WINTER 2024 ISSUE

VCU Medical School Update

By  L. Alex Ambrose, DO
Assistant Clinical Professor 
Department of Psychiatry
VCU Health System

Romy Chu, M4, came in 2nd place for the poster presentation at the PSV Meeting this fall for her poster, The Pediatric Mental Health Crisis: Where Do We Go From Here?

VCU had several residents and medical students who presented. Congratulations to the winners and participants.

VCU Poster Presentations:

  • Unique Presentation of Fahr Disease: A Case Report
    Naushin Ali M4, Romy Chu M4, Elise Nguyen M4, Husayn Tavangar MD, Kevin Lam MD, Alex Ambrose DO
  • A Review of ICU Delirium and Agitation Scales
    Michaela Hurley MD and Melissa Bui MD
  • An Explanation for Sex Differences in Zonisamide Response in Alcohol Use Disorder Conrad Mascarenhas MD and Albert Arias MD
  • Investigating Reported Cannabis Use During Pregnancy and Possible Associations with Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes
    Elise Nguyen M4,Bushra Shah MD, and Jong Hyung Lee PhD
  • Clinical Features of Delirious Mania and Treatment Strategies: A review of current literature
    Linh Nguyen MD and Lauren Mahoney MD
  • Comparing Antidepressant Prescribing Practices in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder
    Chaman Sharma MD, Brian Cassel PhD
  • Birth Control and Mood: The Association Between Combined Hormonal Contraceptive Use and Depression in Women of Reproductive Age at a Large Urban Health Center
    Swati Sharma M4 , Ahsal Major DO, and Bushra Shah MD
  • White and Midwestern Adolescents Show Fewer Suicides than Black Adolescents During the COVID19 Pandemic When Compared to PrePandemic Numbers Lija Zhang MD and Kathryn Jones MD PhD
  • Neuropsychiatric Effects of Tacrolimus: A Case Series
    Lija Zhang MD and Alex Ambrose DO
  • The Pediatric Mental Health Crisis: Where Do We Go From Here?
    Romy Chu M4, Lora Smith PhD, Bela Sood MD, Rasha Alsaadawi, and Roy Sabo PhD

Lobby day 
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APA Annual Meeting
May 17-21, 2025
Los Angeles, CA

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