Dr. Sherry Nykiel, MD, Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
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Dr. Sherry Nykiel, MD

Psychiatrist | Psychiatry

5/5(17)
24 Veterans Square Media PA, 19063-1715
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About

Dr. Sherry Nykiel is a General Adult and Addiction psychiatrist in Media, PA and founder and CEO of Justus Mental Health, a psychiatric services organization providing education, consultation and clinical services.  She received her medical degree from University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, completed the Massachusetts General/McLean Hospitals/Harvard School of Medicine Adult Psychiatry Residency and the Mass General Brigham/Harvard School of Medicine Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship.  Her clinical expertise is in co-occurring borderline personality disorders and substance use disorders, trauma and the treatment of opioid use disorders including the use of buprenorphine.  She has extensive administrative and program development expertise having served as the Medical Director of McLean Fernside, Boston Medical Center Outpatient Psychiatry, Boston Public Health Commission Behavioral Health Services, First Steps Treatment Center at Crozer Keystone and as the Chief of Addiction Psychiatry and Medical Director of the Delaware Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services.  In addition to her private practice, she also currently serves as the Behavioral Health Medical Director for Delaware Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance.

Education and Training

UC Davis School of Medicine MD 2005

Board Certification

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Addiction Psychiatry (Psychiatry and Neurology)

Provider Details

Female English

Areas of expertise and specialization

Substance Use DisordersOpioid Use DisordersMood DisordersPersonality DisordersBuprenorphineAnxiety DisordersTrauma

Faculty Titles & Positions

  • Director McLean Fernside 2010 - 2012
  • Medical Diretor Outpatient Psychiatric Services, Boston Medical Center 2012 - 2016
  • Medical Director Psychiatric Services, Boston Public Health Commission 2012 - 2016
  • Chief of Service Department of Drug and Alcohol Services, Crozer Keystone Health System 2016 - 2017
  • Medical Director First Steps Treatment Center, Crozer Chester Medical Center 2016 - 2017
  • Chief of Addiction Psychiatry Delaware Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health 2018 - 2022
  • Interim Medical Director Delaware Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health 2019 - 2020
  • Medical Director Delaware Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health 2020 - 2022
  • Medical Director Justus Mental Health 2022 - Present
  • Medical Director, Behavioral Health Delaware Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance 2022 - Present

Awards

  • Distinguished Fellow 2022 American Psychiatric Association 
  • James T. Chengalis Humanitarian Award 2013 Boston University Psychiatry Training Program 
  • Excellence in Teaching 2016 Boston University Psychiatry Training Program 
  • Ed Messner MD Resident Teaching Award 2009 MGH/McLean Adult Psychiatry Training Program 
  • Partners in Excellence 2009 Partners Healthcare 
  • Graduate Student Volunteer of the Year 2003 University of California, Davis 
  • Helen McConnell Palthe Scholarship in Psychiatry 2005 University of California, Davis School of Medicine 

Professional Memberships

  • Association of Women Psychiatrists  
  • American Medical Association  
  • American Psychiatric Association  
  • Psychiatric Society of Delaware  
  • American Society of Addiction Medicine  

Charities and Philanthropic Endeavors

  • Girls Scouts of America

Internships

  • Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General & Newton Wellesley Hospitals

Fellowships

  • Addiction Psychiatry, Massachusetts General, McLean and Brigham and Womens Hospitals

Philanthropic Initiatives

  • 2002-2003Coordinator, Medical Students for Choice, University of California, Davis2002-2003Director, Imani Student-run Health Clinic, University of California, Davis2004-2005Director, Student Initiative for Psychiatric Services, University of California, Davis2013-2016Founder, Annual Patient Thanksgiving Day Brunch, Department of Psychiatry, Boston Medical Center2014-2016Volunteer Troop Leader, Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts2017- Volunteer Parent, Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania

Dr. Sherry Nykiel, MD's Practice location

Justus Mental Health

24 Veterans Square -
Media, PA 19063-1715
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