RamaswamyViswanathanMD

Geriatrics • Brooklyn, NY

Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, SUNY Health Sci Center

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Office
450 Clarkson Ave
# 127
Brooklyn, NY 11203
Phone+1 718-270-2352

Fax+1 718-270-3355

Education & Training

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityResidency, Psychiatry, 1974 - 1977
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/NYC Health and Hospitals (Queens)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1973 - 1974
Brooklyn Hospital CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1972 - 1973
Madras Medical CollegeClass of 1972

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1977 - Present
NY State Medical License 1977 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Addiction Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Forensic Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Geriatric Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychosomatic Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2002-2014

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

11 citations
Moxifloxacin-Induced Delirium With Hallucinations
Hina Tasleem, Ramaswamy Viswanathan
Psychosomatics. 2011-09-01
47 citations
Support groups and individual mental health care via video conferencing for frontline clinicians during the covid-19 pandemic
Ramaswamy Viswanathan, Michael F. Myers, Ayman H. Fanous
Psychosomatics. 2020-09-01
56 citations
The incidence and influence of early traumatic life events in patients with panic disorder: a comparison with other psychiatric outpatients.
Steven Friedman, Lisa Smith, Dov Fogel, Cheryl M. Paradis, Ramaswamy Viswanathan
Journal of Anxiety Disorders. 2002-01-01

Press Mentions

No Easy Rx for Medical Staff Burnout, Experts SayAugust 3rd, 2021
APA Election Season Begins with Announcement of CandidatesOctober 27th, 2016
Meet the Candidates in APA’s 2017 ElectionJanuary 6th, 2017
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