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Office
300 Crittenden Blvd.
Rochester, NY 14642Phone+1 585-275-3347
Summary
- Dr. Mark W. Nickels is a psychiatry specialist located in Rochester, NY, with a subspecialty in psychosomatic medicine. He completed his medical degree in 1982 at the Medical College of Wisconsin, followed by a psychiatry residency at the University of Rochester. He is Board-certified in Psychiatry and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry. Dr. Nickels is the Director of Transplant Psychiatry and of the Psychiatric Consultation-Liaison Services at the University of Rochester Medical Center. His clinical expertise is in transplant psychiatry, having worked with the liver, kidney and heart transplant programs for over 25 years.
Education & Training
- University of RochesterResidency, Psychiatry, 1982 - 1986
- Medical College of WisconsinClass of 1982
- University of WisconsinB.S., Biochemistry, 1978
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 1983 - 2025
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- The Otto Thaler, MD Memorial Award Psychiatry Graduating Residency Class, 2021
- The Otto Thaler, MD Award Psychiatry Graduating Residency Class, 2014
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Public Acceptance of Living Donor Liver Transplant for Colorectal Liver Metastases: A Web-Based Survey.Mariana Chávez-Villa, Elizabeth Pope-Collins, Katherine Dokus, John Martens, Elizabeth Keller
Clinical Transplantation. 2024-10-01 - 1 citationsArranging Inpatient Psychiatric Treatment for a Patient with a Left Ventricular Assist Device.Joy J Choi, Cathy J Peters, Mark W Nickels
Progress in Transplantation. 2022-09-01 - 2 citationsSubstance use screening in transplant populations: Recommendations from a consensus workgroup.Sheila Jowsey-Gregoire, Paul J Jannetto, Michelle T Jesse, James Fleming, Gerald Scott Winder
Transplantation Reviews. 2022-04-01
Journal Articles
- A Psychosocial Evaluation Process for Living Liver Donors: The University of Rochester ModelNickels, MW, Cullen, JP, Demme, RA, Vetter, M, Boulay, R, Betts, R, McKee, M, Orloff, M, Bozorgzadeh, A, International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, 1/1/2011
- Labile Hypertension: Lessons to be Learned from Musical ImprovisationAzzara, CD, Nickels, MW, and Bisognano, JD, Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 1/1/2009
- Treating Depression: Psychiatric Consultation in CardiologyNickels, MW, Privitera, MR, Coletta, M, Sullivan, P, Cardiology Journal, 1/1/2009
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- The Rochester Relapse Risk Scale: Developing a Standardized Approach to Predicting Substance Relapse in Liver Transplant Candidate AssessmentsNickels, MW, International College of Psychosomatic Medicine (ICPM) 26th World Congress, Rochester, NY, 9/2022
- Public Acceptance of Living Donor Liver Transplant for Colorectal Liver Metastases: A National SurveyPope-Collins E, Nickels M, Dokus K, Martens J, Keller E, Hernandez-Alejandro R, Al-Judaibi B, Annual Conference of the American Transplant Congress, 6/2022
- Teaching to Our Time: A Survey Study of Current Opinions and Didactics about Climate Mental Health Training in US Psychiatry Residency and Fellowship ProgramsWortzel J, Haase E, Rothschild J, Nickels M, Annual Conference of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training, Online/Virtual, 3/2022
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Lectures
- But She is Too Young to Die: Factors in Deliberating Young Adults as Candidates for Organ TransplantAnnual Conference of the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine, Austin, Texas - 11/2016
- "Depression and the Heart"Center for Experiential Learning, Rochester, NY - 1/1/2014
- "White Coat Hypertension: Lessons to be Learned from Musical Improvisation"Rochester, NY - 1/1/2014
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Professional Memberships
- Academy of Consultation-Liaison PsychiatryMember
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