist at Silver Hill Hospital in New Canaan, CT. He is Board-Certified in Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine. He received his B.A. in Classics (Latin), cum laude, with Distinction in All Subjects, from Cornell University, and his M.D. from the SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, NY, where he won the AMA Rock Sleyster Scholarship. He completed his residency at the Mount Sinai Medical Center and a research fellowship at the Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Dr. Garakani also completed a fellowship in Forensic Psychiatry at New York University Medical Center. He has won several awards including the American Psychiatric Association (APA)/Lilly Resident Research Award, APA – NY County District Branch Resident Research Award, and travel awards from the Anxiety Disorders Association of America and Society of Biological Psychiatry. He also was an APA/GlaxoSmithKline Leadership Fellow and a Fellow of the Group of the Advancement of Psychiatry. He has participated in NIMH-funded research and is first or co-author on over 80 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters. He has taught classes to Mount Sinai residents on psychopharmacology and forensic psychiatry and is a supervisor to psychiatry residents and medical students. He previously was elected to the Executive Council of the APA NY County District Branch. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and a Member of the American College of Psychiatrists. He is also on the editorial board as a Clinical Case Discussion Editor for the Journal of Psychiatric Practice and an Associate Editor for Frontiers in Psychiatry - Psychopharmacology.

Education & Training

  • NYU Grossman School of Medicine
    NYU Grossman School of MedicineFellowship, Forensic Psychiatry, 2007 - 2008
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai Hospital
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 2002 - 2006
  • SUNY Upstate Medical University
    SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityClass of 2002, M.D.
  • Cornell University
    Cornell UniversityB.A., Classics (Latin), Cum Laude, With Distinction in All Subjects, 1994 - 1998
  • Horace Mann School
    Horace Mann SchoolDiploma, 1989 - 1994

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2022 - Present
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2003 - 2025
  • CT State Medical License
    CT State Medical License 2008 - 2025
  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 2004 - 2007
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Forensic Psychiatry
  • American Board of Preventive Medicine Addiction Medicine
  • American Board of Addiction MedicineAddiction Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2023
  • Outstanding Young Alumnus Award SUNY Upstate Medical University, 2022
  • Member American College of Psychiatrists, 2020
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Advances in Psychopharmacology for Anxiety Disorders  
    Garakani A, Murrough JW, Iosifescu DV, FOCUS (Am Psychiatr Publ), 1/1/2014
  • A 66-Year-Old Woman with Facial Tics and Social Impairment  
    Garakani A, Welch AK, Newcorn JH, Psychiatric Annals, 1/1/2013
  • Review of: Kidnapping: An Investigator's Guide to Profiling  
    Garakani A, Billick SB, J Forensic Sci, 1/1/2008

Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Parsing the Effects of Comorbid Adult ADHD and Substance Misuse on Affective Lability in Bipolar Disorder
    Garakani A, Goldberg JF, Proceedings of the 167th Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, New York, NY, U.S.A., 5/1/2014
  • Voluntary Admission and Patient-Driven Discharge Procedures
    Garakani A, Proceedings of the 42nd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Boston, MA, U.S.A., 10/27/2011
  • Patient Request for Discharge from Voluntary Psychiatric Hospitalization: A Chart Review
    Garakani A, Aloysi AS, Marcus S, Martinez JM, Katz CL, Proceedings of the 61st Annual Institute of Psychiatric Services Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, New York, NY, U.S.A., 10/8/2009
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Lectures

  • Medication Treatments for Anxiety Disorders: Where We Are and Where We Are Going 
    Silver Hill Hospital Grand Rounds (virtual) - 5/12/2021
  • Electroconvulsive Therapy for Catatonia in a Patient with Schizophrenia and Synthetic Cannabinoid Abuse: A Case Report 
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Department of Psychiatry, New York, NY - 6/25/2013
  • Malingering: Detection and Management in Clinical Psychiatry 
    Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center, Brooklyn, NY - 2/20/2013
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Press Mentions

  • Free to Check in, but Not to Leave
    Free to Check in, but Not to LeaveOctober 6th, 2019
  • Evidence Grows for Psilocybin as a Treatment for Depression
    Evidence Grows for Psilocybin as a Treatment for DepressionSeptember 9th, 2023
  • Psilocybin and Mental Health: A Glimpse into Psychedelic Therapeutics
    Psilocybin and Mental Health: A Glimpse into Psychedelic TherapeuticsSeptember 8th, 2023

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