Sandeep Vaishnavi | Scholars@Duke

Sandeep Vaishnavi
Clinical Associate in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

I am a neuropsychiatrist and cognitive neuroscientist with current research interests in the epidemiology of neuropsychiatric aspects of traumatic brain injury, as well as novel treatments for these symptoms, including transcranial magnetic stimulation.

Current Research Interests

My current research interests include neuropsychiatric aspects of traumatic brain injury, including epidemiology and treatment with transcranial magnetic stimulation.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Clinical Associate in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Brain Stimulation and Neurophysiology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2015
Consulting Associate in the Department of Community and Family Medicine, Community and Family Medicine, Physician Assistant Program, Community and Family Medicine 2015
Faculty Network Member of Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, University Institutes and Centers 2018

Contact Information

Box 3264 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center, 20 Duke Medicine Circle, Durham, NC 27710
sandeep.vaishnavi@duke.edu (919) 684-8111

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- M.D., University of Alabama School of Medicine 2002
Duke Appointment History
- Consulting Associate in the Department of Community and Family Medicine, Community and Family Medicine, Physician Assistant Program, Community and Family Medicine 2013 - 2015
Recognition
Awards & Honors
- Dorfman Award for Best Research. American Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry. August 2018
Expertise
Subject Headings
- Neuropsychiatry
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Conference Papers
  - Vaishnavi, S, Towle, A, and Gualtieri, T. "Complex Information Processing Abnormalities in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis." March 1, 2011. Link to Item
  - Vaishnavi, S, Barkenbus, J, and Gualtieri, CT. "Higher Cognitively Functioning Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis Patients Have a More Specific Pattern of Impairment on Neuropsychological Testing." March 2, 2010. Link to Item
- Journal Articles
  - Roy, D, Koliatsos, V, Vaishnavi, S, Han, D, and Rao, V. "Risk Factors for New-Onset Depression After First-Time Traumatic Brain Injury." Psychosomatics 59, no. 1 (January 2018): 47-57. Full Text
  - Olson, MC, Maciel, A, Gariepy, JF, Cullors, A, Saldivar, J-S, Taylor, D, Centeno, J, Garces, JA, and Vaishnavi, S. "Clinical Impact of Pharmacogenetic-Guided Treatment for Patients Exhibiting Neuropsychiatric Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Trial." The primary care companion for CNS disorders 19, no. 2 (March 16, 2017). Full Text
  - Roy, D, Vaishnavi, S, Han, D, and Rao, V. "Correlates and Prevalence of Aggression at Six Months and One Year After First-Time Traumatic Brain Injury." The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences 29, no. 4 (January 2017): 334-342. Full Text
  - Vaishnavi, S, and Bilello, JA. "An Array of Serum Biomarkers May Predict Response to Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Major Depression Patients." JOURNAL OF NEUROPSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES 27, no. 2 (2015): E199-E199. Link to Item
  - Vaishnavi, S, Forbes, C, and Gualtieri, T. "Impulsivity, Apathy, and Executive Dysfunction in a Patient With Multiple Potential Etiologies." JOURNAL OF NEUROPSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES 23, no. 2 (2011): 21-21. Link to Item
  - Vaishnavi, S, McCann, U, and Rao, V. "Sleep Disturbance after Traumatic Brain Injury." PSYCHIATRIC ANNALS 40, no. 11 (November 2010): 553-559. Full Text Link to Item
  - Rao, V, Rosenberg, P, Bertrand, M, Salehinia, S, Spiro, J, Vaishnavi, S, Rastogi, P, Noll, K, Schretlen, DJ, Brandt, J, Cornwell, E, Makley, M, and Miles, QS. "Aggression After Traumatic Brain Injury: Prevalence and Correlates." JOURNAL OF NEUROPSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES 21, no. 4 (2009): 420-429. Link to Item
  - Vaishnavi, S, Rao, V, and Fann, JR. "Neuropsychiatric Problems After Traumatic Brain Injury: Unraveling the Silent Epidemic." PSYCHOSOMATICS 50, no. 3 (2009): 198-205. Full Text Link to Item
  - Vaishnavi, S, Rosenblatt, A, Rabins, P, Lyketsos, C, and Rao, V. "Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry Fellowship Training: The Johns Hopkins Model." JOURNAL OF NEUROPSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES 21, no. 3 (2009): 335-341. Link to Item
  - Rao, V, Spiro, J, Vaishnavi, S, Rastogi, P, Mielke, M, Noll, K, Cornwell, E, Schretlen, D, and Makley, M. "Prevalence and types of sleep disturbances acutely after traumatic brain injury." Brain Injury 22, no. 5 (May 2008): 381-386. Full Text
  - Obst-Buckner, P, Brown, J, Vaishnavi, S, Schoenberg, H, Fancher, L, and Rao, V. "Case report of treatment of severe mood disorder in an inpatient setting: When less is more." GENERAL HOSPITAL PSYCHIATRY 30, no. 5 (2008): 485-487. Full Text Link to Item
  - Vaishnavi, S, Alamy, S, Zhang, W, Connor, KM, and Davidson, JRT. "Quetiapine as monotherapy for social anxiety disorder: a placebo-controlled study." Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 31, no. 7 (October 1, 2007): 1464-1469. Full Text Link to Item
  - Vaishnavi, S, Connor, K, and Davidson, JRT. "An abbreviated version of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), the CD-RISC2: psychometric properties and applications in psychopharmacological trials." Psychiatry Research 152, no. 2-3 (August 2007): 293-297. Full Text
  - Connor, KM, Vaishnavi, S, Davidson, JRT, Sheehan, DV, and Sheehan, KH. "Perceived stress in anxiety disorders and the general population: A study of the Sheehan stress vulnerability scale." PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH 151, no. 3 (June 30, 2007): 249-254. Full Text Link to Item
  - Rao, V, Handel, S, Vaishnavi, S, Keach, S, Robbins, B, Spiro, J, Ward, J, and Berlin, F. "Psychiatric sequelae of traumatic brain injury: A case report." AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY 164, no. 5 (May 2007): 728-735. Full Text Link to Item
  - Vaishnavi, S, Gadde, K, Alamy, S, Zhang, W, Connor, K, and Davidson, JRT. "Modafinil for atypical depression: Effects of open-label and double-blind discontinuation treatment (vol 26, pg 373, 2006)." JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY 26, no. 5 (October 2006): 523-523. Link to Item
  - Vaishnavi, S, and Taylor, WD. "Neuroimaging in late-life depression." INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF PSYCHIATRY 18, no. 5 (October 2006): 443-451. Full Text Link to Item
  - Vaishnavi, S, Gadde, K, Alamy, S, Zhang, W, Connor, K, and Davidson, JRT. "Modafinil for atypical depression: effects of open-label and double-blind discontinuation treatment." J Clin Psychopharmacol 26, no. 4 (August 2006): 373-378. Full Text Link to Item
  - Vaishnavi, S, Gadde, K, Alamy, S, Zhang, W, Connor, K, and Davidson, JRT. "Modafinil for atypical depression: Effects of open-label and double-blind discontinuation treatment." JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY 26, no. 4 (August 2006): 373-378. Full Text Link to Item
  - Vaishnavi, S, Payne, V, Connor, K, and Davidson, JRT. "A comparison of the sprint and caps assessment scales for posttraumatic stress disorder." DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY 23, no. 7 (2006): 437-440. Full Text Link to Item
  - Chatterjee, A, and Vaishnavi, S. "Attention to location or sensation?." NEUROLOGY 56, no. 8 (April 24, 2001): A187-A187. Link to Item
  - Vaishnavi, S, Calhoun, J, and Chatterjee, A. "Binding personal and peripersonal space: Evidence from tactile extinction." JOURNAL OF COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE 13, no. 2 (March 2001): 181-189. Full Text Link to Item
  - Chatterjee, A, Ricci, R, Calhoun, J, and Vaishnavi, S. "Effort and awareness in unilateral spatial neglect." NEUROLOGY 54, no. 7 (April 11, 2000): A223-A224. Link to Item
  - Vaishnavi, S, Calhoun, J, Southwood, MH, and Chatterjee, A. "Sensory and response interference by ipsilesional stimuli in tactile extinction." CORTEX 36, no. 1 (February 2000): 81-92. Full Text Link to Item
  - Vaishnavi, S, Calhoun, J, and Chatterjee, A. "Binding personal and peripersonal space: Evidence from tactile extinction." JOURNAL OF COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE (2000): 40-40. Link to Item
  - Vaishnavi, S, Calhoun, J, and Chatterjee, A. "Crossmodal and sensorimotor integration in tactile awareness." NEUROLOGY 53, no. 7 (October 22, 1999): 1596-1598. Full Text Link to Item
  - Ricci, R, Vaishnavi, S, and Chatterjee, A. "A deficit of intermediate vision: Experimental observations and theoretical implications." NEUROCASE 5, no. 1 (1999): 1-12. Link to Item
  - Chatterjee, A, Ricci, R, and Vaishnavi, S. "Pre-attentive processes in vision." NEUROLOGY 50, no. 4 (April 1998): A256-A257. Link to Item
  - Simon, TJ, and Vaishnavi, S. "Subitizing and counting depend on different attentional mechanisms: Evidence from visual enumeration in afterimages." PERCEPTION & PSYCHOPHYSICS 58, no. 6 (August 1996): 915-926. Full Text Link to Item

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Education, Training, & Certifications

Duke Appointment History

Awards & Honors

Subject Headings

Selected Publications

Conference Papers

Journal Articles