SuzanneNoelBorkowskiMD

Community, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender Focused

Psychiatrist

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Raphael Campo wrote, "...since the moment that I realized I shared the world with other people, sometimes in spite of myself and sometimes with the fullest of hearts, I have felt compelled to search for some way to give."

My career in medicine is my way to give back as a healer, teacher, and advocate in the community I serve. Looking through my profile, you will see that my interests and experiences tend to revolve around human identity and social justice issues, a trend which I hope to continue and expand upon as a psychiatrist.

I seek to bring about change as a physician, on an individual and societal level. I always seek to remember what Jordan Cohen once wrote, "We should not accept without challenge what we know to be abominable just because it appears to be inevitable."

Washington Baltimore Center for PsychoanalysisPsychoanalytic Fellowship Program, 2020 - 2021
Saint Elizabeths Hospital-DC Department of Behavioral HealthResidency, Psychiatry, 2017 - 2021
Washington School of PsychiatryFundamental Concepts and Techniques of Dynamic Psychotherapy, 2019 - 2020
Michigan State University College of Human MedicineClass of 2016
Michigan State UniversityBS, History, Philosophy, & Sociology of Science, Honors, 2005 - 2009

MSU Graduate Academic Conference Award MSU Council of Graduate Students, 2012
Founders Bank & Trust Award Grand Rapids Medical Education Partners, 2011
College of Human Medicine Study Abroad Scholarship Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, 2011
Outstanding Senior Award Michigan State University, 2009
The Bernard F. and Melissa Anne Bailey Family Fund Healthcare Scholarship MidMichigan Health, 2005, 2008
Midland Community Foundation Scholarship Award Midland Area Community Foundation, 2005, 2007
Girl Scout Gold Award Girl Scouts of the United States of America, 2005
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Abstracts/Posters

Whips and Prozac: A Quantitative Study of Mood, Anxiety, and Trauma-related Disorder Risk Amongst BDSM Practitioners
Suzanne Borkowski, MD, Overholser Research Day, St. Elizabeths Hospital, 4/2021
Case Report: Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms May Herald the Onset of Psychosis—A Case of Schizo-Obsessive Disorder
Muhammad Zaidi, MD, Suzanne Borkowski, MD, and Hiteshkumar Talreja, American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, 5/2019
Sociobiological Construct of Rape
Borkowski, Suzanne, Lyman Briggs Research Symposium, Michigan State University, 5/2009

Lectures

Paranoid & Disoriented: A Potential Case of Late-Onset Schizophrenia
St. Elizabeths Hospital - 6/2019
DC Sexual Psychopath Act & Pedophilic Disorder (Multidisciplinary Case Conference)
St. Elizabeths Hospital - 5/2018
Community Acquired Aspiration Pneumonia in an Adult Requiring Surgical Treatment
Munson Family Practice Center - 3/2016
Risk of Mood Disorders Amongst BDSM Practitioners in Michigan
Michigan State University Traverse City - 6/2014
Teen Sexting
Michigan State University Graduate Academic Conference - 5/2011
Coming Out to Your Doctor
Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Ally College Conference - 2/2011
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Resident Member, WPS Communications Committee 2020 - 2021
Resident Member, Residency Curriculum Committee 2019 - 2021
DC/NJ Regional Vice President, Residency Program Delegate, Committee of Interns & Residents 2017 - 2021
President, Public Relations, Medical Friends of Lesbians and Gays (MedFLAG) 2010 - 2013
Executive Medical Liaison, Michigan State University Council of Graduate Students 2009 - 2013
College of Human Medicine Representative, Michigan State University Council of Medical Students 2009 - 2012

Investigation Team MemberAssessing whether the labor and delivery unit is a potential screening and interventional point for patients affected by intimate partner violence (IPV). Gauged baseline perceptions held by nursing staff: attitudes toward IPV, knowledge of IPV impact & resources, and perceived barriers.2017 - 2017
Primary InvestigatorAssessing the LGBTQAI+ Health Competency Amongst MD/DO Primary Care Practitioners Addressing Mental Health in Michigan via the Ally Identity Measure survey. Collecting data on training in LGBTQAI+ competency and subjective comfort. Plans to develop resource material for providers.2016 - 2016
Primary InvestigatorAssessing the risk of depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, and PTSD amongst those who practice BDSM in Michigan. Collecting data via Survey Monkey and Fetlife.com and comparing risk versus prevalence in Michigan.2013 - 2014
Research AssistantAided in the data input and presentation of about 200 surveys about sexting practices received from patients in the adolescent clinic and contributed the method and results sections to the final article.2011 - 2011
Primary InvestigatorResearched animal studies of 1970-present and reviewed Natural History of Rape in order to analyze the social and legal implications of animal rape studies when applied to human evolutionary behavior.2008 - 2009