Medical Education
Instituto Tecnologico de Santo Domingo (Intec), Dominican Republic
M.D. degree granted, Graduation: 07/2002
Certifications
ECFMG Certification November 2010, Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support
Work Experience
02/2015 – Present
Miami Dade Community Services, Inc.
1901 Southwest 1st Street 2nd Floor
Miami, FL 33135
07/2012 – Present
Larkin Community Hospital
7031 Southwest 62nd Avenue
South Miami, FL 33143
Current Position: Psychiatrist
Supervisor: Dr. Juan Oms, M.D., Psychiatry Program Director (305) 284-7500
As the chief psychiatry resident in Larkin Community Hospital in South Miami I am responsible for caring for a large, underserved community of patients that are mostly minorities. This is the only hospital in the area that is designated “area of critical need” by the Federal Government, and, as such we see a very diverse population of patients. I have completed all my core rotations through the inpatient unit where I ran the unit as a “team leader” teaching the interns, residents, and the medical students how to operate as independent physicians. I also rotated through consultation liaison psychiatry where I integrated the medical practice with the practice of psychiatry. All of my core rotations in Geriatrics, Child Psychiatry, and Addiction have been completed as well. As the chief I am now responsible for running and maintaining a residency program that has over 50 residents.
07/2011- 06/2012 Average Hours/Week: 80
Lincoln Hospital Medical and Mental Health Center
234 East 149th Street Bronx, NY 10451
Position Held: Psychiatric Resident PGY-I,
Supervisor: Dr. Brian Ladds, MD, Psychiatry Residency Program Director (718) 579-5000
As a PGY-I in Lincoln Hospital in the South Bronx I am responsible for the compassionate and ethical care of a multitude of different patients from all different backgrounds, ethnicities, religions, and socioeconomic groups. I work in the busiest Emergency Department in the entire Northeastern United States. I rotate 2 months though neurology seeing patients in clinic and inpatient consults. I rotate 2 months through Emegency Room, 4 months through Inpatient Floor, and 4 months as an Internal Medicine Resident. I have received excellent evaluations and recommendations from my supervisors in each of my rotations.
02/2006 – 010/2010 Average Hours/Week: 50
Medvance Institute, Miami FL
Position Held: Director of Education,
Supervisor: Dr. Vicente Quinones, M.D. (305) 596-5553
Managed the entire education department (over 20 employees) of a major allied health school. Managed a school of roughly 400 nursing, radiology technology, and allied health students. Maintained the highest compliance rate of all schools for my tenure as DOE. Received an 8 year (perfect) accreditation from JCERT during my tenure as Director.
12/2004 – 01/2006 Average Hours/Week: 48
Everest University, Miami FL
Position Held: Clinical Lab Instructor,
Supervisor: Russell Battiata (813) 220-7714
Managed all of the clinical classes for Cardiovascular Technician and Surgical Technician programs. Made sure the laboratory procedures were being done properly. Managed the students volunteer time in the community and made sure that there was complete compliance with OSHA standards and HIPAA standards.
Volunteer Experience
11/2010 – 03/ 2011 Average Hours/Week: 50
Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
Position Held: Psychiatry Extern
Supervisor: Dr. Madhu Rajanna, Associate Program Director Psychiatry Residency(718) 240-5000
Four month externship rotation through emergency room, geriatrics, child ER, inpatient floors, and consultation liason. It is a hands-on externship where we have patient contact. We are helping with admissions, discharges, patient notes, patient interviews, initial assessments, participating in classes, journal club, grand rounds, and basically all other resident activities.
09/ 2009 – 11/2009 Average Hours/Week: 24
Miami Children’s Hospital, Miami Florida
Position Held: Observership Training,
Supervisor: Dr. Americo Padilla Chairman of Psychiatry (305) 742-4310
Observe and participate in hospital rounds. Observe staff psychiatrists as they interview and treat patients both inpatient and outpatient.
Participate in all educational activities in the hospital including grand rounds and journal clubs.
Research and Publications
1) Presentation October 2014 at the 66th Annual Institute on Psychiatric Services; “Predictors of Depressive Disorders Among US Veterans” Yusef Canaan, MD, Roopali Parikh, MD, Juan Oms, MD
2) March 2014 The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry Volume 22, Issue 3,”Predictors of Binge Drinking in Elderly Americans” Roopali Parikh MD, Yusef Canaan MD, Juan D. Oms MD
3) Presentation March 2014 at the American Geriatric Psychiatry Conference in Orlando Florida “Predictors of Binge Drinking in Elderly Americans” which was featured in Medscape.
4) Presentation May 2014 at the 167th Annual American Psychiatric Association Meeting; “Predictors of Depressive Disorders Among U.S. Veterans”.
5) Presentation October 2012 at the 64th Annual Institute on Psychiatric Services; “A Case of Supratherapeutic Clozapine Levels in a Carrier of an Ultra Rapid CYP2A1F Allele” Carmen Cassasnovas, MD, Yusef Canaan, MD, Kambiz Kamrani, MS; Raj Addepalli, MD