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Shebani Sethi, MD, Psychiatry, Palo Alto, CA, Stanford Health Care

ShebaniSethiMDABOM

Psychiatry • Palo Alto, CA

Assistant Clinical Professor, Director, Metabolic Psychiatry Clinic, Stanford University School of Medicine

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Summary

  • I am devoted to research, patient care, and increasing access to Metabolic Psychiatry care for patients with serious mental illness. In 2015, I introduced the terminology to provide a common language amongst our global community of clinicians and researchers and to address an unwavering mission of addressing the intertwined epidemics of mental illness and metabolic dysfunction. In pursuit of this mission, we launched MetabolicPsychiatry.com, a resource tool to empower patients, families, and healthcare professionals with knowledge and support to confront unique challenges in this area. I am constantly exploring new avenues to grow, both personally and professionally, and love connecting with people who share similar passions and interests.
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    Shebani Sethi, MD ABOM is a physician board-certified in both obesity medicine and psychiatry. She is the founding director of the Stanford Metabolic Psychiatry program, an emerging clinical discipline focused on optimizing brain health by integrating low-carb nutrition and treatment of metabolic dysfunction. She is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Dr. Sethi received her MD from Duke University School of Medicine and National University of Singapore, Masters in Biotechnology from Johns Hopkins University, and completed her residency training and certification in Psychiatry at Stanford, where she created the adult eating disorders and obesity training pathway for future resident physicians.

    Dr. Sethi is currently the principal investigator of a study on the effectiveness of a low-carbohydrate ketogenic dietary intervention in an outpatient cohort of patients with obesity and bipolar illness or schizophrenia. Her work has been featured in news outlets such as New York Times, Forbes, The Hill, Daily Mail, CNBC, Economic Times, Women’s Health magazine, and has appeared on Good Morning America and Great Britain News.

    • The Doctor's Farmacy with Dr. Shebani Sethi Dalai

    On this episode of The Doctor’s Farmacy, I was happy to sit down and talk with Dr. Sethi Dalai about the relationship between mental and metabolic health.

Education & Training

  • Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University
    Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Psychiatry, 2013 - 2017
  • Duke University School of Medicine
    Duke University School of MedicineClass of 2013, MD
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityMS, Biotechnology , 2006 - 2007

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2015 - 2025
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
  • American Board of Obesity Medicine Obesity Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Ken Lau Bipolar Research Award Department of Psychiatry, 2021
  • OTF Grant Awardee Obesity Treatment Foundation, 2018
  • Symonds Fellow Award Association of Women Psychiatrists, 2016
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Ketogenic diet as a metabolic therapy for bipolar disorder: clinical developments  
    Brenda J. Yu, Ruya S. Oz, Shebani Sethi, Journal of affective Disorders Reports, 1/2023
  • The role of ketogenic metabolic therapy on the brain in serious mental illness: a review  
    Shebani Sethi and Judith M. Ford, Journal of Psychiatry Brain Science, 10/31/2022
  • A randomized, placebo-controlled crossover trial of phentermine-topiramate ER in patients with binge-eating disorder and bulimia nervosa  
    Debra L. Safer MD, Sarah Adler PsyD, Shebani Sethi Dalai MD, MS, Jason P. Bentley PhD, Hannah Toyama BA, Sarah Parajito MS, Thomas Najarian MD, International Journal of Eating Disorders, 11/13/2019
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Open Pilot Trial Protocol: Impact of a Ketogenic Diet on Metabolic and Psychiatric Health in Patients With Bipolar or Schizophrenia Illness
    Sethi Dalai S, Nameth K, Hooshmand f, Ketter T, Saslow L., Low Carb Denver, Denver, Colorado, 3/2020
  • Treating Binge Eating and Food Addiction Symptoms with Low-Carbohydrate Ketogenic Diets: A Case Series
    Sethi Dalai S, Saslow L, Safer DL, Carmen M Kalayjian, Mason AE, Westman EC, Low Carb Denver, Denver, CO, 3/2020
  • Randomized Double-Blinded Crossover Trial Of Phentermine-Topiramate ER Versus Placebo To Treat Binge Eating Disorder And Bulimia Nervosa
    Safer DL, Adler S, Sethi Dalai S, Bentley J, Najarian T, American Psychiatric Association, New York, NY, 2018
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Lectures

  • Metabolic Psychiatry: Forum on Women's Wellness Duke Medicine Alumni 
    Palo Alto, CA - 2/2020
  • Stanford CE Course WSP 161: Ketogenic Diets and Intermittent Fasting: Fads, Facts, Fiction 
    Stanford, CA - 2020
  • The Challenges of Treating Obesity and Comorbid Binge Eating 
    San Fransisco, APA (American Psychiatric Association) - 2019
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Authored Content

  • If Americans were healthier, we could have been better prepared for this pandemic.May 2020
  • Could Pokémon Go Have Some Mental Health Benefits?November 2016

Press Mentions

  • The effect of Ozempic use on mental health
    The effect of Ozempic use on mental healthNovember 7th, 2023
  • Some Psychiatrists Have Started Prescribing Ozempic
    Some Psychiatrists Have Started Prescribing OzempicNovember 3rd, 2023
  • Can the Keto Diet Help Mental Illness? US Tech Billionaire’s Matt Baszucki Found Diet Helped Bipolar
    Can the Keto Diet Help Mental Illness? US Tech Billionaire’s Matt Baszucki Found Diet Helped BipolarMay 1st, 2023
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Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

Industry Relationships

  • Scientific Advisor, Found Inc.2021 - Present
  • Scientific Advisor, Meru Health2019 - Present

External Links

  • LinkedInhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/drsethi

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