Dr. Ryan S. Shugarman, MD

Areas of expertise and specialization

Faculty Titles & Positions

• Local, Regional and National Lecture and Public Speaking- Instructor -
• Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Georgetown University Hospital 11 - Present

Awards

• Award for Outstanding Teaching 6 American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law 
• Finalist 2007 American Psychoanalytic Associations' Fellowship Program 

Treatments

• Comprehensive Psychiatric Evaluation
• Initial Comprehensive Psychiatric Evaluation
• Medication Management
• Pharmacotherapy
• Pharmacogenetic Profile
• Medication Management for Learning and Behavioral Disabilities
• Medication Management, Alcohol Abuse, Anger Management And More
• Individual Counseling And Psychotherapy
• Individual Counseling
• Psychotherapist
• Psychotherapy
• Psychotherapy - Individual
• Psychotherapy For Adults
• Anxiety And Depression
• Attention Deficit Disorder
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
• Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
• Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (ptsd)
• Forensic Consultations, Expert Witness Testimony, In Civil And Criminal Cases
• Forensics

Professional Memberships

• American Psychiatric Association  
• American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law  
• American Medical Association  

Fellowships

• University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine / Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic Forensic Psychiatry  2009

Experience & Accolades

• Attending Forensic Psychiatrist2013 - 2013District of Columbia Department of Mental HealthThis part-time position involved conducting assessments of competency to stand trial for pretrial defendants enrolled in the District of Columbia Department of Mental Health’s Outpatient Competency Restoration Program (OCRP).
• Attending Forensic Psychiatrist2009 - 2012Saint Elizabeths Hospital and District of Columbia Department of Mental HealthThis position entailed providing psychiatric care and performing forensic evaluations in both inpatient and outpatient settings. I also served as an instructor and supervisor for psychiatric fellows, residents, and medical students.
• Distinguished Fellow2007American Psychiatric AssociationA member of this association since 2007, in 2018, I was inducted as a Distinguished Fellow of the APA.
• Member2007American Academy of Psychiatry and the LawI am a general member and a member of the criminal behavior committee.
• Member2009Washington Psychiatric SocietyFrom 2012 through 2014, I served as the Early Career Psychiatrist representative to the WPS.
• Member2000American Medical AssociationGeneral member

Fellowships

• University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (Forensic Psychiatry)

Professional Society Memberships

• American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

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