Outstanding Achievement and Service Award: Ismene Petrakis, MD-Outstanding Achievement and Service Award: Ismene Petrakis, MD

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Dr. Esmini Petrakis, a prominent psychiatrist at Yale University, received the Outstanding Achievement and Service Award for her exceptional contributions to psychiatry, especially in addressing addictive disorders. With a career spanning over 25 years, Dr. Petrakis has been integral in both clinical treatment and research in this field, having been instrumental at the VA of Connecticut as well. During the keynote, Dr. Petrakis discussed her journey into addiction psychiatry, influenced by early mentors and opportunities at Yale. She highlighted her research focus on the neurobiology of alcohol use disorder and treatment development. Dr. Petrakis also emphasized the importance of her role in education, notably expanding Yale's addiction psychiatry fellowship, now the largest in the U.S., to incorporate VA sites. Additionally, she has mentored numerous psychiatrists, many of whom have assumed significant roles nationwide. Dr. Petrakis underscored the importance of adaptability in her career, seizing opportunities, and the invaluable support of mentors in her professional journey. The discussion further touched on her contributions to empowering emerging psychiatrists and the evolving landscape of addiction psychiatry, advocating for its integration into psychiatric education and practice.

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Dr. Esmini Petrakis

psychiatry

addiction disorders

Yale University

Outstanding Achievement and Service Award

mentorship

addiction psychiatry education

American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry

addiction medicine

psychiatric residency programs

addictive disorders

VA of Connecticut

neurobiology

alcohol use disorder

addiction psychiatry fellowship

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