SidarthWakhluMD

Psychiatry • Dallas, TX

Addiction, Psychopharmacology

Professor, Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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Office
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, TX 75390
Phone+1 214-645-8500

Fax+1 214-645-3775

Summary

Dr. Sidarth Wakhlu is a psychiatrist in Dallas, TX and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Parkland Health & Hospital Systems. He received his medical degree from Maulana Azad Medical College and has been in practice 31 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Hindi and Urdu. He specializes in addiction and is experienced in addiction psychiatry, behavioral addictions general adult psychiatry and buprenorphine certification

Education & Training

University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterFellowship, Addiction Psychiatry, 2002 - 2003
University of TennesseeResidency, Psychiatry, 1994 - 1998
University of Mississippi School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1993 - 1994
Maulana Azad Medical CollegeClass of 1991

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 2004 - 2026
AL State Medical License 1997 - 2004
SC State Medical License 1997 - 2002
IA State Medical License 1995 - 2000
NC State Medical License 1997 - 1998
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Addiction Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Nominated for Leaders in Clinical Excellence Award-Patient and Family Recognition Award UT Southwestern Medical Center UT Southwestern Medical Center, 2020-2022
Spirit of Caring Award UT Southwestern Medical Center, 2021
PGY-4 Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award Department of Psychiatry UT Southwestern Medical Center, 2020
Nominated for Leaders in Clinical Excellence Award UT Southwestern Medical Center, 2019
PGY 3 Outstanding Teacher Award UT Southwestern Medical Center Department of Psychiatry, 2019
Nominated for Leaders in Clinical Excellence Award-Patient and Family Recognition Award UT Southwestern Medical Center, 2018
Southwestern Academy of Teachers (SWAT) Uuniversity of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 2016
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society Gamma Chapter University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 2013
Silver Star Award Texas Medical Association, 2018
Newcomer Award Texas Medical Association, 2017
More Than Numbers Award Texas Medical Association, 2017
Nominated for PGY-I Teaching Award UT Southwestern Medical Center, 2015-2016
2014-2015 Outstanding Teacher Award Nominee UT Southwestern Academy of Teachers (SWAT), 2015
Outstanding Teaching Site Gold Team Dallas VA Medical Center UT Southwestern Medical Center, 2014
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society UT Southwestern Medical Center, 2013
Outstanding Preceptor Award UNT Health Sciences Center, 2012
Outstanding PGY-1 Teaching Site (Mental Health Gold Clinic) UT Southwestern Medical Center, 2011
Outstanding PGY-1 Teacher of the Year Award UT Southwestern Medical Center, 2010-2011, 2013
Nominated for Excellence in Education Award for Medical Student Teaching UT Southwestern Medical Center, 2010-2012
Excellence in Education Award for Medical Student Teaching UT Southwestern Medical Center, 2009, 2013
Nominated for PGY-III Teaching Award UT Southwestern Medical Center, 2007-2008, 2010, 2013
Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Addiction Psychiatry Fellow Homeward Bound, Inc, 2003
The 1996 Pfizer of Psychiatry Resident of the Year Award University of Tennessee College of Medicine Memphis, 1996
Top PRITE Performer 1996 (Psychiatry Resident In-Training Examination) 96th percentile University of Tennessee College of Medicine Memphis, 1996
Certificate of Achievement for Outstanding Accomplishment on the 1996 PRITE University of Tennessee College of Medicine Memphis, 1996
Certificate of Appreciation for Service on the Resident Executive Council University of Tennessee College of Medicine Memphis, 1996
Resident Teaching Award University of Tennessee College of Medicine Memphis, 1994
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Clinical Trials

Accelerated Development of Additive Pharmacotherapy Treatment (ADAPT-2) for Methamphetamine Use Disorder Start of enrollment: 2017 May 05
Completed
Phase 3
Extended-Release Naltrexone and Monthly Extended-Release Buprenorphine for Cocaine Use Disorder (CURB-2) Start of enrollment: 2023 Apr 18
Recruiting
Phase 2
Monthly Injectable BUP for MA Use Disorder (MURB) Trial Start of enrollment: 2023 Mar 24
Terminated
Phase 2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

8 citations
Creation of an algorithm for clinical decision support for treatment of opioid use disorder with buprenorphine in primary care.
Adriane M. dela Cruz, Robrina Walker, Ronny Pipes, Sidarth Wakhlu, Madhukar H. Trivedi
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice. 2021-02-19
110 citations
Bupropion and Naltrexone in Methamphetamine Use Disorder
Madhukar H. Trivedi, Robrina Walker, Walter Ling, Adriane M. dela Cruz, Gaurav Sharma
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2021-01-14
42 citations
Validating pre-treatment body mass index as moderator of antidepressant treatment outcomes: Findings from CO-MED trial.
Manish K. Jha, Shereen Wakhlu, Neha Dronamraju, Abu Minhajuddin, Tracy L. Greer
Journal of Affective Disorders. 2018-02-27

Journal Articles

Bupropion and Naltrexone in Methamphetamine Use Disorder
Trivedi,M; Wakhlu, S and others, New England Journal of Medicine, 1/14/2021
Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship: Meeting a Critical Need
Wakhlu, S; dela Cruz, A, Psychiatry Annals, 11/1/2018
Buprenorphine: A Review
Wakhlu S, Journal of Opioid Management, 1/1/2009
Treatment of the Interical Psychosis
Blumer D, Wakhlu S, Montouris G, Wyler A, Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 1/1/2000
Systemic Review of Combined Pharmacotherapy for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder in Patients without Comorbid Conditions
Naglich A., Lin A., Wakhlu S., Adinoff B., CNS Drugs, 1/22/2017
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Books/Book Chapters

Treating Substance Abuse
Chapter: Neurobiological Bases of Addiction Treatment
Chung PH, Ross JD, Wakhlu S, Adinoff BEditors: Walters and Rotgers.Guilford Publications, IncEdition 2nd,2011

Abstracts/Posters

The History of Opium- The Plant of Joy
Wakhlu S, Depression Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) Fort Worth and Tarrant County Baylor All Saints Medical Center, Fort Worth, TX, 1/1/2003
Depression: Diagnosis and Treatment
Wakhlu S, Monroe County Hospital, Monroeville, AL, 1/1/2000
Challenging Patient Encounters
Wakhlu S, Medical City Arlington, Hilton, Arlington, Texas, 1/27/2017
Opioid Pharmacotherapy
Wakhlu S, AAAP PCSS-O, 1/15/2015
Clinical Use of Opioid Antagonists
Wakhlu S, AAAP PCSS-O, 1/12/2015
Alcohol Use Disorders
Wakhlu S, Consultation-Liaison Service Parkland Memorial Hospital/Department of Psychiatry UT Southwestern Medical Center Grand Rounds, Dallas, Texas, 1/5./2015
Opioid Agonist Therapy
Wakhlu S, Department of Anesthesia, North Texas VA Health Care System/26th Annual Texas Research Society on Alcoholism Meeting, Dallas, Texas, 2015; UT Dallas/The Center for Brain Health, Dallas, TX, 2016, 1/19/2016
Opioid Use Disorders
Wakhlu S, Resident Didactics, Department of Family Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center/Pain Symposium, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, 1/21/2018
Pharmacotherapy for Alcohol Use Disorders
Wakhlu S, Resident Didactics, Department of Family Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center/Substance Abuse Disorder Treatment for the General Provider Workshop, Dallas, Texas, 1/21/2016
Addictive Behavioral Disorders
Wakhlu S, Baylor Scott and White Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake, Dallas, Texas, 1/25/2016
Treatment of Opioid Use Disorders in Women
Wakhlu S, AAAP PCSS-O, 1/29/2016
Medical Marijuana: Pros and Cons
Wakhlu S, Baylor Scott and White at Lake, Pointe Rowlett, TX, 1/13/2016
Synthetic Opioids
Wakhlu S, AAAP PCSS-O, 1/14/2017
Physician Suicide: The Ultimate Burnout
Wakhlu S, Texas Medical Association Physician Health and Wellness Training Session/24th Annual Retreat, Sheraton, Fort Worth Downtown, 1/24/2017
Addictive Disorders
Wakhlu S, Rehabilitation Counseling Program, UT Southwestern School of Allied Health, Dallas, Texas, 1/7./2017
Use of Opioid Antagonists in Opioid Use Disorders
Wakhlu S, AAAP PCSS-O, 1/14/2017
Geriatric Addiction
Wakhlu S, American Academy of Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP) Annual Meeting Review Course, Hilton Anatole, Dallas, Texas, 1/24/2017
Update on Medications for Substance Use Disorders
Wakhlu S, Dallas Area Women Psychiatrists (DAWP) Meeting, Parker, Texas, 1/13/2014
Break the Silence: Physician Suicide
Wakhlu S, Methodist Dallas Medical Center Grand Rounds, 1/4./2017
Physician Stress and Burnout
Wakhlu S, Medical City North Hills, North Richland Hills, Texas, 1/25/2017
Effects of Pain Medications
Wakhlu S, Comprehensive Sickle Cell Adult Support Group, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, 1/21/2017
Ethical Practice Amidst the Opioid Epidemic
Wakhlu S, Psychiatry Update Series: Improving Patient Care with New Treatment Paradigms- The 5 Minute Intervention: Integrating Substance Use Disorder Treatment into Everyday Practice, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, 1/21/2017
Substance Abuse Disorders in Colleagues
Wakhlu S, USMD Hospital, Arlington, Texas, 1/14/2017
Ethics and Regulation of Pain Management
Wakhlu S, Medical Center, McKinney, Texas, 1/21/2017
Addiction: The Physician and Patient Perspective
Wakhlu S, Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) Lecture Series, UTSouthwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, 1/31/2017
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Lectures

Management of Alcohol Use Disorders in the Liver Transplant Population
American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry Conference Naples FL - 12/2022
Methamphetamine Use Disorder: An Emerging Epidemic
2022 Texas Substance Use Symposium Corpus Christi Texas - 3/24/2022
Management of Alcohol Use Disorders in the Liver Transplant Population
Virtual - 12/2021
Lab Testing in Assessment of Substance Use Disorders
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley/Opioid Response Network Grand Round Presentation - 2021
Hands-on Workshop 5: Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Boot Camp Texas Substance Use Symposium
Department of Psychiatry UT Health Sciences Center San Antonio Texas - 2021
2020 American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry Workshop Management of Alcohol Use Disorders in Liver Transplant Patients
Virtual - 12/13/2020
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Press Mentions

Truly Random Drug Testing: ADHD Patients Face Uneven Urine Screens and, Sometimes, StigmaApril 11th, 2023
ADHD Patients Face Uneven Urine Screens and, Sometimes, StigmaMarch 28th, 2023

Committees

Chair, UT Southwestern Student Assistance Committee 2019 - Present
Member, UT Southwestern Admission Committee 2019 - Present
Member, American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry Education Committee 2019 - Present
Member, American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry Marijuana Committee 2018 - Present