Resident Awards & Publications

Johansen Amin, M.D.

2025 APA Research Colloquium for Junior Psychiatrist Investigators

Published an article titled "Synaptic protein expression in bipolar disorder patient-derived neurons implicates PSD-95 as a marker of lithium response.", 2026

Published an article titled "Recovery-Oriented Principles Provide a Dynamic Reframing of Patient Care in Schizophrenia", 2024

Maribel Patino, M.D.

Ryan Elliott, M.D

Joseph Friedman, M.D.

2025 Community Psychiatry Research Center Pilot Project Grant

2025 CPDD Travel Award for Early Career Investigator

ASAM Abstract Submission Award - Resident

Ruth Fox 2025 Scholar

2025 Publications

Friedman JR. Assessing an ICD-10 Code Approach for Estimating Xylazine-Involved Overdose Deaths in the United States. Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Buchholz C, Friedman JR, Williams AR, Lim JK, Glass M, Hadland SE. Polysubstance-Involved Opioid Overdose Deaths Among US Youths: 2020 to 2023

Zhu DT, Friedman J, Tamang S, Gone JP. Drug overdose mortality rates among non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native individuals, 1999–2022. Annals of Epidemiology. 2025

Friedman JR, González Montoya A, Ruiz C, et al. The Detection of Xylazine in Tijuana, Mexico: Triangulating Drug Checking and Clinical Urine Testing Data. Journal of Addiction Medicine. Published online November 8, 2024

Knaul FM, Arreola-Ornelas H, Kwete XJ…Friedman JR et al. The evolution of serious health-related suffering from 1990 to 2021: an update to The Lancet Commission on global access to palliative care and pain relief. The Lancet Global Health. 2025;13(3)

Avra T, Nelson A, Friedman JR, et al. Substance Use Disorder and Harm Reduction Curriculum in United States and Canadian Undergraduate Medical Education: An Online Survey. Substance Use & Addiction Journal. Published online February 6, 2025

Shover CL, Godvin ME, Appley M…Friedman JR, et al. UV Stabilizer BTMPS in the Illicit Fentanyl Supply in 9 US Locations. JAMA. Published online February 5, 2025 

Bufanda LP, Montoya AG, Carrillo BT …Friedman, JR Managing xylazine-involved overdoses in a community harm reduction setting: lessons from Tijuana, Mexico. Harm Reduct J. 2025;22(1)

Friedman JR, Ciccarone D. The public health risks of counterfeit pills. The Lancet Public Health. 2025;10(1)

2024 Publications

Friedman JR. Tracking Drug Overdose in Latin America: The Epidemiological Potential of Prehospital and Emergency Department Data. Am J Public Health. 2024;114(11):1153-1155. 

Friedman JR, Abramovitz D, Skaathun B, et al. Illicit Fentanyl Use and Hepatitis C Virus Seroconversion Among People Who Inject Drugs in Tijuana and San Diego: Results From a Binational Cohort Study. Clin Infect Dis. Published online July 30, 2024.

Justine Ku, M.D.

Kie Fujii, M.D.

2025 APA Diversity Leadership Fellowship Program

2025 American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP) Scholars Award

2024 JoAnn and Igor Grant Endowed Prize for Professional Excellence

Thanos Rossopolous, M.D.

Matt Abrams, M.D.

Published an article titled "Understanding learners’ experiences across three major transitions in undergraduate medical education", July 2024

Published a paper titled" Exploring Preferences for Communication and Care among Hospitalized Patients with Opioid Use Disorder: A Qualitative Descriptive Study", Feb 2025

2024 APA Public Psychiatry Fellowship

2024 Provided a presentation at the  SoCal LGBTQIA+ Health Conference titled, "Investigating the impacts of LGBTQ+ sports participation on health outcomes, socialization, and identity"

Published an article titled, "Association Between Online Reviews of Substance Use Disorder Treatment Facilities and Drug-Induced Mortality Rates: Cross-Sectional Analysis", Dec. 2023

Published an article titled, "Translating and disseminating a localised economic model to support implementation of the 'Ending the HIV Epidemic' initiative to public health policymakers", Nov. 2023

Mikaela Miller, M.D.

Published an article titled "The impact of maternal depression and anxiety on well-baby visit attendance: a retrospective cohort study of 6,699 PRAMS participants from 2016-2021". Arch Womens Mental Health.​

2023 selected to be on the AMA RFS (Resident and Fellow Section) Committee on Legislation and Advocacy

Nicole "Nix" Zelin, M.D.

Jacqui Kulbe , M.D.

Kevin Yang, M.D.

Featured in “Research indicates recreational ketamine use is on the rise” Washington Post 1/19/2025

Published an article titled "Trends and characteristics in ketamine use among US adults with and without depression", 2015-2022

Published an article titled"Prevalence and Correlates of Lifetime Ecstasy/MDMA Use Among Asian American and Pacific Islander Adult Populations in the United States, 2015-2020

2025 APA Research Colloquium award for Junior Psychiatrist Investigators​

2024 APA Medical Student/Resident Poster Competition within the category of Psychosocial and Biomedical Research

2023-2024 Judd Symposium for Young Investigators Award

Lauren D'Andrea, M.D.

2024 UC San Diego SOM Humanism in Medicine Resident Award in Psychiatry 

2023 JoAnn and Igor Grant Endowed Prize for Professional Excellence

Eric Geier, M.D.

Mari Miyoshi, M.D.

Kush Bhatt, M.D.

2025 Resident Junior Investigator Award

2023 JoAnn and Igor Grant Endowed Prize for Professional Excellence

Jack Hunt, M.D.

2025  Laughlin Fellowship, American College of Psychiatrists

2024 Judd Symposium for Young Investigators Award

2023 American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP) Scholar Award

Monica Feliz Castillo, M.D.

2024 was selected to participate in the APA Diversity Leadership Fellowship Program

2024 Matched at Columbia University/Cornell University/New York Presbyterian Hospitals for the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship in the NIMH R25-funded Shaffer Scholars Research Program

2024 Anxiety and Depression Assoc (ADAA) Alies Muskin Career Development Leadership Program (CDLP) - Basic Neuroscience/Clinical Research Track Award

2023 American Psychiatric Association Research Colloquium for Junior Psychiatrist Investigators

2023 American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Educational Outreach Program for General Psychiatry Residents

2022 NIMH Outstanding Resident Award

2020-2021 American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Travel Award

Noe Caballero M.D

Sahana Malik, M.D.

American Psychiatric Association (APA) 2023 meeting – 1st place in the Medical Student/Resident Poster Competition under the category of Curriculum Development

Published an article titled, "Let's talk about race" July 2021

Katherine Kruckenberg, M.D.

Published an article titled, "Gut and bladder fermentation syndromes: a narrative review" 2024

2023 selected by the local branch of the APA, the San Diego Psychiatric Society (SDPS), to represent SDPS at the Annual Federal Advocacy Conference in Washington DC 

Published an article titled, "Transplant-related trauma, personal growth and alcohol use outcomes in a cohort of patients receiving transplants for alcohol-associated liver disease" September 2021

Niraj Asthana, M.D.

"COVID-19 Associated Suicidal Ideation in Older Adults: Two Case Reports With a Review of the Literature" June 2021

Christine Pulido

Allison Cabrera

Anaheed Shirazi

Lu Wu

2023 Lewis L Judd Award

2023 JoAnn and Igor Grant Endowed Prize for Professional Excellence

2023 George Ginsberg Fellowship

Natalie Fettinger, M.D.

2020-2019 UCSD SOM Humanism in Medicine Resident Award

David Adamowicz, M.D.

2023 Lewis L Judd Research Award

2020-2021 American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP) Scholar Award

2021 NIMH Outstanding Resident Award

Adamowicz DH, Lee EE. Predicting and improving hospital outcomes for older adults. Int Psychogeriatr. 2021 Mar;33(3):205-207. PMID: 33781361

Tom Dixion

Neha Akkoor

2024 American Psychiatric Association Resident Recognition Award

2024 Matched at UCSD/VA Consult/Liaison Fellowship