Vamsi K. Kalari, MD, MS

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Vamsi K. Kalari, MD, MS, is a psychiatrist with Neurodevelopment and the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Appointments and Referrals: 1-800-TRY-CHOP (1-800-879-2467)

Education and Training

Medical School

MD - Rutgers University – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ

Residency

Adult Psychiatry, Quality Improvement Pathway - Zucker Hillside Hospital, Queens, NY

Fellowship

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Northwell Health – Zucker Hillside Hospital, Queens, NY (Chief Fellow)

Board Certification

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry – American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Psychiatry – American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Graduate Degree

MS in Metabolic Biology, Public Health Track - Columbia University – College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY

Additional Training

Developmental Neuropsychiatry Scholar - Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

Titles and Academic Titles

Psychiatrist

Departments and Services

Publications

Papers

2020

Higdon C, Blader J, Kalari V, Fornari V (2020). Measurement-Based Care in the Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Disruptive Behavior Disorders. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 29(4), 663-674.

2012

Kissileff H, Thornton J, Torres M, Pavlovich K, Mayer L, Kalari V, Leibel R, Rosenbaum M “Leptin reverses declines in satiation in weight-reduced obese humans,“ American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2012 95: 309-317.

Books

Chapters

2022

Kalari V, Morrison P, Budman L (2022). Atypical Antipsychotics for Treatment of Tourette Syndrome. In M. Lavoie (Ed.) The Neurobiology of the Gilles De La Tourette Syndrome and Chronic Tics: Part B. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Academic Press.

Posters and Presentations

2022

Kalari V, Vasa R, Wilcox H “Now Screening - Suicidality and ASD: Can the Emergency Department Play a Leading Role?” Presented at the 2022 American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Annual Conference, Toronto, ON, October 2022.

Awards and Honors

2020, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Systems of Care Special Program Clinical Poster Award
2019, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Educational Outreach Program for Child and Adolescent Residents
2018, Zucker Hillside Hospital - Department of Psychiatry - Residency Research Proposal Competition, 1st Place Team
2017-2018, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell – Resident Teaching Award in Psychiatry