SaritHovavMD

Neuropsychiatry, Psychopharmacology

Board Certified Psychiatrist

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Office
4242 Farnam St
Ste 355
Omaha, NE 68131
Phone+1 844-547-7924

Fax+1 818-797-1780

I am a board certified psychiatrist and a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. I treat ages 19 until end of life using an individualized and compassionate approach. I treat all psychiatric disorders including substance abuse disorders.

Geriatric psychiatry, Substance-related and addictive disorders, Mood disorders, Bipolar disorders , Depressive disorders, Transcranial magnetic stimulation, Neuromodulation

Creighton University School of Medicine (Omaha)Residency, Psychiatry, 2013 - 2016
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical CenterPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2009 - 2012
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Beth IsraelResidency, Internal Medicine, 2006 - 2007
Ross University School of MedicineClass of 2006

Patient’s Choice Award Creighton University Psychiatry Clinic, 2016
William Sorum Assembly Resident Fellow Member Award American Psychiatric Association, 2015
Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee Best Presentation Award Creighton-Nebraska Residency Program, 2015

PubMed

58 citations
Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in a Large Sample of Anxiety Patients
Alexander Bystritsky, Sarit Hovav, Cathy D. Sherbourne, Murray B. Stein, Raphael D. Rose
Psychosomatics. 2012-05-01
51 citations
Can Medication Free, Treatment-Resistant, Depressed Patients Who Initially Respond to TMS Be Maintained Off Medications? A Prospective, 12-Month Multisite Randomized P...
Noah S. Philip, David L. Dunner, Sheila M. Dowd, Scott Aaronson, David G. Brock
Brain Stimulation. 2016-03-01
25 citations
Impairment in local and global processing and set-shifting in body dysmorphic disorder
Lauren Kerwin, Sarit Hovav, Gerhard Hellemann, Jamie D. Feusner
Journal of Psychiatric Research. 2014-10-01

Journal Articles

Impairment in local and global processing and set-shifting in body dysmorphic disorder
Kerwin L, Hovav S, Helleman G, Feusner JD, Journal of Psychiatric Research, 1/1/2014
Treatment of generalized anxiety disorder
Bystritsky A, Hovav S, 6/16/2011
Use of Complementary Alternative Medicine in primary care patients participating in the CALM study
Bystritsky A, Hovav S, Roy-Byrne P, et al, Anxiety Disorders Association of America, 3/1/2011

Abstracts/Posters

Deep TMS for comorbid Major Depressive Disorder and Anxiety - A Brief Report of Patients in a Real-World Practice
Hovav S, Kinback K, Clinical TMS Society, New York, NY, 5/1/2014

Lectures

Tips for Your First Job Out of Residency and Work-Life Balance
Workshop Leader for Psychiatry Residents,169th Annual Meeting of American Psychiatric Association - 5/17/2016
Organized Medicine and Your Career Development
Workshop Leader for Psychiatry Residents,169th Annual Meeting of American Psychiatric Association - 5/14/2016
Clinical Disorders
Douglas County Corrections CIT Training - 5/9/2016
Understanding Personality Disorders
Douglas County Corrections CIT Training - 5/9/2016
Psychopharmacology
Douglas County Corrections CIT Training - 5/9/2016
Normal Development – School Age and Adolescence
Creighton-Nebraska Psychiatry Residency Training Program - 2014
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation – A Primer for Psychiatrists
Creighton-Nebraska Psychiatry Residency Training Program - 2013
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Evolving Management Strategies in MDD: Smarter Choices After Unsuccessful First-Line TreatmentSeptember 27th, 2022
Hovav Joins Medical Center StaffJuly 11th, 2016

Deputy Representative, International Medical Graduate (IMG) Caucus, American Psychiatric Association 2016 - Present
Assembly Committee of Resident-Fellow Members (ACORF) Mentor, American Psychiatric Association 2016 - Present
Public Relations Chair, Nebraska Psychiatric Society 2016 - Present
Scientific Proposal Reviewer, 2017 Annual Meeting, American Geriatrics Society 2017 - 2017
MOC workgroup, American Psychiatric Association 2016 - 2017
Scientific Proposal Reviewer, 2016 Annual Meeting, American Geriatrics Society 2016 - 2016
ACORF National Chair, Assembly Executive Committee, American Psychiatric Association 2015 - 2016
Access to Care Workgroup, American Psychiatric Association 2015 - 2016
Member, Board of Directors, American Psychiatric Association Political Action Committee (APAPAC) 2015 - 2016