Paul Bowary, MD
Adult Psychiatrist
Newport,RI
Summary
Goal-driven Medical Director specializing in Interventional Psychiatry and adult ADHD treatment, offering nine-year background in Neuromodulation (including research and clinical experience). Previous leadership roles at the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and the Rhode Island Psychiatric Society (RIPS). Current directorship roles as Medical Director and Director of TMS services at RICBT. Assisted in founding the treatment-resistant depression (TRD) program as well as the ADHD program at RICBT. Multicultural background, with fluency in English, French, and Arabic.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Certifications
3
3
Languages
Work History
Medical Director
RICBT
06.2022 - Current
- Providing support and consultation to psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse practitioners at RICBT, while identifying ways of contributing to their professional development and skills.
- Meeting with RICBT prescribers individually semi-annually and as needed, and providing second-opinion clinical consultation services to their patients via internal referrals.
- Leading weekly Case Conference to discuss cases, support RICBT prescribers around medication management issues, and ensure evidence-based practice as well as optimized case and clinical management.
- Assisting in writing, reviewing, and updating medical policies, in monitoring providers productivity, and in sharing case management strategies.
- Overseeing and developing clinical departments through collaborative work with RICBT Leadership, evaluation of clinical staff, and weekly meetings with prescribers' administrative staff.
- Participating in weekly and monthly Leadership Team meetings.
Co-Director of the ADHD Program
RICBT
02.2022 - Current
- Assisted in founding of the attention-deficit and hyperactivity (ADHD) Program at RICBT.
- Participating in monthly ADHD Consult Group meetings and offering mentorship for RICBT providers treating patients with confirmed or possible ADHD diagnosis.
- Bi-annual speaker at the RICBT CME Grand-Rounds presenting ADHD-related webinars.
- Represent RICBT at the American Professional Society of ADHD and Related Disorders (APSARD) annual conference.
Director of TMS Services
RICBT
05.2021 - Current
- Leading the treatment-resistant depression (TRD) program at RICBT.
- Providing transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) consultation and treatment services (a non-invasive brain stimulation therapy indicated for patients with severe depression in whom other treatment trials have failed) at RICBT.
- Coordinating patient referral process, organizing and facilitating the service's head meetings weekly, and leading and supervising a team of certified TMS treaters.
- Responsible for the overall daily management of the TMS treatment team - including conduction and/or oversight of daily treatment sessions.
- Represent RICBT at the Clinical TMS Society (CTMSS) annual meeting.
Staff Psychiatrist
Butler Hospital
07.2020 - 03.2021
- Provided psychiatric assessment services (Emergency Department).
- Provided transitional care services (Outpatient Department).
- Assisted in the establishing of an Executive Functioning Skills training program (Outpatient Department).
Psychiatry Resident (Research Track)
Brown University
07.2016 - 06.2020
- Had high exposure to all aspects of Psychiatry
- Acquired competency in the diagnosis and treatment of children, adolescents and adults with mental illness
- Granted substantial protected time during residency for research (grant funded by the National Institute of Mental Health)
- Attended research-oriented scientific program meetings eg. American College of Neuropsyschopharmacology (ACNP)
Research Trainee
Center For Neurorestoration And Neurotechnology
07.2017 - 06.2019
- Mentored by pioneers in the field of Neuropsychiatry and brain stimulation (Dr. Benjamin Greenberg, MD PhD, and Dr. Noah Philip, MD) at the Providence VA Medical Center.
- Received a grant to initiate proof-of-concept studies for the use of a new promising non-invasive neuro-modulation modality: Focused Ultrasound (FUS).
- Published a comprehensive review of literature about FUS.
Research Associate
Jones Lab, Brown University
07.2015 - 06.2016
- Studied mechanisms and functions of commonly measured human brain rhythms.
- Collected magneto- and electro-encephalographic (MEG/EEG) data from human subjects to study fine time scale signatures of information processing.
- Developed rationally-designed electrical brain stimulation paradigms - using non-invasive transcranial electrical stimulation modalities - intended to improve sensory brain functions.
Research Fellow
Saab Lab, Brown University
09.2014 - 07.2015
- Trained on using electrophysiological, optogenetic and computational techniques to identify objective pain biomarkers in animal models.
- Designed and carried out complex laboratory experiments to study neurological pain biomarkers.
- Led a study that showed evidence that pain disrupts on-going thalamocortical brain oscillations in animal models.
Education
Medical Doctor -
American University of Beirut Medical School
Beirut, Lebanon 07.2010 - 05.2014
Bachelor of Science - Biology Major
American University of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon 07.2007 - 06.2010
Bachelor of Science - Psychology Minor
American University of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon 07.2008 - 06.2010
Skills
- Interventional Psychiatry
Adult ADHD management
LGBTQ Mental Health
Neuromodulation Research
Schema Therapy
Physician Leadership
Patient Care-Clinical Leadership
Accomplishments
- New England/Eastern Canada Resident-Fellow Member (RFM) Representative (at the APA Assembly) I 04-2018 - 04-2020.
- Member-in-Training (MIT) Representative (on the RIPS Council) I 06-2017 - 06-2019.
Community Work
- Healthcare Volunteer/ Medical Program in Nepal (with Volunteering Solutions) I 05 -2012.
- Member of the Red Cross Youth Club/ Lebanese Autism Society (at the American University of Beirut) I 2010.
Certification
Seed Project Grant - CfNN (Providence VA Medical Center)
Affiliations
- Member, American Professional Society of ADHD and Related Disorders (APSARD), since 2019.
- Member, Clinical TMS Society (CTMSS), since 2021.
- Member, Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD), since 2019.
- Resident-Fellow Members (RFM)' Representative, American Psychiatric Association (APA) Assembly, 2018 - 2020.
- Member-in-Training (MIT), Rhode Island Psychiatric Society (RIPS) Executive Council, 2017 - 2019.
- Member, Brown Psychiatry Residency GME Committee, 2016 - 2017.
- Member, Lebanese Medical Students International Committee (LeMSIC), 2010 - 2012.
- Member, American Neuropsychiatric Association (ANPA), 2015 - 2016.
- Member, Society for Neuroscience (SfN), 2014 - 2016.
- Member with Scholarship, Brain Sciences Foundation (BSF), 2014 - 2015.
Action Items and Presentations
Spotlight Clinician Grand Rounds Interview - "Advances in TMS in Clinical Practice" - Optum Behavioral Care
10-2024
Closet-Trauma Informed Treatment Approach: An Essential Area of Expertise in LGBTQ Mental Health - Primary Author (Action Paper presented to the American Psychiatric Association Assembly).
2020/2021
Affirmation of AMA Policy H-35.988 on the Independent Practice of Medicine - Co-author (Action Paper presented to the American Psychiatric Association Assembly - passed).
2020/2021
Non-invasive Focused Ultrasound for Neuromodulation: A Review - Mind Brain Research Day I Brown University.
03-2018
Modulation of Tactile Perception using Non-invasive Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS) - Mind Brain Research Day I Brown University.
03-2018
Pain Disrupts Thalamocortical Oscillations - Society for Neuroscience (SFN) Annual Meeting I Washington DC.
11-2016
Pain Disrupts Corticocortical Oscillations - Society for Neuroscience (SFN) Annual Meeting I Chicago.
10-2015
Publications
Bowary P, Greenberg B, Non-invasive Focused Ultrasound for Neuromodulation: A Review. Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2018 Sep; 41(3): 505-514.
LeBlanc BW1, Bowary PM, Chao YC, Lii TR, Saab CY. Electroencephalographic signatures of pain and analgesia in rats. Pain. 2016 Oct;157(10):233040. doi: 0.1097/j.pain.
LeBlanc B., Lii T., Huang J.J., Chao YC., Bowary P., Cross B., VeraPortocarrero L., Saab C. T-type calcium channel blocker Z944 restores cortical synchrony and thalamocortical connectivity in a rat model of neuropathic pain. Pain. 2016 Jan;157(1):25563. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.
Sliva D. D., Black C. J., Bowary P., Agrawal U., Santoyo J. F., Philip N. S., et al. (2018). A prospective study of the impact of transcranial alternating current stimulation on eeg correlates of somatosensory perception. Front. Psychol. 9:2117. 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02117.
Licences
Allopathic Physician/CSR (Rhode Island)
Since 04-2020
Certificates
- NeuroStar Advanced Therapy Mapping and Treatment Delivery Certification (TMS) I 12-2021
- Neuronetics Training Certificate (TMS) I 11-2019
- ECFMG Certificate I 8-2015
- Certificate of International Volunteering I Volunteering Solutions I 5-2012
Timeline
Medical Director
RICBT
06.2022 - Current
Co-Director of the ADHD Program
RICBT
02.2022 - Current
Director of TMS Services
RICBT
05.2021 - Current
Staff Psychiatrist
Butler Hospital
07.2020 - 03.2021
Seed Project Grant - CfNN (Providence VA Medical Center)
07-2018
Research Trainee
Center For Neurorestoration And Neurotechnology
07.2017 - 06.2019
Psychiatry Resident (Research Track)
Brown University
07.2016 - 06.2020
Research Associate
Jones Lab, Brown University
07.2015 - 06.2016
First Prize Award at the 22nd Annual Lifespan Hospitals Research Symposium I Providence, RI
11-2014
Research Fellow
Saab Lab, Brown University
09.2014 - 07.2015
Senior Researcher Fellowship Award (scholarship aware) – Brain Sciences Foundation (BSF)
07-2014
Medical Doctor -
American University of Beirut Medical School
07.2010 - 05.2014
Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean's Honor List - AUB
06-2010
Winner of the First Prize Award on the International Biodiversity Day at AUB (IBDAA)
05-2010
Bachelor of Science - Psychology Minor
American University of Beirut
07.2008 - 06.2010
Bachelor of Science - Biology Major
American University of Beirut
07.2007 - 06.2010
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