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Sherry Nykiel, MD, Psychiatry, Media, PA

SherryAnnNykielMD(She/Her)

Psychiatry Media, PA

Addiction

General Adult and Addiction Psychiatrist

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  • Office

    24 Veterans Square
    Media, PA 19063
    Phone+1 610-756-7776
    Fax+1 855-419-1563

Summary

  • Dr. Sherry Nykiel is a psychiatrist in Media, PA and is the founder and Medical Director of Justus Mental Health, a psychiatric services organization providing education, consultation and clinical services. She received her medical degree from University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, completed the Massachusetts General/McLean Hospitals/Harvard Medical School Adult Psychiatry Residency and the Partners Healthcare/Harvard Medical School Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship. She has been in practice 17 years. Her clinical expertise is in Addiction Psychiatry and her areas of interest include co-occurring borderline personality disorders and substance use disorders, trauma and the treatment of opioid use disorders including the use of buprenorphine. She has extensive administrative and program development expertise having served as the Medical Director of McLean Fernside, Boston Medical Center Outpatient Psychiatry, Boston Public Health Commission Behavioral Health Services, First Steps Treatment Center at Crozer Keystone and as the Chief of Addiction Psychiatry and Medical Director of the Delaware Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services. In addition to her clinical work through Justus Mental Health, she currently serves as the Behavioral Health Medical Director for the Delaware Division of Medicaid and Medical Services.

Education & Training

  • Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
    Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Addiction Psychiatry, 2009 - 2010
  • Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean Hospital
    Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 2005 - 2009
  • University of California, Davis, School of Medicine
    University of California, Davis, School of MedicineClass of 2005

Certifications & Licensure

  • DE State Medical License
    DE State Medical License 2018 - 2025
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2016 - 2024
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2007 - 2019
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Addiction Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Distinguished Fellow American Psychiatric Association, 2022
  • Excellence in Teaching Award Delaware Psychiatry Residency Program, 2020
  • Excellence in Teaching Award Boston University Psychiatry Training Program, 2016
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • What's Happening
    What's HappeningFebruary 12th, 2016
  • The Ethic of Access: An AIDS Activist Won Public Access to Experimental Therapies, and This Must Now Extend to Psychedelics for Mental Illness
    The Ethic of Access: An AIDS Activist Won Public Access to Experimental Therapies, and This Must Now Extend to Psychedelics for Mental IllnessJanuary 11th, 2022

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