Psychiatrist specializing in Forensic and Psychosomatic Psychiatry available for psychiatric consultations, second opinions, forensic psychiatric evaluations, expert witness testimony, and independent medical examinations (IME)for the New York and Long Island areas.

Education:

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Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine

• New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Old Westbury, NY

Post-Graduate Training:

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Psychiatry Residency

• Appointment as Chief Resident
• Long Island Jewish Medical Center
• Hillside Hospital;
• Glen Oaks, NY

7/96-6/97
Consultation-Liaison Psycho-Oncology Fellowship

• Appointment as Clinical Instructor
• Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center;
• New York, NY

Professional Experience:

01/02-Present
Co-Chief of Consultation-Liaison Services
Coordinator of Medical Student Education

• Department of Psychiatry,
• Jamaica Hospital Medical Center;
• Jamaica, NY

7/97-01/02
Attending Physician – Department of Psychiatry

• Jamaica Hospital Medical Center;
• Jamaica, NY

10/00-Present
Forensic Psychiatric Practice

• Great Neck, NY                                  

9/00-Present
Consultant Psychiatrist

• St. Francis Hospital;
• Roslyn, NY

8/94-Present
Medical Director

• Community Organization for Parents and Youth;
• Great Neck, NY

10/94-08/04
Staff Psychiatrist

• Alcoholism Counseling Services;
• Glen Cove, NY

Licensure:         

• New York State Licensure - 195060
• DEA Registration - BK4689153

Certification:

• 1998 American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
• 1999 American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology – Added Qualifications in Forensic Psychiatry
• 2005 American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology – Added Qualifications in Psychosomatic Psychiatry
• 2008 Recertification – American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
• 2009 Recertification – Added Qualifications in Forensic Psychiatry

Publications:             

• Kalash, GR, "Psychotropic Drug Metabolism in the Cancer Patient: Clinical Aspects of Management of Potential Drug Interactions"; Journal of Psycho-oncology, Psychopharmacology Special Edition, 7: 307-320 (1998)
• Textbook of Psycho-Oncology, ed. Holland; 1998 "Chemotherapeutic Agents and Neuropsychiatric Side Effects" Stewart B. Fleishman and Glenn R. Kalash

Presentations:

• “Psychiatric Illness and the Cytochrome P450 System” Grand Rounds, Department of Medicine, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center; September 28, 1998
• “The Cytochrome P450 System” Kingsboro - Williamsburg Resource and Treatment Center; Brooklyn, NY; March, 1999
• “Management of Depression on the Consultation-Liaison Service” South Beach Psychiatric Clinic; Brooklyn, NY; June, 1999
• “Depression in Children and Adolescents” Cumberland Clinic; Brooklyn, NY; July, 1999
• “The Cytochrome P450 System” Holliswood Hospital; Hollis, NY; October, 1999
• “Identifying Depression in the Primary Care Setting” Jamaica Hospital Medical Center; Jamaica, NY; November, 1999
• “The Cytochrome P450 System : Clinical Aspects of Psychotropic Drug Interactions” Grand Rounds, Department of Psychiatry, Flushing Hospital Medical Center; March 15, 2000
• “Acute Psychiatric Emergencies” Grand Rounds, Department of Emergency Medicine, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center; March 29, 2000                                   
• “Screening for Psychiatric Illness in the Medical Setting” Grand Rounds, Department of Medicine, Wycoff Medical Center;  September 5, 2000
• “Postpartum Psychiatric Disorders” Grand Rounds, Department of OB-GYN, Flushing Hospital Medical Center; November 30, 2001
• “Postpartum Psychiatric Disorders”  Grand Rounds, Department of OB-GYN, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center; March 11, 2002
• “Thinking Outside the Psychopharmaceutical Box”  Grand Rounds, Department of Psychiatry, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center;  May 30, 2002
• “Postpartum Psychiatric Disorders” Grand Rounds, Department of OB-GYN, Woodhull Medical Center October 30, 2002
• “Ethno-Psychopharmacology: Cultural Factors in Medication Therapy” Cultural Factors in Behavioral Health Educational Conference Flushing Hospital Medical Center November 1, 2002
• “Thinking Outside the Psychopharmaceutical Box” Grand Rounds, Department of Psychiatry, Interfaith Medical Center November 12, 2002
• “How to Treat the Difficult/Non-Compliant Patient” NYCOMEC Grand Rounds, New York College of Osteopathic Medicine December 12, 2002

Academic  Affiliations:

Clinical Assistant Professor

• Department of Behavioral Medicine
• New York College of Osteopathic Medicine;
• Old Westbury, NY

Clinical Assistant Professor and Clinical Director of Psychiatric Clerkship

• St. Georges Medical School;
• Grenada, West Indies

Clinical Assistant Professor

• Ross University Medical School;
• Dominica, West Indies

Hospital Affiliations:             

• Jamaica Hospital Medical Center; Jamaica, NY
• St. Francis Hospital; Roslyn, NY

Hospital Committees:                       

• Selection and Promotions Committee, Residency Training Program
• Education Policy Committee, Residency Training Program
• PGY II Supervisors’ Committee, Residency Training Program

Teaching Experience:                           

Psychosomatic Fellows, Psychiatric Residents, Medical Students, Family Practice Residents, Internal Medicine Residents, Ob-Gyn Residents, Podiatric Residents at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center

Topics include :

• Affective, Anxiety,
• Postpartum, and Substance Abuse Disorders,
• Psychiatry Board Review,
• Forensic/Ethics Issues,
• Psychiatric Illness in the Medically Ill/Consultation-Liaison  Psychiatry
• Psychopharmacology

Annual lectures at New York College of Osteopathic Medicine

Topics include :  

• Psychosis,
• Addictive Disorders,
• Personality Disorders,
• Psychological Testing

Professional Interests:                             

• Psychiatric Care of the Medically Ill/Psychosomatic Psychiatry,
• Psychopharmacology,
• Traumatic Brain Injury,
• Pain Management,
• Addictive Disorders,
• Forensic Psychiatry