Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Associate Dean of Admissions, College of Medicine |
EDUCATION | College of Charleston, Charleston, SC | B.S. | 1978 | Biology | | University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC | M.P.H. | 1979 | Public Health | | Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC | M.D. | 1989 | Medicine | | Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC | Residency | 1992 | Psychiatry |
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE | 1977-1978 | Lab Specialist, Department of Laboratory Medicine, MUSC, Charleston, SC | | 1979 | Administrative Resident/Planner, Sea Island Comprehensive Health Care Corporation, Johns Island, SC | | 1979-1981 | Research Associate, Department of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA | | 1981-1985 | Research Specialist II, Department of Basic and Clinical Immunology, MUSC, Charleston, SC | | 1989-1993 | Staff Physician, Fenwick Hall Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center, Johns Island, SC | | 1989-1993 | Consultant Physician, Therapeutic Division of the Municipal Probate Court, Charleston, SC | | 1990-1993 | On-Call Physician, Department of Behavioral Medicine, St. Francis Xavier Hospital, Charleston, SC | | 1990-1994 | Physician Volunteer, Emergency Psychiatry Mobile Crisis, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, MUSC, Charleston, SC | | 1992-1993 | Physician Coordinator/Liaison, Fenwick Hall Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center, Johns Island, SC | | 1992-1994 | Fellowship, Child/Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, MUSC, Charleston, SC | | 1993-1994 | Fellowship, Substance Abuse Research (NIAAA), Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, MUSC, Charleston, SC | | 1993-2000 | Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, MUSC, Charleston, SC | | 2000-2005 | Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, MUSC, Charleston, SC | | 2001-present | Associate Dean for Admissions, College of Medicine, MUSC, Charleston, SC | | 2005-present | Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, MUSC, Charleston, SC | | 2007-present | Senior Associate Dean for Diversity, College of Medicine, MUSC, Charleston, SC |
AWARDS AND HONORS | 1990 | Selected Participant of Research Seminar/Workshop on HIV and AIDS, sponsored by National Institute of Mental Health | | 1990 | American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Travel Awardee, Puerto Rico | | 1991 | Charter Fellow Leadership Award, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | | 1991 | National Institutes of Mental Health Outstanding Resident Award | | 1991 | American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Travel Awardee from American Psychiatric Association to attend ACNP Annual Meeting | | 1993 | Twin Leadership Award, YWCA, Charleston, SC | | 1993 | The Child Psychiatry Research Award: Outstanding Academic and Research Achievement, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, MUSC, Charleston, SC | | 1993 | Benjamin C. Riggs Award: Best Scientific Paper, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, MUSC, Charleston, SC | | 1996 | Examiner, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology | | 1996 | Psychiatry Golden Apple Award for Outstanding Teacher in Child/Adolescent Psychiatry | | 1996-1998 | President, South Carolina Council on Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
| | 1999 | Associate Member, American College of Neuropsychopharmacology | | 2004-present | American College on Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP)
| | 2004-present | Co-Chair, Jeanne Spurlock Substance Abuse Fellowship, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | | 2005 | American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Outstanding Mentor Award | | 2005-2006 | Fellow, Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM), Drexel University | | 2006 | Black Women of Excellence, College of Medicine Student Government Association and Office of Student Diversity | | 2006 | America's Top Doctor Award | | 2007 | Best Doctors of America Award |
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Deas D. Evidence-based treatments for alcohol use disorders in adolescents. Pediatrics 121 Suppl 4:S348-354, 2008.
Deas D, Gray K & Upadhyaya H. Evidence-Based Treatments for Adolescent Substance Use Disorders. In Handbook of Evidence-Based Therapies for Children and Adolescents, Steele RG, Elkin TD, Roberts MC (Eds) Issues in Clinical Psychology, pp 429-444. Springer, New York, NY, 2008.
Upadhyaya H & Deas D. Pharmacological Interventions for Adolescent Substance Use Disorders. In Adolescent Substance Abuse: Psychiatric Comorbidity and High Risk Behaviors Kaminer Y, Bukstein OG (Eds). Haworth Press, Binghamton, NY, 2008. |
