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Mario Fahed, MDAssociate Professor of PsychiatryFaculty Co-Director of Medical Student Affairs
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- Overview
- Education & Training
- Clinical Interests
- Teaching
- Committees & Organizations
- Publications
- Presentations
Dr. Fahed is a double-board certified geriatric psychiatrist treating patients 60 years and older experiencing emotional, cognitive, and behavioral symptoms.
Education
Post-Graduate Training
Awards
| Degree | Institution | Major |
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| MD | Saint Joseph University | Medicine |
Post-Graduate Training
| Training | Institution | Specialty |
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| Residency | SUNY Upstate Medical University Hospital | Psychiatry |
| Fellowship | Yale University School of Medicine | Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship: West Haven VA and Yale Alzheimer's Disease Research Unit |
Awards
| Name of Award/Honor | Awarding Organization |
|---|---|
| Recipient of the “Clinical Teaching Award” 2022-2023 by the Psychiatry Residents (UConn Department of Psychiatry | Psychiatry Residency |
| Outstanding Inpatient Clinical Preceptor, awarded by the UConn School of Medicine 2024 class. | UConn School of Medicine |
| 2023 ‘Top Doctors’ list of Connecticut Magazine’s May issue for Geriatric Psychiatry, powered by Castle Connolly’s annual peer doctor-survey | Castle Connolly / UConn Magazine |
| Recipient of the faculty Gold Humanism Honor Society award 2023 for exemplary service, integrity, clinical excellence and compassion, elected by the medical students at the UConn School of Medicine | Gold Humanism Foundation |
| Best Teacher Award (2020-2021) | Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship - UConn Health |
| Clinical Teaching Award (2020-2021) | Psychiatry Residency Program - UConn Health |
| Inpatient Attending Award (2019-2020) | University of Connecticut, Psychiatry Residency |
| Support of Resident Education Award (2019-2020) | University of Connecticut, Psychiatry Residency |
| Award for Outstanding Lecturer and Preceptor (2017-2018) | SUNY Upstate, Department of Psychiatry |
| Award for Highest Overall PRITE Score (2017-2018) Rank 1 in Program, 92 Percentile Nationally | |
| Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award - Recognizing Residents Who Excel in Humanistic Skills, Both at the Bedside of the Patient and with the Learners Under Their Supervision. (Awarded 2 Consecutive Years: 2016 and 2017) | Gold Humanism Society |
| Member of the Humanism Honor Society | Arnold P. Gold Foundation |
| Commendation from the Chair for Outstanding Teamwork, Leadership and Continued Excellence in Both Clinical and Academic Psychiatry, 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 | SUNY Upstate, Department of Psychiatry |
| Teaching Award (2015-2016) | SUNY Upstate, Graduate Medical Education |
| Excellence in medical student education Teaching Award (2015-2016) | SUNY Upstate, Department of Psychiatry |
- Neuropsychiatry
- Apathy
- Late-life Depression
- Neurocognitive Disorders
- Decision-making Capacity
- Ethics of care delivery in older adults
Co-director of the Yale-UConn Neuroimaging curriculum for geriatric trainees
| Name & Description | Category | Role | Type | Scope | Start Year | End Year |
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| Student Diversity Equity and Inclusion Oversight Committee | Advisory Committee | Faculty advisor | UConn Health | University | 2020 | |
| AAGP Scholars Program | Professional/Scientific Organization | Mentor | Other | International | 2020 | |
| Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry (ADMSEP) | Professional/Scientific Organization | International | 2020 | |||
| American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry | Professional/Scientific Organization | External | International | 2018 | ||
| UConn Health Ethics Committee member | Other | UConn Health | University |
Journal Articles
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A Longitudinal Neuroimaging Curriculum to Prepare Geriatric Psychiatry and Geriatric Medicine Fellows in the Assessment of Neurocognitive Decline.
Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry 2022 May;
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Ethical and Logistical Considerations of Caring for Older Adults on Inpatient Psychiatry During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry 2020 May;
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Is it time to do away with disorders in the very old?
International psychogeriatrics 2019 Nov;31(11):1535-1537
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Psychoses of Epilepsy in Pregnancy: A Case Report
Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience : the Official Scientific Journal of the Korean College of Neuropsychopharmacology
Letters
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Safety Considerations in the Use of Extended Reality Technologies for Mental Health with Older Adults.
The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry 2024 Jan;
Reviews
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The neurobiology of apathy in depression and neurocognitive impairment in older adults: a review of epidemiological, clinical, neuropsychological and biological research.
Translational psychiatry 2022 Dec;12(1):525
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Digital Phenotyping of Behavioral Symptoms as the Next Frontier for Personalized and Proactive Cancer Care.
JCO clinical cancer informatics 2022 Oct;6e2200095
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Apathy: Neurobiology, Assessment and Treatment.
Clinical psychopharmacology and neuroscience : the official scientific journal of the Korean College of Neuropsychopharmacology 2021 May;19(2):181-189
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Emergent and Non-Emergent Agitation in the Older Adult: Evaluation and Management. Curr Geri Rep 10, 73–81 (2021).
Current Geriatrics
| Title or Abstract | Type | Sponsor/Event | Date/Year | Location |
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| Augmented Reality (AR) in Dementia Care: Understanding its Scope and Defining its Potential. Rebecca Dickinson, BSc, BA, Julia Kimball, B.A, Mario Fahed, MD, Tiffany Chang, MD, Harmehr Sekhon, PhD, Ipsit V. Vahia, MD DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2022.12.183 | Poster | 2023 |