Daniel Eskenazi MD PhD

Psychiatrist

300 Veazey DrButner, NC 27509
Phone+1 919-764-2142

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Summary

Daniel Eskenazi, MD, is a psychiatrist based in Butner, NC, with extensive educational and professional experience. Dr. Eskenazi completed a psychiatry residency at New York Presbyterian Hospital and holds a Ph.D. in Neurobiology & Behavior from the University of Washington. Dr. Eskenazi serves as an attending physician at Central Regional Hospital. The provider's expertise includes psychotherapy, psychopharmacology, and neuroscience, with several publications in these areas. Recognized for contributions to psychiatry, Dr. Eskenazi has received multiple awards such as the Research Resident award from the Leon Levy Neuroscience Fellowship and the New Investigator Award from the American Society for Clinical Psychopharmacology.

Education & Training

New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)/New York State Psychiatric InstituteResidency, Psychiatry, 2013 - 2017
University of WashingtonPh.D., Neurobiology & Behavior, 2005 - 2013
University of Washington School of MedicineClass of 2013
University of California, San DiegoB.S., Major in Animal Physiology & Neuroscience, Minor in Health Care – Social Issues, 2002 - 2005
San Diego Miramar CollegeA.S., Biology, With honors, 1999 - 2002

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Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 2014 - 2028
NC State Medical License 2022 - 2027
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association American Psychiatric Association, 2026
Research Resident Leon Levy Neuroscience Fellowship, 2013-2017
New Investigator Award American Society for Clinical Psychopharmacology, 2016

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

35 citations
Dopamine Neurons That Cotransmit Glutamate, From Synapses to Circuits to Behavior.
Daniel Eskenazi, Lauren Malave, Susana Mingote, Leora Yetnikoff, Samira Ztaou
Frontiers in Neural Circuits. 2021-05-19
15 citations
Deconstructing 5-HT6 receptor effects on striatal circuit function
Daniel Eskenazi, Matthew Brodsky, John F. Neumaier
Neuroscience. 2015-07-23
10 citations
Increased expression of the 5-HT6 receptor by viral mediated gene transfer into posterior but not anterior dorsomedial striatum interferes with acquisition of a discre...
Daniel Eskenazi, John F. Neumaier
Journal of Psychopharmacology. 2011-07-01

Abstracts/Posters

The role of the 5-HT6 receptor in compulsive responding: an investigation using viral-mediated gene transfer
Neumaier JF and Eskenazi D, 49th annual meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 1/1/2010
Elucidating the role of striatal pathways in operant responding and decision-making tasks using targeted viral-mediated gene transfer of DREADD Daniel Eskenazi M.D., P...
Ferguson SM, Eskenazi D, Phillips PEM, and Neumaier JF, 49th annual meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 1/1/2010
The role of the 5-HT6 receptor in compulsive responding: an investigation using viral-mediated gene transfer
Eskenazi D, and Neumaier JF, Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, 1/1/2010

Lectures

Circuit modulation by striatal cholinergic interneurons
Phoenix, AZ - 1/1/2016
Deconstructing 5-HT6 receptor effects on striatal circuit function
NYU Langone Medical Center, Alumni Hall, New York, NY - 1/1/2015
Selective manipulation of striatal circuitry with serotonin-6 receptors: pathway specific targeting of 5-HT6 receptor overexpression has opposing effects on behavioral...
Hollywood Beach, FL - 1/1/2012

Other

Attached. The new science of adult attachment and how it can help you find – and keep – love by Amir Levine and Rachel SF Heller, Tarcher / Penguin publishing (Book re...
Eskenazi D and Alfonso CA, Psychodynamic Psychiatry
1/1/2016
Thesis defense: From actions to habits in rats: striatal circuitry and 5-HT6 receptors
Eskenazi D, UWSOM
1/1/2011
Introduction to Biochemistry: Protein Structure and Enzyme Basics
Eskenazi D , Acosta D, MedEdPORTAL
http://services.aamc.org/30/mededportal/servlet/s/segment/mededportal/?subid=8122
1/1/2010

Research History

Graduate PhD StudentLaboratory of John F. Neumaier M.D./Ph.D. University of Washington2007 - 2011
Undergraduate Research AssistantLaboratory of Charles Zuker Ph.D. University of California, San Diego2004 - 2005
Undergraduate Research AssistantLaboratory of Fred H. Gage Ph.D. Salk Institute for Biological Studies2003 - 2004