Gleason, Sara H., M.D.

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

Appointments: (888) 815-2005

Areas of Practice: Adult Psychiatry

Education

Medical Education:	University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Internship Program:	University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Residency Program:	University of Mississippi Medical Center

Current Positions

Core Faculty, Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities , School of Medicine	08/2019 - Present
Vice Chair , School of Medicine	01/2018 - Present
Psychiatric Consultant to the Asylum Hill Research Consortium	10/2017 - Present
Director , School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry	06/2016 - Present
Associate Professor , School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry	06/2016 - Present
The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216

Education

Else School of Management, Millsaps College, Jackson, MS, MBA, Executive MBA Program	2019
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, Adult Psychiatry Residency, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior	2008
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, MD, School of Medicine	2004
University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, MI, JD, Law	1992
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, BA, Public & International Affairs	1989

Specialty Certification Licensure

Certification, Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (FAPA), American Psychiatric Association	05/2018 - Present
DEA, DATA 2000 Waiver to Prescribe Buprenorphine	09/2017 - Present
Licensure, Member of the Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts	12/1992 - Present
Certification, Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology	06/2010 - Present
Licensure, State of Mississippi Medical License	09/2007 - Present

Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments

Interim Director, Psychiatric Emergency Service, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine	06/2016 - 08/2017
Deputy Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine	06/2016 - 01/2018
Staff Psychiatrist, G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry	02/2015 - 05/2016
Psychiatrist, Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System, School of Medicine	09/2014 - 02/2015
Instructor, Tulane University, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry	09/2014 - 02/2015
Preceptor, University of South Alabama, School of Nursing	2013 - 2016
Staff Psychiatrist, G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, School of Medicine	05/2012 - 09/2014
President of Medical Staff, Mississippi State Hospital	01/2012 - 05/2012
VAMC Affiliate Faculty, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine	2012 - 2016
Adjunct Clinical Professor, William Carey University, School of Medicine	2011 - 2012
Physician Reviewer, HealthSystems of Mississippi	10/2010 - 05/2012
Staff Psychiatrist, Mississippi State Hospital, School of Medicine	07/2008 - 05/2012
Teacher, Jackson Preparatory School	05/1995 - 05/1997
Associate Attorney, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.	09/1992 - 01/1993

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Best Clinical Teacher of the Year, University of Mississippi Medical Center	2018
Fellow, American Psychaitric Association	2018
Trailblazer Teaching Award, University of Mississippi Medical Center	2017
Nina Moffitt, MD Award for Outstanding Leadership and Clinical Excellence, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior	2008
William L. Jaquith Award for Outstanding Senior Psychiatry Resident, University of Mississippi Medical Center	2007
William Sorum Award for Assembly Member-in-Training, American Psychiatric Association	2007
Special Contribution Award for Outstanding Achievement as House Staff Physician, G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center	2007
Award for Highest Score on the Psychiatry Resident-In-Training Exam, University of Mississippi Medical Center	2006
Outstanding Junior Psychiatry Resident Award, University of Mississippi Medical Center	2006
R.W. van de Velde Award in Public Policy, Princeton University	1987

Professional Membership and Service

Mississippi Psychiatric Association, Continuing Medical Education Chair	2019 - Present
American Psychiatric Association (APA), Fellow	2018 - Present
Central Medical Society, Member, Delegate to the 148th Annual Session of the MSMA House of Delegates	2016 - Present
Mississippi State Medical Association, Member	2016 - Present
Mississippi Psychiatric Association, Executive Council Member	2015 - 2017
Mississippi Psychiatric Association, Officer, Secretary	2015 - 2017
Mississippi Psychiatric Association, Officer, Treasurer	2009 - 2011
American Psychiatric Association (APA), Area 5 Member-in-Training Representative to APA Assembly, Area 5 Member-in-Training Representative to APA Assembly	2006 - 2007
Mississippi Psychiatric Association, Executive Council Member	2005 - 2011
American Psychiatric Association (APA), Area 5 Member-in-Training Deputy Representative to APA Assembly, Area 5 Member-in-Training Deputy Representative to APA Assembly	2005 - 2006
American Psychiatric Association (APA), Member	2004 - Present

Committee Service

Intramural Research Support Program, Reader/ Peer Reviewer	2019 - 2019
SOM LCME Mock Accreditation Visit, Junior Faculty Session, Participant	2019 - 2019
Clinical Learning Environment Committee, Member	2019 - Present
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Sleep Medicine and Biology Working Group, Member	2019 - Present
GME Wellness Subcommittee for Faculty Development, Member	2019 - Present
Adult Physician Advisor Subcommittee of Utilization Review Committee, Member	2019 - Present
Clinical Decision Support Committee, Member	2019 - Present
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Writing Accountability Group, Member	2019 - 2019
Work Group on Psychiatry Resident Education, Member	2019 - Present
Mississippi Hospital Association Committee on Behavioral Health, Member	2019 - Present
Graduate Medical Education Wellness Subcommittee for Faculty Development, Member	2019 - Present
Psychiatry Executive Committee, Member	2018 - Present
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Promotion and Tenure Committee, Member	2018 - Present
Interventional Psychiatry Work Group, Member	2018 - Present
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-ADMISSIONS FILE REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE, Member	2018 - Present
Young Faculty Advisory Group to the Vice Chancellor, Member	2018 - Present
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-EXECUTIVE FACULTY, Member	2018 - Present
Addictions Fellowship Planning Committee, Member	2018 - Present
Psychiatry Medical Student Education Curriculum Committee, Member	2018 - Present
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, Member	2018 - Present
Epic Power User, Member	2018 - Present
ACGME Clinical Learning Environment Review (CLER) Faculty Session, Member	2018 - 2018
Epic Physician Oversight Committee, Member	2018 - Present
Psychiatry Residency Program Applicant Interviewing Committee, Member	2017 - 2019
Epic Specialty Steering Board for Behavioral Health, Member	2017 - Present
Asylum Hill Research Consortium, Member	2017 - Present
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Inpatient Task Group, Member	2017 - Present
School of Medicine House Mentorship Committee, Member	2017 - Present
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Grand Rounds Committee, Member	2016 - Present
UMMC Resident Practice Boundaries Work Group, Member	2016 - 2016
Maternal Depression Screening in the NICU Work Group, Member	2016 - 2016
UMMC Graduate Medical Education Accreditation & Policy Oversight Subcommittee, Member	2016 - Present
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Quality Improvement Committee, Member	2016 - Present
Psychiatry Residency Program Evaluation Committee, Member	2016 - Present
Psychiatry Residency Clinical Competency Committee, Member	2016 - Present
UMMC Clinical Pathway for Suicide Screening Process Work Group, Member	2016 - 2017
Mississippi State Hospital Human Rights/Advocacy Committee, Member	2012 - 2014
Mississippi State Hospital Human Rights/Advocacy Committee, Member	2012 - 2014
Mississippi State Hospital Special Treatment Procedures Committee, Member	2010 - 2012
Mississippi State Hospital ECT Committee, Member	2010 - 2012
Mississippi State Hospital Disruptive Behavior Committee Member, Member	2010 - 2012
Mississippi State Hospital Utilization Review Committee, Member	2009 - 2012
MEDICAL CENTER-ETHICS ADVISORY, Member	2007 - 2008

Community Service

Asylum Hill History Days at UMMC, Volunteer and Faculty Participant	07/2019 - 07/2019
Jackson Free Clinic Psychiatry Outreach Program, Supervising Psychiatrist	10/2017 - 10/2017
UMMC Culinary Medicine Seminar, Faculty Participant	11/2016 - 11/2016

Other Service

Collaboration with Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners at UMMC	06/2016 - Present
Collaboration with Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistant at VAMC, Staff Psychiatrist	05/2012 - 06/2016
Collaboration with Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners at Mississippi State Hospital, Staff Psychiatrist	07/2008 - 05/2012

Publications

Journal Article
Reeves RR, Gleason SH. Top 10 facts you need to know about negative aspects of treatment with benzodiazepines. Journal MSMA. 2017; 58(6/7):184-186	2017
Schumacher JA, Gleason SH, Holloman GH, McLeod WT, Using a single-item rating scale as a psychiatric behavioral management triage tool in the emergency department. Journal of emergency nursing: JEN : official publication of the Emergency Department Nurses Association, 2010 Sep;36(5):434-8	2010
Gleason SH, Schumacher JA, Houston LJ, Ladner ME. Top 10 facts you should know about screening and brief intervention for alcohol use disorders. Journal MSMA. in press.
Editorial Commentary
Gleason SH. Commentary on: Association of resilience with depression and health-related quality of life for patients with hidradenitis suppurativa. Dermatology Practice Update. 2017	2017

Presentations

Radio Show Guest Expert, Suicide Awareness, with host Dr. Josie Bidwell, on Southern Remedy Healthy and Fit, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, live broadcast, MIssissippi Public Broadcasting (MPB), Jackson, MS	09/2019
Grand Rounds, Interventional Psychiatry (panel presentation with Paul, I; Richert, A; Rowlett, J; White Flores, E.), Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, UMMC	09/2019
Schwartz Center Rounds, Being Mindful of Mental Health, UMMC Schwartz Center, University of Mississippi Medical Center	06/2019
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Suicide Assessment, Warren Yazoo Behavioral Health, Vicksburg, MS	05/2019
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Suicide Prevention, Evaluation, and Treatment, UMMC Mental Health Conference, Jackson, MS	03/2019
Poster Presentation, "Puerperal Insanity" and the Mississippi State Lunatic Asylum, 1855-1935, Mississippi Academy of Sciences 83rd Annual Meeting, Hattiesburg, MS	02/2019
Poster Presentation, An Analysis of Mississippi State Asylum Admission Data between 1855 and 1894, Mississippi Academy of Sciences 83rd Annual Meeting, Hattiesburg, MS	02/2019
Peace of Mind: A Discussion on Mental Health, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS	02/2019
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Depression and Suicide Risk, Advanced Practice Provider Conference at The Univeristy of Missisippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS	10/2018
Panel, Panel on Suicide, University of Mississippi Medical Center Office of Wellbeing, Jackson, MS	07/2018
Mental Health Topics, Continuing Education Session for the Speech-Language Pathology Division in the Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Sciences, Jackson, MS	04/2018
Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Oral Presentations Session 3 at the AAMC Southern Group on Educational Affairs (SGEA) Regional Meeting: Shifting Paradigms in Medical Education, AAMC Southern Group on Educational Affairs, Jackson, MS	04/2018
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Ask the Experts Roundtable Discussion at Forensic Psychiatry Update: Issues at the Interface of Law and Mental Health, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS	12/2017
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, 1 in 100: The Circle of Life with CHD Patient Seminar: Mental Health and Adult Congenital Heart Disease, University Heart and Children's of Mississippi Heart Center, University of Mississippi Medical Center	07/2017
Helpful Tips for Clear Communication, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS	05/2017
Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Essential Psychopharmacology, Joint Annual Meeting of Louisiana Psychiatric Medical Association (LPMA) and Mississippi Psychiatryic Association (MPA), Point Clear, AL	02/2016

Teaching Experience

CONJ 628, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Neurocognitive Disorders	Spring 2019 - 2019
PSYC 662, Medicine, Course, Course Director, Senior Elective in Inpatient Psychiatry	Annual 2019
PSYC 661, Medicine, Course, Course Director, Senior Elective in Acute Care Psychiatry	Annual 2019
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Emergency Medicine Residency - Psychiatry in the Emergency Department	Fall 2019 - 2018
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Internal Medicine Residency - Depression	Spring 2019 - 2019
Medicine, Faculty Participant, Emergency Medicine Morbidity and Mortality Conference	Spring 2018 - 2018
Medicine, Course, Attending, Emergency Medicine Residency - PGY3 Psychiatry Elective	Winter 2018 - 2018
Medicine, Facilitator, M1 Objective Clinical Skills Examination	Winter 2018 - 2018
CONJ 628, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Thought Disorders	Spring 2018 - 2018
CONJ 628, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Personality Disorders	Spring 2018 - 2018
CONJ 628, Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, Medical Neuroscience and Behavior 2	Winter 2018 - 2018
M3 Boot Camp, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Psychiatry Note Writing	Spring 2018 - 2018
PSYC 631, Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, Trauma Disorders	Fall 2018 - 2018
PSYC 631, Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, Somatic Disorders	Fall 2018 - 2018
Medicine, Lecture, Faculty Leader, Typical Antipsychotics, Psychiatry Residency	Fall 2018 - 2018
CONJ 628, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Neurocognitive Disorders	Winter 2018 - 2018
Psychiatry Residency, Medicine, Lecture, Faculty Class Participant, Cluster A Personality Disorders	Winter 2018 - 2018
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, PGY 1 Boot Camp Mood Disorders	Summer 2018 - 2018
Medicine, Lecture, Faculty Leader, Psychiatry Resident-In-Training Exam (PRITE) Review	Summer 2018 - 2018
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Emergency Medicine Residency - Emergency Psychiatry: Dispositioning of the Psych Patient	Summer 2017 - 2017
Medicine, Attending, Neurology Residency PGY 4 Medical Psychiatry Rotation	2017
Medicine, Attending, Neurology Residency PGY 1 Medical Psychiatry Rotation	2017
PSYC 621, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Somatic Symptom Disorders, Factitious Disorders, and Conversion Disorders	Spring 2017 - 2017
PSYC 621, Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, Introduction to Clinical Psychiatry	Spring 2017 - 2017
PSYC 631, Medicine, Lecture, Faculty Leader, NMBE Psychiatry Shelf Exam Review	Spring 2017 - 2017
Psychiatry Residency, Medicine, Lecture, Faculty Class Participant, Specific Phobia, Agoraphobia, and Social Phobia	Winter 2017 - 2017
Psychiatry Residency, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Psychosomatic Medicine	Winter 2017 - 2017
Psychiatry Residency, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Somatic Treatment of Bipolar Disorders	Fall 2017 - 2017
Psychiatry Residency, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, PGY 1 Boot Camp Mood Disorders	Summer 2017 - 2017
Medicine, Faculty Participant, M1 Wellness Retreat	Spring 2017 - 2017
n/a, Medicine, Small Group, Faculty Participant, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Faculty Journal Club	2016
Medicine, Course, Attending, Pain Medicine Fellowship - Psychiatry Consultation-Liaison Rotation	2016
CONJ 612, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Communication within a Diverse Health Care Team	Summer 2016 - 2016
CONJ 612, Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, Introduction to Medical Profession, Communication Skills	Fall 2016
PSYC 631, Medicine, Facilitator, Roundtable Case Discussions	Winter 2016
PSYC 653, Medicine, Course, Attending, General Psychiatry for M4s	2016
PSYC 631, Medicine, Course, Attending, Junior Clerkship in Psychiatry	2016
Psychiatry Residency, Medicine, Lecture, Faculty Class Participant, Bipolar Disorder	Fall 2016 - 2016
Psychiatry Residency, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Somatic Treatment of Bipolar Disorders	Fall 2016 - 2016

Directed Student Learning

Supervising Attending	2019 - Present
Organizer of M1/M2 On Call Clinical Shadowing	2018 - Present
Research Advisor	2018 - Present
Mentor for Pre-medical Student	2018 - 2018
Faculty Advisor for Psychiatry Student Interest Group (PsychSIG)	2017 - Present
Faculty Mentor for M4s applying to Psychiatry Residency	2016 - Present
Preceptor	2015 - 2016
Supervising Attending	2012 - 2016

Residency Training

Neurology Residency Inpatient Psychiatry Rotation, Attending Physician	2017 - Present
Psychiatry Residency Inpatient Medical-Psychiatry Rotation, Attending Physician	2017 - Present
Psychiatry Resident Psychotherapy Supervision, Advisor	2016 - Present
Psychiatry Resident Mentorship Program, Advisor	2016 - Present
Psychiatry Residency Outpatient Clinic, Attending Physician	2016 - 08/2017
Psychiatry Residency Psychiatric Emergency Service Rotation, Attending Physician	2016 - 07/2017
Psychiatry Residency Consultation-Liaison Rotation, Attending Physician	2016 - Present
Psychiatry Residency VA Inpatient Rotation, Attending Physician	2012 - 06/2016

Fellows supervised

UMMC Pain Medicine Fellowship, Attending Physician, 12 fellows supervised, Adult Psychiatry

07/2016 - Present

Gleason, Sara H., M.D.

Education

Current Positions

Education

Specialty Certification Licensure

Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Professional Membership and Service

Committee Service

Community Service

Other Service

Sponsored Program Funding

Publications

Journal Article

Editorial Commentary

Presentations

Teaching Experience

Directed Student Learning

Residency Training

Fellows supervised

Biography

Services & Procedures