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Office
55 Fruit St
Boston, MA 02114- Is this information wrong?
Clinical Expertise
- Stroke, Dementia, Electroconvulsive therapy
Education & Training
- Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Geriatric Psychiatry, 2023
- Eastern Virginia Medical SchoolResidency, Psychiatry, 2018 - 2022
- Eastern Virginia Medical SchoolClass of 2018
- University of VirginiaBA, Biology & Psychology, 2008 - 2012
Certifications & Licensure
- MA State Medical License 2022 - 2025
- VA State Medical License 2020 - 2024
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
- American Heart AssociationAdvanced Cardiovascular Life Support
- Collaborate Institutional Training Initiative ProgramHuman Research Subjects Protection Course
- Institute for Healthcare ImprovementBasic Certificate in Quality & Safety
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Resident Academic Clinician Educator Course Nominee EVMS, 2020
- PRITE Neuroscience Award EVMS, 2020
- Award for Excellence in Psychiatry EVMS, 2018
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsA Case of Balint Syndrome Due to Left Basal Ganglia Hemorrhagic Stroke: Exploring the Pathogenesis Through Parietal Lobe Circuits.David R. Spiegel, Haley D'Souza, Kei-Lwun Yee, Natalia A. Kot, David M. Yuna, Anastasia Samaras, Garrett F. Cook> ;The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders. 2021 Apr 1
- 3 citationsA Case of Treatment-Refractory Hyperemesis Gravidarum Responsive to Adjunctive Mirtazapine in a Patient With Anxiety Comorbidity and Severe Weight Loss.David R. Spiegel, Juhi Ramchandani, Ariana Spiegel, Anastasia Samaras, Kelsey Johnson, Ryan McAuliffe, Katlynn Nason> ;Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. 2020 Sep 1
- A Likely Case of Limbic Encephalitis in a Patient With Voltage-Gated Potassium Channel Complex Antibody, Without a Known Antigenic Target: A Review of the Disease Stat...David R. Spiegel, Anastasia Samaras, Cameron L. Oldham, Meghana Kaloji, Alyssa Warren, Shannon Maj, Jeremy I. Solomons, Stephanie T. Le> ;Psychosomatics. 2017 Jun 1
Journal Articles
- A Case of Treatment-Refractory Hyperemesis Gravidarum Responsive to Adjunctive Mirtazapine in a Patient with Anxiety Comorbidity and Severe Weight LossSpiegel DR, Ramchandani J, Spiegel A, Samaras A, Johnson K, McAuliffe R, Nason K, Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology, 8/2020
- A Case of Balint’s Syndrome due to Left Basal Ganglia Hemorrhagic Stroke: Exploring the Pathogenesis through Parietal Lobe CircuitsSpiegel DR, Yuna D, Samaras A, D’Souza H, Kot N, Yee K-L, Cook G, The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders, 8/2020
- A Likely Case of Limbic Encephalitis in a Patient with Voltage Gated Potassium Channel Complex Antibody, Without a Known Antigenic Target: A Review of the Disease Stat...Spiegel, DR, MD, Samaras, A, BA, Oldham, C, BS, Kaloji, M, BS, Warren, A, MD, Maj, S, MD, Husain, S, BS, Solomons, J, BS, Le, S MD, Psychosomatics, 2017
Lectures
- EVMS Family Medicine Residency Didactic Interdisciplinary Lecture Series: Essential Management of PsychosisNorfolk, VA - 12/16/2020
- EVMS Psychiatry Intern “Bootcamp” Lecture Series: Psychiatric Case Discussions: PsychosisNorfolk, VA - 8/26/2020
- EVMS Psychiatry Intern “Bootcamp” Lecture Series: Psychiatric Case Discussions: AnxietyNorfolk, VA - 8/19/2020
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Committees
- Resident Representative, COVID-19 Committee for EVMS Psychiatry Department 2020 - Present
- Founder & Educator, Psychiatry Honors Group for Medical Students, EVMS 2018 - Present
- Resident Board Member, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Patient Safety Council 2019 - 2020
- Secretary, Institute for Healthcare Improvement, EVMS Chapter 2015 - 2016
- Co-Committee Chair, EVMS Food is Medicine 2015 - 2016
- Co-Committee Chair, Norfolk Emergency Shelter Team 2014 - 2016
Research History
- Variables Associated with Electroconvulsive Therapy & Falls, PIRetrospective chart review analyzing the common variables present in hospitalized geriatric patients who are receiving ECT treatments, aiming to improve patient safety.2020 - Present
- Stress Reduction and Coping with Caregiver Burden: Group Therapy for Caregivers of Patients with Dementia, Resident EducatorLeading workshops for caregivers about management of communication & behavioral disturbances2019 - Present
- Barriers and Facilitators to Health Insurance in an Urban Homeless PopulationConducted structured interviews of individuals utilizing a local homeless shelter2015 - 2016
Professional Memberships
- Member
Hospital Affiliations
- Eastern State HospitalWilliamsburg, Virginia
- McLean HospitalBelmont, Massachusetts
External Links
- Linked Inhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/anastasia-samaras-12b7aa3b/
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