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Office
75 N Country Rd
Port Jefferson, NY 11777Phone+1 949-824-6119- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- I am a psychiatry resident currently practicing in Long Island, NY. I am also licensed in the state of California.
I practice both medication management and psychotherapy in the field of mental health, working with a broad range of psychopathology and severity. My goal is to specialize in LGBTQ+ Psychiatry, a relatively unexplored field of psychiatry. I am particularly interested in a holistic biopsychosocial approach to the patient, relying on a broad array of knowledge, and I have a passion for educating and empowering patients. I am well-known among my attendings for my medical and psychiatric knowledge, ranking among that of the top psychiatry residents nationally on Psychiatry Residency Inservice Training Exams.
Originally a student of the humanities, I bring multiple strengths to my work in psychiatry. Because of my passion for learning, my advisor in college nicknamed me Der Neugierige – the inquisitive one. As both a scientist and a student of literature, I learned to think critically. As a gay man in America, I learned early on to question the status quo with courage and heart, leading me to be known as a “thought leader” and a “change maker.” This has put me on the front lines of advocacy and research in multiple fields. For instance, as president of University of California, Irvine School of Medicine’s LGBTQIA Health and Psychiatry interest groups, I became well-known among my classmates as a champion of queer and mental health, and received UCI’s nomination for a national scholarship honoring my healthcare and curriculum advocacy. Similarly, growing up different taught me to have great compassion for the marginalized and misunderstood. As such, my previous employment in caring for those with dementia and autism has brought me great joy and fulfillment.
Education & Training
- Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Mather HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 2020 - 2024
- Mather HospitalResidency, 2024
- University of California, Irvine, School of MedicineClass of 2020
- Luther CollegeBA, Music Performance, Summa Cum Laude, 2007 - 2011
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2023 - 2025
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Herbert W. Nickens, National Medical Student Scholarship Nominated by UCI School of Medicine, 2018
- Point Foundation, National LGBTQ Scholarship Fund Scholarship Semi-Finalist, 2016
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 16 citations"Things Are Different Now But": Older LGBT Adults' Experiences and Unmet Needs in Health Care.Candace W. Burton, Jung-Ah Lee, Anders Waalen, Lisa M. Gibbs> ;Journal of Transcultural Nursing. 2020 Sep 1
- 1 citationsSuicide hotspots, interventions, and future areas of work at a Californian universityAnders Waalen, Kevin Bera, Rimal Bera> ;Death Studies. 2020 Jan 1
Journal Articles
- Identifying spatial and temporal suicide clusters in a Californian countyAnders Waalen, Seraphim Telep, Rimal Bera, Experimental Results, Cambridge University Press, 2/2/2023
- “Things Are Different Now But”: Older LGBT Adults’ Experiences and Unmet Needs in Health CareBurton, Candace W., Jung-Ah Lee, Anders Waalen, and Lisa M. Gibbs, Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 12/19/2019
Abstracts/Posters
- LGBT elder and US health care systems: experiences and unmet needs.Burton, C. Lee, J. Waalen, A. Sorkin, D. Fitzpatrick, C. Gibbs, L., Journal of American Geriatric Society, Orlando, Florida, 5/3/2018
- Increasing Knee Pain.Waalen, A., Finalist for UC Irvine School of Medicine 2017-2018 Clinicopathological Conference, Irvine, CA, 2018
Lectures
- Waalen, A. Bera, K. Bera, R. : Suicide hotspots, interventions, and future areas of work at a Californian university.UC Irvine Department of Psychiatry, UCI Medical Center, Psychiatry Journal Club. Orange, CA. - 6/19/2019
- "Facts, Quacks, and Ipecac: A History of Homosexuality in Western Medicine"UC Irvine School of Medicine, Irivne, CA - 12/3/2018
- "Facts, Quacks, and Ipecac: A History of Homosexuality in Western Medicine"UC Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, CA - 1/5/2018
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Professional Memberships
- American Psychiatric AssociationMember
- American Geriatric AssociationMember
Other Languages
- Spanish, Norwegian, French
Hospital Affiliations
- Mather HospitalPort Jefferson, New York
External Links
- LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/anders-waalen/
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