Paula Zimbrean, MD, FAPA
Associate Professor Term; Director, Transplant Psychiatry Services at Yale New Haven Hospital; Associate Director, Psychosomatic Medicine Fellowship, Yale New Haven Hospital
Departments & Organizations
Psychiatry: Adult Psychiatry | Psychological Medicine Service | Yale Global Mental Health Program
Global Health Studies: Social & Behavioral Health
Biography
BOARD CERTIFICATION: Psychiatry, Psychosomatic Medicine, Addiction Psychiatry
CLINICAL INTERESTS: Psychosomatic medicine, Addiction Psychiatry, Transplant Psychiatry, Refugee Mental Health
RESEARCH INTEREST: intensive psychiatric interventions in general hospital, psychiatric disease and organ transplantation, graduate medical education
Education & Training
| MD | Iuliu Hatieganu University, Romania (1998) |
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| Fellow | Yale University School of Medicine |
| Resident | Yale University School of Medicine |
| Resident | Columbia University, St. Luke's - Roosevelt Hospital |
| Board Certification | AB of Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry (2006, recertified: 2016) |
| Board Certification | AB of Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychosomatic Medicine (2008) |
| Board Certification | AB of Psychiatry & Neurology, Addiction Psychiatry (2008) |
Honors & Recognition
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Fulbright awardJ. William Fulbright Scholarship Board (2018)
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FellowAcademy of Psychosomatic Medicine (2013)
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Fellow, American Psychiatric AssociationAmerican Psychiatric Association (2011)
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Paul E Kunitz Award for excellence in the practice of Psychiatry at the interface with MedicineYale University (2005)
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Excellence in teaching AwardSt. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital, Columbia University, New York (2003)
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American Psychiatry Association/Pfizer Neuroscience Resident of the Year AwardAmerican Psychiatry Association (2002)
Professional Service
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European Association of Psychosomatic Medicine (2017) Scientific program committee- annual meeting, Barcelona, 2017
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Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine (2016 - Present) Chair, Evidenced Based Medicine Subcommittee
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Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine (2016 - Present) Co-chair, Transplant Psychiatry Special Interest Group
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Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine (2015 - 2017) Chair, Residency Education Subcommittee
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Wilson Disease International (2015 - Present) Member Medical Advisory Board
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Yale University (2015 - Present) Faculty Advisory Committee
