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 Family Medicine and Community Health, Family Medicine and Community Health, Clinical Science Departments 2018
Faculty Network Member of the 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, Family Medicine and Community Health, Physician Assistant Program, Family Medicine and Community Health 2013 - 2018
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
- Academic Articles
  - Rao, Vani, Kathleen Bechtold, Una McCann, Durga Roy, Matthew Peters, Sandeep Vaishnavi, David Yousem, et al. “Low-Frequency Right Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for the Treatment of Depression After Traumatic Brain Injury: A Randomized Sham-Controlled Pilot Study..” J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci, April 25, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.17110338.
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  - Roy, Durga, Vassilis Koliatsos, Sandeep Vaishnavi, Dingfen Han, and Vani Rao. “Risk Factors for New-Onset Depression After First-Time Traumatic Brain Injury..” Psychosomatics 59, no. 1 (January 2018): 47–57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psym.2017.07.008.
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  - Olson, Marilyn C., Alejandra Maciel, Jean Francois Gariepy, Ali Cullors, Juan-Sebastian Saldivar, David Taylor, Joel Centeno, Jorge A. Garces, and Sandeep Vaishnavi. “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). https://doi.org/10.4088/pcc.16m02036.
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  - Rao, Vani, Arshiya Syeda, Durga Roy, Matthew E. Peters, and Sandeep Vaishnavi. “Neuropsychiatric aspects of concussion: acute and chronic sequelae..” Concussion (London, England) 2, no. 1 (March 2017). https://doi.org/10.2217/cnc-2016-0018.
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  - Roy, Durga, Sandeep Vaishnavi, Dingfen Han, and Vani Rao. “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): 334–42. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.16050088.
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  - Vaishnavi, Sandeep, and John A. Bilello. “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 (March 1, 2015): E199–E199.
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  - Vaishnavi, Sandeep, Chad Forbes, and Thomas Gualtieri. “Impulsivity, Apathy, and Executive Dysfunction in a Patient With Multiple Potential Etiologies.” Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences 23, no. 2 (March 1, 2011): 21–21.
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  - Vaishnavi, Sandeep, Una McCann, and Vani Rao. “Sleep Disturbance After Traumatic Brain Injury.” Psychiatric Annals 40, no. 11 (November 1, 2010): 553–59. https://doi.org/10.3928/00485713-20101018-06.
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  - Vaishnavi, Sandeep, Vani Rao, and Jesse R. Fann. “Neuropsychiatric problems after traumatic brain injury: unraveling the silent epidemic..” Psychosomatics 50, no. 3 (May 2009): 198–205. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psy.50.3.198.
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  - Rao, Vani, Paul Rosenberg, Melaine Bertrand, Saeed Salehinia, Jennifer Spiro, Sandeep Vaishnavi, Pramit Rastogi, et al. “Aggression after traumatic brain injury: prevalence and correlates..” The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences 21, no. 4 (January 2009): 420–29. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.21.4.420.
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  - Vaishnavi, Sandeep, Adam Rosenblatt, Peter Rabins, Constantine Lyketsos, and Vani Rao. “Behavioral neurology and neuropsychiatry fellowship training: the Johns Hopkins model..” The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences 21, no. 3 (January 2009): 335–41. https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.2009.21.3.335.
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  - Obst-Buckner, Pamela, Jennifer Brown, Sandeep Vaishnavi, Holly Schoenberg, Lydia Fancher, and Vani Rao. “Case report of treatment of severe mood disorder in an inpatient setting: when less is more..” General Hospital Psychiatry 30, no. 5 (September 2008): 485–87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2008.04.002.
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  - Rao, Vani, Jennifer Spiro, Sandeep Vaishnavi, Pramit Rastogi, Michelle Mielke, Kathy Noll, Edward Cornwell, David Schretlen, and Michael Makley. “Prevalence and types of sleep disturbances acutely after traumatic brain injury..” Brain Injury 22, no. 5 (May 2008): 381–86. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699050801935260.
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  - Vaishnavi, Sandeep, Syed Alamy, Wei Zhang, Kathryn M. Connor, and Jonathan R. T. Davidson. “Quetiapine as monotherapy for social anxiety disorder: a placebo-controlled study..” Progress in Neuro Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry 31, no. 7 (October 2007): 1464–69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pnpbp.2007.06.027.
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  - Vaishnavi, Sandeep, Kathryn Connor, and Jonathan R. T. Davidson. “An abbreviated version of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), the CD-RISC2: psychometric properties and applications in psychopharmacological trials..” Psychiatry Res 152, no. 2–3 (August 30, 2007): 293–97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2007.01.006.
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  - Connor, Kathryn M., Sandeep Vaishnavi, Jonathan R. T. Davidson, David V. Sheehan, and K Harnett Sheehan. “Perceived stress in anxiety disorders and the general population: a study of the Sheehan stress vulnerability scale..” Psychiatry Research 151, no. 3 (June 2007): 249–54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2006.11.008.
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  - Rao, Vani, Sharon Handel, Sandeep Vaishnavi, Shari Keach, Beatrice Robbins, Jennifer Spiro, Julianna Ward, and Fred Berlin. “Psychiatric sequelae of traumatic brain injury: a case report..” The American Journal of Psychiatry 164, no. 5 (May 2007): 728–35. https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.2007.164.5.728.
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  - Vaishnavi, Sandeep, Kishore Gadde, Sayed Alamy, Wei Zhang, Kathryn Connor, and Jonathan R. T. Davidson. “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 1, 2006): 523–523.
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  - Vaishnavi, Sandeep, and Warren D. Taylor. “Neuroimaging in late-life depression..” International Review of Psychiatry (Abingdon, England) 18, no. 5 (October 2006): 443–51. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540260600935454.
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  - Vaishnavi, Sandeep, Kishore Gadde, Sayed Alamy, Wei Zhang, Kathryn Connor, and Jonathan R. T. Davidson. “Modafinil for atypical depression: effects of open-label and double-blind discontinuation treatment..” J Clin Psychopharmacol 26, no. 4 (August 2006): 373–78. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.jcp.0000227700.263.75.39.
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  - Vaishnavi, Sandeep, Kishore Gadde, Sayed Alamy, Wei Zhang, Kathryn Connor, and Jonathan R. T. Davidson. “Modafinil for atypical depression: effects of open-label and double-blind discontinuation treatment..” Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology 26, no. 4 (August 2006): 373–78. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.jcp.0000227700.263.75.39.
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  - Vaishnavi, Sandeep, Victoria Payne, Kathryn Connor, and Jonathan R. T. Davidson. “A comparison of the SPRINT and CAPS assessment scales for posttraumatic stress disorder..” Depression and Anxiety 23, no. 7 (January 2006): 437–40. https://doi.org/10.1002/da.20202.
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  - Chatterjee, A., and S. Vaishnavi. “Attention to location or sensation?.” Neurology 56, no. 8 (April 24, 2001): A187–A187.
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  - Vaishnavi, S., J. Calhoun, and A. Chatterjee. “Binding personal and peripersonal space: evidence from tactile extinction..” Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience 13, no. 2 (February 2001): 181–89. https://doi.org/10.1162/089892901564243.
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  - Chatterjee, A., R. Ricci, J. Calhoun, and S. Vaishnavi. “Effort and awareness in unilateral spatial neglect.” Neurology 54, no. 7 (April 11, 2000): A223–24.
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  - Vaishnavi, S., J. Calhoun, M. H. Southwood, and A. Chatterjee. “Sensory and response interference by ipsilesional stimuli in tactile extinction..” Cortex; a Journal Devoted to the Study of the Nervous System and Behavior 36, no. 1 (February 2000): 81–92. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0010-9452(08)70838-4.
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  - Vaishnavi, S., J. Calhoun, and A. Chatterjee. “Binding personal and peripersonal space: Evidence from tactile extinction.” Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, January 1, 2000, 40–40.
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  - Vaishnavi, S., J. Calhoun, and A. Chatterjee. “Crossmodal and sensorimotor integration in tactile awareness..” Neurology 53, no. 7 (October 1999): 1596–98. https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.53.7.1596.
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  - Ricci, Raffaella, Sandeep Vaishnavi, and Anjan Chatterjee. “A deficit of intermediate vision: Experimental observations and theoretical implications.” Neurocase 5, no. 1 (January 1999): 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1080/13554799908404059.
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  - Chatterjee, A., R. Ricci, and S. Vaishnavi. “Pre-attentive processes in vision.” Neurology 50, no. 4 (April 1, 1998): A256–57.
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  - Simon, T. J., and S. Vaishnavi. “Subitizing and counting depend on different attentional mechanisms: evidence from visual enumeration in afterimages..” Perception & Psychophysics 58, no. 6 (August 1996): 915–26. https://doi.org/10.3758/bf03205493.
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- Conference Papers
  - Vaishnavi, Sandeep, Adam Towle, and Tom Gualtieri. “Complex Information Processing Abnormalities in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis.” In Neurology, 76:A482–A482. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2011.
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  - Vaishnavi, Sandeep, John Barkenbus, and C Thomas Gualtieri. “Higher Cognitively Functioning Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis Patients Have a More Specific Pattern of Impairment on Neuropsychological Testing.” In Neurology, 74:A164–A164. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2010.
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Education, Training, & Certifications

Duke Appointment History

Awards & Honors

Subject Headings

Selected Publications

Academic Articles

Conference Papers