EDUCATION
1981-1987
Ege University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey, M.D.
1987-1992
Residency in Psychiatry, Hacettepe University School
of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
1992-1994
Fellowship in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Berkshire Medical Center, Department of
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
1994-1996
Fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University
of Massachusetts Medical School, Department of Psychiatry
1996-1999
Residency in Psychiatry, University of
Massachusetts Medical School, Department of Psychiatry
TITLES
1996
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
1999-2002
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
University of Massachusetts Medical School
2002-2004
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Boston University School of Medicine
2005 - Current
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
University of Massachusetts Medical School
EMPLOYMENT
July 1999 - November 2002
Child and Adolescent Staff Psychiatrist,
University of Massachusetts Memorial Health Care
July 1999 - June 2000
Chief Resident
Psychiatry Residency Training Program
University of Massachusetts Medical School
March - November 2002
Medical Director
Children's Friend, Inc.
December 2002 - June 2004
Staff Psychiatrist
Boston Medical Center
July 2004 - Current
Private Practice
August 2004 – March
2005
Medical Director
Acute Residential Treatment
Program, Providence Hospital, Holyoke, MA
March 2005 – December
2006
Medical Director
Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry Inpatient Services, Providence Hospital, Holyoke, MA
January 2007 -
Current
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Prescott Health Care
AWARDS
1980-1981
Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey Scholarship
1998
American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training (AADPRT)/
Wyeth-Ayerst International Medical Graduate Mentorship Award
CERTIFICATIONS / LICENSURE
1989
ECFMG (Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, Philadelphia )
certification (Certificate #: 04163259).
1993
FLEX (FIN # 630524012)
1994
Massachusetts License Registration (Reg. # 79877)
2001
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc.
Psychiatry Certificate # 49750
2003
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc.
Child & Adolescent
Psychiatry Certificate # 5471
RESEARCH
1988-1989
Member of the field trial team of SCAN (Schedules for Clinical Assessment in
Neuropsychiatry), collaborative World Health Organization (WHO)
project.
1990-1991
Member of the field trial team of CIDI (Composite International Diagnostic Interview),
collaborative WHO project.
1991-1992
Member of the field trial team of ICD-10 DCR (International Classification of Diseases -
Diagnostic Criteria for Research), collaborative WHO
project.
1999
Site co-investigator for Lilly Research Laboratories in A Randomized, Double-Blind Study
of Tomoxetine Hydrochloride, Methylphenidate Hydrochloride, and Placebo in Pediatric
Outpatients with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (HFBK).
1999
Site co-investigator for Lilly Research Laboratories in Long Term, Open-Label, Safety
Study of Tomoxetine Hydrochloride in Patients, 6 Years and Older (HFBF).
1999
Site co-investigator for Shire Laboratories in A Randomized, Double-Blind,
Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group Study of SLI381 in Children with Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder.
1999
Site co-investigator for Cephalon in A Six-Week, Double-Blind, Randomized,
Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Two Oral
Doses (100 mg/d, 400 mg/d) of Provigil (modafinil) in Adults with Attention
Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Followed by an Eight-Week Open-Label Extension.
2000-2002
Site principal investigator for Shire Laboratories in An Open-Label Study of SLI381 in
Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, A Phase III Study.
EDITORIAL BOARDS
1990-1992
Turkish Journal of Psychiatry.
ORGANIZATIONS
1988- Turkish Association of Neurological and
Mental Health
1990- Association of Psychiatry Residents and Psychiatrists (Founding Member,
Former President)
1992-1998 American Psychosomatic Society
1993-Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine
1993-Massachusetts Psychiatric Society
1993-1998 International Psycho-Oncology Society
1993- Association for the Advancement of Philosophy and Psychiatry
1994-American Psychiatric Association
1994-American Medical Association
1995-American Academy of Child & Adolescent
Psychiatry
1995-The New England Council of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
1996-Turkish Psychiatric Association
1998-Autism Society of America
THESES
Ozbayrak KR: On General Adjustment of Children Who Suffer from Asthma as a Psychosomatic Illness. Graduation thesis, Ege University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey, 1987.
Ozbayrak KR: An Evaluation of Psychiatric Consultations in Hacettepe University Hospitals. Specialty thesis, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey, 1992
PRESENTATIONS
Moderator of a panel discussion on Problems of Residency Training in Psychiatry. XXVIth National Congress of Psychiatry and Neurological Sciences, Izmir, Turkey, 1990
Asperger's Disorder and PDD-NOS: Epidemiological, Etiological, Diagnostic, and Psychopharmacological Issues. Worcester Children's Friend Society, Worcester, MA, 1995
Spectrum of Childhood Autistic Disorders. Western Massachusetts Area Department of Mental Health, Northampton, MA, 1996
Schizophrenia in Childhood and Adolescence. XXXIIIrd National Congress of Psychiatry, Antalya, Turkey, 1997
Asperger's Disorder In Adults: Diagnosis and Management. Western Massachusetts Area Department of Mental Health, Northampton, MA, 1998
Sexuality in Youths with Developmental Delay and/or Autistic Spectrum Disorders. In Special Sex: Sexuality in Special Populations (Institute 7) American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 48th Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2001
POSTERS
Ulusahin A, Ozbayrak KR, Zileli L: An Experience of Short Term Interactional Group Psychotherapy with Young Undergraduate Patients. Proceedings of XXVth National Congress of Psychiatry and Neurological Sciences, Mersin, Turkey, 1989.
Ozbayrak KR, Unal S, Rezaki M, et al : Condition of the Departments Which Give Residency Training in Psychiatry. Proceedings of XXVIth National Congress of Psychiatry and Neurological Sciences, Izmir, Turkey, 1990.
Ozbayrak KR, Unal S, Rezaki M, et al: Psychiatry Residents and Their Problems. Proceedings of XXVIth National Congress of Psychiatry and Neurological Sciences, Izmir, Turkey, 1990.
Coskun A, Ozbayrak KR: Attitudes of Pediatricians Towards Psychiatric Consultations. Presented at The 9th Congress of the European Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, London, 1991.
Ulug B, Ozbayrak KR, Ozgen G, Zileli L: An Assessment of a Short Term Interactional Group Psychotherapy. Proceedings of XXVIIth National Congress of Psychiatry, Antalya, Turkey, 1991.
Ozbayrak KR: Factors Affecting Psychotropic Medication Use in Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders. American Psychiatric Association 152nd Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 1999.
INTERNET
Host and author of www.aspergers.com since January 1996.
PUBLICATIONS
Articles
Ozbayrak KR: Analogy as a kind of confrontation in psychotherapy. Turkish Journal of Psychiatry 1990;1:47-50
Ozbayrak KR: Asperger's Syndrome. Turkish Journal of Psychiatry 1991;2:35-40
Ozbayrak KR, Kapucu O, Erdem E, Aras T: Left occipital hypoperfusion in a case with the Asperger Syndrome. Brain Dev (Tokyo) 1991;13:454-6
Ozbayrak KR, Coskun A: Attitudes of pediatricians toward psychiatric consultations. Gen Hosp Psychiatry 1993;15:334-8
Ozbayrak KR: Concordance: Sequencing of psychiatric recommendations (letter). Psychosomatics 1994;35:171-171
Ozbayrak KR, Berlin RM: Diagnosis and treatment of depression in the medically ill. Berkshire Medical Journal 1994;2:3-6
Ozbayrak KR: Use of psychostimulants in treatment of depression in the medically ill. Turkish Journal of Psychiatry 1994;5:182-6
Connor DF, Benjamin S, Ozbayrak KR: Case study: Neuroleptic-withdrawal dyskinesia exacerbated by ongoing stimulant treatment. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 1995;34:1490-1494
Kilic C, Ozbayrak KR, Ulusahin A, Ustun TB: Therapeutic factors in interactional inpatient groups: Results from a Turkish sample. Group 1996;20:241-249
Ozbayrak KR: Sertraline in PDD (letter). J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 1997;36:7-8
Connor DF, Ozbayrak KR, Kusiak KA, Caponi AB, Melloni RH: Combined pharmacotherapy in children and adolescents in a residential treatment center. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 1997;36:248-254
Connor DF, Ozbayrak KR, Benjamin S, Ma Y, Fletcher KE: A pilot study of nadolol for overt aggression in developmentally delayed individuals. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 1997;36:826-834
Connor DF, Ozbayrak KR,
Harrison RJ, Melloni Jr RH:
Prevalence
and patterns of psychotropic and anticonvulsant medication use in children and adolescents
referred to residential treatment.
J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol 1998; 8:27-38.
Benjamin S, Kirsch D, Visscher T, Ozbayrak KR, Weaver JP: Hypomania from the left frontal AVM resection. Neurology. 2000 Mar 28;54(6):1389-90.
Book Chapters
Ozbayrak KR, Berlin RM: Sleepwalking in children and adolescents, in Schaefer C (ed): Clinical Handbook of Sleep Disorders in Children. Jason Aronson Inc., 1995, pp 135-47