HamidRTavakoliMD

Psychosomatic Medicine

Consultation-Liaison Psychiatrist

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I remained close to the military after completing my active-duty career in the United States Air Force. I work for the Department of Defense and am core faculty at the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP), Virginia. I lead the Consultation-Liaison Service which covers inpatient areas to include Intensive Care Units and Medical-Surgical wards. Also, I am a Clinical Professor at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and community faculty at Eastern Virginia Medical School.

Outstanding Teaching Award USU School of Medicine, 2019, 2022-2023
Navy-Marine Corps Relief Fundraiser - Pull up challenge to raise money Naval Medical Readiness & Training Command, 2021
ForKids, Inc., Norfolk, VA (local organization to help family homelessness), Annual Story Slam, 2018, 2020
NMCP, recipient of the 2018 USU Excellence in Teaching Award C-L and ER Psychiatry services as top favorite amongst medical students, 2018
Teacher of the Year Award, Transitional Year Internship program Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, 2017
Teacher of the Year Award, Psychiatry Residency Program Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, 2016
The Meritorious Service Medal Military USAF, 2008
Preceptor of the Year Award, U.S. Air Force’s Physician Assistant Program Langley AFB, 2007
“The Most Missed” Attending Award University of Texas Health Sciences Center San Antonio, Texas, 2006
Best Inpatient and Consultation-Liaison Attending Award University of Texas Health Sciences Center San Antonio, Texas, 2005
Best New Faculty Award University of Texas Health Sciences Center San Antonio, Texas, 2004
Recipient of “Pearl” Award for Excellence in Teaching Georgetown University Washington, DC, 2001-2002
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PubMed

7 citations
The Gut-Brain Axis: Literature Overview and Psychiatric Applications.
LT Janine Faraj, LT Varun Takanti, Hamid R. Tavakoli
Federal Practitioner. 2021-08-01
2 citations
Kratom: A New Product in an Expanding Substance Abuse Market.
Hamid R. Tavakoli, Andrew C. Buchholz, Ishraq K Kabir, Arjamon Deb, John N Gayk
Federal Practitioner. 2016-11-01
15 citations
Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors and Bleeding Risks in Major Orthopedic Procedures
Hamid R. Tavakoli, Marlene DeMaio, Nathaniel C. Wingert, Thomas S. Rieg, Julie A. Cohn
Psychosomatics. 2012-11-01

Journal Articles

Warrior Psychotherapy
Tavakoli, HR, Psychiatric Annals, 4/2003
Paternal Postpartum Depression
Tavakoli, HR, Psychiatric Annals, 11/2022
Lithium: An underutilized element, a brief history and review
Tavakoli, HR, Current Psychiatry, 12/2021
Cases That Test Your Skills: Pseudocyesis
Tavakoli, HR, Current Psychiatry, 9/2016
Case Challenge: Mood change in a patient with a Carcinoid Tumor
Tavakoli, HR, Psychiatric Annals, 3/2016
Review Article: Psychiatric comorbidities in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Tavakoli, HR, Current Psychiatry Reviews, 3/2015
Review Article: Synthetic Cannabinoids, Synthetic Cathinones, and Other Emerging Drugs of Abuse
Tavakoli, HR, Psychiatric Annals, 12/2013
Cases That Test Your Skills: Paranoid, Agitated, and Manipulative: A Tale of Three Disciplines and the Role of EEG
Tavakoli, HR, Current Psychiatry, 1/2013
Letters to the Editor: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Tavakoli, HR, Psychiatric Annals, 3/2011
Special Report: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, A Persistent Diagnostic Challenge in Psychiatry
Tavakoli, HR, Psychiatric Annals, 10/2010
Book Review: The Rise and Fall of the Biopsychosocial Model by S. Nassir Ghaemi, M.D., M.P.H.
Tavakoli, HR, Psychiatric Times, 7/2010
The Importance of Assigning Meaning to Life's Events
Tavakoli, HR, Psychiatric Annals, 5/2010
Case Study: Social Phobia (Social Anxiety Disorder)
Tavakoli, HR, San Antonio Medicine, 3/2004
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Lectures

Empathy, Therapeutic Rapport, and Military Service: How Our Personal Journey into Psychiatry Impacts Our Practice
APA’s first virtual Annual Meeting live session - 5/2021
Grand Rounds - Overview and Clinical Pearls on Antidepressants, Anxiolytics and Antipsychotics
Internal Medicine Grand Rounds Eastern Virginia Medical School - 9/2016
Working with other disciplines. Dr. Tavakoli talks about how to clarify discussions of altered mental status with clinicians from other disciplines
Podcasts, MDedge, CME - - 2/2013
PTSD, A Persistent Diagnostic Challenge in Psychiatry
2nd Annual Navy Medical Research Conference - 6/2011
Grand Rounds: Delirium
Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth - 9/2010
A Closer Look at Current Method in Psychiatric Assessments
West Virginia University Department of Psychiatry - 9/2009
Grand Rounds: Dementia, Review and Overview
Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth - 8/2009
Suicidality: A Scientific Perspective
Langley AFB, 1st Medical Operation Squadron - 9/2007
An Interesting Case of a Fetish and Review of Paraphilias
Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB - 3/2004
Cardiac Disease and Emotional Stress
University of Texas, San Antonio - 9/2003
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Other

Warrior Psychotherapy
Tavakoli, HR, Editorial
The Virginian-Pilot - 6/2021
Ownership and respect are needed for healing
Tavakoli, HR, Editorial
The Virginian-Pilot - 7/2020
Mental health has become a scapegoat for gun violence
Tavakoli, HR, Editorial
The Virginian-Pilot - 7/2018
Before Mother’s Day passes by
Tavakoli, HR, Editorial
The Virginian-Pilot - 5/2018
It’s time to believe in America again
Tavakoli, HR, Editorial
The Virginian-Pilot - 7/2017
Only the Bad and the Ugly. No Good
Tavakoli, HR, Editorial
The Virginian-Pilot - 10/2016
An immigrant’s story
Tavakoli, HR, Editorial
The Virginian-Pilot - 3/2016
A football fan in despair
Tavakoli, HR, Editorial
The Virginian-Pilot - 9/2014
A Christmas tradition for everyone
Tavakoli, HR, Editorial
The Virginian-Pilot (December 2011) - 12/2011
Something good from something tragic,
Tavakoli, HR, Editorial
The Virginian-Pilot - 9/2011
A psychiatrist analyzes the problem with our tax system
Tavakoli, HR, Editorial
The Virginian-Pilot - 12/2010
When a soccer field became a mosque
Tavakoli, HR, Editorial
The Virginian-Pilot - 9/2010
Fort Hood: The fallacy of diversity
Tavakoli, HR, Editorial
The Virginian-Pilot - 11/2009
Dreams of Freedom: The essence and beauty of America
Tavakoli, HR, Editorial
The Virginian-Pilot. Reprinted in U.S. Air Force News - 7/2009
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