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Mac Abernathy, MD, Psychiatry, South Burlington, VT, University of Vermont Medical Center

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Psychiatry • South Burlington, VT

Neuropsychiatry, Psychopharmacology, Psychosomatic Medicine

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Vermont, Robert Larner School of Medicine

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Summary

  • I am Assistant Professor of Psychiatry in the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont. My clinical work is in consult-liaison psychiatry and psychosomatic medicine.

    I went to the University of Mississippi for both my undergraduate and medical education.

    I completed my residency in the combined neurology-psychiatry training program at the Medical University of South Carolina in 2017.

    I have a wide range of interests within the clinical aspects of neuroscience and behavioral sciences.

    My wife is a physician as well in the Department of Internal Medicine at the Larner College of Medicine, UVM.

Education & Training

  • Medical University of South Carolina
    Medical University of South CarolinaResidency, Psychiatry, 2011 - 2017
  • Medical University of South Carolina
    Medical University of South CarolinaResidency, Psychiatry/Neurology, 2011 - 2017
  • University of Mississippi School of Medicine
    University of Mississippi School of MedicineClass of 2011
  • University of Mississippi
    University of MississippiBA, Biology, Cum laude, 2002 - 2006

Certifications & Licensure

  • ME State Medical License
    ME State Medical License 2021 - 2026
  • VT State Medical License
    VT State Medical License 2017 - 2022
  • SC State Medical License
    SC State Medical License 2011 - 2017
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Chief Resident - Combined Neurology-Psychiatry Program MUSC Depts. of Neurology and Psychiatry
  • Faculty Excellence Award MUSC Department of Neurology, 2014
  • Golden Apple Award - Best Medical Student Teaching by a Resident MUSC School of Medicine, 2013
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Acute Care Utilization in Patients With Concurrent Mental Health and Complex Medical Conditions  
    Abernathy et. al., J. Prim Care Community Health, 1/24/2016

Abstracts/Posters

  • Utilizing ECT in Severe Psychogenic Dysphagia
    Abernathy, Mac Wilson, Residents Research Day, Department of Neurosciences, Medical University of South Carolina, 1/1/2015

Lectures

  • Neurology review for the Psychiatry Board, 6 lecture series 
    Medical University of South Carolina
  • Disorders of the Peripheral Nervous System 
    Medical University of South Carolina - 1/1/2016
  • The Basics of Headache 
    Medical University of South Carolina - 1/1/2016
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Committees

  • Resident Representative, Residency Education Committee - Psychiatry 2013 - 2015
  • Class Representative - Voting Member, Residency Selection Committee 2012 - 2017
  • Resident Representative, Residency Education Committee - Neurology 2011 - 2015

Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Mac Abernathy, Dr. Mac Abernathy, MD, Dr. M Abernathy, Dr. Mac Wilson Abernathy