
Daisy (Williams) Shirk DO
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Community
Director, Psychiatry Residency Program, Tower Health, Reading PA. Division Chief, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Tower Health, Reading PA Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Drexel Medical School
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101 Wellness WayReading, PA 19605
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Education & Training
- Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 1993 - 1998
- Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical CenterFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1994 - 1996
- York HospitalInternship, Rotating Internship, 1992 - 1993
- Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic MedicineClass of 1992
- New York UniversityB.A., Psychobiology, 1988
Certifications & Licensure
- PA State License 1993 - 2026
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- American Association of Community PsychiatristsBoard Certification in Community Psychiatry
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Distinguished Fellow of the APA American Psychiatric Association
- Distinguished Fellow of AACAP American Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Child and Adolescent Faculty Teaching Excellence Penn State Health
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Neurodivergence and Threat: A Case Study on the Risk of Violent Fixations in Autism Spectrum Disorder.Thayjas A Patil, Syed Y Qadri, Daisy V Shirk
Cureus. 2024-12-01 - Persistent Neurological, Dissociative, and Amnestic Symptoms Following a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in an Adolescent: A Complex Case of Conversion Disorder.Martin Leczycki, Douglas J Berne, Daisy V Shirk, Jerry M Sayers
Cureus. 2023-07-01 - Serotonin Syndrome Misdiagnosed in a Patient Who Used a Cannabis Dab Pen.Faiza Boukerche, Mostafa Zakaria Khalil, Daisy Vyas Shirk, Jasmin Gange Lagman
The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders. 2022-04-14
Journal Articles
- Psychiatric Manifestations of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome in Adolescents: A Case Report and Literature Review.Daisy Shirk, DO, Sarah Williams, Current Psychiatry Research and Reviews, 2020
- Managing COVID + ve patients on inpatient adolescent unit- A unique challengeJolly, T. Batchelder, E., Liu, A., Shirk, D., Shah, B., International Journal of Psychiatry and Mental Health, 2020
- Role of Vitamin E in Olanzapine Induced Hepatotoxicity.Hiren, P., Shirk, D., Lowery, J, Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 2020
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Abstracts/Posters
- Disulfiram-Induced Psychosis in an Adolescent Treated for Chronic Lyme Disease: A Case Report and Review of Related Literature.Lagman J, Shirk, D, Hirschi K, Boodoo R, Michael C., American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, 4/2021
- Psychosis in an Adolescent Male using CBD: A Case Report and Review of Literature.Lagman J, Shirk, D, Coons C, Hirschi K, Tucker J., American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, 4/2021
- Role of Vitamin E in Olanzapine Induced Hepatotoxicity.Patel, H, Shirk, D, Lowery, J., American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting., 4/2021
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Lectures
- Privilege, Implicit Bias and MicroaggressionPennsylvania Psychiatric Institute - 2/2020
- Basic Principles of Ethics and Case Study Review, Part IIHarrisburg, PA - 1/14/2019
- Public and Community PsychiatryGeisinger Medical Center, PA - 1/15/2018
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Other
- How Do You Do This, Day After Day?Shirk D, AACP Newsletter
https://sites.google.com/view/aacp123/publications/aacp-newsletter
1/1/2019 - New psychiatry fellowship addresses looming shortage of community psychiatristsShirk D, Penn State News
https://pennstatehealthnews.org/topics/new-psychiatry-fellowship-addresses-looming-shortage-of-community-psychiatrists/
Hershey, PA - 1/1/2018 - Raising Resilient KidsShirk D, Central Penn Parent Magazine
Harrisburg, PA - 1/1/2018
Grant Support
- State Funding to Graduate Medical Education to Train PsychiatristsPennsylvania Department of Human Services2020–Present
- Increasing Intervention Competency and Capacity to Serve Individuals with I/DD/A Recovering from VictimizationAutism Services, Education Resources, & Training Collaborative (ASERT)2020
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Distinguished Fellow
- American Association of Community PsychiatristsMember
- Pennsylvania Osteopathic Family Physicians SocietyMember
- Pennsylvania Medical SocietyMember
- Pennsylvania Psychiatric SocietyMember
- Pennsylvania Psychiatric Leadership CouncilMember
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