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Roger Pottanat, MD, Psychiatry, Belmont, MA

RogerPottanatMD

Psychiatry Belmont, MA

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Child, Adolescent & Adult Psychiatrist

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  • Office

    Interim Medical Director
    3East Residential DBT Girls Program
    Belmont, MA 02478
    Phone+1 617-855-2761

Summary

  • Experienced Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist that specializes in the treatment of adolescents and young adults suffering from self-harm and suicidal experiences. Trained in the use of Psychodynamic, Dialectical Behavioral, Psychedelic-Assisted and Neuromodulation Therapies in the service of helping patients develop a deeper and more balanced understanding of themselves.

Education & Training

  • California Institute of Integral Studies
    California Institute of Integral StudiesCertificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies & Research, 2023 - 2024
  • Boston Children’s Hospital
    Boston Children’s HospitalFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2010 - 2012
  • New York Medical College
    New York Medical CollegePsychodynamic Psychotherapy, 2008 - 2010
  • New York Medical College (Metropolitan)
    New York Medical College (Metropolitan)Residency, Psychiatry, 2007 - 2010
  • Sri Ramachandra Medical College
    Sri Ramachandra Medical CollegeClass of 2007

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2010 - 2025
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Abstracts/Posters

  • The Therapeutic Use of Pastrami.
    Pottanat, R.G., Schwartz, S., Workshops on Psychodynamic Approaches to Treatment Resistance and Therapeutic Obstacles, 55th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Psychodynamic Psychoanalysis, Honolulu, HI.
  • Irrational Exuberance.
    Pottanat, R.G., Sisakian, M., Psychiatry Grand Rounds Presentation, Metropolitan Hospital Center, New York , NY
  • The Effect of Presentation Media on the Validity of an Asthma Identification Survey Instrument.
    Pottanat, R. G., Graves, M. Jr., & Kiefer, C., Indiana Rural Health Association Conference, Evansville, IN

Lectures

  • All Roads Lead to Self-regulation: Understanding how medication can work with parents, schools and therapy to help children succeed. 
    Dept. Of Counseling & Applied Educational Psychology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA.

Committees

  • Member, Clinical TMS Society Research Comittee 2016 - Present