JhilamBiswasMD

Forensic Psychiatry

Director of Psych Expertise, LLC, Director of the Psychiatry, Law and Society Program at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Forensic Psychiatrist- Bridgewater State Hospital

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Office
Brigham and Women's Hospital
60 Fenwood Road
Boston, MA 02115
Phone+1 617-732-5500

Education & Training

UMass Chan Medical SchoolFellowship, Forensic Psychiatry, 2014 - 2015
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 2010 - 2014
Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Psychiatry, 2010 - 2014
University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolClass of 2010
Dartmouth CollegeBS, Sociology, 2001 - 2005

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 2012 - 2025
NH State Medical License 2024 - 2024
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Forensic Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Outstanding Psychiatrist Award: Early Career Massachusetts Psychiatric Society, 2023
APA SAMHSA Fellowship American Psychiatric Association, 2014-2015

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Delays in commitment and treatment court proceedings worsen psychiatric and other medical conditions.
Jhilam Biswas, Sarah E Lee, Carla G Muñoz, Natalie E Armstrong
Schizophrenia Research. 2023-05-01
3 citations
Gender Disparity in Cognitive Load and Emotional Labor-Threats to Women Physician Burnout.
Ashwini Nadkarni, Jhilam Biswas
JAMA Psychiatry. 2022-08-01
1 citations
Treatment Delayed is Treatment Denied
Jhilam Biswas, Eric Y. Drogin, Thomas G. Gutheil
The Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. 2018-12-01

Journal Articles

Delays in commitment and treatment court proceedings worsen psychiatric and other medical conditions
Jhilam Biswas, Sarah E Lee, Carla Munoz and Natalie Armstrong, Schizophrenia Research, 3/30/2023

Press Mentions

How to respond to a stranger in mental distressMay 5th, 2023
What are paranoid delusions?April 26th, 2023
Depression: Could Talking More Be an Early Sign?January 27th, 2023
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Committees

Chair, Dartmouth Nominating and Search Committee for the Board of Trustees 2020 - Present
Secretary, Councilor, Chair of Psychiatry and Law Committee, Massachusetts Psychiatric Society 2016 - Present