Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Fellow in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2011 - 2013
  • General Psychiatry Residency, Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2008 - 2012
  • M.D., University of Missouri - Columbia School of Medicine 2008
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  Medical Licensure

  • 2011-00084. North Carolina. 2016
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  Duke Appointment History

  • Medical Instructor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Developmental Neuroscience, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2015 - 2017
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  Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke

  • Program Training Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship
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  Academic Positions Outside Duke

  • Clinical Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. 2013 - 2015
• Recognition
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  In the News

  • OCT 7, 2019

    Spectrum

    Analysis pins down prevalence of mental health conditions in autism
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • An integrated and diverse genomic medicine program for undiagnosed diseases awarded by National Institutes of Health 2014 - 2022
  • Long-term Antipsychotic Pediatric Safety Trial (LAPS) Duke Psych Site Agreement awarded by Duke Clinical Research Institute 2018 - 2021
  • Study of Oxytocin in Autism to Improve Reciprocal Social Behaviors (SOARS-B) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2012 - 2018
  • A Multi-Center, Randomized, Double-Blind, 12 Week, Parallel Group, Placebo-Controlled Proof of Concept Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of RO5285119 in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) 2016 - 2018
  • A Double-Blind Placebo Controlled Study of CM-AT for the Treatment of Autism in Children with All Levels of Fecal Chymotrypsin 2015 - 2018
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Hu, Qin, and Tara Chandrasekhar. “Meeting the Mental Health Needs of College Students with ASD: A Survey of University and College Counseling Center Directors.” J Autism Dev Disord, May 19, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04530-3.
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    • Correll, Christoph U., Linmarie Sikich, Gloria Reeves, Jacqueline Johnson, Courtney Keeton, Marina Spanos, Sandeep Kapoor, et al. “Metformin add-on vs. antipsychotic switch vs. continued antipsychotic treatment plus healthy lifestyle education in overweight or obese youth with severe mental illness: results from the IMPACT trial.” World Psychiatry 19, no. 1 (February 2020): 69–80. https://doi.org/10.1002/wps.20714.
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    • Chandrasekhar, Tara, John Nathan Copeland, Marina Spanos, and Linmarie Sikich. “Autism, Psychosis, or Both? Unraveling Complex Patient Presentations.” Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am 29, no. 1 (January 2020): 103–13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chc.2019.08.003.
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    • Chandrasekhar, Tara. “Supporting the needs of college students with autism spectrum disorder.” J Am Coll Health, November 8, 2019, 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2019.1686003.
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    • Coates, Margaret, Marina Spanos, Pooja Parmar, Tara Chandrasekhar, and Linmarie Sikich. “A Review of Methods for Monitoring Adverse Events in Pediatric Psychopharmacology Clinical Trials.” Drug Safety 41, no. 5 (May 2018): 465–71. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40264-017-0633-z.
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    • Greene, R. K., M. Spanos, C. Alderman, E. Walsh, J. Bizzell, M. G. Mosner, J. L. Kinard, et al. “The effects of intranasal oxytocin on reward circuitry responses in children with autism spectrum disorder.” J Neurodev Disord 10, no. 1 (March 27, 2018): 12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s11689-018-9228-y.
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    • Chandrasekhar, Tara, and Linmarie Sikich. “Challenges in the diagnosis and treatment of depression in autism spectrum disorders across the lifespan.” Dialogues Clin Neurosci 17, no. 2 (June 2015): 219–27.
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  • Book Sections

    • Chandrasekhar, T., and L. sikich. “Early-Onset Psychotic Disorders.” In Kaplan and Sadock’s Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry, 10th Edition, edited by B. J. Sadock, V. Sadock, and P. Ruiz, 2:3725–33. Philadelphia, PA: LWW, 2017.
    • Flamez, Brande, and Carl J. Sheperis. “Diagnosing and Treating Children and Adolescents A Guide for Mental Health Professionals.” John Wiley & Sons, 2015.
    • Spanos, marina, T. Chandrasekhar, and L. Sikich. “ASD: Challenges During Adolescence.” In Textbook of Mental and Behavioral Disorders in Adolescence, edited by Mario Pissacroia, 159–72. Padua, Italy, n.d.
    • Spanos, marina, T. Chandrasekhar, and L. Sikich. “ASD: Challenges During Adolescence.” In Textbook of Mental and Behavioral Disorders in Adolescence, edited by Mario Pissacroia, 159–72. Padua, Italy, n.d.
    • “Depressogenic Conditions.” SAGE Publications, Inc., n.d. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781483392271.n123.
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    • “Testing for Prenatal Birth Defects.” SAGE Publications, Inc., n.d. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781483392271.n509.
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    • “Psychopharmacologic Interventions.” SAGE Publications, Inc., n.d. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781483392271.n411.
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