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| About
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| An
Overview of ECT |
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A team of specially trained professionals administer ECT
at University Hospital in Newark. Psychiatrists, anesthesiologists
and nurses work together to provide you with a safe, comfortable
experience. The two physicians leading the program are
Charles Kellner, MD and Georgios Petrides, MD.
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Kellner is professor and chair
of the Department of Psychiatry at the New
Jersey Medical School and University Hospital.
He received his undergraduate and MD degrees
at Cornell University in New York and went
on to complete a residency at Cedars-Sinai
Medical Center in Los Angeles, followed by
a three-year fellowship in biological psychiatry
at the NIMH. He began work in electroconvulsive
therapy (ECT) as a faculty member of the Medical
University of South Carolina in 1984 where
he remained until his appointment at NJMS
in 2002. Editor of the "Journal of ECT"
from 1994 to 2003, Dr. Kellner is also a member
of the American Psychiatric Association’s
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| Dr. Petrides
is an associate professor and vice-chair of the
Department of Psychiatry at the New Jersey Medical
School and University Hospital. In addition, Dr.
Petrides is director of ECT research at Hillside
Hospital in Long Island, NY. He received his medical
degree from the National University in Athens, Greece,
and completed his residency at the University Hospital
at SUNY Stonybrook, followed by a two-year fellowship
in ECT and clinical research under the supervision
of Dr. Max Fink. A published author and accomplished
ECT researcher, Dr. Petrides is also on the editorial
board of the "Journal of ECT" |
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