Nivedita Sharma
Queens,NY
Summary
Committed second-year Child and Adolescent Psychiatry fellow at NYC Health and Hospitals/Mt.Sinai Elmhurst Hospital Center. Strives to maintain a culturally competent and patient-centered approach in completing psychiatric interviews and assessments, and educating patients and families about their care. Experience with diverse psychopathologies, including mood, psychotic, and neurodevelopmental disorders. Eager to work cohesively and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams across clinical settings.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
Work History
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow
NYC Health + Hospitals/Mt Sinai Elmhurst Hospital
Queens, NY
07.2024 - Current
- Completed rotations across various clinical settings and levels of care, including inpatient, outpatient, consult-liaison, partial hospitalization, and school-based clinic settings.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team members such as social workers, psychologists, nursing staff and medical personnel to coordinate care for patients.
- Prescribed evidence based psychiatric medications and created individualized treatment plans tailored to patient's specific needs.
- Conducted psychotherapy sessions with induvidual patients and families.
- Educated patients and families on treatment options, safety planning, and mental health resources.
- Maintained high quality and thorough clinical documentation including detailed psychiatric evaluations, progress notes, induvidualized treatment plans.
General Psychiatry Resident
Broward Health
Fort Lauderdale, USA
07.2021 - 06.2024
- Provided direct patient care in a psychiatric setting, including assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of mental health disorders.
- Prescribed medications to patients under the supervision of attending physicians.
- Performed physical examinations on patients as needed.
- Provided crisis intervention services when needed.
- Provided culturally competent psychoeducation regarding diagnosis and treatment options to patients and their families on a broad range of psychiatric diagnoses.
- Completed rotations in inpatient psychiatry, consult and liaison psychiatry, emergency department, outpatient psychiatry, addiction psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, and geriatric psychiatry.
- Supervising and teaching medical students.
Faculty Assistant
University of Wisconsin Madison Dept of Psychology
Madison, WI
09.2017 - 06.2018
- Teaching and facilitating discussion section classes under the supervision of a professor for a research methods course.
- Grading coursework and papers submitted by undergraduate students.
- Proctoring examinations for undergraduate students.
- Holding office hours to assist students in understanding course material and in writing research papers.
Research Assistant
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, USA
01.2013 - 12.2016
- Preparing research materials, including surveys and questionnaires, for participants.
- Overseeing participants, assisting in the implementation of experimental protocols.
- Presented and discussed journal articles quarterly with the principal investigator and research team members.
Education
M.D. -
St. George’s University School of Medicine
Grenada, West Indies06-2021
BA - Psychology and Biology
University of Wisconsin Madison
Madison05-2016
Skills
- Psychiatric assessment
- Medication management
- Patient education
- Culturally competent care
- Evidence-based practices
- Clinical documentation
Certification
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Board Certified
Scholary Activity
- Florida Blue Foundation Mental Health Wellness Grant, 04/01/23, Speaker on 'Understanding Cultural Variables and Societal Inequities in Mental Health Care' presentation.
- Grand Rounds Elmhurst Hospital, 06/11/2025: Recurrent Pediatric Catatonia Case Presentation and Literature Review.
Professional Organizations
- American Psychiatric Association, General Member. 2021-present.
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, General Member. 03/01/23-present.
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Women's Committee Trainee Member. 2023- present.
Languages
- English, Fluent
- Hindi, Basic conversational level
- Spanish, Basic conversational level
Awards
- Choosing Wisely Award, 04/01/22. Chosen by psychiatry program leadership to present quality improvement project to hospital wide graduate medical education board.
Hobbies and Interests
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Women’s Mental Health/Maternal mental health
- Narrative Medicine/Medical Humanities
- Medical Humanities
- Creative Writing
Research
- Beyond Benzodiazepines Quality Improvement Project, 01/01/2022-2023: Analyzing the use of Benzodiazepine's Amongst Elderly Patients on the Inpatient Medical Units.
- Lupyan Language and Cognition Lab, 2013-2016, Research Assistant.
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
Spanish
Elementary
Hindi
Elementary
Timeline
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow
NYC Health + Hospitals/Mt Sinai Elmhurst Hospital
07.2024 - Current
General Psychiatry Resident
Broward Health
07.2021 - 06.2024
Faculty Assistant
University of Wisconsin Madison Dept of Psychology
09.2017 - 06.2018
Research Assistant
University of Wisconsin-Madison
01.2013 - 12.2016
M.D. -
St. George’s University School of Medicine
BA - Psychology and Biology
University of Wisconsin Madison