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Psychiatry Residency

Welcome and thank you for your interest in the Psychiatry Residency Program at United Health Services Hospitals, NY.  We are a hospital-based program offering an inspiring residency experience. We received ACGME accreditation in May 2023, and our inaugural intern class started July 2023. At UHS Psychiatry, you will learn from the diverse patient population and highly supportive and knowledgeable faculty. Through a flexible curriculum structure, we offer residents the opportunity to focus their training in specific areas of their interest such as inpatient psychiatry, interventional psychiatry, outpatient psychiatry, consult-liaison psychiatry and more.

Mission Statement

Our psychiatry residency program and our health system aim to be a comprehensive regional mental health system whose mission is to improve the health of those we serve through our commitment to excellence in all that we do. The core values of UHS which include Compassion, Trust, Respect, Teamwork, and Innovation are our guiding lights in this mission.

Highlights

  • A socio-economically, ethnically, and culturally diverse patient population with a wide range of psychopathology
  • Highly supportive and knowledgeable faculty
  • Well balanced curriculum focused on academics with a strong emphasis on caring for the underserved communities
  • Flexible elective scheduling in PGY-4 to let you explore avenues of interest
  • Diverse clinical experience including rotations in state psychiatric hospital and training in electroconvulsive therapy
  • Opportunities in research activities including participation in regional bio-medical conference poster sessions
  • Comprehensive board preparation education
Program Director

Purushothaman Muthukanagaraj, MD

Title: Program Director, Psychiatry Residency, Chairman and Director of Psychiatry
Medical School: K.A.P.V. Govt Medical College, Tiruchirappalli, India
Residency: Internal Medicine/Psychiatry, East Carolina University/Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, NC
Board Certifications: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, American Board of Internal Medicine

Associate Program Director

Viral Goradia, MD

Medical School: MGM Medical College, Navi Mumbai, India
Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
Fellowships: Addiction Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai, NY; Forensic Psych, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
Board Certifications: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Forensic Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry

Faculty
  • Julia Hunter, MD
  • Bharath Kondapavuluri, MD
  • Maanvi Kumar, MD
  • Pawan Kumar, MD
  • Edward Major, MD
  • Joseph McCann, PsyD, JD
  • Sobia Mirza, MD
  • Cherry Pareek, MD
  • Romi Shah, MD
  • Vincent Wong, MD
Current Residents

 

PGY-1 Medical School
Sepideh Mortezaei Far, MD  Bandar Abbas-Hormozgan University of MedicinaSciences, Iran
Aswathi Nair, MD  K.S. Hedge Medical Academy, India
Aparna Rajanbabu, MD   Amala Institute of Medical Sciences, India
Shivendra Shah, MD    Nepalgunj Medical College, Nepal 
Nicholas Sidou, DO     N.Y.I.T College of Osteopathic Medicine,New York
Balaji S.Srinivasa Sekaran, MD K.A.P.V Govt Medical College, India
Sreshatha Vashist, MD N.C Medical College and Hospital, India
Laraib Zafar, MD American University of Antigua College of  Medicine, Antigua
PGY-2 Medical School
Imen Ben Abid, MD Faculte de Medicine de Tunis, Tunisia
Parveen Gill, MD B.J.Medical College, India
Dongwook Kim, MD Yonsei University Wonju College Of Medicine, South Korea
Deepam Kundal, MD Government Medical College of Patiala, India 
Safiye Bahar Olmez, MD Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University College, Turkey
Neranchanaa Ramesh Babu, MD P.S.G Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, India
Anu Santhanabosu, MD Coimbatore Medical College, India
Vetrivel Vijayakumar, MD American University of Barbados School Of Medicine, Barbados
PGY-3 Medical School
Rizwana Asim, MD Fatima Jinnah Medical University, Pakistan
Ifeoma Ikwuemesi, MD University of Nigeria Faculty of Medicine, Nigeria
Afaque Hassan Khan, MD Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Pakistan
Fnu Rooble, MD Dayanand Medical College, India
*Anna Srivastava, MD Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, India
*Amulya Upendram, MD MediCiti Institute of Medical Sciences, India
PGY-4 Medical School
Gurpreet Singh Guliani, MD Government Medical College Amritsar, India
Milan Kumar Nangaru Subbaiah, MD Employees’ State Insurance Corp Medical College, India

 

*Chief Resident

 

Rotation Schedule

13 blocks of 4 weeks each per year

PGY-1
Inpatient Psychiatry 7 blocks
Internal Medicine 2 blocks
Family Medicine 2 blocks
Neurology 1 block
Addiction Psychiatry 1 block
PGY-2
Inpatient Psychiatry 2 Blocks
Consult Psychiatry 2.5 Blocks
Emergency Psychiatry    2.5 Blocks
Night Float Psychiatry 2 Blocks
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry   2 Blocks
Geriatric Psychiatry 1 block
Neurology 1 block
PGY-3
Outpatient Psychiatry 13 Blocks
PGY-4
Inpatient Psychiatry 2 Blocks
Community Psychiatry 2 Blocks
Consult Psychiatry 1 block
Emergency Psychiatry 1 block
Administrative Psychiatry 1 blocks
ECT/Research  1 block
Electives 5 blocks
Stipends & Benefits

Please refer to the Stipends & Benefits tab for detailed information.

To Apply

Applications are accepted via ERAS (Electronic Residency Application System). Deadline to apply is December 31. Completed application includes:

  • Personal Statement
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Official transcript from your medical school
  • Dean’s letter
  • Three letters of recommendation 
  • USMLE and/or COMLEX scores

Application Criteria: 

  • We prefer applicants who have graduated from Medical School within the last five years, or who have not been away from clinical medicine for more than 5 years and /or who have had observerships in the U.S.
  • Test Scores Preferred minimum:
    • USMLE Step 2: (220)
    • COMLEX Levels 1 and 2: 500 and above
    • Applicants need to have passed Steps 1 and 2 prior to the Rank Order List deadline.
  • Have applied for and received or are soon to receive ECFMG certification, if applicable.   
  • We accept J1 Visas