Overview
Advancing the treatment of complex psychiatric illness through neuromodulation, innovative therapeutics, scholarship and compassionate patient care.
The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix and Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix Interventional Psychiatry Fellowship is a one-year advanced training program designed for psychiatrists seeking expertise in the evaluation and treatment of patients with complex and treatment-resistant psychiatric disorders.
Fellows receive comprehensive clinical training in electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), ketamine, intranasal esketamine and vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) while developing expertise in interventional psychiatric consultation, longitudinal treatment planning, measurement-based care, clinical research, quality improvement and medical education.
Training takes place across Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix and the Banner – University Medicine Interventional Psychiatry practice in the Arcadia area of Phoenix, providing exposure to both academic medical-center practice and longitudinal outpatient interventional psychiatry.
Welcome from the Program Director
Welcome to the Interventional Psychiatry Fellowship at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix and Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix.
Interventional psychiatry is transforming the way we approach some of the most serious and difficult-to-treat psychiatric illnesses. As our understanding of brain circuits, neuromodulation and rapid-acting therapeutics continues to evolve, psychiatrists require advanced training not only in how to deliver these treatments, but also in how to determine which intervention is appropriate for which patient, at which stage of illness, and how to integrate these treatments into comprehensive psychiatric care.
Our fellowship was developed to prepare psychiatrists for that responsibility.
During this one-year program, fellows develop advanced expertise in electroconvulsive therapy, transcranial magnetic stimulation, ketamine and esketamine treatment, and vagus nerve stimulation programming and management. Equally important, fellows learn how to evaluate patients with treatment-resistant and complex psychiatric illness, formulate individualized treatment strategies, measure outcomes, manage longitudinal care and collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams.
The fellowship is intentionally designed to combine rigorous clinical experience with academic development. Fellows participate in research and quality-improvement initiatives, receive mentorship in scholarly work, teach residents and medical students, and complete a scholarly project during the fellowship year.
Our training environment spans the academic medical center at Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix and our outpatient interventional psychiatry practice in Phoenix's Arcadia community. This allows fellows to experience the full continuum of interventional psychiatric care, from consultation and procedural treatment to maintenance therapy and long-term follow-up.
Our goal is not simply to train physicians to perform procedures. We aim to develop thoughtful interventional psychiatrists who understand the science behind these treatments, select them appropriately, deliver them safely, assess their effectiveness critically and contribute to the continued development of the field.
We look forward to welcoming physicians who share our commitment to innovation, scientific rigor, compassionate care and improving outcomes for patients whose illnesses have not adequately responded to conventional treatment.
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Ahmed Z. Elmaadawi, MD Program Director, Interventional Psychiatry Fellowship |
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