CURRICULUM VITAE
POOJA PAUNIKAR, MD, MPH
poojapaunikar@gmail.com
(215) 806-1922
Home Address:
155 E Main St
Bay Shore, NY 11706
EDUCATION
NSLIJ Southside Hospital, Bay Shore, NY
Residency in Family Medicine
*Chief Resident
July 2012-Present
The American University of Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda, Caribbean
Doctor of Medicine
June 2012
Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH
The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice
Master of Public Health
June 2003
University of California, Los Angeles, CA
Bachelor of Science, Psychobiology
June 2002
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
NY VA Harbor Hospital, New York, NY
May 2009-June 2013
Research Assistant, Dr. Scott Sherman
 Recruit, screen, and verify content for patients in clinical trial studying smoking cessation
for TeleQuitMH protocol, which compares the effects of telephone counseling plus
medication for veterans with mental health disorders
NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY
February 2004-August 2006
Senior Clinical Research Coordinator/Counselor, Dr. John Rotrosen and Dr. Malcolm Reid
 Acted as senior supervisor for team and managed recruitment, screening, consenting and
patient flow for following studies: “Phase 2, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Trial of
Modafinil for the Treatment of Cocaine Dependence” and “Glutamatergic Mechanisms of
Cigarette Craving and Reward."
 Co-author of study, "A Placebo Controlled Study of Valproate Effects on Cue-Induced
Cocaine Craving” and “ADHD Screening Day.”
 Trained as CBT counselor in cocaine addiction and HIV pre/posttest counselor
 Certified in psychometric measures: SCID, DSM-IV, Addiction Severity Index (ASI)
and in phlebotomy and EKG
Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY
October 2003-February 2004
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Insall Scott Kelly Institute of Orthopedics and Medicine
Clinical Research Coordinator, Dr. Michael Kelly
 Screened, consented and performed follow-up for following studies: “Effectiveness of
Revision Knee Arthroplasty: A Multicenter Cohort Study, Phase II” and “MIS Minimally
Invasive Solutions Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcome Study”
UCLA Hematology/Oncology Clinic, Los Angeles, CA
September 2001-September 2002
Administrative Assistant, Dr. Peter Rosen
 Responsible for scheduling, filing charts, and providing general ancillary help in the
clinic
UCLA Psychology Department, Los Angeles, CA
September 2000-June 2001
Research Assistant, Dr. Cindy Yee-Bradbury and Dr. Patricia White
 Studied the role of attention in emotion recognition and effects of emotional stress on
information processing in schizotypal and socially phobic subjects
 Screened subjects, ran subjects on extensive psychophsyiological protocols, and
processing portions of the physiological data, especially potentiation of startle blink
response to aversive images and heart rate variation, which resulted in authorship on
poster presented at Society for Psychophysiological Research in 2002
UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
May 2000-December 2001
Teleadvisor Operator/Research Assistant
 Screened and routed pediatric calls for main hospital; researched efficacy of telephone
nurse advice compared to physician recommendation, obtained via follow-up telephone
interview
UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, Los Angeles, CA
October 1998-June 1999
Research Assistant, Dr. Margaret Stuber
 Studied of the psychological effects of transplants on adolescents and their parents
 Responsible for in-person interviews of parent and child, phone recruitment, data entry,
and investigative research
PUBLICATIONS
Chauhan A MD, Paunikar, P MD, MPH (2014) Update on Pediatric Hyperlipidemia. Current
Opinion in Pediatrics.
Adler, L, MD, Ciranni, M. MD, PhD, Paunikar, P, MPH, and Shaw, D. BA. (2010) ADHD
Screening and Follow-Up: Results from a Survey of Participants Two Years after an Adult
ADHD Screening Day. Primary Psychiatry.
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PRESENTATIONS
Paunikar, P MD, MPH, Aponte, A MD, Guerrier, K MD, Cristobal, J MD, Iroku-Malize T MD,
Grissom M PhD (2014 Oct). Diversity in Healthcare. Presented at the AAFP Scientific
Assembly; Washington DC.
Paunikar, P MD, MPH, Malaka D, Chen X, Grissom M (2014 April). Effect of Improved
Diabetic Guidelines on Glycemic Control at a Family Medicine Clinic. Presented at the Society
of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Conference; San Antonio, TX.
Adler L, Maya E, Paunikar P, Shaw D, Sitt D.(2006, May) Issues in the treatment and diagnosis
of ADHD by primary care physicians: surveys of primary care providers & individuals
participating in a screening day for adult ADHD. Paper presented at the 159th Annual Meeting
of the American Psychiatric Association; Toronto, Ontario.
Adler L, Maya E, Paunikar P, Shaw D, Sitt D, Morrill M. (2006 Jul). Issues in the treatment and
diagnosis of ADHD by primary care physicians: surveys of primary care providers & individuals
participating in a screening day for adult ADHD. Paper presented at the 29th Annual Meeting of
the Collegium Internationale Neuro-Psychopharmacologium; Chicago, IL.
Palamar, J., Paunikar, P., Raghavan, S. & Reid, M. (2006, June). A double-blind, placebocontrolled assessment of topiramate effects on cigarette craving and reward. Poster session for
The College on Problems of Drug Dependence 68th Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ.
Paunikar, P., Reid, M. (2004, September). Valproate effects on cue-induced cocaine craving.
Poster session presentation at New York University 2nd Annual Psychiatry Research Day. New
York, NY.
Paunikar, P., Raghavan, S, Reid, M. (2004, September). A phase II, double-blind placebo
controlled trial of Modafinil for the treatment of cocaine dependence. Poster session presentation
at New York University 2nd Annual Psychiatry Research Day, New York, NY.
White, P.M., Yee, C.M., Shimizu, T. & Paunikar, P. (2002, October). Attention and emotion in
processing facial affect in schizotypy and social phobia. Presentation at the annual meeting of the
Society for Psychophysiological Research (SPR), Washington, D.C.
White, P.M., Shimizu, T. and Paunikar, P. (2002, May). Startle blink and EDA reveal differing
attentional mechanisms in processing facial affect in schizotypy and social phobia. Presentation
at the annual meeting of the Society for Biological Psychiatry, San Francisco, CA.
LEADERSHIP
Chief Resident, NSLIJ Southside Hospital
July 2014-Present
Student Council Representative, Dartmouth College Graduate Studies Council
2002-03
Student Government Representative, Dartmouth Medical School
2002-2003
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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
New York State Academy of Family Physicians (NYSFAP)
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
American Medical Student Association (AMSA)
Society for Psychophysiological Research
Milan South Asian Group, Dartmouth College
Indian Student Union, University of California, Los Angeles
SSH, Resident Delegate
AWARDS
Team Spotlight Award, NYU School of Medicine
2004
VOLUNTEER/COMMUNITY SERVICE
NSLIJ Community Mobile Van Immunization Project
Peninsula Hospital - Community Outreach Blood Pressure Clinic
Ross University Health Fair - Hypertension Screenings
Ross University Women’s Health Fair, Breast Self-Examination Seminars
Dartmouth College, Tutor
Lenox Hill Neighborhood House for Inner City Children, Tutor
PERSONAL INTERESTS
Tennis, Professional Indian Dance, Violin
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