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ADULT & CHILD HEALTH EXPANDS ADDICTIONS SERVICES THROUGH FELLOWSHIP AGREEMENT WITH IU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

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Adult & Child Health Selected as Training Site for Addiction Psychiatry Fellows

INDIANAPOLIS (July 29, 2019) – Adult & Child Health, an Indianapolis-based nonprofit health care agency, has reached an agreement with Indiana University School of Medicine to become a training site for Addiction Psychiatry Fellows.

Under the supervision of Dr. R. Andrew Chambers, Director of the IU Addiction Psychiatry Training Program, Fellows at Adult & Child Health will receive education and treatment experience beyond what is available through general addiction psychiatry training. Through the new agreement with Dr. Chambers and Indiana University, Adult & Child Health is strengthening its use of evidence-based practices, increasing access to care, and helping more addicted patients get on the path to recovery.

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Dr. R. Andrew Chambers

Dr. Chambers, board-certified in general psychiatry and addiction psychiatry, is author of “The 2 x 4 Model: A Neuroscience-Based Blueprint for the Modern Integrated Addiction and Mental Health Treatment System,” (Routledge, New York, 2018), a textbook for the
development of fully integrated mental health and addiction treatment services. Drawing upon his research into the neural circuitry of addiction and mental illness, Dr. Chambers’ book serves as core curriculum for Fellows in training in Adult & Child’s health clinics.

Prior to joining Adult & Child Health in March 2019, Dr. Chambers’ support for integrated models of care was of interest to A&C, whose clinics focus on the integration of physical and behavioral health services.

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“The 2 x 4 model has been a great fit for our patients who frequently have co-occurring mental health and addictions disorders,” said Adult & Child Chief Medical Officer Dr. Christine Negendank. In turn, Adult & Child has been a productive training site for addiction psychiatry Fellows.

“Adult & Child was hungry to move into the medically assisted treatment (MAT) direction, so it’s been a synergistic match,” Dr. Chambers said. “The way Adult & Child is set up is really nice for developing an integrated approach.”

Adult & Child Health also welcomes Addiction Psychiatry Fellows Dr. Kevin Masterson, Dr. Danielle Patterson and Dr. Rohit Shah, who will train within A&C’s community health clinics for a period of one year.

Dr. Kevin Masterson
Dr. Danielle Patterson
Dr. Rohit Shah

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Sarah Miller, PMHNP-BC

Sarah Miller works with the addictions team, general psychiatry for adolescents and adults, and the competency restoration team. She is board-certified as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. Her specialties are working in addictions and with people who experience serious mental illness.

Miller graduated from Indiana University with a psychology degree and went back to school for nursing. She received her nursing degree from Indiana Wesleyan University and worked in a nursing home and also spent time working in a group home with adolescents. She received her master’s degree from Vanderbilt University.

She enjoys hanging out with her family and her two dogs, and going to sporting events.

Joanna Chambers, MD

Dr. Joanna Chambers is a psychiatrist who began seeing Adult & Child Health patients in November 2021. She graduated from Medical College of Georgia with her Doctorate of Medicine in 1996 and completed her residency in psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine. In addition to bringing a wealth of experience, she currently serves as an associate professor at Indiana University School of Medicine where she teaches Clinical Psychiatry. She is certified in Addiction Medicine and has a special interest in treating pregnant and postpartum women. She is President of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry Organization as well as a sitting member of many medical association boards. Recently, she has won the Residents’ Award for Teaching Excellence in 2020 from Indiana University and has received “Best Doctors Award” in 2010, 2011, and 2014. Dr. Chambers is incredibly active in the medical, academic, and research realms of medicine. She is currently accepting new patients on Wednesdays.