R. Kaan Ozbayrak, MD
Child, Adolescent & Adult Psychiatrist
Medical Director,
Outpatient Behavioral Health
Harrington Memorial Hospital
29 Pine Street
Southbridge, MA 01550
EDUCATION
Medical Education:
Medical Faculty, Ege University
Bornova 35100
Izmir, Turkey
September 1981 - August 1987
Degree: Doctor of Medicine
Post Graduate Medical Education:
July 1996 - June 1999
Residency in Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Department of Psychiatry, Worcester, Massachusetts.
July 1994 - June 1996
Fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Department of Psychiatry, Worcester, Massachusetts.
July 1992 - June 1994
Fellowship in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Berkshire Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
November 1987 - May 1992
Residency in Psychiatry, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Business Education:
August 2010 - May 2012
Yale School of Management MBA for Executives: Leadership in Healthcare, Class of 2012
ACADEMIC TITLES
2005- current
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
University of Massachusetts Medical School
2002-2004
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Boston University Medical School
1999-2002
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
University of Massachusetts Medical School
1996
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
EMPLOYMENT
July 2008 – Present
Medical Director of Outpatient Behavioral Health
Harrington Hospital, Southbridge, MA
April 2008 - Present
Consultant Advisor
Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
MedMetrics Health Partners
January 2007 – July 2008
Medical Director
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Prescott Health Care
July 2004 – January 2007
Private Practice
March 2005 – December 2006
Medical Director
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Inpatient Services, Providence Hospital, Holyoke, MA
August 2004 – March 2005
Medical Director
Acute Residential Treatment Program, Providence Hospital, Holyoke, MA
January 2004 – November 2004
Medical Director
Boston Medical Center Intensive Residential Treatment Program
December 2002 – July 2004
Staff Psychiatrist
Boston Medical Center
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
AWARDS
1998
American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training (AADPRT)/
Wyeth-Ayerst International Medical Graduate Mentorship Award
CERTIFICATIONS
2003
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc.
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Certificate
2001, 2011
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc.
Psychiatry Certificate
RESEARCH
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.
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.
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 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 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).
1991-1992
Member of the field trial team of ICD-10 DCR (International Classification of Diseases - Diagnostic Criteria for Research), collaborative WHO project.
1990-1991
Member of the field trial team of CIDI (Composite International Diagnostic Interview), collaborative WHO project.
1988-1989
Member of the field trial team of SCAN (Schedules for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry), collaborative World Health Organization (WHO) project.
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
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
Asperger's Disorder In Adults: Diagnosis and Management. Western Massachusetts Area Department of Mental Health, Northampton, MA, 1998
Schizophrenia in Childhood and Adolescence. XXXIIIrd National Congress of Psychiatry, Antalya, Turkey, 1997
PUBLICATIONS
Selected Articles
Ozbayrak RK, Involving Community-Based Physicians In Comparative Effectiveness Research (letter). Health Affairs, 30, no.1 (2011):182
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.
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 Psychopharmacol1998; 8:27-38.
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 Psychiatry1997;36:826-834
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 Psychiatry1997;36:248-254
Ozbayrak KR: Sertraline in PDD (letter). J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry1997;36:7-8
Kilic C, Ozbayrak KR, Ulusahin A, Ustun TB: Therapeutic factors in interactional inpatient groups: Results from a Turkish sample. Group1996;20:241-249
Connor DF, Benjamin S, Ozbayrak KR: Case study: Neuroleptic-withdrawal dyskinesia exacerbated by ongoing stimulant treatment. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry1995;34:1490-1494
Ozbayrak KR: Concordance: Sequencing of psychiatric recommendations (letter). Psychosomatics1994;35:171-171
Ozbayrak KR, Coskun A: Attitudes of pediatricians toward psychiatric consultations. Gen Hosp Psychiatry1993;15:334-8
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
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