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Shani Isaac, MD, Psychiatry, Palo Alto, CA

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Psychiatry Palo Alto, CA

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  • Office

    206 S California Ave
    Palo Alto, CA 94306

Education & Training

  • University of Florida
    University of FloridaMPH, 2016 - 2018
  • Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University
    Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Psychiatry, 2013 - 2017
  • Harvard Medical School
    Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 2013
  • University of Florida
    University of FloridaBS, Integrative Biology, 2004 - 2008

Certifications & Licensure

  • AR State Medical License
    AR State Medical License 2021 - 2026
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2014 - 2026
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2021 - 2026
  • WA State Medical License
    WA State Medical License 2019 - 2026
  • CO State Medical License
    CO State Medical License 2020 - 2025
  • DE State Medical License
    DE State Medical License 2022 - 2025
  • GA State Medical License
    GA State Medical License 2020 - 2025
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
  • American Board of Preventive Medicine Addiction Medicine
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • National Merit & National Achievement Scholar 0
  • Scholarship Medical Education and Research Foundation (MERF) for the Treatment of Addiction, 2016
  • Research Poster Competition, First Prize Student National Medical Association (SNMA), 2009
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • CRF1 receptor activation mediates nicotine withdrawal-induced deficit in brain reward function and stress-induced relapse  
    Bruijnzeel, A.W., Prado M., Isaac S., Biological Psychiatry, 1/1/2009
  • Corticotropin-releasing factor within the central nucleus of the amygdala and the nucleus accumbens shell mediates the negative affective state of nicotine withdrawal ...  
    Marcinkiewcz C., Prado M., Isaac S., Marshall A., Rylkova D., Bruijnzeel, A.W., Neuropsychopharmacology, 1/1/2009
  • Effects of NPY and the specific Y1 receptor agonist [D-His26]-NPY on the deficit in brain reward function and somatic signs associated with nicotine withdrawal in rats  
    Rylkova, D., Boissoneault J., Isaac S., Prado M., Shah H., Bruijnzeel A., Neuropeptides, 1/1/2008
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Training primary care providers in rural Guatemala on employing evidence-based methods in alcohol screening and intervention.
    Isaac S., Y. Rissman, A. Paiz, C. Khan, Stanford Quality Improvement/Patient Safety Research Symposium, Palo Alto, CA, 1/1/2015
  • Knocking down NMDA receptors in dopamine neurons of the VTA.
    Isaac S., Hueske E., Tonegawa, S., Student National Medical Association (SNMA) Annual Medical Education Conference, Region VII, University of Massachusetts School of Medicine, Worcester, MA, 1/1/2009
  • Understanding the role of NMDA receptors in dopamine neurons of the VTA.
    Isaac S., Hueske E., Tonegawa, S., Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Annual EXROP Meeting, Chevy Chase, MD, 1/1/2008
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Lectures

  • Teaching Therapy: A Co-Therapy Model. 
    San Francisco, CA - 1/10/2017

Other

  • Knocking down NMDA receptors in dopamine neurons of the VTA. 
    Isaac S., Hueske E., Tonegawa, S., Harvard Medical School Pre-Matriculation Summer Program PowerPoint Presentation
    Boston, MA - 1/1/2008