Swapna Sudhakar Vaidya MD FACLP FAPA (She/Her)

[Pronunciation: Swup Na Vai diya ]

Psychiatry•Seattle, WA

Neuropsychiatry, Psychopharmacology, Psychosomatic Medicine, Women Focused

Behavior Health Medical Director Care Coordination Optum

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www.swapnavaidya.comSeattle, WA 98136
Phone+1 646-573-2581

Summary

Dr. Swapna Vaidya is currently serving as a BH medical director Optum , Care Coordination ,leveraging AI to enhance the care coordination process and manage cost effective ways of care focusing on utilization and timely care . She has also served as the Director of Psychiatry at Options MD a tech 3 start online digital platform , geared towards helping patients with treatment resistant depression - Currently she has a part time TelePsychiatry Private Practice for residents in WA and NY .
She received her medical degree from Dr. DY Patil Medical College , residency from Columbia university .NY and fellowship from NYU .She has been in practice 21 years. She also speaks multiple languages, including French, Hindi, Marathi, and Urdu.

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Our Clinical Expert Team | Telehealth Psychiatry

Options MD brought together an experienced team of clinical experts to create a unique telehealth practice focused on treatment-resistant depression.

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Psychiatric care encompassing combination of psychopharmacology and therapy that suits your individual needs . online therapy

Education & Training

New York University School of Medicine2005
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Morningside/WestResidency, Psychiatry, 2004
Dr. DY Patil Medical CollegeClass of 1996

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2024 - 2026
IL State Medical License 2024 - 2026
NY State Medical License 2004 - 2026
Washington, WA 2015 - 2026
AZ State Medical License 2024 - 2025
MA State Medical License 2024 - 2025
NJ State Medical License 2024 - 2025
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychosomatic Medicine
NYS ABPN board certified ( Board certified)Adult Psychiatry
NYS ABPN board certifiedPsychosomatic medicine ( Board certified)Psychosomatic Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow APM APM, 2014
Award for Outstanding Research Activities St Lukes Roosevelt Residency Program, 2004
Fellow APA APA

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

18 citations
The live donor assessment tool: a psychosocial assessment tool for live organ donors.
Brian M. Iacoviello, Akhil Shenoy, Jenna Braoude, Tiane Jennings, Swapna Vaidya
Psychosomatics. 2015-05-01
81 citations
Medication level variability index predicts rejection, possibly due to nonadherence, in adult liver transplant recipients
Supelana Christina, Rachel A. Annunziato, Thomas D. Schiano, Ravinder Anand, Swapna Vaidya
Liver Transplantation. 2014-10-01
3 citations
Ethical dilemmas in psychiatric evaluations in patients with fulminant liver failure.
Jacob Appel, Swapna Vaidya
Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation. 2014-04-01

Abstracts/Posters

Utility of Alcohol Relapse Prediction Models in the Selection of Patients with Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis Considered for Early Liver Transplantation in the United States
Swapna Vaidya, MD, Liver Transplant Donors and Allocation, AASLD Annual Meeting, 11/3/2013
Depression and Diabetes Family Medicine Grand Rounds
Swapna Vaidya, MD, Harlem Family Medicine Residency Program, The Institute for Family Health Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 10/9/2013
Ethical Issues in Transplant Psychiatry
Swapna Vaidya, MD, EAPM (European Association of Psychosomatic Medicine) Workshop, 7/1/2013
Adherence to Tacrolimus, rejection, and Psychiatric morbidity in adult liver transplant recipients
Yelena Zack M.D., Rachel Annunziato Ph.D., Kelley Chaung M.A, Sander Florman M.D, Leona Kim-Schluger M.D. , Eyal Shemesh M.D, Thomas Schiano M.D , Swapna Vaidya M.D, APM, 11/1/2012
Open Label Ziprasidone Augmentation in Bipolar I depression
David J Printz, M.D, Suzanne Flater , R.N.C, Laurie Stricks PhD, Vaidya .S MD, Malaspina M.D, CINP Congress and APA, Paris, 1/1/2004
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Lectures

Transplant Psychiatry
1/1/2014
Psychiatric aspect of Living Donation
1/1/2014
Introduction to Transplant psychiatry
8/1/2012
Decision making Tree for Fulminant Liver failure, Psychiatric issues
Boston, MA - 6/2/2012
Transplant psychiatry Overview
5/1/2012
Psycho-Social Decision-Making Tree for Organ Donation in Fulminant Liver Failure , Living Donation and Substance Related Issues in Donation
New Orleans, LA - 1/1/2010
Impact of Depression on the diabetic population
1/1/2005
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Other

OCD amongst the Greek
Swapna Vaidya, MD, Diaspora FM
3/1/2013
Smoking Cessation and Social Anxiety Disorder
Swapna Vaidya, MD, Diaspora FM
11/1/2012

Press Mentions

Hope, Caution for Washington State Patients 'First in Line' for New Schizophrenia DrugApril 7th, 2025
Resilience Lab Expands Care Delivery for Treatment-Resistant Depression and Other Moderate and Severe Mental Illnesses with the Acquisition of Options MDOctober 8th, 2024