AnastasiaSamarasMD

Geriatric Psychiatry

Geriatric Psychiatry Fellow 2022-2023

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Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Geriatric Psychiatry, 2023
Eastern Virginia Medical SchoolResidency, Psychiatry, 2018 - 2022
Eastern Virginia Medical SchoolClass of 2018
University of VirginiaBA, Biology & Psychology, 2008 - 2012

VA State Medical License 2020 - 2026
MA State Medical License 2022 - 2025
MD State Medical License 2024 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2024 - 2024
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
American Heart AssociationAdvanced Cardiovascular Life Support
Collaborate Institutional Training Initiative ProgramHuman Research Subjects Protection Course
Institute for Healthcare ImprovementBasic Certificate in Quality & Safety

PubMed

Journal Articles

A Case of Treatment-Refractory Hyperemesis Gravidarum Responsive to Adjunctive Mirtazapine in a Patient with Anxiety Comorbidity and Severe Weight Loss
Spiegel DR, Ramchandani J, Spiegel A, Samaras A, Johnson K, McAuliffe R, Nason K, Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology, 8/2020
A Case of Balint’s Syndrome due to Left Basal Ganglia Hemorrhagic Stroke: Exploring the Pathogenesis through Parietal Lobe Circuits
Spiegel DR, Yuna D, Samaras A, D’Souza H, Kot N, Yee K-L, Cook G, The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders, 8/2020
A Likely Case of Limbic Encephalitis in a Patient with Voltage Gated Potassium Channel Complex Antibody, Without a Known Antigenic Target: A Review of the Disease Stat...
Spiegel, DR, MD, Samaras, A, BA, Oldham, C, BS, Kaloji, M, BS, Warren, A, MD, Maj, S, MD, Husain, S, BS, Solomons, J, BS, Le, S MD, Psychosomatics, 2017

Lectures

EVMS Family Medicine Residency Didactic Interdisciplinary Lecture Series: Essential Management of Psychosis
Norfolk, VA - 12/16/2020
EVMS Psychiatry Intern “Bootcamp” Lecture Series: Psychiatric Case Discussions: Psychosis
Norfolk, VA - 8/26/2020
EVMS Psychiatry Intern “Bootcamp” Lecture Series: Psychiatric Case Discussions: Anxiety
Norfolk, VA - 8/19/2020
EVMS Psychiatry Morbidity & Mortality Conference: Trained for the Job: Therapy Dogs on the Psychiatric Ward
Norfolk, VA - 7/22/2020
EVMS Family Medicine Residency Didactic Interdisciplinary Lecture Series: Psychiatric Considerations in the Geriatric Population
Norfolk, VA - 1/8/2020
EVMS Psychiatry Morbidity & Mortality Conference: Incarcerated for Psychosis
Norfolk, VA - 2/27/2019
EVMS Psychiatry Morbidity & Mortality Conference: Running with Scissors: A Near Miss
Norfolk, VA - 1/23/2019
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Resident Representative, COVID-19 Committee for EVMS Psychiatry Department 2020 - Present
Founder & Educator, Psychiatry Honors Group for Medical Students, EVMS 2018 - Present
Resident Board Member, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Patient Safety Council 2019 - 2020
Secretary, Institute for Healthcare Improvement, EVMS Chapter 2015 - 2016
Co-Committee Chair, EVMS Food is Medicine 2015 - 2016
Co-Committee Chair, Norfolk Emergency Shelter Team 2014 - 2016

Variables Associated with Electroconvulsive Therapy & Falls, PIRetrospective chart review analyzing the common variables present in hospitalized geriatric patients who are receiving ECT treatments, aiming to improve patient safety.2020 - Present
Stress Reduction and Coping with Caregiver Burden: Group Therapy for Caregivers of Patients with Dementia, Resident EducatorLeading workshops for caregivers about management of communication & behavioral disturbances2019 - Present
Barriers and Facilitators to Health Insurance in an Urban Homeless PopulationConducted structured interviews of individuals utilizing a local homeless shelter2015 - 2016