AlexanderKaplanMDMPH

Psychiatry • Pflugerville, TX

Clinical Director & Associate Director of Research at Family Care Center

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Office
1601 E Pflugerville Pkwy
Ste 3202
Pflugerville, TX 78660
Phone+1 512-320-5785

Fax+1 512-980-8747

Summary

Clinical Director at the Pflugerville Clinic for Family Care Center (FCC), an organization that provides mental health care to all members of the family unit in comprehensive clinics covering therapy, medication management, and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). Associate Director of Research for FCC, with a focus on furthering and sharing psychiatric knowledge on the frontiers of TMS applications. Significant experience in positions of leadership, management, quality improvement, research, evidence-based patient care, occupational medicine, and resident program and curriculum development. Skilled in psychiatric evaluation, psychopharmacologic treatment, and psychotherapeutic modalities including supportive therapy, motivational interviewing, acceptance and commitment therapy, image rehearsal therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (including CBT for insomnia and suicide prevention), crisis response planning, accelerated resolution therapy, and group therapy.

Education & Training

Tripler Army Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 2015 - 2019
University of MiamiMaster of Public Health, 2011 - 2015
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineClass of 2015

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2021 - 2026
HI State Medical License 2017 - 2026
TX State Medical License 2022 - 2025
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

The Daisy Award for Excellent Patient Care The Daisy Foundation, CRDAMC, 2022
Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Support Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, 2021
Fort Hood Department of Behavioral Health Provider of the Month Carl R Darnall Army Medical Center, 2019
Esprit De Corps Award Tripler Army Medical Center Psychiatry Residency Program, 2019
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society Induction Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, 2019
Patient Safety Award Tripler Army Medical Center, 2018
Kavolius Award for Outstanding Teacher Resident Tripler Army Medical Center Graduate Medical Education Program, 2017
Resident Educator of the Year Tripler Army Medical Center Psychiatry Residency Program, 2017
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

A novel sequential bilateral neurostimulation approach for treatment-resistant depression involving high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation to the ...
Sabrina K Segal, Charles L Weber, Alexander M Kaplan, Narin Wongngamnit, Aaron G Avallone
Brain Stimulation. 2023-11-18
4 citations
Written exposure therapy for posttraumatic stress symptoms and suicide risk: Design and methodology of a randomized controlled trial with patients on a military psychi...
Brian P. Marx, Brooke A Fina, Denise M. Sloan, Stacey Young-McCaughan, Katherine A. Dondanville
Contemporary Clinical Trials. 2021-09-05
1 citations
Schizotypal personality disorder disguised as dissociative identity disorder.
Alexander M Kaplan, Colin M Smith
BMJ Case Reports. 2021-07-20

Journal Articles

Letter to the editor: A novel sequential bilateral neurostimulation approach for treatment-resistant depression involving high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnet...
Sabrina K Segal 1, Charles L Weber 2, Alexander M Kaplan 2, Narin Wongngamnit 2, Aaron G Avallone 2, Kartiki U Churi 2, Andrew D Davalt 2, Christopher G Ivany 2, Brain Stimulation, 11/18/2023
Psychometric properties of the Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Interview-Short Form (SITBI-SF) among U.S. active duty military service members and veterans.
Stanley IH, Marx BP, Fina BA, Young-McCaughan S, Tyler HC, Sloan DM, Blankenship AE, Dondanville KA, Walker JL, Boffa JW, Bryan CJ, Brown LA, Straud CL, Mintz J, Abdal..., Assessment
Written Exposure Therapy for Suicide in a Psychiatric Inpatient Unit: A Case Series
Tyler, H., Fina, B. A., Marx, B. P., Young-McCaughan, S., Sloan, D. M., Kaplan, A. M., Green, V. R., Blankenship, A., Bryan, C. J., & Peterson, A. L., for the STRONG S..., Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 11/2022
Mental Health Support of Frontline Medical Personnel in the Javits New York Medical Station Federal COVID-19 Treatment Center
Alexander M Kaplan, Colin M Smith, Federal Practitioner, 5/13/2022
Written exposure therapy for posttraumatic stress symptoms and suicide risk: Design and methodology of a randomized controlled trial with patients on a military psychi...
Marx, B. P., Fina, B. A., Sloan, D. M., Young-McCaughan, S., Dondanville, K. A., Tyler, H. C., Blankenship, A. E., Schrader, C. C., Kaplan, A. M., Greene, V. R., Bryan..., Contemporary Clinical Trials, 9/5/2021
Schizotypal personality disorder disguised as dissociative identity disorder
Kaplan, A. M., & Smith CM, BMJ Case Reports, 7/20/2021
Psychiatric Care in a Novel Federal COVID-19 Treatment Center: Development of a Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Service at the Javits New York Medical Station
Kaplan A., Smith CM., Toukolehto O., van Schalkwyk G., Military Medicine, 5/3/2021
An unexpected circumstance: Acute dystonic reaction in the setting of clozapine administration
Kaplan, A. M., Pitts, W. B., & Ahmed, I, Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 2/2019
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Press Mentions

Dispatches from the COVID-19 Front Lines: Two Army Psychiatrists Deploy to Javits CenterDecember 13th, 2022
Dispatch from the Front Lines Against COVID-19December 13th, 2022

Committees

Associate Program Director, Program Evaluation Committee, Psychiatry Residency, CRDAMC 2020 - Present
Associate Program Director, Clinical Competency Committee, Psychiatry Residency, CRDAMC 2020 - Present
Investigator, Patient Safety Report Committee, CRDAMC 2020 - Present
Psychiatric Representative, Quality Management Committee, CRDAMC 2021 - 2022
Lead Psychiatrist, Transgender Treatment Team, CRDAMC 2020 - 2022
Psychiatric Consultant & Representative, Ethics Committee, CRDAMC 2020 - 2022
Psychiatrist Consultant, Department of Behavioral Health COVID19 Response, CRDAMC 2020 - 2020
Psychiatric Consultant & Representative, Medical Sexual Assault Review Board, Fort Hood 2019 - 2020
Psychiatric Resident Representative, Program Evaluation Committee, TAMC 2018 - 2019
Psychiatric Representative, Medical Record Review and Improvement Team, TAMC 2018 - 2019
President, GME Resident Council, TAMC 2016 - 2017
Resident President, Graduate Medical Education (GME) Committee 2016 - 2017
Psychiatry Resident Representative, Physician-Nurse Committee, TAMC 2015 - 2016

Research History

Military Co-Principal InvestigatorWritten exposure therapy for posttraumatic stress symptoms and suicide risk Primary Study Objective: Evaluate the efficacy of written exposure therapy initiated in an inpatient psychiatric setting.2019 - 2022
ClinicianStability of suicide thoughts, attempt plans, and behaviors of patients released from an inpatient psychiatric unit. Objective: Understand the variability in the content of suicidal thoughts and the relationship between stable versus varying suicidal thoughts and suicide related behaviors.2018 - 2019