Paula Zimbrean, MD, FAPA, FACLP
Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine, Psychosomatic Medicine
Titles
- Associate Professor of Psychiatry
- Director, Transplant Psychiatry Services at Yale New Haven Hospital
- Associate Director, Psychosomatic Medicine Fellowship, Yale New Haven Hospital
Education & Training
- FellowYale University School of Medicine (2005)
- ResidentYale University School of Medicine (2004)
- ResidentColumbia University, St. Luke's - Roosevelt Hospital (2003)
- MDIuliu Hatieganu University (1998)
Languages Spoken
- English
- Français (French)
- Română (Romanian)
Additional Information
Honors & Recognitions
- Fulbright award: J. William Fulbright Scholarship Board (2018)
- Fellow: Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine (2013)
- Fellow, American Psychiatric Association: American Psychiatric Association (2011)
- Paul E Kunitz Award for excellence in the practice of Psychiatry at the interface with Medicine: Yale University (2005)
- Excellence in teaching Award: St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital, Columbia University, New York (2003)
- American Psychiatry Association/Pfizer Neuroscience Resident of the Year Award: American Psychiatry Association (2002)
Professional Service
- Academy of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry (2020 - Present): Chair, Transplant Psychiatry Special Interest Group
- Yale Medical School (2019 - 2020): Member, Temporary Art Exhibits Committee
- European Association of Psychosomatic Medicine (2017 - Present): Scientific program committee- annual meeting
- Academy of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry (2016 - 2020): Chair, Evidenced Based Medicine Subcommittee
- Academy of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry (2016 - 2020): Co-chair, Transplant Psychiatry Special Interest Group
- Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine (2015 - 2017): Chair, Residency Education Subcommittee
- Wilson Disease International (2015 - Present): Member Medical Advisory Board
- Yale University (2015 - 2018): Faculty Advisory Committee
Publications
- Camarata MA, Ala A, Coskun AK, Deng Y, Gonzalez-Peralta R, Maciejewski KR, Patel A, Rubman S, To U, Tomlin R, Schilsky ML, Zimbrean PC. The Effect of Mental Health, Neurological Disease, and Liver Disease on Quality of Life in Patients With Wilson Disease. Journal Of The Academy Of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 2021, 62: 528-537. PMID: 34044196, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaclp.2021.04.004.
- Simpson SA, Bienvenu OJ, Andrews SR, Close JS, Adler Cohen MA, Fernandez-Robles C, Francis BA, Gandhi J, Gangopadhyay M, Gershengoren L, Grimaldi JA, Isenberg-Grzeda E, Key RG, Kiong T, Kontos N, Loh RM, Luchsinger W, Munjal S, Niazi SK, Nichols NA, Pathare A, Pereira LF, Shim JJ, Tobin MB, Zimbrean PC. Identifying the Most Important Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Publications in 2020 Using a Novel Literature Assessment Instrument. Journal Of The Academy Of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 2021, 62: 493-500. PMID: 34048960, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaclp.2021.03.006.
- Zimbrean PC, Ernst CL, Forray A, Beach SR, Lavakumar M, Siegel AM, Soeprono T, Schwartz AC. The Educational Value of Outpatient Consultation-Liaison Rotations: A White Paper From the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Residency Education Subcommittee. Psychosomatics 2020, 61: 436-449. PMID: 32650995, PMCID: PMC7235569, DOI: 10.1016/j.psym.2020.05.004.
- Potts S, Vitinius F, Erim Y, Gazdag G, Gribble R, Ismail SYS, Massey EK, Maldonado J, Mucsi I, Novak M, Niazi SK, Schneekloth TD, Syngelakis M, Zimbrean P. Mental health assessment of altruistic non-directed kidney donors: An EAPM consensus statement. Journal Of Psychosomatic Research 2018, 107: 26-32. PMID: 29502760, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2017.12.001.
- DeMartini KS, Schilsky ML, Palmer A, Fehon DC, Zimbrean P, O'Malley SS, Lee HB, Toll BA. Text Messaging to Reduce Alcohol Relapse in Prelisting Liver Transplant Candidates: A Pilot Feasibility Study. Alcoholism, Clinical And Experimental Research 2018, 42: 761-769. PMID: 29498753, PMCID: PMC6438371, DOI: 10.1111/acer.13603.
- Zimbrean P, Seniów J. Cognitive and psychiatric symptoms in Wilson disease. Handbook Of Clinical Neurology 2017, 142: 121-140. PMID: 28433097, DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-63625-6.00011-2.
- Transplant Psychiatry: Psychiatric care of organ donors and recipientshttp://www.psychiatrictimes.com/comorbidity-psychiatry/transplant-psychiatry-psychiatric-care-organ-donors-and-recipients
- Zimbrean P, Emre S. Patients with psychotic disorders in solid-organ transplant. Progress In Transplantation (Aliso Viejo, Calif.) 2015, 25: 289-96. PMID: 26645920, DOI: 10.7182/pit2015296.
- Zimbrean PC, Schilsky ML. The spectrum of psychiatric symptoms in Wilson's disease: treatment and prognostic considerations. The American Journal Of Psychiatry 2015, 172: 1068-72. PMID: 26575449, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2015.15030371.
- Heinrich TW, Schwartz AC, Zimbrean PC, Lolak S, Wright MT, Brooks KB, Ernst CL, Gitlin DF. Recommendations for training psychiatry residents in psychosomatic medicine. Psychosomatics 2014, 55: 438-49. PMID: 25016348, DOI: 10.1016/j.psym.2013.12.016.
- Zimbrean PC, Schilsky ML. Psychiatric aspects of Wilson disease: a review. General Hospital Psychiatry 2014, 36: 53-62. PMID: 24120023, DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2013.08.007.
- Desan PH, Zimbrean PC, Weinstein AJ, Bozzo JE, Sledge WH. Proactive psychiatric consultation services reduce length of stay for admissions to an inpatient medical team. Psychosomatics 2011, 52: 513-20. PMID: 22054620, DOI: 10.1016/j.psym.2011.06.002.
Departments and Programs
Titles
- Associate Professor of Psychiatry
- Director, Transplant Psychiatry Services at Yale New Haven Hospital
- Associate Director, Psychosomatic Medicine Fellowship, Yale New Haven Hospital
Education & Training
- FellowYale University School of Medicine (2005)
- ResidentYale University School of Medicine (2004)
- ResidentColumbia University, St. Luke's - Roosevelt Hospital (2003)
- MDIuliu Hatieganu University (1998)
Languages Spoken
- English
- Français (French)
- Română (Romanian)
Additional Information
Honors & Recognitions
- Fulbright award: J. William Fulbright Scholarship Board (2018)
- Fellow: Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine (2013)
- Fellow, American Psychiatric Association: American Psychiatric Association (2011)
- Paul E Kunitz Award for excellence in the practice of Psychiatry at the interface with Medicine: Yale University (2005)
- Excellence in teaching Award: St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital, Columbia University, New York (2003)
- American Psychiatry Association/Pfizer Neuroscience Resident of the Year Award: American Psychiatry Association (2002)
Professional Service
- Academy of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry (2020 - Present): Chair, Transplant Psychiatry Special Interest Group
- Yale Medical School (2019 - 2020): Member, Temporary Art Exhibits Committee
- European Association of Psychosomatic Medicine (2017 - Present): Scientific program committee- annual meeting
- Academy of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry (2016 - 2020): Chair, Evidenced Based Medicine Subcommittee
- Academy of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry (2016 - 2020): Co-chair, Transplant Psychiatry Special Interest Group
- Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine (2015 - 2017): Chair, Residency Education Subcommittee
- Wilson Disease International (2015 - Present): Member Medical Advisory Board
- Yale University (2015 - 2018): Faculty Advisory Committee
Publications
- Camarata MA, Ala A, Coskun AK, Deng Y, Gonzalez-Peralta R, Maciejewski KR, Patel A, Rubman S, To U, Tomlin R, Schilsky ML, Zimbrean PC. The Effect of Mental Health, Neurological Disease, and Liver Disease on Quality of Life in Patients With Wilson Disease. Journal Of The Academy Of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 2021, 62: 528-537. PMID: 34044196, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaclp.2021.04.004.
- Simpson SA, Bienvenu OJ, Andrews SR, Close JS, Adler Cohen MA, Fernandez-Robles C, Francis BA, Gandhi J, Gangopadhyay M, Gershengoren L, Grimaldi JA, Isenberg-Grzeda E, Key RG, Kiong T, Kontos N, Loh RM, Luchsinger W, Munjal S, Niazi SK, Nichols NA, Pathare A, Pereira LF, Shim JJ, Tobin MB, Zimbrean PC. Identifying the Most Important Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Publications in 2020 Using a Novel Literature Assessment Instrument. Journal Of The Academy Of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 2021, 62: 493-500. PMID: 34048960, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaclp.2021.03.006.
- Zimbrean PC, Ernst CL, Forray A, Beach SR, Lavakumar M, Siegel AM, Soeprono T, Schwartz AC. The Educational Value of Outpatient Consultation-Liaison Rotations: A White Paper From the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Residency Education Subcommittee. Psychosomatics 2020, 61: 436-449. PMID: 32650995, PMCID: PMC7235569, DOI: 10.1016/j.psym.2020.05.004.
- Potts S, Vitinius F, Erim Y, Gazdag G, Gribble R, Ismail SYS, Massey EK, Maldonado J, Mucsi I, Novak M, Niazi SK, Schneekloth TD, Syngelakis M, Zimbrean P. Mental health assessment of altruistic non-directed kidney donors: An EAPM consensus statement. Journal Of Psychosomatic Research 2018, 107: 26-32. PMID: 29502760, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2017.12.001.
- DeMartini KS, Schilsky ML, Palmer A, Fehon DC, Zimbrean P, O'Malley SS, Lee HB, Toll BA. Text Messaging to Reduce Alcohol Relapse in Prelisting Liver Transplant Candidates: A Pilot Feasibility Study. Alcoholism, Clinical And Experimental Research 2018, 42: 761-769. PMID: 29498753, PMCID: PMC6438371, DOI: 10.1111/acer.13603.
- Zimbrean P, Seniów J. Cognitive and psychiatric symptoms in Wilson disease. Handbook Of Clinical Neurology 2017, 142: 121-140. PMID: 28433097, DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-63625-6.00011-2.
- Transplant Psychiatry: Psychiatric care of organ donors and recipientshttp://www.psychiatrictimes.com/comorbidity-psychiatry/transplant-psychiatry-psychiatric-care-organ-donors-and-recipients
- Zimbrean P, Emre S. Patients with psychotic disorders in solid-organ transplant. Progress In Transplantation (Aliso Viejo, Calif.) 2015, 25: 289-96. PMID: 26645920, DOI: 10.7182/pit2015296.
- Zimbrean PC, Schilsky ML. The spectrum of psychiatric symptoms in Wilson's disease: treatment and prognostic considerations. The American Journal Of Psychiatry 2015, 172: 1068-72. PMID: 26575449, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2015.15030371.
- Heinrich TW, Schwartz AC, Zimbrean PC, Lolak S, Wright MT, Brooks KB, Ernst CL, Gitlin DF. Recommendations for training psychiatry residents in psychosomatic medicine. Psychosomatics 2014, 55: 438-49. PMID: 25016348, DOI: 10.1016/j.psym.2013.12.016.
- Zimbrean PC, Schilsky ML. Psychiatric aspects of Wilson disease: a review. General Hospital Psychiatry 2014, 36: 53-62. PMID: 24120023, DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2013.08.007.
- Desan PH, Zimbrean PC, Weinstein AJ, Bozzo JE, Sledge WH. Proactive psychiatric consultation services reduce length of stay for admissions to an inpatient medical team. Psychosomatics 2011, 52: 513-20. PMID: 22054620, DOI: 10.1016/j.psym.2011.06.002.
Departments and Programs