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Joshua Straus, MD, Psychiatry, Evanston, IL, Evanston Hospital

JoshuaLStrausMDDFAPA, FACLP(he/him)

Psychiatry Evanston, IL

Neuropsychiatry, Psycho-Oncology, Psychopharmacology, Psychosomatic Medicine

Attending Psychiatrist, Division Director Neuromodulation, Medical Director Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation NorthShore University HealthSystem

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  • Office

    909 Davis St Ste 160
    Northshore Univ Healthsystem Dept Psychiatry
    Evanston, IL 60201
    Phone+1 847-425-6400
    Fax+1 847-425-6408
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Summary

  • Dr. Joshua Straus is a psychiatrist in Evanston, IL, in the NorthShore University HealthSystem. He received his medical degree from University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, medical internship at Northwestern, psychiatry residency at the Medical College of Wisconsin and a fellowship in consultation-liaison psychiatry at Rush. He has been in practice 27 years. He specializes in care of patients with complex mood disorders including treatment resistant depression and bipolar disorder, neuropsychiatry, psycho-oncology, and psychopharmacology and is experienced in treating psychiatric problems in patients suffering with cancer, stroke, multiple sclerosis, parkinson's disease. brain injury and epilepsy. He serves as the medical director for Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation at Northshore, for treatment resistant major depression, and OCD.

Education & Training

  • Rush University Medical Center
    Rush University Medical Center1994 - 1995
  • Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals (Milwaukee)
    Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals (Milwaukee)Residency, Psychiatry, 1991 - 1994
  • McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
    McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityInternship, Internal Medicine, 1990 - 1991
  • University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine
    University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1990

Certifications & Licensure

  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 1990 - 2026
  • WI State Medical License
    WI State Medical License 1991 - 1995
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2013

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Placebo effects. Issues for clinical practice in psychiatry and medicine  
    Straus JL1, von Ammon Cavanaugh S, Psychosomatics, 7/1/1996

Professional Memberships

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