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Bhardwaj, Saurabh B., M.D.

Primary Practice Location:
University Hospital
2500 N. State St.
Jackson, MS 39216

Appointments: (888) 815-2005

Areas of Practice: Adult Psychiatry

Education

Board Certification:	Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry
Medical Education:	Dr. Vaishampayan Memorial Medical College
Internship Program:	Grant Medical College & Sir JJ Hospitals
Residency Program:	University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine
Fellowship Program:	Northwestern University Medical School

Current Positions

Medical Director of Addictions Program , School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry	12/2019 - Present
Assistant Professor , School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry	08/2019 - Present
The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216

Specialty Certification Licensure

Certification, Addiction Psychiatry Board Certification	10/2018 - Present
Certification, General Psychiatry Board Certification	09/2017 - Present

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Ruth Fox Scholarship, American Society for Addiction Medicine

2018

Professional Membership and Service

American Society for Addiction Medicine, Member
American Psychiatric Association, Member
American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, Member

Sponsored Program Funding

Extramural, Telehealth mediated medication assisted treatment (TELEMAT), MS Dept of Health	10/2020 - 09/2022
Extramural, Center of Excellence, Telehealth: Virtual substance abuse treatment network, HRSA through the UMMC Center for Telehealth	10/2018 - Present
Extramural, Telehealth mediated medication assisted treatment (TELEMAT), MS Dept of Health	10/2018 - 09/2020

Publications

Journal Article
Michele Morais, Farha Motiwala, Saurabh Bhardwaj, Nwakile Ojike, Steven Lippmann Will Finding the Depression Inflammation Link Lead to Tailored Treatments for MDD? Current Psychiatry. 2014 October;13(10):53-54	2014
Farha Motiwala, Michele Morals, Saurabh Bhardwaj, Steven Lippmann Do glucocorticoids hold promise as a treatment for PTSD? Current Psychiatry. 2013 September;12(9):59-60	2013
Bhardwaj SB, Motiwala FB, Morais M, Lippmann SB, Vaptans for hyponatremia induced by psychogenic polydipsia. The primary care companion for CNS disorders, 2013;15(1)
Bhardwaj SB, Cochran G, Kmiec J, Opioid overdose history and awareness of naloxone in patients seeking outpatient detoxification. Journal of opioid management, 2019 May Jun;15(3):253-259
Kalin S, Dakhlalla S, Bhardwaj S, Treatment for kratom abuse in a contingency-management-based MAT setting: A case series. Journal of opioid management, 2020 Sep Oct 2020;16(5):391-394
Book Chapter
Bhardwaj, S.B., Kmiec, J. Cocaine Withdrawal. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Abnormal and Clinical Psychology. SAGE Publications. April 2017; 715.
Bhardwaj, S.B., Kmiec, J. Cocaine Intoxication. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Abnormal and Clinical Psychology. SAGE Publications. April 2017; 709.
Electronic Publications
Farha Motiwala, Michele Morais, Saurabh Bhardwaj, Nwakile Ojike, Steven Lippmann. Can You Stop PTSD Before It Starts? Kentucky Psychiatric Medical Association. 2013 October	2013
MICHELE MORAIS, M.D., FARHA MOTIWALA, M.D., SAURABH BHARDWAJ, M.D., STEVEN LIPPMANN, M.D. A Guide for International Medical Graduates to Gaining an American Residency.	2013

Presentations

State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Innovations in Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid use disorders, 12th Annual Mississippi Addiction Conference 2020 Opening Session, Jackson, MS	02/2020
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, This is us: Shedding light on who is at risk of substance use Disorder (SUD) and Resources for Recovery and Interprofessional Discussion, ASB/Schwartz Rounds, Jackson, MS	02/2020
Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders: Issues in Implementation, LPMA/MPA Annual Meeting 2020, New Orleans, LA	02/2020
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Alcohol use in pregnancy and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, UMMC	09/2019
Invited Symposia, This is Us: Shedding Light On Who is at Risk of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and Resources for Recovery, UMMC	08/2019
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: Multidisciplinary Lecture, Department of Pain Medicine/Anesthesiology, Jackson, MS	04/2019
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Suboxone – Who, When, and Why?, 2019 Mental Health Conference, Jackson, MS	03/2019
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Innovations in Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid use disorders, Mississippi Association of Pharmacists Annual Conference, Jackson, MS	02/2019
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Innovations in Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid use disorders, Mississippi Association of Pharmacists Annual Conference, Oxford, MS	02/2019
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Alcohol use in pregnancy and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Rivermend Health - Positive Sobriety Institute, Chicago, IL	06/2018
Poster Presentation, Opioid Overdose History and Awareness of Naloxone in Patients Seeking Outpatient Detoxification., Annual Meeting of American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, Bonita Springs, FL	12/2016
Poster Presentation, History of Overdose and Awareness of Naloxone in Patients Seeking Outpatient Detoxification., Annual Meeting of American Society for Addiction Medicine, Austin, TX	04/2015

Teaching Experience

Medicine, Course, Course Director, Senior Elective in Addiction Psychiatry	Annual 2019
Graduate, Course, Course Director, Interviewing Skills Course	Annual 2019
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, M3 Psychiatry Clerkship	Annual 2019

Residency Training

Psychiatry Residency, Advisor
Psychiatry Residency, Advisor